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What is Fishing Planet?

Fishing Planet is a unique and highly realistic online first-person multiplayer fishing simulator developed by avid fishing enthusiasts for anglers to bring you the full thrill of actual angling! Choose your lures, make your trophy catches, discover new possibilities and sharpen your real angling skills anywhere, anytime with your friends! The game is FREE to play and just a download away! Fishing Planet® isn’t just another game about fishing. Stunning eye-candy graphics, superb hydro and aerodynamics, realistic tackle behavior and damage based on actual simulation physics and, most importantly, fish with artificial intelligence for completely lifelike behavior make this a true-to-life fishing simulator that can help you improve your actual angling skills! The combination of unique graphics, realistic game physics and sophisticated AI will bring the realistic world of fishing directly to your screen.

Key features

• 197+ species of fish, each with its unique behavior and AI. + Event Fish
• 25 (+1) scenic waterways with multiple locations, various climatic conditions, bottom terrains and vegetation.
• Three types of fishing - float, spinning and bottom.
• Thousands of tackle combinations with unique physical and hydrodynamic properties.
• Kayaks and 3 types of different motorboats boats: metal boats, rubber boats, and bass boats that have unique speed, durability, parameters, and features.
• Superb dynamic water graphics with ripples and surface that changes depending on wind, current and depth.
• Weather – day/night alternation, change of seasons, different weather conditions (rain, fog, bright sunshine)
• Multiplayer capacity – online tournaments with personal and team scores, system of achievements, leader boards and top-player lists.

What makes us different

• Complex AI system for fish behavior that correlates with seasonal and climatic change, time of day, speed of water current, bottom contour and type (color and structure), water and air temperature, wind, etc. Biting/striking reactions for each fish species are completely realistic and natural as well as specifics of lure attacks.
• Photo-realistic graphics – using latest high-end tools for ultimate photo-realism: photogrammetry, all waterways are based on real location.
• Unique system of game physics and realistic tackle damage – rods, lines and reels break according to their actual individual characteristics. Realistic aero and hydrodynamic environment for lures and retrieves.
• Dynamic water graphics – splashes, waves and ripples on the water create a fully realistic fishing atmosphere.
• Weather – change of conditions depending on location, season and time of day. Possibility of sudden rain or sunshine breaking through the clouds.

Game

Locations

North American

Texas		Missouri		New York		Colorado
North Carolina		Oregon		Florida		Alberta
Louisiana		Michigan		California		Alaska
Mississippi

South American

Peru		Bolivia		Brazil

Europe

Czech Republic		Netherlands		Italy		Germany
Akhtuba - Russia		United Kingdom		France

Africa

Congo

Asia

Mongolia		Japan

Current Patch Notes

PC and Linux

Version: 5.0.7

Released - 30 Jule 2024

Here’s an overview of the improvements and bug fixes included in this patch:

Visual and Sound Enhancements:

• Fixed an issue with grass textures not displaying on Maron River.
• Addressed the issue where character footsteps on the wooden pier were inaudible.
• Fixed silicone lures hanging parallel to the ground after catching a fish on the gaff.
• Resolved an issue where the game’s start screen music would override in-game music settings.
• Adjusted the excessively bright map on the tablet.
• Fixed an issue with the boat engine sound persisting after a saltwater competition.

UI and Navigation:

• Updated the "Buy Receive" and "Product Details" windows in the UI.
• Fixed the scroll bar disappearing on the license purchase tab.
• Addressed an issue with the map zoom functionality in Volans and Scutum.
• Resolved issues with the scrolling function in the Fish Storage description.
• Reworked pop-ups for item selling and repairing.
• Improved map interaction on tablets by adding an input lock for better navigation.

Gameplay Improvements:

• Resolved an exploit that allowed players to instantly reel in fish by maneuvering the boat in small circles while trolling.
• Fixed various issues where input controls were blocked when using specific setups with a PS controller.
• Added a feature where the last bait of a kind is now highlighted with a red circle.
• Resolved the issue where players could slide on boats from water onto land.
• Addressed a bug where the player could not exit the bait selection if Game Chat was opened via keyboard and RB/LB was pressed on a gamepad.
• Fixed issues with fish schools moving too fast on Blue Crab Island.
• Corrected the varying depths of lures during trolling when held or on a stand.
• Resolved a bug where the camera movement was restricted when retrieving fish from the water.

Tournament and Competition Fixes:

• Resolved broken flag displays in some tournament locations, also fixed the issue where flags appeared to be floating in some areas.
• Addressed an issue with the player not receiving their score in qualifiers after disconnection.
• Fixed an issue where fish caught from the boat after being disconnected did not count towards tournament scoring.
• Resolved issues with the boat’s position resetting in boat competitions after a disconnect.
• Corrected an issue with the Apply button

Fishing Together (FT):

• Resolved input blocking issues when using stands with PS controllers in FT sessions.
• Fixed an issue where the boat was moved to the center of the map after the host disconnected in FT sessions.
• Corrected a bug where FT guests could receive the "Extend Stay" window before the host.
• Fixed synchronization issues in FT sessions when spawning on a boat.
• Resolved issues with the FT Finish screen when moving from FT room into a random room.
• Fixed several issues related to the Fishing Together sessions, including syncing player positions and controlling the yacht after disconnects.

Photo Mode and Visual Glitches:

• Fixed the camera clipping through Motor Boats and Bass Boats textures in Photo Mode.
• Resolved character positioning issues when using Photo Mode on the bass boat.
• Addressed the issue where the character was displayed under the pier after being ashore from the fishing yacht at Green Harbor.
• Corrected the fishing line color discrepancy between Photo Mode and first-person view.
• Corrected an issue where rods could be cast into the walls in the marina at Kaiji No Ri.
• Fixed a bug where fish would detach from the gaff when the player rotated their character side to side.
• Fixed incorrect fishing rod animations during compost pile interactions.

Inventory and Item Management:

• Corrected template issues where incorrect fishing lines were equipped.
• Addressed the problem of setup slots shifting to empty slots after a game restart.

Various Improvements and Bug Fixes:

• Resolved an issue with the "Reel of Fortune."
• Corrected issues with rod shaking in the character’s right hand while putting on glasses.
• Addressed a bug where the Fish Finder's depth did not match the scale depth on older devices.
• Resolved problems with mouse cursor visibility after joining private UGC competitions.
• Added translation for Trolling XP Multiplier in all languages in the game.