Call of the Wild: The Angler™ News

Packing a complete outfit as well as car and boat liveries, the Wilderness Cosmetic Pack is available now - free for all our players!

• 1 complete outfit: Vest + top, gloves, trousers, boots, and hat– with 5 variants of each
  
• 3 off-road vehicle liveries: Voyage Bluerat Groove Buster, Voyage Bluerat Boogie Night, and Voyage Bluerat Soul Patrol
  
• 3 boat liveries: Lionheart 500 Sport Blaze, Lionheart 500 Sport Switchblade, and Lionheart 500 Sport Razor
  

Get the Wilderness Cosmetic Pack now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2125861/Call_of_the_Wild_The_Angler__Wilderness_Cosmetics_Pack/

We hope you’ll enjoy these latest additions to the game! The team will continue to work closely with our community to deliver new features, content, and improvements inspired directly by player feedback. If you want to help us, make sure to join us on Discord where you can voice your thoughts on our game and report any issues you’ve encountered. It’s a cool place to hang out with fellow anglers!

Join us on Discord - https://avlche.com/TADiscord

Having difficulties accessing your new items? Follow these steps!

• Get the Wilderness Pack DLC on the platform storefront of your choice.
  
• Launch or restart the game and head into customization, which you’ll find by visiting the shopkeeper.
  
• You’ll find your new apparel there ready to try on.
  

As a token of appreciation for your continued support, we hope you'll enjoy this free pack containing new rods, reels, and lures.

Get the Classic Tackle Pack for free now - http://avlche.com/CTP

Wanna learn more about this brand new equipment? Keep reading!


[h3]Find the ’Wright’ gear for you[/h3]
Like its hound namesake, the Lurcher is a quick, tenacious hunting companion. Fresh from the banks of the Tyne, this reel is incredibly fast and flexible. Able to match the moves of any fish, this reel is a steadfast sidekick. Available in three different variants, the Lurcher comes in Red Gold, Gilt, or Silver for a personal experience.

Wright’s rod, the Whippet, is a powerful companion to any angler, and like its quick, lithe canine inspiration, it has the potential to become an angler’s best friend. Proudly displaying Northumbrian tartan, this Geordie gem can deal with everything the waters have to offer. Players can choose between three color variants of the Whippet rod – the Pegswood Pacer, the Ashington Arrow and the Rothbury Racer. There’s something to suit every angler.


[h3]Enjoy the Perks of ’Perk n Kins’ gear[/h3]
Steeped in history, the Perk n Kins Nebuchadnezzar reel is a work of art. Deliciously mysterious, the origins of this reel have been lost to time. Perfect for those who appreciate quality and made-to-last craftsmanship, the Nebuchadnezzar is available in three solid, classic variants – Iron, Worn Nickel, and Gilt. Ideal for making a stylish splash about how serious an angler you are.

Perk n Kins Gilgamesh rod is the ideal accompaniment to the Nebuchadnezzar. Another legendary item, this exclusive rod is the stuff that legends are made of. Passed up by Johan ’Big Cheese’ Jarlsberg because ’there’s no point in a special rod that nobody knows about’, this beauty has found its way back into the world and is ready to go. Available in Walnut, Bocote, and Rosewood variants, the Gilgamesh’s strong and sturdy rod is one that is guaranteed to stand the test of time.

This tackle pack also includes two lures, each available in three hook sizes with different colors.

Having difficulties accessing your new gear? Follow these steps!

1. Get the Classic Tackle Pack DLC on the platform storefront of your choice.
   
2. Launch or restart the game and head to your storage, which you’ll find by visiting the shopkeeper.
   
3. You’ll find your new equipment stored there, ready to put in your backpack.
   

Get the Classic Tackle Pack for free now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2125860/Call_of_the_Wild_The_Angler__Classic_Tackle_Pack/

Happy fishing, anglers!

Patch 1.1.4 is live now! It mainly focuses on better protecting our players’ saves from corruption in the event of an unforeseen shutdown of the game. Losing all your progress in a game isn’t cool, and we wanna make sure it doesn’t happen on The Angler.



[h2]STABILITY[/h2]

• Improvements have been made to how save data is managed on Windows to deal with circumstances such as closing the game down or losing power whilst the game is actively saving.
  
