Items
Items in Terminal Descent are objects found, purchased, and collected throughout The Lattice. Items range from currency and tradeable data to critical quest objects needed for ending paths.
Item Categories
Currency
Items that convert directly to DATA (¤):
- Credstick — Starting currency (500¤)
- Paydata — Downloaded data classified by sensitivity (25-3,000¤)
Quest Items
Critical items required for story progression and endings:
| Item | Found | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Kill-Switch Half 1 | Lyra's Cache (H1) | Kill-switch assembly |
| Kill-Switch Half 2 | Assembled from Fragments Alpha, Beta, Gamma | Kill-switch assembly |
| Fragment Alpha | Kronos Vault (Node 9) | Kill-switch component |
| Fragment Beta | Panopticon Core (Node 10) | Kill-switch component |
| Fragment Gamma | Aegis Fortress (Node 12) | Kill-switch component |
| Lyra's Encryption Key | Memory Palace (Node 15) | Arms the kill-switch (real version) |
| Lyra Neural Pattern | Memory Palace (Node 15) | Required for Severance ending |
| Prometheus Codex | Oracle's Hollow (Node 16) | Required for Liberation ending |
| Ghost Protocol Key | ORACLE (Reclaimers rep 8+) | Required for Ghost Protocol ending |
| Consortium Evidence | Kessler's Office (H4) | Debate evidence |
| Weapons Protocol | Kessler dialogue | Debate evidence |
| Root Certificate | — | Final kill-switch assembly component |
Key Items
Items that unlock access to areas or systems:
| Item | Effect |
|---|---|
| Echo Encryption Key | Access Echo encrypted systems |
| Echo Admin Password | ECHO_SHUTDOWN_7741 — enables Corrupted Algorithm shutdown |
| Echo Backdoor | One-time teleport to Public Lattice |
| Master Key | From Kessler's Office, unlocks multiple doors |
| GHOST_PACKET | Program required for DIVE command access to Deep Pool |
| Mirror Source | From Mirror's Nursery, unlocks Mirror recruitment |
Data Items
Information items with lore content and trade value:
| Item | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Datapad | 0¤ | Safehouse (Lyra's encrypted message) |
| Echo Admin Log | 0¤ | Echo Ruins (maintenance records) |
| Corrupted Profile | 50¤ | Echo Ruins (old user data) |
| Vendor Manifest | 200¤ | Onyx Market (transaction records) |
| Intercepted Market Data | 120¤ | Onyx Market (low-grade paydata) |
| Deep Storage Fragments | 200¤ | Echo Deep (neural training data) |
| Vault Research Notes | 350¤ | Kronos Vault (Lyra's research) |
| Lyra's Message | 0¤ | Lyra's Cache (personal message) |
| Lyra's Fragment | 0¤ | Quest item (triggers Trace protocol) |
| Founder Logs | 0¤ | Deep Pool (Bartholomew's writings) |
Equipment
Items that modify Cyberdeck capabilities:
| Item | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Toolkit | Contains ATTACK v1 and SHIELD v1 | Safehouse (starting) |
| Precision Core | +10% crit chance, 2.5× crit multiplier | Advanced upgrade |
| Assault Frame | Combat-focused deck modification | Crime Mall (H3) |
Item Combinations
Some items can be combined using the COMBINE command:
| Input | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kill-Switch Half 1 + Half 2 | Combined Kill-Switch | Step 1 of assembly |
| Combined Kill-Switch + Lyra's Key | Armed Kill-Switch | Step 2 (real key only) |
| Armed Kill-Switch + Root Certificate | Ready Kill-Switch | Final step |
Using Mirror's fake key instead of the real key produces 43% integrity with signature mismatch, blocking Kill Switch and Severance endings.