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Update May 24th - Dockyard, Deep Sea Fishing & More! - Discussion

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  • angie50 (GB1)angie50 (GB1) GB1 Posts: 223
    i have a question , when u send ur boats out , u dont need the fishing rods etc.

    when do u use the equipment , ive tried different things but nothing seems to work .

    does anyone no what we can use the equipment for :))))
  • KarenKay (US1)KarenKay (US1) Posts: 1,036
    edited 22.06.2017
     @angie50 (GB1)   You don't have to use the equipment if you want equal amounts of whatever fish are available in that pond.  If, however, you want to catch only sword fish, then you equip the pole for sword fish along with the crew and coolers you've selected and deploy.  You will only get sword fish.   :)
  • arkadiusz 2005 (PL1)arkadiusz 2005 (PL1) Posts: 737
    edited 22.06.2017
    When will next the fish silo ?
  • Southern (US1)Southern (US1) US1 Posts: 3,268
    arkadiusz 2005 (PL1) said:
    When will next the fish silo ?
    Should be sometime tomorrow, the 23rd.
  • arkadiusz 2005 (PL1)arkadiusz 2005 (PL1) Posts: 737
    edited 22.06.2017
    Thank you. Maybe at 14 o'clock
  • andyhudson1965 (GB1)andyhudson1965 (GB1) Posts: 575
    hi.
    doing the fishing hard work event  and im not 100%  sure but wasnt the norfolk wherry in the first event  a level 6 ? im alomst sure it was it seems to have dropped 5 levels down to a level 1

    please feel free to correct me on this as im not totally sure :)
  • 24-KL0V3R (US1)24-KL0V3R (US1) US1 Posts: 2,464
    edited 31.01.2023
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  • Rusty Farmer (AU1)Rusty Farmer (AU1) AU1 Posts: 1,705
    Ok I was wrong, returned 13 and lost 3 so Chum needs to be reworked IMO.
  • KarenKay (US1)KarenKay (US1) Posts: 1,036
    andyhudson1965 (GB1) said:
    hi.
    doing the fishing hard work event  and im not 100%  sure but wasnt the norfolk wherry in the first event  a level 6 ? im alomst sure it was it seems to have dropped 5 levels down to a level 1

    please feel free to correct me on this as im not totally sure :)
    You're right, I received a Level 6 NW in the first event.
  • JVD (US1)JVD (US1) US1 Posts: 2,784
    KarenKay (US1) said:
    andyhudson1965 (GB1) said:
    hi.
    doing the fishing hard work event  and im not 100%  sure but wasnt the norfolk wherry in the first event  a level 6 ? im alomst sure it was it seems to have dropped 5 levels down to a level 1

    please feel free to correct me on this as im not totally sure :)
    You're right, I received a Level 6 NW in the first event.
    Yep, I got one as well... but was in a lower level group and it was close to the top of the reward list... actually also got a lvl 1 NW during that same event at about the same spot in reward list as I got this time.
  • garybaldy (GB1)garybaldy (GB1) GB1 Posts: 502
    The level 1 wherry is in the prize list , similar to the Farmers Luck deco in the normal HWE . The level 6 wherry was a prize for finishing in ranks 6-50, and will improve as you go up the brackets in the event.
  • KarenKay (US1)KarenKay (US1) Posts: 1,036
    garybaldy (GB1) said:
    The level 1 wherry is in the prize list , similar to the Farmers Luck deco in the normal HWE . The level 6 wherry was a prize for finishing in ranks 6-50, and will improve as you go up the brackets in the event.
    In the Fishing Level 56-999 you receive a SkipJack Level 1 as a Hardwork reward for 66,400 points.  You can earn a Level 1 Trawler for 530,000 points.  Finishing 1st you get a Level 6 Trawler and Gary the Goat with VH, and a Gold Mystery Box, then ranks 1st - 2nd get a Level 4 Trawler and a Gold Mystery Box, ranks 2-5 receive a Level 2 Trawler and a Gold Mystery Box, ranks 6-50 receive a Level 5 SkipJack.  The 1.2M Hard work reward is 2 Gold Mining Licenses  :)
  • Shay1968 (US1)Shay1968 (US1) Posts: 1,324
    Just wondering why they still have the useless #5  prize of Lobster cages for the HWE.  Lobster cages are NOT needed considering it is the ONLY fish in the pool.  So why would GGS give us a useless item?  Or is there something I am missing here?  It would be a waste to equip a boat with it and it cannot be sold, so they are stuck in our inventory.