  Dev Team’s Notes: We’ve seen reports of players losing their progress when the game isn’t shut down correctly. This update puts safeguards in place to prevent that from happening.

[h2]PROGRESSION[/h2]

• Achievements for Windows have been fixed and will start unlocking again as intended.
  
  Dev Team’s Notes: Progress was still being tracked and achievements that were completed on 1.1.3 will unlock once the update is installed.

[h2]UI[/h2]

• Resolved an issue that would make it impossible to join a friend’s multiplayer session from the Apex Connect Friends’ List in the Main Menu.
  
• Resolved issues with missing localisation strings for upcoming items.
  

As always, your feedback was key in our ability to detect and solve these issues. We were sorry to hear about our players who found themselves with a blank save and had to restart the game from the beginning. If you face any technical issues while playing The Angler, make sure to let us know via our Support Page or on our Discord server - it’s the best way to make sure it’s seen by the team and being worked on.

Join us on Discord: https://avlche.com/TADiscord
Our Support Page: https://avlche.com/TASupport

Happy fishing, anglers!

A lot has happened on The Angler these past few weeks. From the release of the Challenger Update to Patch 1.1.3, the team has worked to act on your feedback and bring the first of many improvements you want to see added to the game. Of course, our work doesn’t stop here, and we’re planning to keep on rolling out these updates to continuously improve your angling experience.

With this in mind, we’ve updated our list of Known Issues - the bugs and glitches we’re aware of, but haven’t got around to tackle just yet. If you encounter technical difficulties while fishing in Golden Ridge Reserve, make sure to check out this list before reporting them. We may already be working on a solution!

[h2]Known Issues | Version 1.1.3[/h2]

[h3]STABILITY[/h3]

• A variety of stability-related issues are known of and are being tackled. The most frequently-encountered issues are being worked on in priority.
  

[h3]GAMEPLAY[/h3]

• In specific circumstances, cars can collide with other cars even when ghosted.
  
• Interacting with the shop or vehicle spawners after catching a fish and immediately releasing a fish may change the camera perspective.
  
• While spin fishing, it’s possible for the strike window to be too short to react and successfully hook the fish.
  
• Fishing and standing back from the edge of a bridge can cause issues with both the line and the float in specific instances.
  
• Rods can sometimes appear straighter than they should be under high tension levels.
  

[h3]VISUAL[/h3]

• Occasionally, the time of day can either skip forward or cycle through 24 hours rapidly.
  
• On Steam Deck, if the graphics preset has been set to Low within the video options, the player’s hair won’t render.
  
• The player’s avatar is not rendered below the water’s surface in the reward sequence.
  
• The water caustic effects in the Reserve Population and Latest Catch menus disappear on the fish after entering and exiting the Handbook for the first time.
  
• The Spanish Companionship Dollar and the Norwegian Friendship Dollar are using incorrect images in the Handbook.
  
• Some lures will incorrectly remain in a vertical position when being reeled in.
  
• The player’s hands will partially clip through the Bronze Rank Rainbow Trout in the Catch Screen.
  
• Water Buoys no longer float in the water, instead sinking to the water bed.
  
• The waterwheel at the Watermill location spins the wrong way. It also has a post intersecting the moving wheel geometry.
  
• Float movement currently doesn’t match wave movement as accurately as desired.
  
• Changes to some graphics and video settings during gameplay may not apply.
  Dev Team’s Notes: Restarting the game will make sure all your settings are correctly applied.
• On rare occasions, some objects may appear to float, clip, or not properly align with the ground as you explore the open world.
  
• On rare occasions, some distant parts of the terrain may not render as expected.
  
• When driving a vehicle at speed, the vehicle may appear to flicker momentarily.
  
• The water’s appearance can sometimes differ from its actual physical movement.
  

[h3]UI[/h3]

• Navigating the Apex Connect menus with a gamepad can cause minor selection issues.
  
• Some of the lure and bait preferences within the Handbook have their text cropped.
  
• Navigating the Quick Menu with a gamepad might cause the Quick Chat to be inaccessible.
  
• Rods purchased for storage are being counted towards the backpack space instead when purchasing them in the shop.
  
• When moving hooks from the Backpack to Storage, the scrollbar goes below the expected position on the panel.
  
• The tension meter has a small vertical line at the top and bottom of the circle.
  
