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I'm gonna catch you little fishy.
To the north of the Fishing Guild is a peaceful island named Isla Anglerine, to which many species of rare fish flock. Why they do is unknown, but it makes the island a paradise for budding fishers. Discovering this, representatives of the Fishing Guild have arranged for regular fishing competitions to be held there, in which those with a love of angling can prove their skill in a race to land the most and the heaviest catches.
Requirements
There are no requirements to enter a Fish Flingers competition, so long as you have a competition entry ticket. Everyone gets two entry tickets per day from the fisherman (he won't give you another if you already have 10 or more and he will give you 15 when you first meet him), but more can sometimes be found during a competition.You can have a maximum of 10 tickets.
Getting Started
Map of Isla Anglerine
Speak to a fisherman to get started. One can be found within the Fishing Guild, on the Shilo Village river, to the north-west wall of Piscatoris and at the Barbarian village. They'll be recognisable from their fashionable blue dungarees and an overpowering smell of fish. Simply talk to one of these fishermen and they'll inform you how long it is until the next Fish Flingers competition, how many entry tickets you have and other general information.
From five minutes before the event is about to begin, they'll also give any who asks a hint about the upcoming competition and teleport you to Isla Anglerine. You'll arrive on the island within a gated waiting area on the docks along with all the other entrants, but you won't have to wait too long for the gates to open and for the competition to begin. You'll then have ten minutes to catch fish, and the more fish that you catch and the heavier they are, the more points you will score in the competition.
Tackle box.
All entrants are provided with a bait box containing all the bait, hooks and weights required - there's no need to bring anything with you; the contents of your tackle box will be displayed instead of your inventory. Before going into detail about the tackle box, though, your first decision will be which habitat you fish in - docks, lake, river or beach. Different species of fish will be found in each of these habitats, and you'll be wanting to try them all to find out where the best fish are if you want to score well. That will be the case for each competition you take part in, too, as the location of the best fish will differ between competitions. There are six species of fish to keep an eye out for: bass, cod, herring, pike, salmon and trout.
Once at a fishing habitat, the next thing to do is prepare your line with some bait, a hook and some weights. You will need to experiment at each spot to find the perfect tackle to land each species, adjusting what bait, hook and weights you attach to your line. Once done, you'll need to cast out your line to begin fishing. It's more than likely that how you've initially prepared your line will not be perfect for catching the fish at your current habitat, so you'll then need to fine tune each aspect until you discover the perfect tackle to land prize specimens of each species of fish.
Tracking Your Catches
Once the competition begins, you'll notice an interface appearing at the top of the game window, which is used to track information about the fish you catch. On the far left, your overall progress is covered by the weight of the heaviest fish you've caught so far, and how many fish you've caught and what they weigh in total. Specific information about your last catch is shown to the right of that, showing what species it was, where it was caught, how much it weighed, then the bait, hook and casting range you used. Finally, the 'Rating' column gives you an idea of how suitable the tackle you used was in that habitat. As you try different baits, hooks and weights, you'll see this number increase as you get more components correct, with the aim of getting your rating up to 100%. Clicking 'Show All' will expand this information to your last six catches.
Catch information.
Bait
There are eight different types of bait, with each bait sharing a common property with two other types of bait (be that colour or shape). If you find that, say, using worms increases your rating a bit, you should next try either shrimp or maggots to see if either of those increase your rating further. How each bait type compares to the others is as follows:
Hooks
There are six different types of hook, which work in a similar way to bait. At each habitat, one of the six hooks will give you the best rating increase, but a similar hook will still improve your rating slightly. The hooks compare as follows:
Standard |
is similar to |
Slim |
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Large |
is similar to |
Double |
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Bone |
is similar to |
Wooden |
Weights
Weights work a little bit differently from bait and hooks. They come in three sizes - small (1kg), medium (2kg) and large (3kg) - and you can attach one of each weight to your line to extend your casting range. The heavier your line, the further you can cast, giving you a range between 1-6 metres. You'll find that one range will improve your rating a little, but the optimal range will improve your rating by more.
| Weight(s) added |
Casting range |
| Small |
1m |
| Medium |
2m |
| Large |
3m |
| Small + Large |
4m |
| Medium + Large |
5m |
| Small + Medium + Large |
6m |
Big Fish
When you reach 100% rating, and there are other players nearby, you will have a chance of catching a Big fish. Maintain your 100% rating and you'll eventually catch one (you can re-cast, drop your line or move away to discard the fish if you want) but you won't be able to land it alone!
