Talk:Fishing Skills

From release notes:


 * Release 22 - September 25, 2015
 * Fishing: Players can begin catching fish in the game.
 * Fishing: In R22, Fishing will work in any area where the water is deep enough to swim (it is not node based like other harvesting). For now, all water is the same (no salt vs. freshwater) and shallow water (e.g. swamps) cannot be fished in, but more water types and associated fish types will get added in later releases. In R22, there will be three fish types and at least one cooking recipe for each (including Butchery recipes to clean and filet the fish as well as crafting trophy decorations). Long term, we have tons of features and modifiers that we will be adding to fishing, such as seasons, time of day, hot spots, reeling, fish sizes, leader boards, etc. Please note we don’t yet have any visual effects for fishing so you won’t see the line going into the water or fish being retrieved.


 * Release 23 - October 29, 2015
 * Fishing: We added a new fishing skill and improved the visuals.
 * Bait Recovery: Increases the chance that worms will not be consumed when an attempt to fish fails.
 * Casting Range: How far you can cast your line is now tied to the level of your base Fishing skill. As it goes up you can cast farther.
 * Line & Bobber Visuals: You can now see the line and bobber when fishing.
 * Fishing Hot Spots: There are now fishing hot spots in various maps that have higher fishing yields. Currently, all fishing hotspots are identical and they only exist in deep, swimmable water. They can be identified by a small visual effect (currently sparkles on the surface of the water). In the future there will be a range of visuals, including schools of fish, that indicate hot spots. Casting your fishing line into a hot spot will improve one's chances at fishing up better loot. The closer your bobber is to the center of the hotspot, the greater your chances at better loot. Additional fishing hotspots will be added over time.


 * Release 25 - December 17, 2015
 * Fishing in Swamps: Fish can now be gathered in the swampy areas of New Britannia.

Winfield (talk) 13:05, 7 July 2016 (UTC)