Hey, dear friends! We are happy to present you an awesome update full of new cool features and amazing new content!

New region added - global map is now a globe

We’re finally adding a completely new region of the world to Fishing Planet - Europe! Now you’ll be able to enjoy fishing on new European waterways, complete with their own unique vibe, scenic surroundings, beautiful nature and all the realistic details inherent to the region!
The global map is now represented as a 3D globe.

Five new waterways
The first iteration of the new waterways includes 5 new rivers and lakes of the European region.

• small and charming Lesni Vila pond of the Czech Republic
  
  
  
  
• urbanistic drive of Ghent–Terneuzen Canal in the Netherlands
  
  
  
  
• exquisitely Italian and picturesque Tiber, third-longest river in Italy
  
  
  
  
• big and beautiful Sander Baggersee Lake in Germany
  
  
  
  
• Akhtuba River in Russia which will be unlocked in 2 weeks
  
  

37 NEW Fish Species for you to catch! Including:

Bream, Tench, Roach, Zander, Crucian Carp, Ide,
Asp, European Eel, Grayling, Marble Trout, Barbel, Round Goby, Mirror Carp and Leather Carp and dozens more!

This update also includes few fish giants that will get on nerves of even hardcore anglers. No one can remain indifferent in the face of 60 kg Wels Catfish and Beluga.



New fish generation system and AI
We have revised and reworked the fish generation system and AI to make it more realistic:

• Less specific fish distribution range.
  
• More flexible bite charts
  
• Codependency within the fish ecosystem in the waterway.
  
• Support of the movement of fish schools.
  
• Consideration of interrelation between different species of coarse fish.
  
• More complex dependency of bites on the weather conditions.
  
• Water temperature indicator added
  
• Effect of chum on fish bites.

At the moment, this new system is functioning only on the newly added waterways, but will be implemented on all existing fishing destinations in the nearest future.

Bottom fishing and Feeder fishing


We have added bottom fishing, including feeder fishing, to the game to enrich your angling experience.

You can catch fish by holding the rod in hand or use special rod stands that will let you make multiple casts using a number of rods simultaneously. The rod’s flexible quiver tip swill show even a slight fish bite, while using an alarm bell is a sure way no to miss it.

Fishing with feeder tackle will work almost anywhere, but this method is most popular in Europe, where there the “white”, no-predatory fish are more abundant. Crucian Carp, Bream, Tench, Common Carp, Common Barbel and many other related species are you most likely catch when feeder fishing!


Fish feeding and chum



Another long awaited feature coming in this update is fish feeding and chums!

How Feeding works: feeding implies “providing food” for a certain areas of a waterway to attract fish and keep them in that area. You just load some chum into the feeder and cast it to the desired spots. Once in the water, the chum begins to spread from the feeder over time, creating feed areas that attract fish. To maintain the high density feed area it’s always a good idea to make repeated casts in the same spot once in a while.

Consider that various factors like the water temperature, flow direction and speed as well as the chum composition and many others affect feed area to create realistic feel of the process.

Making your own chum

• Basic Mixing: you just add water to a groundbait of your choice and literally create a basic mix with a single click
  
• Advanced Mixing: combine various ingredients (groundbait , different chum aromas and some particles) in high precision proportions to create unique recipe that will fit your needs

Keep in mind: the right chum, when used in the right places and conditions will not only increase your fish bites, but will attract more diverse and rare fish to the feed area.
There is a separate Chum slot in the inventory for all the chum ingredients: groundbaits, different chum aromas and some particles. Also you can save the recipe for all mixed chums.

Multirods support

The coolest thing about bottom fishing is the possibility of using different rods simultaneously!
From now on, you’ll no longer need to constantly switch between rods and baits, making the frustrating choice of what fish to catch first and what tackle to use. The multi-rod function will double your chances of a catch and let you enjoy a variety of fish hunting options!

We have added new fishing equipment - the Rod Stands, that will let you catch fish using multiple rods at the same time! In this update we added 10+ different kinds of Rod Stands, that mostly differ by bite alarms and their rod capacity, being capable of holding from 1 to 4 rods each. Please note, you can take only one type of rod stands to the waterway.