Up to 8 players can click on the bubbles that appear around your bait, speeding up the landing process, and all who contribute will receive points - even if the fish is discarded.
You can catch 3 Big fish and can assist an unlimited amount of times per competition,although you only get rewarded for the first 6 assists.
Fishing Efficiently
Once you've discovered the best tackle for each of the six species, you should click on the ratings button in the top left of the screen and make note of weight of the fish species. You may then want to try to find the best tackle to catch the other species, to see if their average weight is higher - the more heavy fish that you land, the greater your score will be.
Each of the 4 habitats now has a threshold number of fish that can be caught. If the habitat you are fishing becomes exhausted, you will catch fish less frequently. A small square next to your rating meter shows the habitat's progress to the next depletion level and you will be given warnings to remind you to move to another location. A higher level means there are fewer fish to be caught.
Any fish that you find the optimal bait, weight and hook combinations will be recorded on the status panel. You can access this by clicking on the "ratings" button on the catch information interface. This is reset for each competition.
Status panel.
You don't, however, have to do everything yourself, as you're welcome to share any information you find out about each habitat, and which habitat is best, with your fellow entrants. Some clans and groups of friends may wish to do this to improve all of their scores, but beware that not all entrants will be so altruistic and may feed you misinformation to improve their own chances of winning.
Rewards
Rankings & Medals
And the winner is...
When your ten minutes of floundering are over, you and the other entrants will be returned to the waiting area and your scores totted up. The top five scoring players will also find themselves on the winners' podium, where they can give a cheer or take a bow. Your score is derived from the total weight of all the fish you caught, how many you caught, how many fish you found the perfect tackle for, and how many medals and awards you earned.
Medals can be earned by any entrant by fulfilling one of the following criteria:
- Junior Angler - Find the perfect tackle for three species
- Master Angler - Find the perfect tackle for all six species
- Whopper- Catch 3 big Fish
- Team Player- Assist catching at least 6 big fish
Best results, as the name implies, are only handed out to the best of the best in any given competition, though if more than one entrant obtains an equal total they will each receive the award:
- Heaviest fish caught
- Most fish caught
- Heaviest catch total
The 'Competition Results!' interface also has a second tab called 'Details', which gives you information on all six fish species from the recently ended competition. This is mostly for the curious, as this information will not be of use in the next competition. This tab also details your personal best scores and your Fish Flingers career total to date.
Items
Depending upon your score, you will receive some Fishing XP. You will also earn a number of Fish tokens, which you can spend at the fisherman's reward shop in exchange for raw fish, items of clothing or tackle boxes. The various tackle boxes could prove to be very useful to keen fishers, as they can tell you the time until the next Fish Flingers game and have room to tidily store a range of fishing equipment, as shown below.
The slots can store the following:
- Tools
- Bait
- Gloves
- Raw fish
- Fishing outfit
Wearing the fishing outfit will give you up to a 5% boost to your Fishing XP (1.25% per item worn).
Development Team
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Developer:
Rod C
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Graphics:
Matthew M
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QA:
Dan G, Daniel O, James H
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| Audio: |
Audio:
Adam B
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Developer:
Stuart W
Design:
Tim F, Seb D
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Graphics:
(Project Lead:Alec V)
UI:
(Project Lead:Tursan R)
Animation:
(Project Lead:Lelio C)
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QA:
(Project Lead:Scott T)
Juliet T, James H
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Head of Audio: Stephen L
Audio:
(Project Lead:Adam B)
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