STAY CONNECTED WITH MULTIPLAYER PARTIES
The team has dedicated considerable time improving the multiplayer party system to make fishing with friends more straightforward. Players can now create their own parties of up to six members at any time, even before entering a reserve, or join or be invited to an existing party hosted by a friend.COMPETE IN PLAYER-INITIATED COMPETITIONS
Set up custom competitions and challenge your friends for some classic angling rivalry. Prove your skills in head-to-head competitions with up to 11 other players on the same server in the following disciplines:- Biggest Catch: Catch the Biggest (heaviest) Fish
- Heaviest Haul: Catch the Most Fish (in total weight)
- Fish Frenzy: Catch the Most Fish (in number)
Check out this small guide on how to use this new feature!
If you wish to start a competition then navigate to the 'Competitions' Tab
You can then press 'Create a Match' and can proceed to choose Event Format, Privacy, Duration and catching criteria for the competition with the Minimum Rank & Species options.
Once these options are confirmed, click 'Create Match' again to create the Match Competition & wait for other remote players to join. Once another player has entered the created competition, the host can start the competition.
Once the competition has begun, participating players will be notified on screen. Players can join competitions that have already begun.
During an active competition, players will be able to navigate to the competitions page and check the current standings of the competition.
When the competition has ended, Players will be able to see a scoreboard of all participating players and their positions.
NEVER MISS A CATCH
Players who have been idle for more than five minutes without catching anything will now receive a hint on the whereabouts of nearby popular fish and their most preferred bait. This feature can be turned on or off at any time to suit your play style.PATCH NOTES
- 'Time Remaining: 0h 0m' message is sent repeatedly to the local user in the activity feed has now been fixed
- South Africa Legendary Fish correctly the correct thumbnails now in the Handbook & Profile Tab
- Various minor bug fixes
