GameSpy.com's Etherlords Development Diary Volume 5 is now online, once again authored by Nival Interactive's Andrey Emelyanenko, described as "(a) quick rundown Etherlords' system of resources, spells, and economics." Just like last time out, Andrey delivers on a previous commitment, offering the promised explanation of how their new system of resources allows the player to jump right into the game from the very beginning.