Bottom Fishing Tackle
A lot of new tackle has been added to the game for you fully enjoy new types of fishing. This includes: bottom rods, feeder rods, new reels, line leaders, open and closed feeder, bells, sinkers and new small hooks, new strong lines (mono, fluoro and braid), new super heavy casting rods and reels.


Welcome new Feeder Dream Pack


Feeder Dream Pack is every feeder angler’s must-have tackle set for an incredibly immersive feeder fishing experience! You get THREE powerful rod’n’reel combos, a full selection of all the terminal tackle, feeder baits, chum, attractants and other equipment along with weekly Pond Passes and Advanced Licenses for the top-3 European feeder fishing destinations!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/730619/

Tackle Setup updated



Now you can assemble bottom fishing and feeder setup in addition to existing spinning and float setups. Also, note that rod setup and character outfit setup are now done in different tabs.

New Competitions
We have added new competitions on all of the new waterways.
Lesni Villa:

• Catch em' all
  

Tiber:

• Gentle Barbel,
  
  
• Spin the Salmon,
  
  
• One of us, Two of Asp
  

Zeekanaal:

• Zander Zeek Differences,
  
  
• Ideal accuracy,
  
  
• Scores from the bottom,
  

Sander Baggersee:

• Dream Bream Hunt,
  
  
• Big HeadHunters,
  
  
• Danger in the grass,
  
  
• Teenies in the night.
  

New Achievements
Make sure to complete the following new achievements on the new and existing waterways to get some cool rewards:

• Lesni Vila Watcher,
  
• Zeekanaal Buccaneer,
  
• Tiber Wayfarer
  
• Sander Baggersee Camper,
  
• Lesni Vila Refiner,
  
• Zeekanaal Purifier,
  
• Tiber Junk Scavenger,
  
• Sander Baggersee Cleaner,
  
• Decontaminator,
  
• All you need is lure,
  
• Holy Float, Bream Master,
  
• Predator Carp Master,
  
• Sturgeon Master,
  
• Roach Master,
  
• Lesni Villa Idol,
  
• Zeekanaal Top Dog,
  
• Tiber Honcho,
  
• Sander Baggersee Knight,
  
• Lone Star Cleaner,
  
• Mudwater Junk Collector,
  
• Emerald Junk Catcher,
  
• Rocky Lake Cleanser,
  
• Neherrin Eco Friend,
  
• Falcon Junk Hunter,
  
• Everglades Sweeper,
  
• White Moose Janitor,
  
• Quanchkin Junker,
  
• Saint-Croix Purifier,
  
• San Joaquin Cleanser,
  
• Kaniq Creek Sanitizer,
  
• Lesni Vila Refiner,
  
• Zeekanaal Purifier.

Level Cap changed
Level Cap has been raised from 40 to 50. Ranks XP requirements changed.
XP points have been divided into two parts: Level XP points and Rank XP points. All Rank XP points have been separated from Level XP and frozen together with the ranks. You can continue earning them once you reach new level cap of level 50.
On the Leaderboard you can now see both Level and Rank, XP points are summarized to determine player's position on it. You can check your Rank XP in the updated Profile Tab.


New level XP requirements and waterways rebalance
Due to addition of the new waterways, XP requirements between levels have been changed and all waterways balance has been revised. Travel cost has been reduced for some of the existing waterways.

Miscellaneous:

• Alaska has been nerfed - aligned with the new level system
  
• New HUD indicators (chum, bottom type, quiver tip)
  
• Water temperature indicator added
  
• Updated UI
  
• Inventory and local map optimization

Servers will be rebooted in 15min. Expected downtime is 1 hour. This is Euro Update. Sorry for any inconvenience you may experience, and we hope you will like it.

Wow! That was one huge fishing battle! Taking place right on Christmas, the Final Round of Christmas Giant’s Tour was the greatest fishing showdown between the 20 top-league heavyweight anglers! They used their large-caliber tackle to catch the biggest Trophy and Unique Steelheads, Carp, Striped Bass, Chinook and White Sturgeon on the breathtaking San Joaquin Delta in California and now we are thrilled to announce 10 names of our Tournament prize-winning finalists headed by the Three Christmas Giant Champions who will leave an immense footprint in the history of cyber sportfishing tournaments and get valuable prizes! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and...Tight Lines!

