The Holiday Season has been a real hit. More than 500.000 fireworks have been launched and about 501.000 furry trouts caught. In rough numbers that would make enough fur to produce some 14.000 Fur coats and Jackets! Wow, that's a lot! But there's even more to that - you guys have spent about 1000 in-game years having fun on the White Moose Lake.
Now, it is high time to move forward and tell you what we have been cooking while you enjoyed Canadian Vacation. And we have to tell you that we've been working hard. The list of features we shall be posting below is what we currently have under development (some features are already done).
It is too early to share any ETA's but it is going to take not less than a month to enter CBT phase for the mentioned features.
This is going to be a big leap for Fishing Planet, we are going to re-balance some things from scratch and in a good way this is going to be a different and more interesting, open and diversified game with teams and clubs letting you compete in a fair game and win some valuable prizes becoming famous worldwide as virtual pro-anglers! =)
In coming weeks we shall be sharing additional details on each feature and report our progress. Stay tuned!
Here goes:
New Lake - Free Home Pond
Yea, you gonna get a chance to reside in Lone Star State
In future - this is going to be the place where you're gonna build yourself a personalized home with trophy room and a custom garage fishing storage to keep your boats and rods
Chat overhaul
Chat improvements for the “Friends” feature
Multiplayer
Competitions
Challenges
Sportfishing Tournaments
Tournament Series
Tournament Ranks
Tournament items and tackle
Introduction of Teams
Introduction of Clubs
Quests with NPCs
Bulletin/Announcement board on waterways with quests, news and many more interactions (first iteration)
Catch-able water plants, trash and other stuff from the lakes’ bottom (boots, weird and scary stuff)
Free roaming across entire shorelines for the majority of current waterways + additional waterway
Fish AI improvements
Fish AI in terms of physical behavior
Additional fish species, including European fish species
30 real-life simulation fish species
Here's a small sneakpeak on what's already done =) Pink Salmon Tarpon Sockeye Salmon
Fish-fight improvements
Fish escape system improvements
Snag re-balancing and parameterization
Drag functionality improvement
UI tension/load indication improvement (additional indicators will be introduced)
Fish fight intensification
Gameplay - Leveling and Travel system improvement
Reputation introduced
Waterways will be open for travelling, no more level locks
Additional indication for item durability
Tackle LVL availability rebalance
Damage and repair system overhaul
Fish AI re-conceptualization
diminishing hot-spots
diminishing similar fish weights and overall predictability This is a great piece of our work and this is going to be a huge leap towards realism and fishing variety. I mean this is going to be HUGE!
Game economy overhaul (new currency, premium account improvement with addition of premium features without hurting F2P model)
New currency
Used item can be sold now for a part of their price
Skins introduction
Additional weather conditions and fine-tuning of current weather conditions
Enabling night fishing
Tackle re-balance
Enabling additional tackle parameters that are now inactive for rods and reels to make the tackle spread across levels more balanced
Additional tackle parameters introduced New parameters influencing casting mechanic 1) Rod Casting Test 2) Lure Weight 3) Lure Windage 4) Line Thickness 5) Reel Type (cast reel or spin reel) 6) Line Type (braid or mono/flur) 7) Min Cast Weight (of lure) for cast reels New bobber params enabling unique sensitivity and lifting capacity for each bobber type
The Holiday Season has been a real hit. More than 500.000 fireworks have been launched and about 501.000 furry trouts caught. In rough numbers that would make enough fur to produce some 14.000 Fur coats and Jackets! Wow, that's a lot! But there's even more to that - you guys have spent about 1000 in-game years having fun on the White Moose Lake.
Now, it is high time to move forward and tell you what we have been cooking while you enjoyed Canadian Vacation. And we have to tell you that we've been working hard. The list of features we shall be posting below is what we currently have under development (some features are already done).
It is too early to share any ETA's but it is going to take not less than a month to enter CBT phase for the mentioned features.
This is going to be a big leap for Fishing Planet, we are going to re-balance some things from scratch and in a good way this is going to be a different and more interesting, open and diversified game with teams and clubs letting you compete in a fair game and win some valuable prizes becoming famous worldwide as virtual pro-anglers! =)
In coming weeks we shall be sharing additional details on each feature and report our progress. Stay tuned!
