Swamplands is here!

Swamp Map, Badges, Storage & More...\n

A huge new update is live, bringing a new region, new systems, new species, decorations, and a ton of polish across the game.

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NEW FISH & CREATURES

Discover a bunch of new critters, especially in the new Swamp region:

• Snapping Turtle

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• Mudskipper

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• Dunkleosteus

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• Chain Pickerel

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• African Dwarf Frog

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• Fairy Shrimp

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• Friendly Frog

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• Friendly Shrimp

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• Tuna

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• Pufferfish

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• Baby King Crab (yes, really)

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• Axolotl is now fishable\n\n

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• +1 New aquarium slot to host all these new aquatic friends!

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NEW DECORATIONS

Customize your tanks with fresh decor and a brand-new aquarium:

• Amazon Sword Plant

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• Ancient Fossil (Fishing exclusive)

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• Coral Crown

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• Elodea

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• Old Log

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• Boot (Fishing exclusive)

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• Hornwort (Fishing exclusive)

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• Java Fern

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• Vallisneria (Fishing exclusive)

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• Blue Sand

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• Slot Machine\n

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• Not a decoration but now there is also blue sand!

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NEW FEATURE: FISH BADGES

Introducing Badges, a brand-new system that gives fish special traits and visuals.

• Fish can now be born with random badges

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• Each badge can affect stats, visuals, or behavior

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• Badges are visible in the fish list and inspection panels

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Examples:

• Dwarfism fish are smaller as adults

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• Stinky a cloud of flies follows the fish

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• Shiny sparkly VFX flair

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This update brings a total of 9 inital badges to the game, more will be added with coming updates.

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NEW SYSTEM: FISH STORAGE

You can now store extra fish in a dedicated Storage section:

• Store fish you dont want active in your main tanks

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• Stored fish dont age, dont get hungry, and dont generate revenue

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• Storage can be upgraded for more capacity

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• New UI elements and icons to manage stored fish more comfortably

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NEW FISHING REGION: THE SWAMP

A brand-new Swamp map is now available:

• Home to many of the new species listed above

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• Fishing HUD improved: added Fishdex access while fishing

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NEW LOBBY CREATION & PLAY OPTIONS

Online and solo play got a facelift:

• New lobby creation screen

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• Set lobby icon, max players, and map

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• Clearer behavior when joining existing fishing sessions

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UI, UX & QUALITY OF LIFE

Lots of usability and clarity improvements:

• Tooltips added to the decoration panel (decorations, lights, backgrounds)

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• Perfect Fish indicator added to the inspection panel

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• Fishdex entry text improved (e.g. Friendly Gramma description corrected)

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• Show Badges UI added for the fish list

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• Filters now re-apply when switching tabs in the fish list

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• Reordering tanks is now supported

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• Amount input added when deleting decorations

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• Confirmation popup for Pick Up All

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• Hovering over the breed button shows breeding cooldowns (and plays nice with potions)

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• Money formatting improved for shop items

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• Item stacks can be combined

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• Inventory scrollback moved to the right for better ergonomics

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• Storage and inventory icons added/updated where needed

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• Tiny Mode now accessible while fishing

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AUDIO

• New sound effects for various UI interactions

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• Additional SFX for fishing and feedback moments to make the game feel more responsive

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• New fishing music for the Swamp region

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BALANCING

• Skin prices reduced

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• Item stack limits increased across the board

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• Bait rewards adjusted per map

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• Global special-fish buff to make rare catches feel more rewarding

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• Snails slow algae buildup: each snail reduces algae production speed by 10% (10 snails = twice as long to get algae)

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Badges and Storage have been introduced with tuned default values so they integrate smoothly into existing progression.

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BUG FIXES & POLISH (EXISTING SYSTEMS)

Highlights from many fixes:

• Fixed aquarium thumbnails sometimes showing the wrong tank (e.g. showing a featured aquarium instead of your own)

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• Decorations are no longer selectable when youre not in decoration mode

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• Fixed cases where visiting aquariums could show [c]\\[unknown][/c] as the name

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• Fixed issues with visiting via ID vs random visit showing different tanks, and made favorite/first tank behavior consistent

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• Jellyfish now properly behave like snails in terms of hunger (they no longer get hungry)

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• Green/red placement preview now shows correctly on more decorations

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• Fixed quests from upgrades being reset after relaunch

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• Fixed New fish discovered pop-up sometimes appearing multiple times for the same fish

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• Fixed turtle rewards occasionally letting tanks overflow their capacity (e.g. 31/30)

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• Fixed tooltips sometimes overflowing off the screen

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• Fixed issues with clicking while fishing playing the tap glass sound effect

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• Fixed a bug where Hundo medals could disappear after selling/deleting the fish; they now behave like discoveries and stay recorded

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• Fixed issues when dragging items across inventory pages that could leave a stuck graphic in mid-air

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• Fixed various localization issues (incorrect text, missing loc on buttons, wrong tooltip text)

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• Fixed multiple rare errors and crashes related to selection, loading aquariums, and saving

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EVENT

The Marine Conservation Event is back and runs until November 30th \nLog in, complete event quests, and earn exclusive themed rewards.

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If you spot anything odd or have suggestions for badges, storage, or the Swamp, keep the feedback coming. Enjoy the new region, new systems, and all the fresh critters! \n\nCan & Egon

[ 2025-11-17 15:05:47 CET ] [Original Post]