Guide to Fishing

SO YOU WANNA FISH DO YA?

This guide will go over the very basics of fishing and how you can benefit from catching aquatic organisms from the safety of the silver edge of their world. :)

PART 1: Your Tools!

Typically this guide is included in a tacklebox but if you happen to not have that you can buy your own starter kit from the nearest shop or forage your gear from the world!

The Fishin' Rod

The Fishin' Rod is your main tool for fishin. Hold the fishing rod in your main hand and then hit it against a viable turf to fish. This can be water or green polluted water! When you cast your rod you will see a bobber appear in the water. Simply sit and wait for fish to start comin in. The speed at which you fish is determined by your fishing skill level, each level shaves off 10% of the 10 second wait for each catch.

In your tacklebox you may find a line and a hook. Attach these to your rod in order to Increase its effectiveness level. Rod effectiveness is difficult to explain due to it being some bizzaro measurement by the other fishers on how much more likely you are to get a rare catch.

The Fishin Net

is a more passive form of fishing. The fish swim through and get tangled up in the net. You have to be quick to notice the net is full in order to grab those fish while they are alive! Fishin Nets can only be placed on turf that has fish I.E. bodies of water that your fishing rod works on. You do not gain fishing experience from fishing nets and their chances to catch rare fish are very low.

Rod Modifiers

are a form of increasing fishing speed or luck, the 4 methods of doing so is fishing skill, fishing hooks, fishing lines and fishing rods. Some of these may be found within fresh water fishing however most lie within the Fishing Office Shop. The list of these lie below:

Guide to Rod Modding

Cost	Mod Type	Speed Modifier	Fishing Level
200	Ramshackle Fishing Rod	1	0.6
700	Fibreglass Fishing Rod	1.2	1
700	Golden Fishing Rod	1.5	0.6
700	Titanium Fishing Rod	1	1.4
200	Simple Fishing Line	N/A	0.2
250	Sinew Fishing Line	N/A	0.2
500	Woven Fishing Line	N/A	0.3
700	Reinforced Fishing Line	N/A	0.4
200	Simple Fishing Hook	N/A	0.2
250	Bone Fishing Hook	N/A	0.3
500	Weighted Fishing Hook	N/A	0.4
1000	Shiny Fishing Hook	N/A	0.6

PART 2: Fish Chances And Market

Fish Chances

Fish Chances are determined by the water your fishing in and your fishing effectiveness. Fishin up a freshwater guppy in a saltwater environment is not possible unless your fishin for dead allochthonous fish. Finding out the difference between salt water and freshwater can be done by examining the water's features.

The Fish Market

is a machine that has recently popped up near fishing areas. It accepts fish and bone hooks in exchange for brass balls that you can use to buy from its store. Between you an me, its some weird shop trying to cheat us outta our catch with some glorified tokens that can only be spent in one place. Shame since its the only place that sells quality fishin' equipment. The shop seems to accept fish based on this value system: normal fish are 2 brass balls, second level fish are 10, third level fish are 50, and fourth level fish are 100. These values are also effected by the fishes size and weight, ya know like 50% more if its 50% bigger than average.

Ah i should mention that you should cook your fish before eating them. You'll catch somethin' if you eat em raw. Well that's all i got. Good fishin' to ya.

PART 3: Cookin' Your Catch

There's many ways to skin a cat, and cook a fish. Incorrectly cooking a fish will create a slimy substance that you will be unable to eat.

There's 5 ways to cook a fish:

Guide to Fish Cooking

Cooking Type	Cooking information	Fish Cookable
Fish Frier	Fry the fish in a deep frier. Best for lightly flavored fish and crustaceans.	White Colored Fish Pink Colored Fish Raw Shrimp
Fish Stove	A stove for pan-frying fish. Best for most kinds of fish and shrimp.	White Colored FIsh Pink Colored Fish Salmon Raw Shrimp
Fish Oven	An oven to bake fish. Mostly used for salmon, Crab and lobster.	Salmon Lobster Raw Crabmeat
Sushi Mat	A sushi mat for preparing fish. Only usable on properly sushi-able fish.	White Colored Fish Salmon Raw Shrimp
Grill	A grill that can universally grill and make fish safe. Fish must be grilled without butchering	Raw Fish

GOING BEYOND

Astrology 101

There are currently 7 planets tracked by the city. When these planets align with earth, you are graced with their power. Every seven minutes, the planet's tracking will update, and the planets line up with earth at certain intervals.

