Inventory & Currencies

Otter Camp includes an inventory system for tracking your items, currencies, and Song Fragments collected during your adventures.

Accessing Your Inventory

Opening the Inventory

There are two ways to open your inventory:

1. Keyboard: Press the I key
2. HUD Icon: Click the backpack icon (🎒) in the top-left corner of the screen

Closing the Inventory

• Press I again to toggle it closed
• Press ESC to close
• Click outside the inventory panel

HUD Currency Display

The top-left corner of the screen shows your current currency balances:

Currency	Icon	Description
Fish	🐟	In-game currency earned through gameplay
Shells	🐚	Premium currency for special items
DOM	💎	DAO governance tokens (for co-op members)

Currency Animations

When you gain or lose currency, the HUD shows:

• Green pulse (+): Currency gained
• Red pulse (-): Currency spent
• Floating number: Shows the amount changed

Inventory Panel

Item Grid

Your inventory displays items in a 5x4 grid (20 slots). Each item slot shows:

• Icon: Visual representation of the item
• Name: Item name below the icon
• Quantity: Stack count (for stackable items)

Item Categories

Use the tabs at the top of the inventory to filter items:

Tab	Contents
All	Shows all items
Materials	Crafting materials and resources
Artifacts	Special collectible items
Fragments	Song Fragments (quest items)

Item Details

Click on any item to see its details in the right panel:

• Large Icon: Bigger view of the item
• Name: Full item name
• Description: What the item does or its lore
• Quantity: How many you have

Song Fragments

Song Fragments are special quest items collected as part of the "Song of the Otters" quest chain.

Fragment Section

The inventory includes a dedicated fragment display showing:

• Progress Bar: Visual progress toward collecting all 12 fragments
• Counter: Shows "X/12 Fragments" collected
• Fragment Grid: Individual fragment icons

Fragment States

State	Appearance	Meaning
Collected	Glowing golden icon	You've found this fragment
Uncollected	Dimmed icon	Fragment not yet found
Locked	Crossed-out icon	In a locked zone (requires DAO funding)

Fragment Details

Click on a collected fragment to see:

• Fragment Name: e.g., "Verse of Innocence"
• Archetype: Which archetype this fragment represents
• Lore Text: Story text from Jack and Elira's tale
• Location: Where you found this fragment

Item Types

Currency Items

Currency items appear in your inventory but are primarily tracked in the HUD:

• Fish: Common currency for shops and services
• Shells: Rare currency for premium content
• DOM Tokens: Governance tokens (members only)

Materials

Resources collected during exploration and combat:

• Wood, Stone, and other crafting materials
• Used for future crafting systems

Artifacts

Special items with unique properties:

• Quest rewards
• Achievement tokens
• Commemorative items

Fragments

The 12 Song Fragments scattered across the world:

• 8 fragments in exploration zones
• 4 fragments in camp buildings
• Collecting all 12 unlocks the "Song of the Otters" completion

Tips

• Check your inventory regularly to see what you've collected
• Use category tabs to quickly find specific item types
• The fragment section helps track your quest progress
• Watch the HUD for currency changes after completing activities
• The inventory icon shows a red dot when you have new items

Controls Summary

Action	Key/Input
Open/Close Inventory	I
Close Inventory	ESC
Filter by Category	Click tabs
View Item Details	Click item
View Fragment Details	Click fragment