Inventory

An Inventory is a set of slots where items appear, or can be placed for storage.

Stacks
Each slot in an inventory can contain multiples of the same item type; such a grouping is known as a "stack". Each item has its own maximum stack value per-slot, indicated on the item's wiki page via "Max Stack". The Max Stack for reusable weapons and tools is only 1 (with the exception of Light Discs (5) and Bananarangs (10)). For consumable items, the max stack is usually between 30 and 999. Individual items from a stack can be removed using the right-click button, which can be held down to continuously remove items from the stack, or the left mouse button can be used to remove the entire stack at once.

Main inventory
The player's main inventory can be viewed and modified by pressing the ESC key (default). This is where items the player has picked up will appear, and can be accessed for use or removed. Generally the term "Inventory" when used on its own refers to the main inventory.

The main inventory consists of the following slots:

Hotbar (10 slots)
The 10 hotbar slots comprise the top row of the main inventory, and are where the current useable items appear. Items placed in the hotbar can be used with a left mouse click. You can change the selected item by either using the scroll wheel, clicking the item on the hotbar, or pressing the associated number key. Any item can be placed here; even items that are not useable can be placed here for storage. A lock at the left of the hotbar will prevent the player from accidentally clicking on a slot to select it.

Storage (40 slots)
Any item can be placed here. Items picked up will be placed here starting from the bottom-right.

Coins (4 slots)
Coins the player has picked up, or acquired via selling items, will appear in these slots. Only coins can be placed here.

Ammo (4 slots)
These slots are for storing ammunition. Ammunition can also be stored in other slots, but ammunition stored here will be used first, and ammunition items picked up will be placed here first. Only ammunition can be placed here. It is worth noting that Sand, Fallen Stars, Gel, and Wires can all be put in the Ammo slots, but if you put Wires in the Ammo slots, wires you pick up will start a new stack. And it is also possible to storage fishing baits on Ammo slots, but if you pick up new baits, they will start a new stack on normal Storage.

Trash Can (1 slot)
The trash can slot is used for discarding unwanted items. Any item can be placed here. Once an item is placed here, it will remain there until another item is placed in the same slot, character death, or the user quits the game. The newly placed item will then take the same slot, and the previous item will be discarded permanently. In the when you close the inventory, the item in the trash can will be destroyed.

Clothing (3 slots)
This is where helmet/shirt/pant items can be equipped. These slots are generally used for Armor. There is one slot for each part of the body. Only clothing items can be placed here.

Accessories (5 slots)
Accessories can be placed here. No other item can be placed on these slots. If a Demon Heart is used, it is extended to 6 slots (though it is only active while in an expert world).

Accessories can have their visibility toggled via a small button on the top-right of their slot. Items in the social slots, however, will override this.


 * Note: on the PC version, informational accessories (such as watches or the GPS) can be used right from your main inventory without having to equip them in an accessory slot. This can be useful, because you might want to use your limited accessory slots for something more useful, like combat, movement accessories etc.

Social (8 slots)
Social slots are paired with each armor and accessory slot. Vanity items can be placed here for a visual effect only. Armor and other items that normally provide functionality can also be placed in these slots, though they will have no effect other than appearance.

Dye (8 slots)
Dye slots are paired with each armor and accessory slot. Dye can be placed here to change the color of the item in the corresponding slot. Certain items cannot be dyed, and therefore will not change in color. Some items will only change color if an intense or double dye (like Intense Rainbow dye or Blue and Silver dye) is placed in that slot. The Strange and  Lunar dyes add visual effects as well.

Equipment Menu
The Equipment menu can be accessed using a button above the armor/accessory slots in your main inventory. It contains 5 additional slots for miscellaneous equipment: a Pet, a Light Pet, a Minecart, a Mount and a Hook, as well as respective dye slots for each of them. All of these items can be used from your main inventory as well, however it is advised to equip them in their respective slots to save inventory space. (minecarts are the only exception: if you don't have a Minecart equipped, right-clicking a Minecart Track will always spawn the default wooden minecart).

The pet and the light pet will always reappear on respawn/joining the game, although this can be disabled by clicking on the small eye icon on the top-right of their slot. The other items will be used when called for: when you right-click a minecart track or press the Hook or Mount key.


 * Note: the default wooden minecart can be dyed as well, if you equip a dye without an actual Minecart item.
 * Note: using dye on a light pet will only change the color of the pet itself, it's light color will never change. It is unknown whether this is intented or a bug.

Housing menu
The Housing menu allows you to check whether the houses you have built are suitable for use or not, as well as to manually appoint a house for a specific NPC. To access this menu click on the house icon in your inventory. There is no housing menu on the Mobile version.

To check whether a house is suitable for use, click on the "?" housing query mark and then click anywhere inside the house; you will receive a message indicating whether the house is suitable or not. If it is not suitable you can check the Home guide on this wiki to see what the house may be lacking.

Once a house is determined to be suitable you may assign an NPC to it by placing the corresponding NPC Flag in it. Note that only the flags of NPCs whose spawn conditions you have already met will appear - so for example when you first enter a new world only the Guide's NPC Flag is shown. NPC Flags for other NPCs will only be shown when you meet each of their spawn conditions.

When you first meet the spawn conditions for an NPC a random house will be assigned to him/her from your available empty suitable houses.

Storage item inventory
Storage items have 40 inventory slots where the player can find new items or store excess items.

There is a button called "Quick stack to nearby chests" under the coins in the inventory screen, which moves items from your inventory into chests if the chest already contains that item. This only works for Stationary storage, i.e., not piggy banks or safes.

NPC inventory
NPCs who sell items each have their own 40-slot inventory where the items available for purchase are shown. Items sold to the NPC will also be in their inventory, allowing you to re-buy an item you accidentally sold. Note that those items will only remain in their inventory temporairly, so you won't be able to get your items back after you close their trading menu.

History

 * Equipment slots now display a picture of the slots purpose.
 * Item in Trash Can Slot is now deleted upon character death

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