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Update Oct 27th - Going Fishing! - Discussion

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  • vtkady (US1)vtkady (US1) US1 Posts: 98

    @kiddagn I have catfish bait in my toolbox, and I have gone to the gourmet farm and to main farm and see no catfish available

  • @vtkady (US1) When you get to the fishing spot it will show up on the left.  Click it once you do another button will slide out with an + and arrow click that once it will actually drop the fish in the water. The more bait you have and the more times you click the more fish that drop.  Hope that makes sense.
  • vtkady (US1)vtkady (US1) US1 Posts: 98
    @kiddagn holy cow!  I NEVER would have figured out to click the bait on the left  :-(  Thank you very much for your help!!
  • Southern (US1)Southern (US1) US1 Posts: 3,268
    A warning for those who haven't reached the task of Stay Up to Date.  You are required to purchase a large bucket for one of the tasks.  If you have already upgraded to the Large Bucket, it doesn't account for this and you're stuck with no way to move forward.

    Thank you very much for that warning.  I was getting ready to purchase the last bucket upgrade, but I'll hold off now until I get that task. :)  (or until they fix the bug, whichever comes first) :)
  • where is the boat help
  • Got this new task askin' for catfish......loaded up tacklebox with catfish bait.....went fishin' with nothin' but catfish bait (I read that somewhere.....just take the bait you need for the particular fish you're tryin' to catch)  and NO catfish.....plenty of bass, plenty of carp, NO catfish!!  Is there a tip or trick to "chummin' up" the catfish in these here yonder ponds and streams??
  • A warning for those who haven't reached the task of Stay Up to Date.  You are required to purchase a large bucket for one of the tasks.  If you have already upgraded to the Large Bucket, it doesn't account for this and you're stuck with no way to move forward.

    Thank you very much for that warning.  I was getting ready to purchase the last bucket upgrade, but I'll hold off now until I get that task. :)  (or until they fix the bug, whichever comes first) :)

    @KarenKay (US1)  I agree with @Southern (US1) Thank you for that info :)

    I have a question: I haven't read all the post her today (sorry) but I need to know please if every time you cast/throw a line you loose your hook(s) even though its invisible?

    I keep trying to fish and its invisible and keeps taking my hooks so I have to buy them again. This is a waste of time and money buying hooks for an invisible line good grief.

    I also had fish last night & this morning that didn't register along with other fishing gear that I purchased disappeared.

    Thanks
  • outawac (US1)outawac (US1) US1 Posts: 49
    I also got the task for catfish.  Where is the boat to fish for catfish?  I am fishing level 10, do I have to wait to level up more?  Any suggestions would be appreciated.  Thank you.
  • musicdoc (US1)musicdoc (US1) US1 Posts: 43
    edited 29.10.2016
    Task "Fish For Mahi-Mahi" asks for catch of 230 mahi-mahi.  Must buy bait one per fish to find them, $1350 x 230 is $310,500 right off. Each fish takes a hook, cheapest hook is $225 x 230 another $51,750 (assuming you catch only the mahi-mahi).  Line, poles and reels also wear out, adding to this cost, and time to land the 230 fish is nontrivial.  Prize of 4,000 fishing XP (4800 fishing XP sells for $19,200 through Oleg's training) and 5 sophisticated mahi-mahi bait (worth 200 gold through fishing supply shop, if you ever want to fish for mahi-mahi again) is way out of line with the task. Is this an error, should it be 230 kg mahi-mahi (around 30 fish) instead of 230 fish?
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  • mia111 (GB1)mia111 (GB1) GB1 Posts: 741
    To go offshore fishing with a boat you need to be level 15. According to one of the mods you need the boat to find the catfish. However there are catfish baits in the store so if you don't want to wait for the boat, just buy the bait (last bait in the first page of baits in your fishing supply store). To use the bait, read this:
    https://community.goodgamestudios.com/bigfarm/testboard/discussion/136820/how-to-catch-every-fish-you-want-step-by-step
  • shazamd (US1)shazamd (US1) US1 Posts: 766
    Putting the bait in the tackle box is not enough - you must also have it equipped.  Then, while fishing, click on the bait square and the up arrow will appear.  You click on the arrow to make the fish for that bait appear.  Then you try to catch them as usual.
  • Southern (US1)Southern (US1) US1 Posts: 3,268
    edited 29.10.2016
    Task "Fish For Mahi-Mahi" asks for catch of 230 mahi-mahi.  Must buy bait one per fish to find them, $1350 x 230 is $310,500 right off. Each fish takes a hook, cheapest hook is $225 x 230 another $51,750 (assuming you catch only the mahi-mahi).  Line, poles and reels also wear out, adding to this cost, and time to land the 230 fish is nontrivial.  Prize of 4,000 fishing XP (4800 fishing XP sells for $19,200 through Oleg's training) and 5 sophisticated mahi-mahi bait (worth 200 gold through fishing supply shop, if you ever want to fish for mahi-mahi again) is way out of line with the task. Is this an error, should it be 230# mahi-mahi (around 30 fish) instead of 230 fish?
    If you use the boat and a large bucket, you can easily get 230 mahi-mahi in a couple of trips. Don't need to use "Bait" at all.

