Fishing Planet News

Hey, anglers!
Thank you all for the feedback! We appreciate it a lot, and will keep doing our best in implementing your ideas and suggestions. It was necessary for us to hear it and take it into account. As you all mentioned a lot about the landing net issues and breakage of the reel while catching big fish, we are implementing your feedback with this Patch, including some improvements.
Clubs:

• Added possibility to create Clubs with longer Names and more symbols in it;
  
• Localization fixes. Changed the word "Country" to "Location", since the list of club "Countries" includes not only countries but also regions;
  

New Fishing Mechanic:

• Reel breakage system adjustments. Increased time for the breakage and durability level of the reel during overload;
  
• Please note that broken reels, obtained from the fishing packs, can be repaired!
  
• Slight adjustments for the Landing Net system. Reduced period of handing fish out of the water to avoid the use of the Landing Net;
  
• Landing Net will be disabled by default, for the new players. You can turn it on/off(for those who had it already in use) in the in-game settings;
  
• Turned off the obligatory usage of Landing Net in competitions;
  
• Fixed issue with alarms on the rod stands. In certain situations, the rod stand might not provide an audible signal, and the fish gets away due to the lack of hookset;
  
• Fixed an issue with catching the fish before it get’s tired and improper catch;
  
• Fixed the exploit of getting huge fish with low-level setups.
  

Animation improvements:

• Fixed issues with incorrect 3D appearance for X-Series UltraCast 210 rod;
  
• Fixed incorrect line behavior when catching underwater items;
  
• Twitching animation improvements, including polishing the avatar of the player and adding more flexibility to it;
  
• [UPD]Spinning Rods Twitch Animations Adjustment.
  

We will keep polishing and improving the new features. Feel free to contact our Support or leave your suggestion in the Feedback channel in Discord. Thank you for being with us! Tight lines!

Hey anglers!
This Patch includes two main features we want to introduce to you:

[h3]Fishing Planet Clubs[/h3]
Today we introduce the feature we put lots of energy and passion into. With the positive feedback we have received after Beta Testing we are happy to present you Clubs.

So anglers, get ready! If your rod is cast while reading, don’t forget about the bell, so you don’t miss your fish, and let’s dive deeper into the Club community!
More about Clubs you can read here!

[h3]New Fishing Mechanic and Animations[/h3]
We want to introduce you to Pulling-up, a new fishing mechanic we are very excited to implement.

As our mission is to create a fishing experience that is as close to real life as possible, we constantly improve our in-game fishing techniques and create new fishing opportunities for our players.
More about New Fishing Mechanic and Animations you can read here!

[h3]Miscellaneous[/h3]

• Friends count limit increased from 200 to 1000;
  
• Buoy count limit increased by 200 (from 1500 to 1700).
  

[h3]Bugfix and Improvements[/h3]

• Performance issues fixed that appeared after closing Steam purchase overlay with ESC button;
  
• Fixed UI issues in the chum mixing window;
  
• Fixed issue with incorrect in-game currency count after selling some items from the inventory;
  
• Fixed animation issue for Leviathan reel;
  
• Fixed issues with the reset button in the video settings tab;
  
• Chat on the pond was blocked after viewing fish in 3D in the inventory;
  
• The weather in the weather selection and in-game are not in sync;
  
• UGC various bugs fixed;
  
• Issue with the avatar displaying fixed;
  
• Some tournament issues were fixed;
  
• Fixed bug with weather graph not functioning properly on the local map after reloading the client while in competitions;
  
• Fixed menu performance issues on Hall of Fame on global map;
  
• Fixed animation issues while using kayaks;
  
• Various UI improvements;
  
• Various minor bugfix;
  

We are happy to announce the Clubs are here!
Inspired by the feedback of our amazing Community we put a lot of work and love in this feature and now we are incredibly excited to present it to you.
It will be an amazing opportunity for you not only to identify your fellow anglers, but also create a safe place for sharing fishing knowledge and experience. So get your best fishing tackles and get ready!

If Clubs nail it, Leagues will follow, so we are patiently waiting for your feedback.
The epic community get-together is coming!

[h3]What are Clubs?[/h3]

Clubs are an in-game social feature that will unite you with your friends and make team fishing easier than ever. Clubs can have a large number of members. You will be able to create your own community and hold your own events!

Here are some Clubs features and functionalities you will get

Membership: Players can join a club and become members, usually by sending a request or receiving an invitation from an existing member or the club leader.

Communication: Clubs often have built-in communication tools such as chat and Discord channel. This allows you to coordinate strategies, share tips or simply socialize.

Club Events: Clubs may organize regular or occasional events where only the club members can participate. In this iteration you could create your club room and fish with your club fellows, but this feature will be extended with the future updates.

