New Fish Species!

Bug Fixes!

• All achievements are now available and unlock correctly

• All sub menus now available in the audio tab of the options menu
• You can now no longer hear boats starting up wherever you are on the lake

• You can now invert camera (Y Axis)
• You can now alter mouse sensitivity and controller vibration options

• You can now turn off the HUD entirely while fishing
• You can turn off other players names in Multiplayer in reduced HUD
• Depth widget has been removed from ‘minimal’ and ‘no hud’ modes
• You can toggle off the UI during catch shot screens
• New tension audio added when reeling in fish, that corresponds to the weight of the fish
• Minimal HUD mode also now available
• Various minor localisation bugs fixed
• Bits of the HUD no longer show during loading screen
• Correct list of species of fish available to catch for each venue
• Lake description now correct in Freedom Fishing for Bergsee
• Setting screen now saves correctly
• Fixed rough edges in customisation screens
• Fixed boat clipping the UI in the customisation screens
• Improved tool tip images

• Smallmouth bass swim differently to largemouth to differentiate fight between species
• Bass have more energy and the fights last longer
• It is now more difficult to catch fish in Gigantica
• Fish now swim away when escaping rather than disappearing
• Catfish can now be caught when using lures
• Fish no longer get stuck on water debris in Grand Union Canal
• Fixed fish ‘bouncing’ on water surface when they have given up fighting
• Added Pike to species list in Bergsee
• Fish can no longer escape between being caught and the catch shot!
• Fish can no longer swim on land next to the canal inlet in Grand Union Canal
• Fixed catfish occasionally appearing black
• The yellow perch appearance has been improved

• Boats require less build up and button pressure to drive at speed
• Added nightglow sweetcorn into the tackle shop
• Lures now sink faster or slower as appropriate for the lure
• Fish attraction to lures has been improved, depending on the size of both the lure and the fish
• Correct asset and description now shown for Sunline Siglon PE 30lb and Vursa Braid Spinning 20lb
• Fixed controller vibrating when reel speed changed but not reeling in
• Improved collision with shoreline while on a boat
• Improved clothing appearances, fixing clipping issues
• Yellow maggot now has the correct colour image within the tackle shop
• Rotating reels sit on top of rods with line attacher and line will no longer appear to float

• Characters no longer get stuck in terrain if turning on the spot
• Characters hands no longer look detached if wearing a hoodie in a catch shot
• Characters no longer get stuck in path debris on the Grand Union Canal
• Character polish improvements
• Added smile to characters when holding fish!

• Catch prompt no longer appears when fighting fish as netting is automatic
• Temperature now displays correctly
• Temperature in fahrenheit now has the degrees symbol
• Boat spawn location on Lake Boulder moved to allow better access
• Fixed camera if the player is rotating while fighting a fish
• Added gameplay intro video into the start of the game
• Gigantica and Grand Union Canals landing mat positions have been updated

• You can now mute players in multiplayer mode
• You can hide other players names using the advanced hud mode
• In-game live tournament leaderboard now has ‘show my position / show top’ options
• Variable weather is now available in live tournaments
• Added voice chat widget to message overlay widget to see who is talking during loading screens

• Finishing well in a tournament now gives you clothing rewards
• Fixed an issue with claiming pegs
• Fixed catch screen HUD staying visible when starting multiplayer
• Fixed rare issue of fish finder component crashing at the end of a tournament
• Buoys in single player tournaments on Gigantica no longer too high in water
• Fixed boats not appearing when the multiplayer host migrates
• Fixed rare bug where a player could spawn in the middle of a lake
• Fixed it taking longer to catch fish in multiplayer as the host
• Host of multiplayer sessions now see catch shots
• Players can no longer get stuck after catching a fish in a tournament
• The continue prompt at the end of a single player tournament will now always be clickable
• Fixed timer disappearing after opening inventory in live events

• Fixed various issues caused by signing in after launching the game

• Selecting English language in Steam will now work correctly on a non-English set PC
• Mapping your own keyboard controls (Keybinding)

• Ensure fish can be caught and catch screen appears correctly for both host and client

Dovetail Live Improvements and Rewards

1. The Haichou Odyssey Live is a high performance 50MPH addition to your boat fleet, superior to the immediately available starter boats.

2. A new t-shirt with a classic blue digital camo design that you can find unlocked in the customise menu.

Tournament Clothing Rewards