    Also, when you catch a fish in the mini game, the number of fish you catch is determined by the weight of the fish.  If it says "You caught a catfish that weighs 66kg", that's actually 66 catfish. I don't know the average weight of a mahi-mahi though, never fished for that one with bait before. :)
  • thanks shazamd...........I had another friend in my co op who gave me some pointers also...........caught my catfish............caught my pickerels too!!   :D    Now I have the multi-fish task for carp, pickerel and bonito........If they would only fix the "invisible line" thing, I'd really be on a roll!!   B)
  • KarenKay (US1)KarenKay (US1) Posts: 1,036
     I don't know the average weight of a mahi-mahi though, never fished for that one with bait before. :)
    Mine have ranged from 8 to 10 kg so far, just had to try fishing for them to see if they were easy to catch or difficult like some of the extremely active ones.  (Very easy)
  • MRG1 (US1)MRG1 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,554
    edited 29.10.2016
     

    I feel sure the moderators are trying to compile a list of bugs to give through to the bug-solvers on Monday.

    So if we truly want to get the bugs sorted out, the most useful thing we can be doing at this point, would be to give them accurate, comprehensive and factual information on any and all bugs that we encounter.

    That is likely to result in the quickest solution and would benefit us all.

    Vague statements like “the worst update ever”, “too many bugs to mention”, “why don't they fix all the bugs” , “I'm so mad I'm going to stop playing right this minute” (my addition) are perfectly unhelpful and only serve to take up space and make the useful information disappear.

    It also makes us as players seem rather stupid and immature and that would make it easy for them to not take us seriously.

    There will ALWAYS be bugs, unless we are content with playing an extremely simplified game of farming – I know that will not grip me in any way, just doing the same harvesting over and over again, day in and day out.

    So, if the fishing does not work right at the moment, or if it costs too much for you, or whatever else annoys you. don't do it. There is nothing that requires anyone to participate in this new feature if they don't want to.

    It's optional.

    It's not at all like the previous large update where people's farms became immobilized and unworkable in every aspect.

    It does not interfere with the usual sowing and feeding and harvesting, does it?

    Why complain about it then? Just wait until the bugs are sorted out and try again, if you want.


    Why complain about it? Because the whole purpose of a test server is to sort out problems before it goes live. 

    On the test server many problems were identified, and testers gave this feedback to GGS.  GGS in their infinite wisdom once again ignored our feedback and introduced the fishing feature with the same bugs we identified (along with more new ones to boot).

    Edit to add:
    You said it makes us look stupid and immature to complain. I beg to differ. I think it makes us look stupid if we don't complain and just assume it's ok for GGS to constantly ignore our feedback and accept the flaws that we identified on the test server.

