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The resources now are just like points - they define your results, and basically you get different ending (now just text) based on resources + emotions combo. Also resources have internal mechanics - like the more education you get - the higher income you get later etc.
But yep, it's very bare now - we did it over pretty much one weekend :) We plan to get more into resources in the final version, now it was more about narrative and emotions