How to Play
Overview
Islands gameplay is a resource extraction and processing loop where you fish, mine, gather, cook, craft, and smelt to earn Mando's Favor through the Weekly Supply Drive.
The Core Loop:
Spend Energy → Fish, Mine, or Gather Fiber
Gather Resources → Fish, Ore, Fiber, Secondary Drops
Process → Cook Food / Smelt Bars / Craft Cloth
Cash Out → Weekly Supply Drive converts finished goods to Mando's Favor (talk to James)
Rare Drops -> You might hit certain rare drops when Fishing or Mining
NOTE: Starting the week of Feb 22nd, all refined items (Food, Bars, Cloth, etc.) are cleared weekly on Sunday at 12PM ET
Getting Started
Step 1: Purchase an Islet
Talk to Joryn in Duel Arena to purchase your Islet. During purchase, you'll choose which Island NFT to anchor to. Purchasing an Islet will cost 1,000,000 Arena Tokens (TEMPORARY).
When selecting an Island, you'll see:
Island holder name
Island Biome (determines secondary drops)
Current tax rate
Number of Islets hosted
Your Islet is your personal space to fish, mine, and store resources.
Step 2: Build a Storage Chest
Before you can interact with any resource on your Islet, you must build a Storage Chest.
Storage Chest
0 (Placeholder)
—
Cannot use Islet resources
Storage Chest
1
Rough Stone (10) + Planks (15)
Unlocks resource interaction
GET THE MATERIALS FIRST!
Stone - Mine in Duel Arena or on your Islet
Planks - Chop Wood from cuttable trees (there's a few trees to the Southwest of the Duel Arena across the bridge, there's also a few on your Islet or the Main Island).
process Wood into Planks at the Sawmill on the Main Island
Once your Storage Chest is built, you're ready to start gathering.
Check your Map ("M" key) while on an Island to find the Stone / Ore Mines, and the Sawmill and Trees where you can chop Wood and process it into Planks at the Sawmill.
Energy
Energy is the core currency of Islands gameplay. Every action costs Energy.
How to Get Energy
Purchase Energy Orbs (Shop)
ETH
Dueling with ETH / RON
Varies
Energy Costs by Action
All Energy Costs are based on the Tier of the resource gathered.
Tier 1
200 Energy
Tier 2
400 Energy
Tier 3
800 Energy
Tier 4
1,600 Energy
Fishing
Fishing is the primary extraction method on Islands. To Fish, you need a Fishing Rod and Island Worms to use as bait (consumed per catch). Then, go to your Islet, find a Fishing spot, and start fishing!
Secondary Drops
While fishing, you have a chance to pull up valuable secondary ingredients when catching a T3+ fish, with different drops depending on the Biome.
Secondary drops are tradeable - sell them to other players or save them for your own recipes.
Fishing Gear
Purchasable in Viktor's Shop
Fishing Rod
Standard rod (works for all tiers)
Island Worm
Bait
Fishing Boosts
Boosts increase your catch speed. These are priced for players with more money than time.
Island Pot Pie
5x fishing speed for 10min
Super Island Pot Pie
(Coming Soon)
Mando's Island Grog
+15% bonus fish chance (double catch!) for 10min
Mando's Special Island Grog
+45% bonus fish chance (double catch!) for 10min
Rumcake
3x chance to catch a Chest for 10min
Fishing Locations
Islets - Primary fishing location (requires Storage Chest)
Duel Arena - Limited spots available (2 player max per spot)
Mining
Mining is the grind-focused extraction path.
Ore Tiers
T1
Copper/Tin Ore
Bronze Bars
T2
Iron Ore
Iron Bars or Steel Bars
T3
Coal
Steel Bars (with Iron)
Mining Locations
Islets - T1-T3 ore available (requires Storage Chest)
Duel Arena - Stone (T1), plus other T1 ore spots (2 players per spot)
Mining Tools
Bronze Mallet (Stone Mining)
Duel Arena Shop
Bronze Pickaxe
Duel Arena Shop
Iron Pickaxe
Duel Arena Shop
Steel Pickaxe
Duel Arena Shop
Processing
Raw resources must be processed into finished goods before they can be turned in to the Supply Drive.
Cooking (Fish → Food)
Most higher-tier cooking recipes require Planks as fuel.
Smelting (Ore → Bars)
Bronze Bar
Copper/Tin Ore (2)
2 pts
Iron Bar
Iron Ore (2)
6 pts
Steel Bar
Iron Ore (2) + Coal (1)
10 pts
Weekly Supply Drive
Every week, Mando collects supplies for his campaign. Turn in your processed Food and Bars to earn Favor Points.
How It Works
Process your raw resources into Food and Bars throughout the week
Cash these in to Quartermaster James
WIP
Tradeability
Raw Fish
✅ Yes
Can be traded on Trading Post
Raw Ore
✅ Yes
Can be traded on Trading Post
Raw Fiber
✅ Yes
Can be traded on Trading Post
Secondary Drops (Seaweed, Coconut, Island Spice)
✅ Yes
Can be traded on Trading Post
Planks / Wood
✅ Yes
Can be traded on Trading Post
Stone
✅ Yes
Can be traded on Trading Post
Finished Food
❌ No
Can't buy points
Finished Bars
❌ No
Can't buy points
Finished Cloth
❌ No
Can't buy points
Island NFT Holders
If you own an Island NFT, you earn from Islets anchored to your Island.
See NFT Features
Quick Start Checklist
Questions? Join the Discord for help and coordination.
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