Re: Trade amount
I think the trade percentage is explained somewhere in the manual.
The SE3 manual was a lot better though, IMO. It seemed to explain practically everything, and offered lots of cross-links and context-sensitive help. Press F1 while looking at the screen you are confused about, and help on it appears. Then most of the terms mentioned are links to help about those sections.
On the other hand, I don't know how much time MM had to devote to that. I might rather have not-so-well-documented features, but more of them, especially when there is a forum stuffed with fans who are happy to explain things, and who've even created their own web-based encyclopaedia about the game.
As for trade, the generation of resources makes sense in an abstract way. Trade tends to make many things easier and more efficient, particularly with diverse partners who make things you don't make, or not in the same way. The trade percent abstractly represents these sorts of benefits.
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