Idle games are good at producing numbers. They are not always good at explaining why each number exists.
We wanted the persistent header in The Unfinished Kingdom to remain readable even after years of additions. Score receives the largest position because it represents lifetime achievement and ranking. It is never spent and never decreases.
Fragments improve the Warden's fundamental statistics. Parts strengthen equipment designs. Shards are reserved for rarer systems and exceptional rewards. Tokens will eventually represent direct support, but payments are outside the Alpha scope.
Separating these jobs prevents one currency from becoming the answer to every problem. It also lets rewards communicate intent. A Fragment says the Warden can grow. A Part says an owned design can improve. Score says something worth remembering happened.
Equipment follows the same desire for clarity. Enemies do not drop random swords and helmets. The Armory is a permanent catalog of known designs. Players can inspect a design, understand its requirements, purchase it with one stated currency, and keep it forever.
This gives artwork more value. A weapon is not disposable inventory clutter. It is a design that can remain part of a collection, receive permanent enhancement, and continue to matter after another weapon is equipped.
The current Armory prototype supports Body, Pants, Helmet, Weapon, Offhand, and a visible future Core slot. Items can be locked by frontier progress, purchased with Parts, equipped, compared, and enhanced. The interface separates inspection from enhancement so permanent investment never looks like an ordinary equip action.
We are intentionally starting with a small catalog. The layout is being tested as if it must eventually hold hundreds of designs, but every current item needs to teach us something about requirements, comparisons, mobile navigation, and visible equipment.