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# 🏝️ Islands & Stations
Every player has a personal island.
It turns gold, resources, and rare drops into permanent progression.
### How islands work
Each island has **7 stations**.
Every player starts with all stations at **Level 1**.
Each station can be upgraded to **Level 4**.
Upgrades require **modules**.
Modules are tradeable.
Each module uses resources, gold, and a matching **Module Core**.
Module Cores come from fragments, daily quests, Daily Cards, or rare monster and chest drops.
### Stations
| Station | Main role |
| ------------- | ------------------------- |
| Storage | More storage slots |
| Wardrobe | Skin shop access |
| Alchemy | Potion crafting |
| Smelting | Ingot smelting |
| Crafting | Tool crafting and repair |
| Market | More marketplace listings |
| Pet Companion | Pet shop access |
### Station levels
#### Storage
| Level | Effect |
| ------- | ---------------- |
| Level 1 | 12 storage slots |
| Level 2 | 24 storage slots |
| Level 3 | 36 storage slots |
| Level 4 | 48 storage slots |
#### Wardrobe
| Level | Effect |
| ------- | --------------------------- |
| Level 1 | No skins in the shop |
| Level 2 | Rare skins appear |
| Level 3 | Epic skins appear |
| Level 4 | Legendary shop skins appear |
#### Alchemy
| Level | Effect |
| ------- | --------------------------------- |
| Level 1 | Cannot brew potions |
| Level 2 | Healing potions unlock |
| Level 3 | Speed potions unlock |
| Level 4 | Gathering + Damage potions unlock |
Island alchemy removes Alex's extra essence tax.
#### Smelting
| Level | Effect |
| ------- | ----------------------- |
| Level 1 | Cannot smelt ingots |
| Level 2 | Bronze Ingots unlock |
| Level 3 | Bluestone Ingots unlock |
| Level 4 | Obsidian Ingots unlock |
Island smelting removes Platon's extra resource tax.
#### Crafting
| Level | Effect |
| ------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| Level 1 | Cannot craft tools |
| Level 2 | Bronze tools and Bronze repair unlock |
| Level 3 | Bluestone tools and Bluestone repair unlock |
| Level 4 | Obsidian tools and Obsidian repair unlock |
Island crafting removes the NPC crafting tax.
Island repair costs **1 fewer ingot** than NPC repair.
#### Market
| Level | Effect |
| ------- | ----------------- |
| Level 1 | 2 listings total |
| Level 2 | 4 listings total |
| Level 3 | 6 listings total |
| Level 4 | 10 listings total |
Gold and token listings split like this:
| Level | Gold listings | Token listings |
| ------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| Level 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Level 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Level 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Level 4 | 5 | 5 |
#### Pet Companion
| Level | Effect |
| ------- | -------------------------- |
| Level 1 | No pets in the shop |
| Level 2 | Rare pets appear |
| Level 3 | Epic pets appear |
| Level 4 | Legendary shop pets appear |
### Module Cores and fragments
Module Cores are the main bottleneck for island upgrades.
Drogo crafts Module Cores from fragments.
| Core | Used for |
| -------------------- | -------------- |
| Basic Module Core | Tier 1 Modules |
| Advanced Module Core | Tier 2 Modules |
| Elite Module Core | Tier 3 Modules |
Fragment recipes:
| Core | Recipe |
| -------------------- | --------------------- |
| Basic Module Core | 10 Basic Fragments |
| Advanced Module Core | 20 Advanced Fragments |
| Elite Module Core | 30 Elite Fragments |
### Module recipes
Storage modules
| Module | Requirements |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Storage Module Tier 1 | 200 Wood + 2 Bronze Ingots + 10 Gold + 1 Basic Module Core |
| Storage Module Tier 2 | 400 Wood + 2 Bluestone Ingots + 40 Gold + 1 Advanced Module Core |
| Storage Module Tier 3 | 1000 Wood + 3 Obsidian Ingots + 150 Gold + 1 Elite Module Core |
Crafting modules
| Module | Requirements |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Crafting Module Tier 1 | 150 Wood + 2 Bronze Ingots + 10 Gold + 1 Basic Module Core |
| Crafting Module Tier 2 | 300 Wood + 3 Bluestone Ingots + 40 Gold + 1 Advanced Module Core |
| Crafting Module Tier 3 | 800 Wood + 3 Obsidian Ingots + 160 Gold + 1 Elite Module Core |
Smelting modules
| Module | Requirements |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Smelting Module Tier 1 | 120 Wood + 3 Bronze Ingots + 10 Gold + 1 Basic Module Core |
| Smelting Module Tier 2 | 250 Wood + 3 Bluestone Ingots + 60 Gold + 1 Advanced Module Core |
| Smelting Module Tier 3 | 600 Wood + 4 Obsidian Ingots + 200 Gold + 1 Elite Module Core |
Wardrobe modules
| Module | Requirements |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Wardrobe Module Tier 1 | 50 Gold + 1 Basic Module Core |
| Wardrobe Module Tier 2 | 120 Gold + 1 Advanced Module Core |
| Wardrobe Module Tier 3 | 250 Gold + 1 Elite Module Core |
Pet Companion modules
| Module | Requirements |
| --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Pet Companion Module Tier 1 | 100 Wood + 1 Bronze Ingot + 40 Gold + 1 Basic Module Core |
| Pet Companion Module Tier 2 | 250 Wood + 1 Bluestone Ingot + 100 Gold + 1 Advanced Module Core |
| Pet Companion Module Tier 3 | 500 Wood + 1 Obsidian Ingot + 200 Gold + 1 Elite Module Core |
Market modules
| Module | Requirements |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Market Module Tier 1 | 2 Bronze Ingots + 50 Gold + 1 Basic Module Core |
| Market Module Tier 2 | 2 Bluestone Ingots + 150 Gold + 1 Advanced Module Core |
| Market Module Tier 3 | 3 Obsidian Ingots + 350 Gold + 1 Elite Module Core |
Alchemy modules
| Module | Requirements |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Alchemy Module Tier 1 | 5 Small Flasks + 5 Healing Essences + 30 Gold + 1 Basic Module Core |
| Alchemy Module Tier 2 | 7 Medium Flasks + 7 Speed Essences + 100 Gold + 1 Advanced Module Core |
| Alchemy Module Tier 3 | 10 Large Flasks + 8 Damage Essences + 8 Gathering Essences + 250 Gold + 1 Elite Module Core |
### Long-term progression
Island upgrades are meant to take time.
Level 2 stations should feel accessible.
Level 3 stations should force specialization.
Level 4 stations should stay long-term goals.
For fragments and drops, see [Gathering](/cave/gathering.md), [Combat](/cave/combat.md), and [Chests](/cave/chests.md).
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