Cat Goes Fishing News

This premier update adds a new challenge to Cat Goes Fishing. The fish are fighting back. Cat's prey will thrall once hooked and attempt to break the line. Reinforce your line and fight with brute strength or cleverly outsmart your flailing foes.

Select "Realism" at the start of a new game to enable this content.

• New game mode: Realism.
  
• Support for multiple save files.
  
• Major AI improvements and visual updates.
  
• New upgrades/hats/fish.
  
• A plethora of balance changes.
  
• Catalog/interface improvements, bug fixes, and more!
  

New game mode: Realism

• Fish thrall against your line once hooked.
  
• Your line can snap if you're not careful!
  
• Some fish lunges can be dodged by boat strafing or reeling
  

Changes to fish:

• Fish value decreases more quickly when a fish is damaged.
  
• 4 new small fish.
  
• 6 new medium fish.
  
• 5 new large fish.
  
• 2 new huge fish.
  
• Fish values and respawn timers re-balanced.
  

Changes to boats:

• Basic boat is now slightly faster.
  
• Great boat is now slightly slower.
  
• Boat costs decreased greatly.
  

Changes to Rods/Upgrades:

• 6 new rod upgrades.
  
• Great Rod/Master Rod costs increased.
  
• Upgrade costs reduced for higher level rods.
  

Changes to hats:

• 1 new Legendary hat.
  
• Rare and legendary hats are more common.
  
• Reworked: Bones, Boater, Grindhard, Cuddlebane, Trilby, and Fez.
  

Changes to tools:

• Radar cost greatly increased.
  
• Radar now keeps the boat at the left edge of the radar panel when possible.
  
• Radar now tracks the lure when it goes off screen.
  

Changes to the catalog:

• Fish no longer show up in catalog until caught or until a quest for that fish has been given.
  
• Fish now display their "best catch" health level in the catalog.
  
• Mouse scroll-wheel now scrolls through the catalog.
  

Changes to lures (now "attachments"):

• "Lure shop" renamed to "attachment shop".
  
• Lightbulb duration increased.
  
• Rocket distance increased for early rods.
  
• Bomb scare timer is now lower for fish near the shore.
  

Miscellaneous changes:

• New achievements!
  
• Support for multiple save files! (Hit esc.)
  
• Hit 'S' to sell your fish quickly.
  
• Hit 'R' or 'B' to buy a rocket or bomb quickly.
  
• Hit 'M' to set the music volume level. (0/25/50/100%)
  
• "Unlock"-type achievements are checked when the game starts.