  • 24-KL0V3R (US1)24-KL0V3R (US1) US1 Posts: 2,464
    edited 31.01.2023
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  • Shay1968 (US1)Shay1968 (US1) Posts: 1,324
    FarmerCli (US1) said:
    Have you tried an experiment to see which boat brings in the most lobsters? The one with the cage or without the cage? (Boats being identically geared otherwise)
    A boat can only hold a maximum capacity and can only catch a certain amount of fish per hour depending on what the boat is equipped with.  The only thing that will increase the amount above the maximum is chum. So sending 2 boats out with the same equipment and sending 1 with a Lobster cage will not make any difference. Actually you would get less because you would be wasting 1 valuable space with the lobster cage instead of equipping it with more capacity or more fish per hour . The specialty fishing items are only good if there are multiple types of fish in one hole and you want to target one specific type. Considering the Lobster is always on its own in a hole, a lobster cage serves no purpose and GGS may have well handed me a box of rocks instead of the Lobster cages as a reward.  At least I could throw the rocks or something. :D

    Also it has been tested -
    JVD (US1) Posted the following:
    "I sent out 2 level 1 shipjacks to lobster hole (they catch 5 fish per hour with a fishing time of 1 1/2 hours). One had a lobster cage,  the other did not and no other equipment.  Both caught 7 fish, but the one with the lobster cage encountered a hazard and lost 1 fish, so only got 6 from that boat."


  • WascallyWabbit (FormerMod)WascallyWabbit (FormerMod) Posts: 6,097
    Southern (US1) said:
    @WascallyWabbit ,

    Other Changes/Fixes

    - Yarnacle's personal box should no longer sometimes show a locked graphic when it is really unlocked.
    Thought you might want to know this issue is back. :)

    @Southern (US1)  Thankyou, it has been spotted :)

    Shay1968 (US1) said:
    Just wondering why they still have the useless #5  prize of Lobster cages for the HWE.  Lobster cages are NOT needed considering it is the ONLY fish in the pool.  So why would GGS give us a useless item?  Or is there something I am missing here?  It would be a waste to equip a boat with it and it cannot be sold, so they are stuck in our inventory.



    @Shay1968 (US1) As far as I know, it was originally necessary to use the equipment for each type of fish that you wanted to catch & that was changed at the last minute, which is a good thing, as that would use up 3 slots for some locations. But it does mean, that there are still some things in the game that haven't been changed yet. So, no you are not missing anything, but it did have a purpose when it was added. :)
  • Rusty Farmer (AU1)Rusty Farmer (AU1) AU1 Posts: 1,705
    It's just clutter, unless GGS wants to implement another use for it.
  • 24-KL0V3R (US1)24-KL0V3R (US1) US1 Posts: 2,464
    edited 31.01.2023
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  • WascallyWabbit (FormerMod)WascallyWabbit (FormerMod) Posts: 6,097
    Southern (US1) said:

    Actually, re-reading the Announcement thread about the Dockyard, I don't think the Dockyard itself has a Fishing level requirement - just a PLAYER level requirement (level 20). 



    That "Level 20" definitely refers to Player Level, not Fishing Level.
    (because Level 8 requires Level 120, and I'm definitely not THAT high in my Fishing level yet) :)

    Pretty sure that as soon as you finish Oleg's 26 quests, you get access to the Dockyard regardless of your fishing level. (It used to be you had to be Fishing level 25 or so just to finish all of Oleg's quests, because the last one (#26) didn't show up until you hit that fishing level, but I don't know if that's still the case or not.
    @Southern (US1) We were just talking about that text the other day & also the one in the Mermaid Bay - Since both buildings are already built to level 1 and not padlocked, they are "available" from player level 1. As you say, the only requirement for using the dockyard is completion of Oleg's tasks, which could be around level 14 or 15, so level 20 is not relevant to anything.

