In these weekly updates we will bring fresh content to Hive, in the form of our game coding experiences; IBT is a developing PC game - the one to have future Crypto interactions.

Another tough week, with a bit too much xmas cheer and not enough coding with beer. Yet we have made some great progress, here is the update.

You will encounter many traders in IBT. Some will be good some will be worse than bad but over time you will work out who to trust.

**The weapons Trader**

This trader will sell the most generic weapons you can find. But if you have enough money there may be some really good items hidden under the counter. Doing this can come at a cost though; you may need to bribe the trader even to take a look at the special reserved under the counter nasties.

![trader1.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/lordnigel/23xVGnQ4DksFp3Lx5ZzQjX3gYSYf3B5XQq1A1KoNFGDJYms3qCmKbbfp5dkZpGEgn4Z2M.jpg)

**The Magic Trader**

This trader speaks for itself and without magic your hope of winning this game is.... difficult!

![trader2.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/lordnigel/23tmMnkrbmNCw1R4Q2ArdMrDm3uoDVPHBMr5bgd8FKe9JGMCooSXuL5PA35Ky2KuLGfgn.jpg)

With a variety of healing potions, mana, stamina, strength and magic items it will pay to look around. This trader can be bribed also but some may get offended so watch what they say to you first.

**The trivial Trader**

Trivial traders sell miscellaneous items. Most items can be found somewhere on IBT island but if you're feeling too lazy to look then this trader is the one to see. 

**The telescopic eyepiece**


![telescope.gif](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/lordnigel/23wqpNTJ8P6izT1xozmG5WukKwSjs52JQsgexB9hKw5ENFn4TD5JYT6bn31wDbbUzuXPZ.gif)


Some items in IBT Original have special powers, some do what they are supposed to do and some are complete crap. Buying these items can be like  a lucky dip but remember luck dips can have a small amount of bad picks also. So when buying items especially the eyepiece (or finding one) make sure you check it out and see if it's anything special. On a positive note though if it lets you see far enough it can reveall the dangers on your path ahead and what perils await and all that haha.

That is, it for this update - enjoy the weather...err stay healthy and and stay off the chocolates this xmas, catchya next week.

Cheers and enjoy our upgoats below, thanks to a @ryivhnn

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