Printers

A printer the player carries in their inventory. It lets them print a document straight from the laptop into a physical item they can read, hand to someone, or store — without needing the laptop open to read it later.

Printing a document

With a portable_printer in their inventory, the player can print from two places:

• The Documents app — the "Print" option in a document's menu.

• The File Explorer — right-click any document file and choose "Print".

The printed sheet is a frozen snapshot. It keeps the exact text, images, page colour, and the official/certified banner as they were at the moment of printing — even if the original document is later edited or deleted, and even if the item is handed to another player.

Reading a printed document

Using a printed_document item opens a clean, read-only viewer without opening the laptop. The character plays a "reading a document" animation while it's open, and the view closes with the X button, the Escape key, or by clicking outside it.

Ink / charges

Each printer holds a limited number of prints (20 by default). Every printed document or photo uses one charge, and the printer shows a durability bar that drops as it's used. When it runs out, the player is told the printer is out of ink, and by default the empty printer is consumed/removed.

Because charges are tracked per printer, the portable_printer item must be unique / non-stacking in your inventory. If it stacks, the whole stack shares one ink count.