Junk piles are supposed to go away as they get used up and already saw a thread on what to do when wood and animals get scarce. Mines are supposed to go in at some point as is agriculture - wonder what the effect of mines on agricuture will be?

We are also supposed to age in game - was this in beta?

I guess my point is that I don't think a lot of consequences are in the game yet but expect they will be coming.