Several times I neglected to spend my gold or research and was notified that it had been stolen. Maybe in the "surprise" version that happens more frequently to the point of not being able to afford the more advanced stuff.
That's not random.
Your gold/research is capped so you can't hoard 10000 gold to start the 2nd chapter.
Okay, yeah, I noticed gold won't go higher than 50 even when I sell a building. As well as the cost of building getting progressively higher with each one already owned. So much for trying to fill the map with gold mines and factories.
