Fishing: Invasive Species

Posted 2023-10-16 13:47:48 (edited)

#1079554

I was thinking item description in hoard - it would probably be too much text to display inside the fishing game

But I agree, it'd be awesome to have a trophy room with description for caught fishes!

Perhaps the "new shop" area could start with just showing the info about the invasive species, and description telling to practice hunting them, because there will later be an NPC who will give reward for catching them

But it'd be better if it started off as a shop, but small at the beginning, so people can right away trade in their invasives and save up currency; it can start with but a couple small decors to buy, and get more stuff added later, as people collect more currency to spend.

How would Fish Scales be for currency for it? Small silvery-blue scales can make a good icon, and they fit in theme to a fishing shop.

Mad Hyena
#7152

Posted 2023-10-16 15:20:38

#1079594

i love this idea, especially the fishkeeper's shop bit

abhorrent beast •ᴗ•
#111912

Posted 2023-10-16 21:25:53

#1079780

I would love a shop based off this minigame, I really don't play unless it's for a quest, it's not really fun for me. The SC rewards you get aren't the best, etheir. Adding a shop year-round or around certian times of the month, perhaps like the lunar event, could be such a neat and fun idea! Maybe it can be more than just a minigame now!

Also as someone who lives and fishes in a swamp down in Louisana, the Asian carp is a SUPER annoying invasive fish, good choice there!

Fancy Rat
#6732

Posted 2023-10-17 03:16:02

#1079822

Fancy Rat, thank you for suggestion! Ive changed Swamp to have Asian Carp and Rainforest now has Lionfish as 💀 Maladi idalaM 💀 suggested!

We're shaping that list to be up-to-date, thank you people! :D

That would be cool if it was more than just a minigame! An own button in Crossroads would be epic, as fishing game is a huge, very exciting and interesting feature that Wolvden has, and it can grow to be more than a simple minigame, but a full-size game feature

Mad Hyena
#7152

Posted 2023-10-19 11:28:24

#1080598

Thought to check back here and I'm loving what I'm seeing so far.

Lioden recently added a feature for their little battle beetles minigame that's the Beetle Book that holds a bunch of real like facts and statistics about the various beetle / insect species' in game and I think something like that would be amazing as both a little education tool and a fun activity to fill out while you go about fishing! It could have blurbs about the species, including if they're invasive or not, where you've caught them in game, maybe their IRL habitats, and a record of the heaviest one you've caught?

I think it could be cute as a "limited time" shop tied to the in-game calendar rather than the IRL one. Maybe the shop-keeper goes into hibernation for winter and is available through spring and fall? 18 days on / 6 days off doesn't feel too punishing for a side shop and gives a fun hint of realism as well!