Each of these planets also gives you a buff when they are at their peak, save the moon.

Planet Name	Effects	Number of cycles to align	Extra Information
The Moon	The moon increases fishing power at a flat rate based off how long left until the full moon. Reminder that after the moon expends it's power on a full moon, it will be weaker during the waning.	4
Mercury	Mercury will increase the sized of fish by 30% when aligned.	2
Venus	Venus will decrease the chance of enemies to be fished up by the nets when aligned.	3
Mars	Mars will increase the damage of all fishing weapons by 30% when aligned.	4
Jupiter	Jupiter, when aligned, will make all fishing workshop weapons heal you by 5% per enemy slain.	5
Saturn	Saturn, when aligned, will heal your sanity by 5 points for every fish you catch.	6
Uranus	An Aligned Uranus will buff the amount of fish points gained from a fish vendor.	7
Neptune	Increases the Devotion gained by fishing shrines when aligned	8

The Gods and You

Many gods inhabit the realm of fishing, but alongside the common fish atheist, there's 7 gods to devote yourself to, each represented by a planet.

Once you get 5 devotion, you can both sacrifice fish at a fish shrine, check the alignment of all planets as well as get a permanent buff.

God Name	God Domain	Effect While Devoted	Planet
Lir	God of the Sea	Increases size of caught fish by 100%	Mercury
Tefnut	Goddess of Fertility and Water	Decreases chances of enemies fished up by nets.	Venus
Arnapkapfaaluk	Goddess of Aquatic Combat	Increases the damage of all fishing weapons by 30%	Mars
Susanoo	God of Harvest and Storms	Workshop fishing weapons heal 10% max HP on Kill.	Jupiter
Kukulkan	The Serpent Deity	Decreases the cost of all spells by 1.	Saturn
Abena Mansa	The Sea Goddess of Gold	There's a small chance to fish up 50 ahn while fishing	Uranus
Glaucus	The God of Fishing	Increase fishing power by 1.4x	Neptune

Fishing Skills

As you power up, you will be getting better and better at using your fishing skills. The fishing skills are available at the fishing market.

Fishing Skill	Skill Level	Effect	Cooldown	Devotion Cost	Skill Archetype	God Requirement
Scry	1	See which planets are currently aligned along with the phase of the moon and what your current devotion is.	30 seconds	1	Arcane
Detect Fish	1	Detect if there's any fish nearby	30 seconds	1	N/A
Planet	1	Shift the movement of your aligned planet by 1.	10 Mins	2	Motion	Not Atheist
Planet II	1	Shift the movement of a chosen planet by 1	10 Mins	4	Motion
Lunar Movement	1	Move the phase of the moon ahead by 1	10 Mins	2	Motion
Lunar Prayer	1	Heal all players nearby for HP and SP based off the phase of the moon	30 seconds	3	Healing
God's Love	1	Heal all players for scaling HP based off how many times you've used this spell.	30 seconds	3	Healing
Fish Lockpick	1	Open any nearby fish-shaped locks	30 seconds	1	N/A
Commune	1	Send a message to others of your faith	10 seconds	1	Arcane	Not Atheist
Fish Telepathy	1	Commune with fish (This soothes your soul)	40 seconds	1	N/A
Smite the Heretics	2	Damage all Atheists and All fishermen not aligned with your god. Deals double damage to atheists	30 seconds	7	Attack	Not Atheist
Lunar Might	2	Increase movespeed and damage based off the phase of the moon	30 seconds	7	Buff
Awe the Weak	2	Immobilize all atheists	30 seconds	8	Debuff	Not Atheist
Chakra Misalignment	2	Deals damage to entities around if their god's planet is not aligned. With their planet destroyed, they die.	30 seconds	12	Attack
Greater Fish - Vertical	2	Gib anyone in 2 tiles that's in crit or dead near you	10 seconds	7	Attack
Alignment	4	Shift your deity's planet to align with the earth	10 Mins	15	Motion	Not Atheist
Alignment II	4	Align all the planets with the earth	20 Mins	35	Motion
A Moment in Time	4	Stops the planet's motions until the moon is full again	30 Mins	12	Motion
Supernova	4	Destroys one planet, to never align again	20 Mins	25	Motion