Here goes:
New Lake - Free Home Pond
Yea, you gonna get a chance to reside in Lone Star State
In future - this is going to be the place where you're gonna build yourself a personalized home with trophy room and a custom garage fishing storage to keep your boats and rods
Chat overhaul
Chat improvements for the “Friends” feature
Multiplayer
Competitions
Challenges
Sportfishing Tournaments
Tournament Series
Tournament Ranks
Tournament items and tackle
Introduction of Teams
Introduction of Clubs
Quests with NPCs
Bulletin/Announcement board on waterways with quests, news and many more interactions (first iteration)
Catch-able water plants, trash and other stuff from the lakes’ bottom (boots, weird and scary stuff)
Free roaming across entire shorelines for the majority of current waterways + additional waterway
Fish AI improvements
Fish AI in terms of physical behavior
Additional fish species, including European fish species
30 real-life simulation fish species
Here's a small sneakpeak on what's already done =) Pink Salmon Tarpon Sockeye Salmon
Fish-fight improvements
Fish escape system improvements
Snag re-balancing and parameterization
Drag functionality improvement
UI tension/load indication improvement (additional indicators will be introduced)
Fish fight intensification
Gameplay - Leveling and Travel system improvement
Reputation introduced
Waterways will be open for travelling, no more level locks
Additional indication for item durability
Tackle LVL availability rebalance
Damage and repair system overhaul
Fish AI re-conceptualization
diminishing hot-spots
diminishing similar fish weights and overall predictability This is a great piece of our work and this is going to be a huge leap towards realism and fishing variety. I mean this is going to be HUGE!
Game economy overhaul (new currency, premium account improvement with addition of premium features without hurting F2P model)
New currency
Used item can be sold now for a part of their price
Skins introduction
Additional weather conditions and fine-tuning of current weather conditions
Enabling night fishing
Tackle re-balance
Enabling additional tackle parameters that are now inactive for rods and reels to make the tackle spread across levels more balanced
Additional tackle parameters introduced New parameters influencing casting mechanic 1) Rod Casting Test 2) Lure Weight 3) Lure Windage 4) Line Thickness 5) Reel Type (cast reel or spin reel) 6) Line Type (braid or mono/flur) 7) Min Cast Weight (of lure) for cast reels New bobber params enabling unique sensitivity and lifting capacity for each bobber type
Recently we started receiving your reports about blocked accounts.
This is NOT because you were banned or we don’t want to see you fishing with us!
We are currently trying to figure out why this is happening…the reason is probably a STEAM glitch. Your game profile is connected to your Steam account and no password field should appear whatsoever.
When you see a login/password window on startup, please, restart Steam. This should fix the problem.
If the issue persists, please, contact us at support@fishingplanet.com and we’ll unblock your account asap.
Recently we started receiving your reports about blocked accounts.
This is NOT because you were banned or we don’t want to see you fishing with us!
We are currently trying to figure out why this is happening…the reason is probably a STEAM glitch. Your game profile is connected to your Steam account and no password field should appear whatsoever.
When you see a login/password window on startup, please, restart Steam. This should fix the problem.
If the issue persists, please, contact us at support@fishingplanet.com and we’ll unblock your account asap.
If you started playing Fishing Planet, you already know that different States and certain fish species require obtaining a fishing license. In this article we’ll tell you all you need to know about how the licenses work, understanding the risks of getting fined, and the changes we plan to introduce to the licensing system in the near future.
Firstly, you should ALWAYS get a license. Period. If you’re going on a fishing trip you should get at least a Basic fishing license (just like you would IRL). Some fish will inevitably die after getting hooked even if you let them go. This is the main reason why fishing without a license is prohibited!
If you have no license, you’ll get fined. Of course, there’s always a slight chance that you may not. But that depend entirely on whether you’re lucky enough not to get caught. You are free to take the risk, but the chances of getting fined are rather high. Fines differ from state to state and depend on the fish in question.
It’s also important to understand your license. Some players tend to go fishing without taking a look at the license description first, not knowing which fish they shouldn’t catch. Always read the license description to know your restrictions and limitations!
To check your licenses just go to your Inventory and click on the Licenses tab.
Another way is to look at the color of the License icons when selecting your travel destination. Red means that you have no license for catching that fish; yellow implies that the fish must be released if caught; whereas a green License icon means there are no restrictions whatsoever.