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  • KarenKay (US1)KarenKay (US1) Posts: 1,036

    @KarenKay (US1)  I agree with @Southern (US1) Thank you for that info :)


    You're welcome, I was just hoping I could save someone else from getting hung up at this stage  :)

    I have a question: I haven't read all the post her today (sorry) but I need to know please if every time you cast/throw a line you loose your hook(s) even though its invisible? 

    I keep trying to fish and its invisible and keeps taking my hooks so I have to buy them again. This is a waste of time and money buying hooks for an invisible line good grief.

    I also had fish last night & this morning that didn't register along with other fishing gear that I purchased disappeared.

    Thanks
    When you cast and it appears like the rod is bending downwards, but you see no line, it's because it didn't actually cast, so you have to go out and back in again.  As far as losing a hook every time you cast, which hooks are you using?  I prefer the heavier ones, but even the light minnow lasts for quite awhile.  The item I seem to go through are bobbers.  Not sure why, because I have no breaking lines.

    On the disappearing items, try clearing cache and relogin, sometimes, it reappears, if not, there's the handy dandy support ticket  ;)
  • musicdoc (US1)musicdoc (US1) US1 Posts: 43
    edited 29.10.2016
    What boat, am fishing level 11 confronting this task and find no such option.  Oleg only fishes for bonito and bass, this is for mahi-mahi.  The task accrues exactly one additional point when I catch a mahi-mahi, they are averaging 8 kg.

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  • Southern (US1)Southern (US1) US1 Posts: 3,268
    What boat, am fishing level 11 confronting this task and find no such option.  Oleg only fishes for bonito and bass, this is for mahi-mahi.  The task accrues exactly one additional point when I catch a mahi-mahi, they are averaging 8#.

    You'll get access to the boat (on the Flower Farm) at FISHING Level 15.

    Once you rent the boat, you can send Oleg out fishing for an hour, and he'll come back with fish like this (depending on the size of your bucket):


  • musicdoc (US1)musicdoc (US1) US1 Posts: 43
    edited 29.10.2016
    So, buy fishing XP to arrive at level 15 so I can do this task with the boat.  At what level does Oleg start bringing in mahi-mahi?
  • Southern (US1)Southern (US1) US1 Posts: 3,268
    So, buy fishing XP to arrive at level 15 so I can do this task with the boat.  At what level does Oleg start bringing in mahi-mahi?
    That's a function of the boat rather than Oleg's level.  The type of boat you rent (and where you fish with it) determines the fish you'll catch.  Sometimes you might have to wait a few hours for the "right" boat in order to catch the fish you want. 


  • How do you know my fishing level  when Oleg is busy ?

  • Southern (US1)Southern (US1) US1 Posts: 3,268
    How do you know my fishing level  when Oleg is busy ?

    You don't.
  • Southern (US1)Southern (US1) US1 Posts: 3,268
    where is the boat help
    The boat will appear on the Flower Farm at the dock Oleg is standing on when you reach FISHING Level 15.


  • outawac (US1)outawac (US1) US1 Posts: 49
    Thank You for responding....I tried the catfish bait and did capture 2 on gourmet fishing hole...although it was quite expensive to do this.  I was successful and am happy about it.  Will take my time to complete this task and plan to concentrate on leveling up to access the boat.   Again, thank you for your assistance.  Happy Fishing and Happy Farming to You.
  • whiziwig (US1)whiziwig (US1) US1 Posts: 1,262
    edited 30.10.2016
    don't have a bait square when I fish : - (  does oleg need to be at a certain level to get it or is it a glitch


    thanks to a member of my co op problem solved needed to have larger tackle box
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  • woodenskull (US1)woodenskull (US1) US1 Posts: 158
    edited 05.07.2017

     

    Post edited by woodenskull (US1) on
  • Prince13 (INT1)Prince13 (INT1) INT1 Posts: 87

    I am now on level 17

    "stay up to date mission "

    I am supposed to buy the big bucket

    I follow the advice I read in this thread

    and never bought it b4 I got to that mission

    but now it still does not count when I buy and upgrade it

    please GGS fix this bug soon 

  • Damaria3 (US1)Damaria3 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,737
    edited 30.10.2016
     
     

    I feel sure the moderators are trying to compile a list of bugs to give through to the bug-solvers on Monday.

