Features

Leveling

• Introduced Level cap 40
• Players can subsequently reach max level unlimited number of times.
• Ranking system introduced: each time Level cap is subsequently reached, player’s rank grows by 1 and a reward is given for reaching max level.
• Level XP requirements completely changed.
• Level requirements for unlocking new waterways changed as follows:
• • Lone Star Lake - Level 1
  • Mudwater River - Level 3
  • Emerald Lake - Level 5
  • Rocky Lake - Level 8
  • Neherrin River - Level 10
  • Falcon Lake - Level 14
  • Everglades - Level 18
  • White Moose Lake - Level 22
  • Quanchkin Lake - Level 26
  • Saint-Croix - Level 30
  • San Joaquin - Level 34
  • Kaniq Creek - Level 38
• Fish XP calculation formula changed.
• Now fish XP formula includes tackle params. When catching heavy fish with light tackle you get more and vice versa.
• XP reduction for subsequently catching same kinds of fish removed.
• Fish XP alterations on all waterways.
• No more ХР reward for Achievements.
• No more XP reward for gaining new Level.
• Level requirements changed for most in-game Tackle and Equipment.

Game Economy

In-game currency changes Credits: Standard in-game currency. BaitCoins: New Premium Currency introduced instead of Gold. You can either buy it from the Game Store, earn for completing achievements, getting higher ranking or next Level or winning competitive events. Gold: Completely removed from the game. All players with accumulated Gold will receive BaitCoins instead, as foreseen by the conversion procedure.

Licenses

Licensing system simplified: Now there are only 2 kinds of Licenses - Basic and Advanced. Basic:

• Catch any fish in the pond
• Must release all Trophy and Unique forms of target fish
• Must keep rough (coarse) fish

Advanced:

• Catch, keep or release all kinds of fish

Permanent licenses can now be acquired only with Premium currency (BaitCoins) Penalty rules changed: inspection only takes place once, no additional inspection at the end of the day.

Traveling

• Home waterway entity removed. Now all fishing trips cost the same for all players.
• Cost of tackle and equipment
• Price changes in the Game Store

Money for fish

• No more Gold for catching fish
• Changes to amount of money for catching all fish
• BaitCoins will be given along with Credits for catching rare fish

Achievements

• A few BaitCoins are given as reward for completing some Achievements
• New items added for completing certain Achievements that cannot be obtained in any other way
• Other rewards for Achievements removed

Level gaining

• Upоn gaining nеxt level, player gets a fixed amount of BaitCoins
• Level gain accompanied by a showcase of newly Unlocked

Graphics and Surrounding

• Dragonflies added
• Lighting algorithm changed
• Visual hints added to water surface - hatchlings, air bubbles, etc
• Most waterways optimized

Fish

Fish and tackle physics separated into a separate stream Fish migration within a waterway added Tackle load calculation changed Unique forms introduced for almost all fish species New menu that shows all forms and species of fish within a certain waterway

• New fish: Tiger Muskie
• New fish: Tiger Trout
• New fish: Splake
• New fish: Golden Trout
• New fish: Redband Trout

Game characters

• 3D game characters added
• You can see 3D characters of other players
• Modify your 3D character’s appearance
• Chat messages above the 3D characters introduced
• DLC items added - most items like jackets or caps can be seen on the Characters

UI

Game interface completely renewed Controller support added Manage your fishnet in the catch overview window Cooldown period for the Forward Time function introduced. Cooldown time depends how far the time was forwarded New menu that shows all forms and species of fish within a certain waterway as well as some hints as to catching these fish Premium features Now you can purchase a Pond Pass to one of the 6 most popular fishing destinations, that also includes an advanced license Now DLCs include Pond Passes along with the corresponding advanced licenses Currency conversion from BaitCoins into Credits added FF Time cooldown period reduction Unlock game waterways and remove level requirements for corresponding tackle Buy permanent fishing licenses Buy Premium Account Premium Account gives +50% to XP and money for fish caught Register in Competitions for free

DLC

4 new DLC Packs added, each focusing on certain target fish and containing passes to 2 waterways with corresponding licenses as well as tackle sets for target fish.

• Bass DLC: Saint Croix, Everglades
• Trout DLC: Falcon Lake, White Moose Lake
• Salmon DLC: Kaniq Creek, San Joaquin Delta
• Catfish DLC: Quanchkin, Neherrrin

What else:

• New Starter DLC - Lucky Start Pack
• Tournament DLC - WPT Pack

All other standard DLCs will be removed from store in future, but items will stay in your inventory.

Waterways

New waterway added: Quanchkin Lake, Louisiana. Level 26 required. Kaniq Creek (Alaska) rebalanced

Competition features

2 new Competitions added on Kaniq Creek

• Salmon Clash
• The Battle of Kaniq

2 new Competitions added on Quanchkin Lake

• Lucky 7 Spots
• Catfish Trial

New Tournaments added, 1 per month Some of the competition now have alagos with max level limitations. They are marked as Amateurs Minimum level requirements changed for all Competitions according to new Leveling system. New prize tackle added that can only be won (in Competitions, Tournaments or by getting Achievements)

Events

In the wake of Christmas holidays, a new Pike fishing tournament introduced: Winter Pike Tour Get Presents on White Moose Lake, launch fireworks and catch Furry Trout!

New Progression Migration Guide

What happens to the Player

• All players will be taken to the Global Map
• All active fishing trips will automatically terminated
• All tackle and equipment on the Character will unequip and go to Home Storage

Home State

• Change Home State function will be removed from the game
• Now all players will have equal opportunities for travel
• Players that already changed their Home State will get a compensation in Credits

XP and Levelling

• Level cap will be introduced at Lvl 40. After reaching it, players will continue growing in ranks.
• All XP earned within the previous levelling system will be transferred to the new one
• All players with more XP than required to reach Lvl 40, will receive corresponding ranking

Gold and Credits

• Due to changes in game economy, all accumulated Credits will be transferred at a rate of x10 i.e. 100 credits will be 1000 credits
• All accumulated Gold will be converted into the new premium currency - BaitCoins - at a rate of 10 to 1

In-game Items

• All inventory items that were in players’ possession will still remain, except the ones removed from the game completely
• Items removed from the game will be compensated with Credits
• Keepnets and Stringers were modified and adapted to the new realia

Licenses

• All active licenses will be valid, exceps Specialized Licenses
• Specialized Licenses will be removed from the game. The remaining validity of these licenses will be converted into Advanced Licenses of corresponding States.

Requirements for unlocking ponds and game items

• In the process of rebalancing, we changed the level requirements for unlocking items and waterways. These entities might become unavailable to the players who don’t meet the new Level requirements.

Leaderboards and ranking

• Due to a great amount of changes in the gaming algorithm, all leaderboards and ranking will be reset to ensure equal growth opportunities for all players.

Premium content

• All transactions carried out in Beta will be transferred to the main server at a rate of x2
• All who took part in the Test and reached Level 7 will be given a 7-Day Premium Account on the main server!
• Essential Predator Pack will be replaced with the more versatile Lucky Start Pack. All players who already purchased Essential Predator Pack, will be given items from the Lucky Start Pack.

P.S. We would like to give all our customers a gift of 100 baitCoins!