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:
| 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:
| 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 |