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Throughout Dave the Diver, there are three types of currencies:

Gold[]

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Gold is the basic currency for humans. It's used for the majority of all purchases in the game, such as upgrading Dave's equipment and weapons and other things.

Bei[]

Later on, bei is also introduced as the Sea People's form of currency in their village.

Credit[]

Unlike the other currencies, this is a social currency, given as a sign of trust with the Sea People during Chapter 3's mission, The Sea People Village's Trust.

Dave has to gather 100 credits by completing tasks for the Sea People before Tenzhin allows Dave to help with investigating the tremors affecting the Blue Hole.

Sellable items[]

Image Title Type Weight Sell (Gold) Sell (Bei)
Amethyst Ore Upgrade Component 0.4kg 50 10
Antarctic Octopus Venom Sack Upgrade Component 1kg 100 n/a
Aquamarine Upgrade Component 0.4kg 75 12
Barrel Jellyfish Tentacle Upgrade Component 0.1kg 10 n/a
Bloodskin Shark Tendon Upgrade Component 1kg 315 n/a
Blue Seashell Loot 0.2kg 5 1
Box Jellyfish Tentacle Upgrade Component 0.2kg 20 n/a
Brittle Starfish Loot 0.1kg 4 3
Broken Monocle Loot n/a 12 41
Brown Seashell Loot 0.2kg 5 1
Comb Jelly Electric Organ Upgrade Component 0.2kg 20 n/a
Copper Ore Upgrade Component 0.4kg 20 3
Coral Orb Upgrade Component 0.2kg 50 30
Cuttlefish Skin Fragment Upgrade Component 0.5kg 50 n/a
Devil Scorpion Fish Thorn Upgrade Component 1kg 100 n/a
Diamond Ore Upgrade Component 0.4kg 70 10
Diamond Ring Loot n/a 10,000 215
Divine Tree Fruit Fragment Upgrade Component 0.2kg 50 39
Drepanaspis Head Plate Upgrade Component 2kg 200 n/a
Dunkleosteus Thoracic Shield Upgrade Component 2kg 200 n/a
Emerald Earrings Loot n/a 47 85
Fancy Boot Loot n/a 45 40
Flask Loot 0.1kg 3 3
Foot Bone Loot 0.3kg 10 7
Fragment Loot 0.1kg n/a 1
Frilled Shark Teeth Upgrade Component 1.5kg 150 n/a
Gazing Shark Eyeball Upgrade Component 0.5kg 350 n/a
Giant Trevally Fin Upgrade Component 0.5kg 50 n/a
Glass Loot 0.1kg 5 3
Gold Fish Statue Loot 1kg 300 5
Greenland Shark Spine Upgrade Component 4kg 400 n/a
Hammerhead Shark Skull Upgrade Component 1.5kg 200 n/a
Ice Diamond Upgrade Component 0.2kg 50 39
Iron Ore Upgrade Component 0.4kg 30 5
Jade Fish Statue Loot 2kg 100 300
Jade Marble Loot 0.1kg 15 30
Jade Pedestal Loot 0.3kg 45 100
Jade Plate Loot 0.2kg 30 60
Large Gold Bar Reward 2kg 500 n/a
Lava Disc Upgrade Component 0.2kg 50 36
Lead Ore Upgrade Component 0.4kg 40 5
Leg Bone Loot 0.3kg 10 7
Machine Component Upgrade Component n/a 175 175
Marbled Electric Ray Electroplax Upgrade Component 1kg 100 n/a
Megamouth Shark Jawbone Upgrade Component 2kg 200 n/a
Moray Eel Jawbone Upgrade Component 1kg 100 n/a
Narwhal Tusk Upgrade Component 2kg 200 n/a
North Pacific Seastar Loot 0.1kg 4 3
Ocean Quahog Shell Loot 0.2kg 5 3
Opal Ore Upgrading Component 0.4kg 60 10
Opal Tube Upgrade Component 0.2kg 50 36
Orange Starfish Loot 0.1kg 4 2
Pearl Reward 0.5 kg 100 n/a
Pearl Earrings Loot n/a 25 75
Pelican Eel Skin Upgrade Component 2kg 200 n/a
Pink Seashell Loot 0.2kg 5 3
Porbeagle Shark Tooth Upgrade Component 2kg 200 n/a
Purple Starfish Loot 0.1kg 4 3
Red Clam Shell Loot 0.2kg 5 2
Red Lionfish Thorn Upgrade Component 0.2kg 20 n/a
Red Starfish Loot 0.1kg 4 1
Rhinochimaeridae Poison Thorn Upgrade Component 1kg 100 n/a
Rope Upgrade Component 0.1kg 3 2
Ruby Upgrade Component 0.4kg 80 12
Sailfish Bill Upgrade Component 3kg 300 n/a
Sapphire Crown Loot n/a 10000 225
Sapphire Earrings Loot n/a 32 80
Scrap Iron Loot 0.3kg 6 2
Silver Bowl Loot 0.2kg 50 5
Silver Plate Loot n/a n/a n/a
Skull Loot 0.5kg 20 7
Spotted Jellyfish Tentacle Upgrade Component 0.2kg 20 n/a
Stargazer Tooth Upgrade Component 0.5kg 50 n/a
Starry Puffer Poison Sack Upgrade Component 0.5kg 50 n/a
Steel Rope Upgrade Component 0.2kg 50 30
Thresher Shark Tail Upgrade Component 2.5kg 250 n/a
Tiger Shark Tooth Upgrade Component 2kg 200 n/a
Topaz Upgrade Component 0.4kg 60 10
Torbernite Upgrading Component 0.4kg 110 12
Translucent Sturgeon Backbone Upgrade Component 2kg 300 n/a
Vampire Squid Tentacle Upgrade Component 1kg 100 n/a
Whitetip Reefshark Tooth Upgrade Component 1kg 100 n/a
Wood Loot 0.2kg 3 2
Worn Gold Ring Loot n/a 15 75

Notes[]

  • Early on, when gold is limited, it's likely better to stick to making the most economic sense: selling items that have more gold value than to sell for bei. However, in later stages where one may be making enough profit from Bancho Sushi and its branch, it may make better sense to flip between the two currencies based on what one needs, as some items can only be bought with bei in the Sea People Village.