Players can subsequently reach max level unlimited number of times.
Ranking system introduced: each time Level cap is subsequently reached, player’s rank grows by 1 and a reward is given for reaching max level.
Level XP requirements completely changed.
Level requirements for unlocking new waterways changed as follows:
Lone Star Lake - Level 1
Mudwater River - Level 3
Emerald Lake - Level 5
Rocky Lake - Level 8
Neherrin River - Level 10
Falcon Lake - Level 14
Everglades - Level 18
White Moose Lake - Level 22
Quanchkin Lake - Level 26
Saint-Croix - Level 30
San Joaquin - Level 34
Kaniq Creek - Level 38
Fish XP calculation formula changed.
Fish XP formula now includes tackle params. Catching large fish with light tackle gives more XP and vice versa.
XP reduction for subsequently catching same kinds of fish removed.
Fish XP alterations on all waterways.
No more ХР reward for Achievements.
No more XP reward for reaching new Level.
Level requirements changed for most in-game Tackle and Equipment.
Game Economy
In-game currency changes
Credits: Standard in-game currency. How to get:
Sell fish
Get to next level
Sell items
Sell BaitCoins
Buy DLC
Win competitions
How you can spend it:
Pay for fishing trips
Buy items
Repair items
Repair premium items
Pay for staying on waterways
Buy fishing licenses
Pay for Competition registrations
Gold was removed from the game. Migration mechanics yet undecided.
Premium Currency
BaitCoins introduced. How to get:
Purchase for real money
Get some for reaching next Level
Get some for completing Achievements
Win competitions and tournaments
In the future - get for catching rare fish
How you can spend it:
Buy Premium items
Buy permanent fishing Licenses
Instant unlock waterways
Reduce or skip cooldown period of Forward Time function
Licenses
Licensing system simplified: Now there are only 2 kinds of Licenses - Basic and Advanced. Basic:
Catch any fish in the pond
Must release all Trophy and Unique forms of target fish
Must keep coarse fish
Permanent licenses can now be acquired only with BaitCoins
Advanced:
Catch, keep or release all kinds of fish
Permanent licenses can now be acquired only with BaitCoins
Penalty rules changed: inspection only takes place once, no additional inspection at the end of the day.
Traveling
Home state entity removed. Now all fishing trips cost the same for all players, since they'll be traveling from one point.
Cost of tackle and equipment
Prices changed in the Game Store
Money for fish
No more Gold for catching fish
Amount of money for successful catch changed for all fish
BaitCoins will be given along with Credits for catching rare fish
Achievements
A few BaitCoins are given as reward for completing some Achievements
Other rewards for Achievements removed
Special tackle that you can get only for completing Achievements.
Level gaining
Upоn gaining nеxt level, player gets a fixed amount of BaitCoins
Level gain accompanied by a showcase of newly Unlocked
Graphics and surrounding
Dragonflies added
Lighting calculations changed
More hints added to water surface: bubbles, baby fish, etc.
Fish
4 new kinds of fish - Splake, Tarpon, Colorado Golden Trout, Rainbow Trout Lake Form
Fish and tackle calculation physics transfered to a separate stream
Fish migration within a waterway added
Tackle load calculation changed
Unique forms added for most of the fish species
Info window with all fish species and forms in a waterway
Game characters
3D game characters added
You can see 3D characters of other players
Modify your 3D character’s appearance
Chat bubbles added above 3D characters
Players count in the room will be different - from 5 to 10
DLC items added - apparel like jackets and caps can be seen on the character
UI
Game interface completely renewed
Controller support added
Manage your fishnet in the catch overview window
Premium features
Now you can buy a Pond Pass (which includes advanced license) to one of the 6 most popular fishing destinations
DLCs now include Pond Passes to fishing destinations along with Advanced licenses
Currency conversion
Skip FF Time cooldown
Unlock game waterways and remove level requirements for corresponding tackle
Buy permanent fishing licenses
Buy Premium Account:
Premium Account gives +50% to XP and money for fish caught
Register in Competitions for free
Lets you create Private rooms and Friend Only rooms (don't mistake it with playing with a friends - you can play with friends in the same room for free)
50% less coldown time
DLC
4 new DLC Packs added, each focusing on certain target fish and containing passes to 2 waterways with corresponding licenses as well as tackle sets for target fish.
Bass DLC: Saint Croix, Everglades
Trout DLC: Falcon Lake, White Moose Lake
Salmon DLC: Kaniq Creek, San Joaquin Delta
Catfish DLC: Quanchkin, Neherrrin
All other DLCs will be eventually removed.
Waterways
New waterway added: Quanchkin Lake, Louisiana. Level 26 required.
Alaska nerfed
Competition features
2 new Competitions added on Kaniq Creek
Salmon Clash
The Battle of Kaniq
2 new Competitions added on Quanchkin Lake
Lucky 7 Spots
Catfish Trial
New Tournaments will be added, 1 per month.
Competition copies added to the first 8 waterways with maximum level limit.
All Competitions require Min Level 10.
Minimum level requirements changed for all Competitions according to new Leveling system.
New Top Series tackle added that can only be won in Competitions, Tournaments or gained for Achievements.
Events
In the wake of Christmas holidays, a new Pike fishing tournament introduced: Winter Pike Tour
Launch fireworks, get New Year gifts and catch Furry Trout on White Moose Lake!
Players can subsequently reach max level unlimited number of times.
Ranking system introduced: each time Level cap is subsequently reached, player’s rank grows by 1 and a reward is given for reaching max level.
Level XP requirements completely changed.