1 4F-Filiposki
2 Yasid1
3 BB-HEINO1971
4 M.O.T.I.K.A
5 NoName.NoBrainNoPain
6 Johan_Bravo
7 S.H.T.O.R.M
8 The-Odin
9 GiDRA_Duke
10 BUR-aleksandp_3

Hello, anglers! The Semifinal Round of Christmas Giant’s Tour was quite a heated battle, as 60 most skilled anglers competed in catching the biggest Trophy and Unique fish imaginable to get one of the Top-20 scores and proceed to the Grand Finale of CGT, this Christmas Season’s biggest tournament! We’re happy to give you the names of 20 anglers, who’ll be heading to the sunny state of California for the epic showdown of CGT Finale on San Joaquin Delta on December 16th ! And so here’s our Top-20:

1 GiDRA_Duke
2 tonton1
3 BUR-MAGNUM
4 Johan_Bravo
5 Yasid1
6 4F-Filiposki
7 XYyzsca
8 noquarter
9 S.H.T.O.R.M
10 BUR-aleksandp_3
11 BB-HEINO1971
12 M.O.T.I.K.A
13 NoName.NoBrainNoPain
14 Dragonfish66
15 NoName.Ribak_Oleg
16 thesax
17 darecki1012
18 SabiScsYouTube
19 The-Odin
20 The_Swamp_Man

Well, we may not be Santa Claus but we’re certainly announcing the results of the CGT third and final Qualifying Round, and the last chance you had to make it to the tournament’s Semifinal! Below is the list of 20 heavy-caliber anglers who did their very best and succeeded in getting one of the Top-20 results and will be going to the peaceful banks of Kaniq Creek in Alaska on December 15th to fight in the Semifinal battle!

1 Pc-Eragon
2 FGW-Z.E.N.A.S
3 Viuva-FDP
4 NoName.Ribak_Oleg
5 bouba89
6 BUR-aleksandp_3
7 NoName.Enot_tmtm
8 Dragonfish66
9 CN.love1983
10 GiDRA_lotus157
11 PH_Cauca6
12 Yasid1
13 ONikS555
14 G.O.L.D.E.N
15 Mr_GRAY_GoldFish
16 Surlex-DM
17 BUR-GREGOR
18 Beer_O
19 SabiScsYouTube
20 FGW-E.S.P.I.G.A.O

Not on the list? Don’t let that get you down! Just think of all the fun you had and experience you got! Make sure to use your newly acquired skills and knowledge in the many Tournaments to come and profit! Merry Christmas!

Excitement is heating up and growing as one more Qualifying Round of Christmas Giant’s Tour is now over. It was the 2nd attempt for our daring heavyweight anglers to show their best monster catching performance by getting one of the twenty top results and going through to the tournament’s Semifinal Round! Below you’ll find a list of those who splendidly coped with this challenging task! These anglers will head straight on to the Semifinal - held on the peaceful banks of Kaniq Creek in Alaska on December 15th!

1 BUR-MAGNUM
2 pepevince1
3 BB-HEINO1971
4 Digage1
5 The-Viking
6 B.O.L.T
7 M.O.T.I.K.A
8 Krummnasentuerk
9 tonton1
10 S.H.T.O.R.M
11 Pc-PAPILLON
12 The_Swamp_Man
13 BB-HunterG
14 Pc-Titi
15 powergraeber
16 Johan_Bravo
17 darecki1012
18 thesax
19 noquarter
20 Barkasua

In the meantime, everyone else can still have one final go at joining them and try their luck in the 3rd and final Qualifier!

Participating in the Christmas Giant’s Tour is like unwrapping a huge Christmas present...and with the 1st Qualifying Round over, one could say we untied the bow! Now on to the more serious part: we’re thrilled to announce the results of the tournament’s 1st Qualifier and the 1st out of 3 chances to get through to the Semifinal by making it to the Top-20 most skilled large-caliber anglers! Below you’ll find the list of those who’ll head to Alaska on December 15th and compete among the 60 best anglers in the Semifinal on the peaceful banks of Kaniq Creek.

