Catch & Release News

Bonfish, my friends of fishing!

Since the release of Catch & Release, we got a lot of great feedback and suggestions from you guys.
The single most requested one was this:

MisterMxyzptlk: Any chance of getting a WEATHER update in the future with some rain?
BeeSawd: Moving/randomized clouds I know it sounds small but this one little thing would be fantastic, being able look up and just stare at the clouds for a bit would be fantastic, (...).
capnsoup: (...) maybe a light WEATHER system along with moving clouds? (...).
HerpicleOmnicron: I've got fond memories of fishing while watching the rain ripple on the water and tapping on the umbrella. Rainy fishing's great!
ragesaq: There needs to be WEATHER. (...)

So we got some GOOD NEWS for all the fans of BAD WEATHER.

HERE IS THE WEATHER UPDATE that will add a complete dynamic weather system to the game.

v.1.3.1 (3948207) - Weather Update

- Added 2 new fish
- Added dynamic clouds
- Added rain effects
- Added fog effects
- Added lightning effects
- Enhanced wind effects
- Added rain, wind and thunder sound effects
- Added fishing gloves
- Added rain hat
- Remastered audio mix
- Updated postprocess effects
- Fixed double sun reflection on water
- Fixed rare issue with missing cooler
- Fixed rare issue with caught fish getting stuck

Also the overall audio mix has been remastered.
In @ Faarborgs words: The new update improves immersion by about 300%

Bacon cannot solve all problems, but that is why we have VR fishing!

Please enjoy this update and bon fishing for all!
The team.

Aloha dear Fishermen and women!

We are happy to announce that the Foundation Update is out NOW for everyone on all Platforms!
It is also available on PS4 in Asia starting today!
Thanks to everybody that helped with testing the public beta.
This is the foundation stuff we needed to do before the rest comes.... YES, there is more to come in the following months!

v.1.2.0 (3738832) - Foundation Update

- Unity engine upgrade (2018.3)
- Added save slots
- Added Japanese, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Korean (PS4)
- Added option for imperial units
- Shop overhaul
------ Added index of content to jump to sections
------ Improved usability
------ Improved readability
- Game menu overhaul
------ Added separate sliders for Master, SFX and Ambience
------ Added haptic feedback for UI interactions
------ Fixed menu cursor sorting issue
------ Fixed UI hover animations sometimes not being triggered
- Improved performance
- Added waterplane
- Added option to disable snapturn
- Improved interaction in general
- Added haptic feedback for co
- Fixed minor bugs

(VR) Fishing is not an escape from life, but often a deeper immersion into it…


Good Catch!
The team!

Sorry for the long silence and thanks for your patience everybody!
The exciting news of course is that we were (and still are) working hard on new updates for Catch & Release and we are proud to announce the (Steam) public beta of the Foundation Update today.
As the name implies this is just the foundation we will build upon with our next updates.
And I know that you guys want to know what those updates are and what the content is... but we will announce this as we develop and release them.
Leave a little surprise :)

Anyways... first update, some fundamentals that needed fixing and adding.... and onwards and upwards!

We did change a lot under the hood. A major engine upgrade is just one of those changes.
We also incorporated a lot of your usability feedback:

- Multiple save slots
- Option for imperial units
- Option to disable Snap turn
- Separate SFX and ambience audio settings
- (Re)moving the 'Reset game' button.

And made a lot of other usability improvements:

- Complete shop overhaul
- Menu overhaul
- Performance improvements
...

Join our public beta channel on Discord for a full list or any other feedback you want to share or discuss.
The invite for the channel is: https://discord.gg/y9Tzus7

As always - with big changes there is the risk of unforeseen bugs and glitches.
That's why we invite you all to participate in the public beta.

How to participate:
1. Right click the game in your Steam library
2. Select Properties > BETAS > beta - beta
3. Backup your savegames: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata[steam ID]\679750\remote
4. Post your feedback in the #public-beta channel

Hi there,

Call me fisherman!
We have made another Patch with the following:

v.1.1.8 (3141086)

- Added snapturn functionality (Oculus Rift & PSVR)
- Cooler can now be closed even if fish is too big
- Adjusted radio noise
- Improved sound quality for classic radio


It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of
a good fortune, must be in want of fishing.

The team

Hi there,

In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. But at least there is fishing. And Patch Notes.
So here we go:

v.1.1.7 (3098014)

- Added water caustics (PS4 Pro / High-end PC)
- Added new animals
- (PC) Added fallback camera with warning to show when no VR device is connected
- (PC) Overhauled graphics settings
- Fixed heavy fish sinking through scale
- Fixed gold lure not spawning after save/load
- Fixed Slackjaw not spawning after save/load
- (PS4) Fixed localization font for Russian for some objects
- (PS4) Fixed loading issue when photo quest is completed
- (PS4) Fixed swapped trophies


For our PS4 players who may visit this Patch Note....
- PS4 Update also contains all changes since v.1.1.3

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.

The team