Bug/fishing: Some features make fishing difficult

Snek commented

2026-08-10 05:08:57 +00:00

The fishing still goes when typing, so you can lose a fish very quickly when both hands are on the keyboard. Also there is no wait before the bar increases, I think that similar to webfishing, the bar for loosing a fish should only increase after the first mouse click, or after a second or so, so you can't immediately lose a fish.

woofmeow commented

2026-08-10 13:23:25 +00:00

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I need to look closer at webfishing to try to determine how these handle it. I know not beginning the "reeling" phase when catching a fish until user input is detected is something you get from using the "patient lure" but I need to observe more closely the behavior that's expected when you don't have that lure. I'll do some research and try to tighten it up so it feels better.

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toes commented

2026-08-19 20:41:29 +00:00

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As it currently is, you definitely cannot alt-tab while fishing. Whether that is a good or bad thing to demand player focus may reveal itself with a bit more playtesters & calibration

woofmeow closed this issue

2026-08-20 17:40:36 +00:00

woofmeow commented

2026-08-20 17:42:31 +00:00

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there's already a one-second head start before the fishing bar starts moving, and the standby lure gives players a slower fight if they need more time to type. I think the game already gives players enough ways to deal with this, so I'm closing this as intended behavior.

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Bug/fishing: Some features make fishing difficult #61