1 OldAces-ZeroeffortZ
2 Misha55
3 Artur.24
4 saga_buitre393
5 j8ffa1803
6 4F-Filiposki
7 The-Baloralys
8 Marcel_NL
9 The-Odin
10 pronk
11 XYyzsca
12 GiDRA_Duke
13 Alexey164
14 BigShamus1
15 Tersse
16 NoName.NoBrainNoPain
17 Dareach
18 Fata-Morgana
19 Unlucky_20_E_T
20 Nameol

If you don’t see your name - no worries! There’s still two more chances in the 2nd and 3rd Qualifiers - your present will simply take longer to unwrap)

Dear friends! We are happy to announce the release date of our long awaited Euro Update! December 19th is the date when you'll get: new waterways, new fish, new biting system, bottom and feeder fishing and much more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vb0ONmuyZE&feature=youtu.be

Hello and welcome to the most sizable Tournament of the year - the Christmas Giant’s Tour! This event isn’t about any particular kind of fish, the key rule here is: the bigger the better...and not just big...but GIGANTIC!

Yep, we’re talking super-huge Trophy-sized monsters: Trout, Pike, Salmon, Burbot, Catfish, Muskies, Bass, Gar, Snook, Dolly Varden...the list can go on and on!

Christmas Giant’s Tour will be held December 11th through December 16th, with the Registration starting on December 11th, 24 hours prior to the First Qualifier.

The CGT Tournament’s timetable is as follows:

• 10th of December - Registration for the Tournament begins.
  
• 11th of December - Qualifier 1 on the snowy White Moose Lake way out in Canada.
  
• 12th of December - Qualifier 2 on Michigan’s Saint-Croix Lake.
  
• 13th of December - Qualifier 3 on Florida’s Everglades.
  
• 15th of December - Semifinal Round on the mesmerizingly beautiful Kaniq Creek in Alaska.
  
• 16th of December - the Grand Finale on California’s San Joaquin Delta.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/730611/Fishing_Planet_Christmas_Giants_Pack/

Hey, anglers! Today we’ll take a closer look at one of the key element of feeder fishing, namely, Feeding.

Feeding implies “providing food” for a certain areas of a waterway to attract bottom fish and keep them in that area. In this DevBlog entry we’ll tell you all about how the Feeding system functions as a feature within the game.

How Feeding works.

The chum that you use to feed the selected feed area can have different properties depending on the components used to prepare it. In the game, you can use either basic groundbait mixes by simply adding some water or make your own unique chum by using different components and additives. Either way, the efficiency of your chum will directly depend on the components as well as the conditions in which you plan to use it.

You can prepare the chum mix only when you are already at a waterway, because it stays fresh only for a limited in-game period of time and should be used within the time limits shown on a special indicator in your inventory. Separate packed components and particle mixes, on the other hand, have no expiration date.

Besides, ready-made chum is very inconvenient in terms of transportation. That’s why once you leave the waterway, all the leftovers remaining from your prepared chum will be automatically disposed of.

To start Feeding the fish, you must place the chum into a feeder and cast it to the desired spot.

You can find more info about feeders in this DevBlog entry:

Feeder Fishing: Part 1 https://steamcommunity.com/games/380600/announcements/detail/1708449632711404564
Feeder Fishing: Part2 https://steamcommunity.com/games/380600/announcements/detail/1708450266990638581
Once in the water, the chum begins to spread from the feeder, depending on its components, the type of the feeder you are using and the speed of flow. By seeping from the feeder, the chum creates so-called “Feeding spots” or “feed area” that attract bottom fish to the area.

Of course, many factors should be taken into account in order to make the Feeding most effective. You should consider the bottom terrain, time of day, weather conditions, temperature, speed of current, components used for making the chum and what fish they will attract and even the amount of chum you need to distribute in the given area.

It is important to keep in mind that even the most efficient and abundant Feeding won’t help you get many bites, if the feed area is initially devoid of fish. That’s why it’s always important to explore and study the waterway to select the areas with abundant fish activity.

At this stage, the only way of Feeding in the game will be with the help of feeders. In the future, however, we will most likely be adding other methods, like tossing the chum by hand. But it is too early to talk about at the moment.