Hey penguins! 🐧
Update v1.1.2 is live! This is one of our biggest fishing updates yet, bringing new fishing rods, fish traits, mastery progression, new animations, legendary fish QTEs, inventory improvements, localization updates, and plenty of fixes across the game.
Fishing System & New Mechanics
Added several new fishing rods designed for different fish types and playstyles, including the Deep Sea Rod, Fast Rod, Lucky Rod, Monster Hunter Rod, Collector Rod, and more.
Each fishing rod now has its own strengths, including differences in catch speed, depth capability, and power.
Added a new Fish Trait system. Fish can now have unique characteristics that affect things like movement speed, resistance, and depth.
Added a new Fishing Mastery system that progresses as you continue catching fish.
Added a new timing and reflex-based QTE minigame for catching Legendary fish and massive sea creatures.
Added new warnings and UI indicators while deep-sea fishing to help show whether your current equipment is suitable for the fish you are trying to catch.
Increased the fishing catch area to make the minigame feel smoother.
Rebalanced fish catch rates, resistance, and overall difficulty.
Animations, Visuals & Audio
Added brand-new penguin animations for casting the rod, waiting for a bite, reacting when a fish strikes, and pulling the fish out of the water.
Added new dynamic sound effects for reeling and pulling fish.
Added unique new icons for fishing rods in the Shop and Inventory.
Improved several character gesture and pose animations.
Inventory, Aquarium & Fish Journal
Reworked inventory sorting to make managing items and fish easier.
Fixed freezing and synchronization issues that could occur when switching aquariums or moving between houses with aquariums.
Updated the Fish Journal interface.
Improved fish information cards with clearer details, rarity information, and descriptions.
Pets & NPCs
Fixed an issue that could cause pet hunger to become stuck or calculate incorrectly.
Improved NPC placement controls and the NPC management panel for better stability.
Localization & Language Support
Added a new Japanese font to address readability and font consistency issues.
Localized the newly added fish names, rod descriptions, abilities, and system text across all supported languages.
Thanks again for all the feedback, it genuinely helps a ton. ❤️
Fishing has grown into a much bigger part of A Game About Penguins with this update, so we’d especially love to hear what you think about the new rods, traits, mastery system, and Legendary fish encounters.
If anything feels weird, too difficult, too easy, or just needs a little more penguin polish, let us know!