Level requirements for unlocking new waterways changed as follows:
Lone Star Lake - Level 1
Mudwater River - Level 3
Emerald Lake - Level 5
Rocky Lake - Level 8
Neherrin River - Level 10
Falcon Lake - Level 14
Everglades - Level 18
White Moose Lake - Level 22
Quanchkin Lake - Level 26
Saint-Croix - Level 30
San Joaquin - Level 34
Kaniq Creek - Level 38
Fish XP calculation formula changed.
Fish XP formula now includes tackle params. Catching large fish with light tackle gives more XP and vice versa.
XP reduction for subsequently catching same kinds of fish removed.
Fish XP alterations on all waterways.
No more ХР reward for Achievements.
No more XP reward for reaching new Level.
Level requirements changed for most in-game Tackle and Equipment.
Game Economy
In-game currency changes
Credits: Standard in-game currency. How to get:
Sell fish
Get to next level
Sell items
Sell BaitCoins
Buy DLC
Win competitions
How you can spend it:
Pay for fishing trips
Buy items
Repair items
Repair premium items
Pay for staying on waterways
Buy fishing licenses
Pay for Competition registrations
Gold was removed from the game. Migration mechanics yet undecided.
Premium Currency
BaitCoins introduced. How to get:
Purchase for real money
Get some for reaching next Level
Get some for completing Achievements
Win competitions and tournaments
In the future - get for catching rare fish
How you can spend it:
Buy Premium items
Buy permanent fishing Licenses
Instant unlock waterways
Reduce or skip cooldown period of Forward Time function
Licenses
Licensing system simplified: Now there are only 2 kinds of Licenses - Basic and Advanced. Basic:
Catch any fish in the pond
Must release all Trophy and Unique forms of target fish
Must keep coarse fish
Permanent licenses can now be acquired only with BaitCoins
Advanced:
Catch, keep or release all kinds of fish
Permanent licenses can now be acquired only with BaitCoins
Penalty rules changed: inspection only takes place once, no additional inspection at the end of the day.
Traveling
Home state entity removed. Now all fishing trips cost the same for all players, since they'll be traveling from one point.
Cost of tackle and equipment
Prices changed in the Game Store
Money for fish
No more Gold for catching fish
Amount of money for successful catch changed for all fish
BaitCoins will be given along with Credits for catching rare fish
Achievements
A few BaitCoins are given as reward for completing some Achievements
Other rewards for Achievements removed
Special tackle that you can get only for completing Achievements.
Level gaining
Upоn gaining nеxt level, player gets a fixed amount of BaitCoins
Level gain accompanied by a showcase of newly Unlocked
Graphics and surrounding
Dragonflies added
Lighting calculations changed
More hints added to water surface: bubbles, baby fish, etc.
Fish
4 new kinds of fish - Splake, Tarpon, Colorado Golden Trout, Rainbow Trout Lake Form
Fish and tackle calculation physics transfered to a separate stream
Fish migration within a waterway added
Tackle load calculation changed
Unique forms added for most of the fish species
Info window with all fish species and forms in a waterway
Game characters
3D game characters added
You can see 3D characters of other players
Modify your 3D character’s appearance
Chat bubbles added above 3D characters
Players count in the room will be different - from 5 to 10
DLC items added - apparel like jackets and caps can be seen on the character
UI
Game interface completely renewed
Controller support added
Manage your fishnet in the catch overview window
Premium features
Now you can buy a Pond Pass (which includes advanced license) to one of the 6 most popular fishing destinations
DLCs now include Pond Passes to fishing destinations along with Advanced licenses
Currency conversion
Skip FF Time cooldown
Unlock game waterways and remove level requirements for corresponding tackle
Buy permanent fishing licenses
Buy Premium Account:
Premium Account gives +50% to XP and money for fish caught
Register in Competitions for free
Lets you create Private rooms and Friend Only rooms (don't mistake it with playing with a friends - you can play with friends in the same room for free)
50% less coldown time
DLC
4 new DLC Packs added, each focusing on certain target fish and containing passes to 2 waterways with corresponding licenses as well as tackle sets for target fish.
Bass DLC: Saint Croix, Everglades
Trout DLC: Falcon Lake, White Moose Lake
Salmon DLC: Kaniq Creek, San Joaquin Delta
Catfish DLC: Quanchkin, Neherrrin
All other DLCs will be eventually removed.
Waterways
New waterway added: Quanchkin Lake, Louisiana. Level 26 required.
Alaska nerfed
Competition features
2 new Competitions added on Kaniq Creek
Salmon Clash
The Battle of Kaniq
2 new Competitions added on Quanchkin Lake
Lucky 7 Spots
Catfish Trial
New Tournaments will be added, 1 per month.
Competition copies added to the first 8 waterways with maximum level limit.
All Competitions require Min Level 10.
Minimum level requirements changed for all Competitions according to new Leveling system.
New Top Series tackle added that can only be won in Competitions, Tournaments or gained for Achievements.
Events
In the wake of Christmas holidays, a new Pike fishing tournament introduced: Winter Pike Tour
Launch fireworks, get New Year gifts and catch Furry Trout on White Moose Lake!
On this Christmas Eve our whole Dev team would like to thank you all for being the best community we could ever hope for! We are all one big family, united by common goals and dreams!
So may all your wishes come true this Holiday Season and let your goals be fulfilled this coming New Year! Happy holidays and Merry Fishmas!
On this Christmas Eve our whole Dev team would like to thank you all for being the best community we could ever hope for! We are all one big family, united by common goals and dreams!
So may all your wishes come true this Holiday Season and let your goals be fulfilled this coming New Year! Happy holidays and Merry Fishmas!