Club Benefits and Additional Experience: The possibility of receiving additional experience (XP) for catching fish in the same waterway surrounded by your clubmates using the Club Room. The more players in the room the greater the bonus everyone gets! These benefits also include exclusive in-game items, bonuses, xp, tips and separate space for fishing only with your clubmates.

Sharing tackles and markers: You will be able to collect ANY BAIT WITHOUT LEVEL LIMITS from your teammates and will receive additional experience (XP) as a reward for donating baits or fish tags.

One of the key perks of joining the clubs are:

• special chat only for club members where you can share baits and marker buoys
  
• a unique club room for fishing together, which allows you to receive an additional experience bonus for catching fish
  

[h3]How can you create or join a Club?[/h3]
Every player who reached level 5 will be able to join or create a Club and start their own story of success in Fishing Planet. To create one from scratch, select Create Club from the Play menu. From there you will be able to choose a name, create a logo and preferred primary/secondary club specifications.

To create your own club:

• Сhoose a Club Name and add a Description
  
• Select your Country or chose International flag
  
• Create Club Logo by using in-game club logo editor with all available elements in it
  
• Invite players to join
  

All club members are able to invite new players. Club membership is available for players of level 5 and higher, however level restrictions of the specific Club are determined by the Club President when the club is being created.

Creating a logo will be possible from the available elements in the game creator and it will cost a certain amount of credits or baitcoins depending on the elements you choose. We are also planning on adding an option of uploading your own custom club logo in the future updates.

As we mentioned above, players can send requests to join clubs or can be invited by already existing club members, but all the requests have to be approved by the Club Leader.

As a Club Leader you can:

• Invite new members
  
• Set Club information and required level minimum for members
  
• Set a country of club origin
  
• Set Club logo
  
• Change Club Name
  
• Set Club activities
  
• Disband Club
  

If you do not want to own your Club anymore, you can also transfer ownership to another member.

[h3]Separate Club Menu[/h3]
You will get a new Club menu tab that will help you better navigate through all necessary information. You will be able to scroll through all available clubs and choose the one you like to join or create your own club. There also will be all the info about clubs you joined and your own if you have one. All the club invites will also be there together with much more useful info.

Previously we made a detailed review of the Clubs with a bunch of screenshots of the gameplay. If you haven’t seen it yet, we encourage you to read more about the Clubs feature in Developer Diaries.

We are very excited about this feature and are eager to hear what you think about it!

We are constantly improving our in-game fishing techniques and creating new fishing opportunities for our players.
We want to introduce you to Pulling-up! It is a new fishing mechanic we are very excited to implement.

Read more about the New fishing mechanic in Developer Diaries.

Pulling-up consists of constant repeatable actions of sharply pulling the line, losing the line, reeling in the loose line and pulling it sharply again.

When fishing for a heavyweight fish, it is very important to safely take it out of water. In such cases we commonly use a landing net.

Landing Net For fish over 5 kg there is a landing net system as it is necessary to make sure big fish is caught safely.

The fish under 5kg is caught without a landing net, for the fish from 5 kg the landing net is not used only if the max load of the weakest element of the tackle is much stronger than the weight of the fish.
However in some cases the landing net can’t be used even if the fish is big enough, such as:

• Not enough time passed since the strike;
  
• Fish is too high above the surface or too deep below the water;
  
• Fish is not tired enough;
  
• Player is not looking towards the fish or there are obstacles between the player and the fish;
  
• While fishing from the boat, fish are not positioned in the area suitable for landing net usage.
  

We also would like to introduce the following improvements and changes:

• New reel rotation indicator;
  
• Updated line breaking system during “overloads” plus new fishing line or leash breaks Indicator;
  
• Updated wear system for lines and leaders;
  
• Updated reel breakage system: when the pressure is higher than the maximum the reel will start breaking. So be careful!
• New pulling up system for the large fish (fishing rod behavior optimization while pulling up, much more efficient);
  
• Fish behavior optimization;
  
• The system of big fish coming off the hook has been updated. If your tackle is not ready for a big catch the fish will come off without damaging it.
  

Animation Optimization:

• New Twitching animations;
  
• New Pulling animations;
  
• Landing net animation added;
  

Hey there, angling community! At last, with the Grand Finale of Fishing Planet Anniversary Cup over and behind us, we’re ready to give you the names of our three FPAC Champions along with the overall list of Top-10 best Salmon anglers!
Here below are victorious names that will forever go into the history of Salmon cyber-fishing! Thank you for your participation and having such fun! Make sure to keep practicing - because the next exciting fishing tournament is just around the corner! In the meantime, tight lines!

1 FU_Twilight
2 nM.Troll
3 Dragon_Yamz59
4 AmazingCatfishMachine31
5 LGD.XinYun
6 Foxiii
7 Dragon_KinorK
8 FU_Fuel
9 FU_BlackPlague
10 nM.Stepotronic