Settlements now have classes (Middle and High Class). Investing in them attracts wealthier adventurers who spend more gold in your shops.

You can no longer just stockpile gold. You now have to source, store, and trade resources like food and materials to keep your kingdom running.

A new Trading Post allows you to sell surplus resources or buy what you're missing to survive.

To get a better feel for how the supply and demand mechanics change the gameplay, you might find these developer and community walkthroughs helpful: