Resources are not the only thing that will help you conquer territories. Between your various towns you can set up trade routes which in turn bring extra income. It’s great to see base expansion becoming key to the gameplay, without expanding your cities, and in turn the national borders, advancing is made much harder. As you expand, your national borders get closer to the enemies’ and players will need to defend these against vicious raiders and the advancing enemy army, and of course once again protect those precious resources.