Most likely cause
A detailed pre-release player answer describes valuables that can be used for gold and dungeon merchants who buy items within their own gold limit.
Primary lead: Steam: how to get gold
Demo-era answerEA unverifiedNoindexP2 taskexpedition
Quick fix · Expedition route order
How do you get gold?
Symptom: Recruitment or settlement purchases need gold, but normal resource gathering does not increase the gold counter.
Short answerDungeon valuables can be used for gold or sold to merchants; check the item action before selling resources blindly.
Legacy test path—reconfirm every label and control in the EA build.
- Step 1Inspect dungeon loot for coins or valuables with a use action that grants gold.
- Step 2When meeting a merchant, open the sell view and compare item value with the merchant’s available gold.
- Step 3Sell one low-risk item or use one clearly labelled valuable, then observe the gold counter.
Success feedback
The gold counter increases by the displayed amount. Merchant availability and exact values remain build-sensitive.
Why this answer is still partial
Sources you can open yourself
Players describe using valuables for gold and selling to dungeon merchants.
