Is Brick not available from traders in Tier II now? I’ve waited years and years no brick. Is it just bad luck?
Frequently I’ve had exactly the resource I wanted and needed suddenly stop appearing: like Cows right after I finish my first Barn, or Sand when I need to start making Glassware and cannot find a Sand Deposit on my map.
But in two 0.9 games I’ve had traders show up with bricks right at the beginning of Tier II before I ever got a Brickworks built, and with Clay even earlier, so that particular lack is probably just the game &^%$#& with you.
If you’re willing to, you can savescam at the beginning of the year, traders, goods and prices will change.