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Fishing has been a mechanic in games since the days of the Super Nintendo. It's often portrayed as a side activity that you can do to take a break, catch some fish for food or profit, and sometimes to complete certain quests, and fishing in Sea Of Stars is no exception.

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The rewards usually aren't very enticing, but the fishing gameplay has the chance to be fun and challenging. In Sea Of Stars, fishing can feel like the battles that you and your characters will frequently have, and here's how to master it.

When And Where Can You Fish?

Even though there are no real prompts for it, you can start fishing once you're free to explore the overworld map. After the heroes leave the town of Mooncradle, you can find a Fishing Spot to the left, indicated by a small body of water and an animation of a fish jumping out of it.

All you have to do is approach the spot until its name appears, and then you can press the button to enter the location, mainly made up of a long body of water and a short dock leading into it. To the right will be a sign letting you know how many types of fish can be caught in the spot, and there's also the chance that certain NPCs will be at Fishing Spots, like Merchants or even Quest Givers.

You can also find Fishing Spots hidden within much larger locations (like opening a specific portal in the Abandoned Wizard's Lab), and both overworld and secret Fishing Spots are accessible as long as you can reach them, available during the day and night.

How To Fish

To start fishing, walk to the end of the dock and press the interact button to cast your line. It will cast at the highest power, causing it to fly far, and you can steer the lure using the left and right buttons as it moves through the air.

The lure will fly until it lands naturally, but you can force it to land sooner by pressing the interact button. If it lands among a group of fish, you're almost guaranteed to get a bite within seconds, but if it lands far from them, you can give it little tugs with the left or right buttons to attract some fish.

Be careful not to cast the lure too far to the left or right. Otherwise, it will land on the ground, and you'll need to reel it back and try again.

When a fish bites, you'll need to start reeling it in with the interact button. As you reel, the fish will pull against you, moving to the left or right as it tries to swim into deeper water.

If you reel while the fish is pulling hard, the tension in the fishing line will rise, as indicated by a flashing red color. The closer the line is breaking, the faster it starts blinking until it snaps, but you can relieve some of the tension by stopping reeling and moving with the fish.

To help catch the fish, there are two important elements you need to watch for, called Current and Jump.

When the fish bites, a highlighted bit of water will appear and move back and forth. You'll want to lead the fish into this current and reel once it's in it to pull it closer without raising the tension, but as you reel and pull the fish to the sides, it'll be tempted to jump out of the water.

The moment that it does, tap the reel button to stun it (this is indicated by several stars appearing above the fish), and that will be your chance to start reeling it in without any resistance before it recovers. Be wary of stronger fish,as they can break your line much faster and may struggle wildly when they're right by the dock.

Keep reeling until you pull the fish out of the water, then decide whether you want to release it or keep it.

All Fish Types And Locations

There are over nine Fishing Spots to be found in the world, and each one has between two and four types of Fish to catch.

Name

Location

Available Fish

Sunglow Lake

Evermist Island

Lunar Trout, Man O' War

Windy Loch

Sleeper Island

Lunar Trout, Hardshell, Grass Haddock

Haunted Creek

Wraith Island

Spectral Eel, Ghosturgeon, Bone Pike

Watcher's Pond

Watcher Island

Crimson Bass, Fluorescent Piranha, Sun Carp, Viridian Lobster

Settler's Rest

Settler's Island

Hardshell, Grass Haddock, Seakjaw, Crimson Bass

Sulfuric Basin

Basalt Island

Rock Shrimp, Lava Koi

Lake Turquoise

Mesa Island

Fluorescent Piranha, Clockwork Crab, Swordfish, Ninja Starfish

Skybound Lagoon

Skylands

Ninja Starfish, Cloud Skate, Sky Urchin

Cerulean Reservoir

Cerulean Island

Laser Burbot, Coil Flounder, Cybernardl Hermite, Silicium Sponge

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