Triggers are used to set the starting resources of any player. When you first create a new map, it has three triggers by default: The first one sets the starting resources for all players to 50 Ore. The other two deals with victory and defeat conditions.
In the Scenario menu, select Triggers to open the Triggers dialog. Select the trigger that says “Modify Resources for the Current Player…” Click the Modify button. A dialog with three tabs – Players, Conditions and Actions – will appear. Select the Actions tab. With the modify resources action selected, click the Modify button. Click on the blue, underlined “50” and select a new value.
As with all triggers, the new starting resources triggers will only take affect if the map is played using the “Use Map Settings” game type. For more information, see Game Types.
It is possible, using more sophisticated triggers, to start different players with different resources or to change a player’s resources in the middle of the game. For further information on triggers, see the Trigger Walkthrough.