Dear Players, We have released a hotfix patch today, it mainly included all the fixes released on consoles before and some additional bug fixes relevant only to Steam and Epic Games. Here is whats new: - Fixed an instant reeling bug when moving the boat in reverse while reeling in the fish. - Fixed loud sounds of water splashes in freshwater locations. - Fixed a bug where a guest of a Fishing Together session would see the host's cast rod detach from the boat and move away. - Fixed a game freeze that occurred after catching a fish that resulted in a new level. - Fixed an issue where the on-screen keyboard appears when sharing a template. - Closing the registration HUD after registering in a competition now works correctly. - Fixed an issue where a created custom competition wouldnt close if the player was on a waterway before. - Fixed an issue where land turned pink on the tablet map and yacht's Fish Finder. - Fixed an issue where land on the Map or some parts of it turned black on all the waterways. - Fixed a category selection bug in the store with a controller, when the categories are displayed in two columns. - Fixed the Ukrainian letter "" incorrectly displayed in the store. - Japan objects optimization for better performance. - Start scene optimizations for better performance. - Fixed crashes during Fishing Together sessions. - Fixed the issue of chat sporadic freezing. - Added PopUp message when a pond-pass expires. - Fixed the issue of the hosts and guests weather not synchronizing in the Fishing Together sessions if time was forwarded for two days in a row. - Made adjustments so that big fish will once again drag bass boats. - Fixed seagulls object pooling in Japan. - Fixed the bug of Volans and Scutum yachts not starting after first boarding. - Fixed the outline of the bobber appearing separately from the bobber on the waves. - Scutum boat tipping over issue resolved. - Tournament Qualifiers points not counting issues fixed. - Fixed the issue of the lure and leader not appearing in setups when adding a leader in the combination lure+tail - Spinnerbaits/Buzzbaits lures disappearing from the setup when adding a leader in combinations lure+soft bait bug fixed - Fixed the issue of players not seeing their rewards for top places in Leagues Thank you for your continued support and patience as we work to enhance your gaming experience. Sincerely, Fishing Planet Team