• Having two identical rods in the Rod Assembly menu may result in the same tackle being attached to both.
  
• A scrollbar will appear within the other Apex Connect menus after visiting a full friend’s page. This does not affect functionality.
  
• When viewing the map and interacting with a waterbody, it may not always correctly list all of the fish species present there.
  
• There is a lack of messaging when launching the game for players with below minimum spec hardware or software.
  
• Traits in the Handbook are sometimes displayed incorrectly after swapping quickly between tabs.
  

[h3]CUSTOMISATION[/h3]

• In the Customisation menu, the character’s hair appears black or white when wearing a hat.
  

[h3]PROGRESSION[/h3]

• The Big Fish Small Pond achievement doesn’t unlock at Level 50 until the game is restarted.
  

[h3]MULTIPLAYER[/h3]

• In multiplayer, other players’ avatars may occasionally be missing an item of clothing or a body part. This resolves itself over time.
  

If you encounter a technical issue that’s not listed above or wanna share feedback on the game, make sure to join us on Discord where we have dedicated channels for both - https://avlche.com/TADiscord

Happy fishing, Anglers!

Patch 1.1.3 is now live and it packs some of the most community-awaited improvements yet. Let’s dive in!

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• We’ve added the option to toggle on or off the Strike UI during the biting phase.
  

Dev Team’s Notes: There are two separate options that reside within the Accessibility Menu, which allow you to change the audio and visual cues independently. In the near future, we’re also planning to do more to further improve this phase of gameplay - including improvements to the float and line behavior on the water.

• A new Focus on Float feature has been added, allowing players to zoom in on the float during fishing.
  

Dev Team’s Notes: You can toggle the zoom as soon as you’ve cast.

• We’ve updated how fish react when the bait, float, or lure hits the water. The radius of effect has been reduced and there’s now a probability rather than a certainty of fish getting spooked.
  

Dev Team’s Notes: The new spooking behavior was found to be too aggressive and binary. Therefore, we’ve reacted to make it less pronounced and frequent - making it feel more natural and believable.

• Quick Chat has been added to the Quick Menu, allowing players to communicate with each other in multiplayer sessions.
  

Dev Team’s Notes: There’s a total of 35 messages available, split into 7 distinct categories. They range from simple greetings to reactions and responses. What’s more, they’ll be automatically translated depending on your game’s selected language.

• The Epic Game Store version of the game has been updated to support the achievements system.
  

Dev Team’s Notes: EGS players rejoice! You can expect all your previously unlocked achievements to unlock during the boot sequence the next time you launch the game.

• We’ve calmed the water by reducing the average strength of the wind and waves. It should better reflect the idyllic fishing conditions found on a perfect Golden Ridge summer day.
  

Dev Team’s Notes: Not only will this reduce visual noise on the surface, it will also make it much easier to read the behavior of the float on the water surface.

• The issue with fishing lines not going through the rod’s eyelets has been resolved.
  

Dev Team’s Notes: The fishing line now is not only positioned accurately within the eyelets, but the line now actually moves within the eyelets when reeling.

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[h3]VISUAL[/h3]

• The visual inaccuracies of the Mountain Whitefish and the Lake Trout in the menus have been resolved.
  
• The erroneous “Trapezium Sandy Desert” short-sleeve top that appeared as a duplicate has been resolved.
  
• The player’s hair and hat now cast accurate shadows.
  
• The baitcasting pose and corresponding animations have been updated to more accurately hold and use the baitcasting rods.
  
• Boats no longer become “ghosted” when two or more are docked at the same jetty.
  
• An issue with SSSR causing unintended vertical transitions on the water has now been resolved.
  

[h3]AUDIO[/h3]

• In multiplayer, the boat ignition audio can now be heard as intended from other players’ boats.
  

[h3]GAMEPLAY[/h3]

• In multiplayer, the player’s orientation while fishing is now tracked accurately.
  

Patch 1.1.3 marks an important milestone in our journey to act on community feedback. Since launch, many players shared with us their desire to see their immersion and fishing experience improved in The Angler, so we’re incredibly happy to finally be able to share what we’ve been working on to answer some of those requests. Of course, we’re not stopping here, so expect more from us soon.

In the meantime, keep on sharing what you love and what you’d like to see improved in The Angler with us!
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