Fishing
Fishing is a minigame that allows you to catch different kinds of fish at various locations throughout Woodfield and Fairhaven.
How to fish
In order to fish, you will need to make or buy a Fishing Rod and some bait. The magnitude of the FishingRod effect on the Fishing Rod determines the weight of the fish you can catch using it. The weight you will be using is 2 to 6x the fishing mag of the rod. Too low and you won't be able to feel the nibbles of a smaller fish, too high and you'll snap your line. The type of bait also plays a role in what fish you can catch.
Once you have the proper equipment, you'll need to equip the fishing rod and find a fishing location (see Fishing Locations). Typing +fish
will bring up the following menu:
Fish V 1.4.7 by Nuku Valente. +fish -- This help screen! +fish/bait (Bait or Lure name) -- Declare the bait/lure you'll use. You CAN use fish. Lures are reusable but attract less fish. +fish/info (Fish name) -- Get the description on a fish. +fish/butcher (Fish name)=(amount) -- Slice up fish to produce edible salvage. +fish/cast -- Fish! +fish/patrol -- Fish! You also spend a patrol point, if you catch a fish, you will catch multiple. Also bypasses minute cooldown, avoids random encounters, and increases the odds of a properly weighted fish appearing. You are in fishing region: 5 Your fishing pole rating: 0.6 Your bait is: hare lure Your fishing skill is: 10 Your butchering skill is: 6.5
Currently, only the +fish/bait, +fish/info, and +fish/cast options have any effect.
+fish/bait
allows you to select your bait. So far, only Mashed Bait and Hare Lure are available to craft. All other baits must be caught or purchased from other players.+fish/info
will show you what fish are available in your current area, or if followed by a fish name, describe it.+fish/cast
will start the fishing minigame with a 60 second cooldown between casts.+fish/patrol
will start the fishing minigame with a 5 second cooldown, no random encounters, better odds for a fish of correct weight for the rod, and a chance to catch multiple fish.
Before you begin, you'll want to check +fish/info
and make sure you have the right rod and bait equipped. Once you're ready, enter +fish/cast
and prepare to reel in your catch, if any. You'll see something similar to the following:
You'll need to enter fi #
where # is the number of the box that matches the color of the symbol on the line above the boxes. Each color has a different symbol, if you're having trouble distinguishing them. Choosing correctly will increase your progress, choosing incorrectly will decrease it. Your progress also steadily decreases over time. If it reaches zero, the fish gets away, while reaching a high enough value will successfully reel in your catch.
That's all there is to it!
Fishing locations
Currently known fishing locations include:
- The short pier in northeast Woodfield. Travel to the intersection of Main and Short Street, then head north.
What you will find in this region: Name |Skl/Wgt|Rare| Bait | Jelly fish |1 /2 /10 |Any | Old Boot |1 /6 /20 |Any | Random Encounter |1 /20 /100 |Any | Salmon |2 /4 /5 |Mashed Bait |
- The Beach in Fairhaven. Travel to Fairhaven chemical, then go west, north, north, west and talk to the Beach Bum.
What you will find in this region: Name |Skl/Wgt|Rare| Bait | Dolphin |3 /40 /70 |Shrimp | Mako Shark |3 /25 /50 |Dolphin | Old Boot |1 /6 /20 |Any | Random Encounter |1 /20 /100 |Any | Seaweed |0 /5 /10 |Any | Shrimp |1 /5 /10 |Mashed Bait | Tuna |2 /35 /20 |Shrimp |
- The Mountain Village, located on the mountain path near East Forest and the Military Base.
What you will find in this region: Name |Skl/Wgt|Rare| Bait | Goldfish |4 /5 /20 |Any | Old Boot |1 /6 /20 |Any | Random Encounter |1 /20 /100 |Any | Sacramento Sucker |9 /20 /60 |Smelt | Smelt |8 /2 /40 |Mashed Bait,Hare Lure |
- The River
What you will find in this region: Name |Skl/Wgt|Rare| Bait | Frog |5 /4 /10 |Mashed Bait | Old Boot |1 /6 /20 |Any | Random Encounter |1 /20 /100 |Any | Three Eyed Fish |6 /12 /30 |Trout | Trout |4 /10 /50 |Old Boot |