If you disregard this and decide to go fishing without a license anyway, you’ll get a warning as shown in the picture below.
After traveling to a certain State, you can check which licenses you have before going fishing to a particular location. Your licenses and their expiration dates/times are displayed on the bottom left of the State’s map screen.
If after all these warnings you choose to proceed fishing without a license, upon catching a prohibited fish you’ll get another warning as reminder that you may get fined.
If you don’t want to take your chances, you should go straight to the Local Shop and obtain a fishing license.
As you can see, the licensing system is quite simple and logical. Nevertheless, we plan on introducing certain changes, based on your requests.
In the near future we will introduce an additional warning that will pop up 5-10 mins prior to the License expiry, so that you will have time to prolong it. We also plan on clarifying certain text messages to make it easier for you to understand which fish exactly you can get fined for.
If you have any ideas or suggestions, we’ll be happy to hear them out. Just write your thoughts in the comments below!
If you started playing Fishing Planet, you already know that different States and certain fish species require obtaining a fishing license. In this article we’ll tell you all you need to know about how the licenses work, understanding the risks of getting fined, and the changes we plan to introduce to the licensing system in the near future.
Firstly, you should ALWAYS get a license. Period. If you’re going on a fishing trip you should get at least a Basic fishing license (just like you would IRL). Some fish will inevitably die after getting hooked even if you let them go. This is the main reason why fishing without a license is prohibited!
If you have no license, you’ll get fined. Of course, there’s always a slight chance that you may not. But that depend entirely on whether you’re lucky enough not to get caught. You are free to take the risk, but the chances of getting fined are rather high. Fines differ from state to state and depend on the fish in question.
It’s also important to understand your license. Some players tend to go fishing without taking a look at the license description first, not knowing which fish they shouldn’t catch. Always read the license description to know your restrictions and limitations!
To check your licenses just go to your Inventory and click on the Licenses tab.
Another way is to look at the color of the License icons when selecting your travel destination. Red means that you have no license for catching that fish; yellow implies that the fish must be released if caught; whereas a green License icon means there are no restrictions whatsoever.
If you disregard this and decide to go fishing without a license anyway, you’ll get a warning as shown in the picture below.
After traveling to a certain State, you can check which licenses you have before going fishing to a particular location. Your licenses and their expiration dates/times are displayed on the bottom left of the State’s map screen.
If after all these warnings you choose to proceed fishing without a license, upon catching a prohibited fish you’ll get another warning as reminder that you may get fined.
If you don’t want to take your chances, you should go straight to the Local Shop and obtain a fishing license.
As you can see, the licensing system is quite simple and logical. Nevertheless, we plan on introducing certain changes, based on your requests.
In the near future we will introduce an additional warning that will pop up 5-10 mins prior to the License expiry, so that you will have time to prolong it. We also plan on clarifying certain text messages to make it easier for you to understand which fish exactly you can get fined for.
If you have any ideas or suggestions, we’ll be happy to hear them out. Just write your thoughts in the comments below!
We hope you enjoyed the Christmas update to the fullest and our efforts to deliver fishing fun and holiday spirit were not futile.
But it's time to move forward and we shall be pulling the Christmas features.
Very soon we shall release a more detailed road-map for coming months - tournaments, clubs, teams, removal of waterway level-locks, missions and many other things are just around the corner!
IMPORTANT
WHITE MOOSE LAKE IS NOW LVL 22 IF YOU LEAVE THE LAKE AND YOUR LEVEL IS LOWER YOU WILL NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO WHITE MOOSE LAKE. THE PRICE OF TRAVEL TO WHITE MOOSE LAKE CHANGED TOO! 950 to travel and 200 per day!
We hope you enjoyed the Christmas update to the fullest and our efforts to deliver fishing fun and holiday spirit were not futile.
But it's time to move forward and we shall be pulling the Christmas features.
Very soon we shall release a more detailed road-map for coming months - tournaments, clubs, teams, removal of waterway level-locks, missions and many other things are just around the corner!
IMPORTANT
WHITE MOOSE LAKE IS NOW LVL 22 IF YOU LEAVE THE LAKE AND YOUR LEVEL IS LOWER YOU WILL NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO WHITE MOOSE LAKE. THE PRICE OF TRAVEL TO WHITE MOOSE LAKE CHANGED TOO! 950 to travel and 200 per day!
