diff --git a/Source/the_twilight_abyss/BaseItems/InventoryComponent.cpp b/Source/the_twilight_abyss/BaseItems/InventoryComponent.cpp
index 03745de..a208bd0 100644
--- a/Source/the_twilight_abyss/BaseItems/InventoryComponent.cpp
+++ b/Source/the_twilight_abyss/BaseItems/InventoryComponent.cpp
@@ -39,14 +39,28 @@ bool UInventoryComponent::AddItem(class UBaseItem* BaseItem)
 	}
 	BaseItem->StoredItems = this;
 	BaseItem->World = GetWorld();
-	Items.Add(BaseItem);
-	UE_LOG(LogTemp, Display, TEXT("ITEM HAS BEEN ADDED TO INVENTORY"));
-	//log the itemid
-
+	bool isNewItem = true;
+	// for every item in inventory
+	for (auto & Item : Items)
+	{
+		//if the item is the same as the item that is being added
+		if (Item->ItemDisplayName.ToString() == BaseItem->ItemDisplayName.ToString())
+		{
+			//add the amount of the item that is being added to the item in the inventory
+			Item->StackCount++;
+			UE_LOG(LogTemp, Display, TEXT("ITEM STACKCOUNT: %d"), Item->StackCount);
+			isNewItem = false;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (isNewItem == true)
+	{
+		Items.Add(BaseItem);
+		UE_LOG(LogTemp, Display, TEXT("ITEM HAS BEEN ADDED TO INVENTORY"));
+	}
 	//Refreshes the inventory
 	OnInventoryUpdated.Broadcast();
-
-	return true;
+	return true; 
 }
 
 // remove only gets called once on the same item
@@ -57,7 +71,7 @@ bool UInventoryComponent::Remove(class UBaseItem* BaseItem)
 		UE_LOG(LogTemp, Display, TEXT("ItEM HAS BEEN REMOVED"));
 		BaseItem->StoredItems = nullptr;
 		BaseItem->World = nullptr;
-		//Items.RemoveSingle(BaseItem);
+		Items.RemoveSingle(BaseItem);
 		OnInventoryUpdated.Broadcast(); // Updates UI
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -71,7 +85,11 @@ UBaseItem* UInventoryComponent::GetItem(int Index)
 
 void UInventoryComponent::RemoveItem(UEatableItems* Item)
 {
-	Items.RemoveSingle(Item);
+	Item->StackCount--;
+	if (Item->StackCount <= 0)
+	{
+		Remove(Item); // activates the remove function up above
+	}
 	OnInventoryUpdated.Broadcast();
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/the_twilight_abyss/BaseItems/Items/BaseItem.h b/Source/the_twilight_abyss/BaseItems/Items/BaseItem.h
index fa9426c..346966f 100644
--- a/Source/the_twilight_abyss/BaseItems/Items/BaseItem.h
+++ b/Source/the_twilight_abyss/BaseItems/Items/BaseItem.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public:
 	bool isDamageBuffItem;
 
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "Item")
-	int32 StackCount;
+	int32 StackCount = 1;
 	
 	//reference to the UInventoryComponent script
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, Category = "Item")