    Hopefully both texts will be removed. :)
  • Shay1968 (US1)Shay1968 (US1) Posts: 1,324
    WascallyWabbit said:


    Shay1968 (US1) said:
    Just wondering why they still have the useless #5  prize of Lobster cages for the HWE.  Lobster cages are NOT needed considering it is the ONLY fish in the pool.  So why would GGS give us a useless item?  Or is there something I am missing here?  It would be a waste to equip a boat with it and it cannot be sold, so they are stuck in our inventory.



    @Shay1968 (US1) As far as I know, it was originally necessary to use the equipment for each type of fish that you wanted to catch & that was changed at the last minute, which is a good thing, as that would use up 3 slots for some locations. But it does mean, that there are still some things in the game that haven't been changed yet. So, no you are not missing anything, but it did have a purpose when it was added. :)
    @WascallyWabbit,   Since the Lobster cages no longer serve a purpose will GGS compensate us with a more useful reward, maybe coolers or something  (gold flower seeds would be nice :D )? Can you please let them know to please replace it before the next HWE.  Thank you.
  • Rusty Farmer (AU1)Rusty Farmer (AU1) AU1 Posts: 1,705

    It could be possible to mix up the pools more, so always have at some point each kind of fish mixed with something else, so lobsters could be mixed with (say) herring so that would make the lobster cage useful.

    Failing that, simply removing the cages from inventory and shop might be a good idea to avoid confusion.


  • 24-KL0V3R (US1)24-KL0V3R (US1) US1 Posts: 2,464
    edited 31.01.2023
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  • Craftycritters (US1)Craftycritters (US1) Posts: 858
    Southern (US1) said:
    Southern (US1) said:
    JVD (US1) said:
    FarmerCli (US1) said:
    Hmmm.....that is interesting....because I know that farmer Cli AUS1 is a fishing level 16 or so and when she goes to the dockyard it says she must be fishing level 20 before she can upgrade it to buy the boats (motor boat, etc).  But I don't think she has completed all of the fishing tasks either...so maybe that is the problem?
    I could be wrong about this... did find where they changed accessing Oleg's boat from lvl 15 to lvl 10, but can't find anything on the dockyard... went and looked at mine and it does still say lvl 20 :(
    They changed the boat at the dock on the Flower Farm to level 10 - the dockyard itself is still level 20.

    Actually, re-reading the Announcement thread about the Dockyard, I don't think the Dockyard itself has a Fishing level requirement - just a PLAYER level requirement (level 20).



    That "Level 20" definitely refers to Player Level, not Fishing Level.
    (because Level 8 requires Level 120, and I'm definitely not THAT high in my Fishing level yet) :)

    Pretty sure that as soon as you finish Oleg's 26 quests, you get access to the Dockyard regardless of your fishing level. (It used to be you had to be Fishing level 25 or so just to finish all of Oleg's quests, because the last one (#26) didn't show up until you hit that fishing level, but I don't know if that's still the case or not.
    @WascallyWabbit It would be nice if they could specify fishing or player level where applicable in the game. :-)


  • WascallyWabbit (FormerMod)WascallyWabbit (FormerMod) Posts: 6,097
    Craftycritters (US1) said:
    @WascallyWabbit It would be nice if they could specify fishing or player level where applicable in the game. :-)


    @Craftycritters (US1) As far as I know if it is fishing level it does say so, such as on the recipes in the Mermaid Bay, but if you come across any that don't, please let us know :)
  • Rusty Farmer (AU1)Rusty Farmer (AU1) AU1 Posts: 1,705
    Cheapest way: You can build a level 1 motorboat, fill it up with unwanted stuff, then demolish it. Repeat as necessary. As a bonus, you receive 4500 FXP each time you build the boat.
  • CrazyBigfarm55 (US1)CrazyBigfarm55 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,226
    I didn't think the equipment would demolish with the boat, thank you very much @Rusty Farmer (AU1)!!
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