Dear players,
The new water body Ladoga Archipelago is about to appear in the game. It is the first body of water of this kind in our game. Fishing on a large body of water comes with special demands not only to the angler's skills, but also to the fishing equipment. For this reason, a new boat with a powerful engine and fish finder will be available.
We would also like to announce the creation of the Angling Hall of Fame. From now on the nicknames/record holders of all absolute record tables will be added to lists according to the yearly results. After the annual awards have been handed out, the tables will be reset and await the new champions. In addition to a place in the Hall of Fame, each winner will receive a commemorative award.

- A new body of water has been added to the game - the Ladoga Archipelago. The lake is available from level 27. It is not possible to travel to the Ladoga Archipelago on computers that do not meet the minimum system requirements.
- Five new species of fish have been added to the game - the inhabitants of the Ladoga Archipelago.
- A new type of boat has been implemented. This boat has a new type of operation, the ability for the character to move freely in the boat and a sonar. You can rent a boat of this type at the Ladoga Archipelago location.
- Introduced an updated workshop interface.
- In the workshop, the possibility of replacing parts for some reels with replacements from other manufacturers is implemented. Replacements may differ in their characteristics from the original parts.
- Changed the way PVA-materials, attractants, additives, and bait basics are kept in a backpack and other storages. Now all new items of these types with the same name, as well as baits, only take up one place in the inventories.
- A separate slider for controlling the interface sounds has been added in the game settings.
- In order to improve the auditory comfort of the gameplay, a new algorithm for controlling the volume of sounds emitted by the motor has been implemented.
- The volume of the noises when eating has been rebalanced.
- The Christmas market is open on most water bodies.
- The range of vintage reels has been expanded on the Christmas market.
- Increased minimum weight of char, red char and gray char.
- The minimum weight, trophy weight and rare trophy weight of the Baltic sturgeon has been increased.
- The minimum weight, the average weight, the trophy weight and the rare trophy weight of the Atlantic salmon trophies has been increased.
- The experience gained from zander, ruffe and chinese sleeper has been increased. The price of these species at the fish markets has also increased.
- The amount of Atlantic salmon has been reduced on all water bodies. The experience gained for catching them has increased and the price of this species at the fish markets has increased.
- The "Ladoga salmon" fish species has been added to the Volkhov River and Lake Ladoga.
- At Lake Ladoga, the maximum weight of gray char and red char was reduced, the average weight and maximum weight of the Baltic sturgeon has been increased.
- The Baltic sturgeon and the Atlantic salmon have been removed from the trophy list of Lake Ladoga. The place of the Atlantic salmon in the list is taken over by the Ladoga salmon.
- The Atlantic salmon has been removed from the Volkhov river trophy list. The place of the Atlantic salmon in the list is taken over by the Ladoga salmon.
- The Winding rivulet has a new inhabitant - the Volga Zander.
- New reels by Zeiman have been added to the tackle shops and the lure range by Blast has been expanded.
- Lures by the new manufacturer Kalmar Lures are available in tackle shops.
- Wacky worms by the manufacturer Lynns are available in fishing shops.
- Implemented the annual rewarding of players who are on any of the absolute record tables at 8:00 PM CET / 2:00 PM EST on the first Sunday in January. After those players are awarded, the absolute record tables will be reset so that next year everyone has a chance to set a new record and receive a commemorative award.
- Christmas gifts have been prepared. From 12/25/2021 10:00 AM CET (4:00 AM EST) until 01/11/2022 10:00 AM CET (4:00 AM EST), fish with a telescopic rods at the festive location at Mosquito lake and get a chance to catch valuable gifts.
- Fixed: The weight of self-caught bait fish was displayed incorrectly.
- Fixed: The “drifting with the current” was not recognized for some baits.
- Fixed: Baits, materials and food contained in the gift bags could not be transferred to other players.
- Fixed: The medal awarded for first place in the Big Bear Cup tournament was displayed incorrectly.

- A complete fish migration on all water bodies has taken place.

On Wednesday, December 22nd at 1:00 AM EST / 7:00 AM CET the server will be restarted and the client will be updated. Estimated working time is about 6 hours.

Best regards,
Your RF4 team

Dear players,
We would like to invite you to our “Lake Kuori Tournament” on:
19/12/2021 18.00 CET / 12 PM EST

Players from all regions can take part in the tournament.

Registration for the tournament will start 1 hr before the tournaments start using the In game competition system.

Duration of the tournament: 48 in game hours (2 hours) each.
Tournament type : In game competition system.
Minimum level requirement for this tournament is level 16.
Tournament will take place on Lake Kuori .
Target fish are: Lake trout, Char, Burbot ( max weight of 3 fish species).

