# 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:**

1. **Spend Energy** → Fish, Mine, or Gather Fiber
2. **Gather Resources** → Fish, Ore, Fiber, Secondary Drops
3. **Process** → Cook Food / Smelt Bars / Craft Cloth
4. **Cash Out** → Weekly Supply Drive converts finished goods to Mando's Favor (talk to James)
5. **Rare Drops** -> You might hit certain rare drops when Fishing or Mining

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NOTE: Starting the week of Feb 22nd, all refined items (Food, Bars, Cloth, etc.) are cleared weekly on Sunday at 12PM ET
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### 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).

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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.

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#### Step 2: Build a Storage Chest

Before you can interact with any resource on your Islet, you must build a **Storage Chest**.

| Building      | Level           | Requirements                   | Effect                       |
| ------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------ | ---------------------------- |
| 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). &#x20;
  * process Wood into Planks at the Sawmill on the Main Island

Once your Storage Chest is built, you're ready to start gathering.

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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.
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### Energy

Energy is the core currency of Islands gameplay. Every action costs Energy.

#### How to Get Energy

| Method                      | Cost   |
| --------------------------- | ------ |
| 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.

| Action | Energy Cost  |
| ------ | ------------ |
| Tier 1 | 200 Energy   |
| Tier 2 | 400 Energy   |
| Tier 3 | 800 Energy   |
| Tier 4 | 1,600 Energy |

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### 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!

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#### 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

| Item        | Description                        |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------- |
| 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.

| Boost                       | Effect                                           |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| 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)

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### Mining

Mining is the grind-focused extraction path.&#x20;

#### Ore Tiers

| Tier | Ore            | Output                  |
| ---- | -------------- | ----------------------- |
| 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

| Tool                         | Where to Get    |
| ---------------------------- | --------------- |
| Bronze Mallet (Stone Mining) | Duel Arena Shop |
| Bronze Pickaxe               | Duel Arena Shop |
| Iron Pickaxe                 | Duel Arena Shop |
| Steel Pickaxe                | Duel Arena Shop |

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### Processing

Raw resources must be processed into finished goods before they can be turned in to the Supply Drive.

#### Cooking (Fish → Food)

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Most higher-tier cooking recipes require **Planks** as fuel.

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#### Smelting (Ore → Bars)

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| Bar        | Recipe                  | Favor Points |
| ---------- | ----------------------- | ------------ |
| Bronze Bar | Copper/Tin Ore (2)      | 2 pts        |
| Iron Bar   | Iron Ore (2)            | 6 pts        |
| Steel Bar  | Iron Ore (2) + Coal (1) | 10 pts       |

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### 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

1. Process your raw resources into Food and Bars throughout the week
2. Cash these in to Quartermaster James

**WIP**

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### Tradeability

| Item Type                                        | Tradeable? | Notes                         |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ----------------------------- |
| 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              |

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### Island NFT Holders

If you own an Island NFT, you earn from Islets anchored to your Island.

See [nft-features](https://cambria-1.gitbook.io/core-docs/duel-arena/duel-arena-first-landing/nft-features "mention")

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### Quick Start Checklist

* [ ] Talk to Joryn, purchase an Islet
* [ ] Choose an Island to anchor to&#x20;
* [ ] Get Stone from Duel Arena mining spots or your Islet
* [ ] Get Planks from processing Logs (from Duel Arena or Islet) into Planks (at Sawmill on Host Island)
* [ ] Build Storage Chest (5 Rough Stone + 5 Planks)
* [ ] Acquire Energy (Buy, Duel, or play Arena Token Minigames)
* [ ] Start fishing or mining
* [ ] Process raw resources into Food/Bars
* [ ] Cash them in to Quartermaster James
* [ ] Collect Favor Points :white\_check\_mark:

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*Questions? Join the Discord for help and coordination.*