    So if we truly want to get the bugs sorted out, the most useful thing we can be doing at this point, would be to give them accurate, comprehensive and factual information on any and all bugs that we encounter.

    That is likely to result in the quickest solution and would benefit us all.

    Vague statements like “the worst update ever”, “too many bugs to mention”, “why don't they fix all the bugs” , “I'm so mad I'm going to stop playing right this minute” (my addition) are perfectly unhelpful and only serve to take up space and make the useful information disappear.

    It also makes us as players seem rather stupid and immature and that would make it easy for them to not take us seriously.

    There will ALWAYS be bugs, unless we are content with playing an extremely simplified game of farming – I know that will not grip me in any way, just doing the same harvesting over and over again, day in and day out.

    So, if the fishing does not work right at the moment, or if it costs too much for you, or whatever else annoys you. don't do it. There is nothing that requires anyone to participate in this new feature if they don't want to.

    It's optional.

    It's not at all like the previous large update where people's farms became immobilized and unworkable in every aspect.

    It does not interfere with the usual sowing and feeding and harvesting, does it?

    Why complain about it then? Just wait until the bugs are sorted out and try again, if you want.


    Why complain because we who were doing the test server told them over and over this is not ready bug after bug and they ignored us. That is plenty enough reason to complain. Why have a test server if you aren't going to listen to the players. Sorry I did not read MRG's post when I wrote this but she is spot on.
  • FarmerHijab (INT1)FarmerHijab (INT1) Posts: 11
    edited 30.10.2016
    hey, how do I open the "Fishing Manual", Oleg is asking us to open?
    I opened the help available in the fishing window, but that didnt do the trick!
    @FarmerHijab (INT1)  As of right now the best advice is to go to the TEST Forum and read all the post that have information regarding this new Fishing elements. Its new so everyone is learning it together and trying to post what they find as far as tips/suggestions and bugs.  I would also suggest trying this link and looking @CrazyBigfarm55 (US1)  blog she has begun to collect info on the new Fishing elements but its in the beginning stages as she is compiling the info as she works.

    Not sure if you tried out the TEST farm to play the fishing or not in case you didn't there was a lot of information that the players posted in the TEST forum regarding this.

    https://community.goodgamestudios.com/bigfarm/en/discussion/133306/useful-off-site-links#latest
     
    Hope this helps.
    Thanks! No, I didnt play the test server! My problem though was solved when I opened the "XP tab" of the Fishing Window.
     I wasn't asked to open a fishing manual as far as I know.

    Well after ignoring the feedback of your testers once again, you added another bug-filled feature. I must say that I was surprised that at least this time there was information when I clicked on the ? for help. However, after getting the task to fish for 150 kg of bass it will not let me fish.

    I have all the equipment needed, have moved what I need over to the tackle box, all green check marks in place...when I try to fish nothing happens. The reel won't cast.

    I don't really even want to fish, really don't see the point of it (except to make me waste my farm dollars/gold) and am frustrated that once again you totally disregarded the feedback of the testers.

    On the flower farm, Oleg asked me to "open" fishing window, "learn" fishing and then open "fishing manual". I'm done with the three tasks, in the 3rd one I opened the "XP tab" of the Fishing window.

    As far as the dollars/gold wasting is concerned, its more than frustrating. 
    @"FarmerHijab (INT1)" 
    try click on fisherman then the second tab with the star on and fish for xp
    Yes, I did that! Wasn't sure what I was doing since after reloading, Task 3 (manual) started asking me to repeat Task 1 (tutorial). But when I opened that XP tab, Task 3 did complete!


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  • I am really enjoying the fishing feature, except that my next goal is to catch Catfish, well there are no catfish in any of the waters, can anyone help please?
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