Rewards:
1st place: 10 Gold + 5000 Silver + 14 days Premium
2nd place: 8 Gold + 4000 Silver + 12 days Premium
3rd place: 5 Gold + 3500 Silver + 10 days Premium
4th place: 2500 Silver + 7 days Premium
5th place: 2000 Silver + 7 Days Premium
6th place: 1500 Silver + 5 Days Premium
7th place: 1200 Silver + 5 Days Premium
8th place: 1000 Silver + 3 Days Premium
9th place: 700 Silver + 3 Days Premium
10th place: 700 Silver

Rewards will be paid within 72 hours after the tournament finishes.
See you all at the Kuori Lake!
RF4 Team

Winner:

We are pleased to inform you about the imminent release of a new reservoir. This water body will feel quite a bit different from the existing ones. The map presents a group of islands located in the northern part of Lake Ladoga. The surrounding waters are inhabited by more than forty species of fish. The difficult bottom topography, great depths and unpredictable weather conditions make fishing here especially interesting. Experience the new Ladoga Archipelago! Coming soon...

Dear players,
We would like to invite you to take part in our Old Burg Journey Tournament on 28/11/2021 19.00 CET / 1 pm EST.

Registration for the tournament will start at 18.00 CET / 12.00 am EST using an In game competition system.

How to join the Competition: https://rf4game.com/userguide/#competitions_join

Duration of the tournament: 48 in game hrs ( 2hrs).
The tournament will be hosted by Levo.

Tournament type : In game competition system.
Min lvl requirement for this tournament is lvl 12.
Tournament will take place on Lake Old Burg .
Fish species that we will fish for are Tench, Bream and Roach.
Players from all regions can take part in the tournament.

Rewards:
Place 1: 10 Gold + 5000 Silver + 14 days Premium
Place 2: 8 Gold + 4000 Silver + 12 days Premium
Place 3: 5 Gold + 3500 Silver + 10 days Premium
Place 4: 2500 Silver + 7 days Premium
Place 5: 2000 Silver + 7 Days Premium
Place 6: 1500 Silver + 5 Days Premium
Place 7: 1200 Silver + 5 Days Premium
Place 8: 1000 Silver + 3 Days Premium
Place 9: 700 Silver + 3 Days Premium
Place 10: 700 Silver .

Rewards will be paid by 48hrs after the tournament finishes.

See you all at the Old Burg Lake!
RF4 Team

On November 17th, from 9 AM CET (3 AM EST) to 4 PM CET (10 AM EST), technical work will be carried out at the data center. During the specified period, access to the game servers, the site and the forums will be limited.
For players who had a valid premium subscription on either November 11th or November 17th, two days of premium will be added.

RF4 team

- The storage of food and drinks in the backpack and other storage areas has been changed. All food and drink items with the same name now only take up one slot in the inventory.
- In the menu; skills, tables and lists can now be navigated with keyboard keys.
- Implemented alternative to the mouse wheel control of the brake setting as well as the retrieval speed of the reel. The casting distance of the slingshot and the cobras can also be adjusted. The keyboard shortcuts Alt + Plus / Alt + Minus can be used to control the brake setting. To set the retrieval speed, use the key combinations R + Plus / R + Minus. Use the plus / minus buttons to set the casting distance of the slingshot or the cobra.
- The Tungus Vodka Box and the KALA Vodka Box are now only available for gold coins.
- Fixed: Some objects were not illuminated by the flashlight.
- Fixed: In previous updates, the volume of some tackle action sounds was incorrectly changed.
- Fixed: When connected to the internet with some providers, no usernames were displayed in the game chat and there was no access to other public information.
- Fixed: Under certain conditions, telescopic rods withstood loads that significantly exceeded their specified load-bearing capacity.
- Fixed: With certain menu scaling it was difficult to place an object in the quick slot selection.
-Fixed: When using a leader with a length of more than 40 cm on a Carolina rig, the accessories were displayed incorrectly.

HotFix

- In order to improve the convenience of navigation in item storages and to speed up the loading of the player profile we changed the way the food and drinks are stored in the backpack and other storages. Due to the high load on the servers after the update, we had to disable the automatic merging of items that existed at the time of the update. Some player’s items will continue to occupy several slots in storage. Merging such items into one will be done in the background. New items will continue to automatically merge into one or merge with one of the existing items.
- Fixed. In the previous update, an error was made that led to a decrease in the load-bearing capacity of the rods.

On Thursday, November 11th at 1:00 AM EST / 7:00 AM CET the server will be restarted and the client will be updated. Estimated working time is about 4 hours.
Best regards,
Your RF4 team

On October 28st at 8:00 AM CEST / 2:00 AM October 28th EST the game server will be shut down for maintenance. Estimated down time is 2 hours.