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Greetings! We’ve got a small bugfix patch to address some things that came up in the v1.2.0 update! Since the release of Bait & Tackle: THE STAR OF THE SHOW UPDATE , v1.2.0, we’ve been on the lookout for any bugs that have popped up with the new content. We’ve found a few, so
BAIT & TACKLE v1.2.0: THE STAR OF THE SHOW UPDATE The team has been wanting to add more of what makes Bait & Tackle the game that it is: Bosses. As a result, we’ve added a new boss, with a superboss variant, a new area, new music, and new fish to catch! We’re adding optio
Hey there everyone! We’ve been working on quite a few big Bait & Tackle features, but in the meantime we’ve addressed some small bugs that have popped up! We’ve fixed some onboarding and tutorial bugs, clarified some in-game text, and fixed a pesky Swordfish issue that has ca
Hello everyone! We’re making a small update to address some bugs that have popped up and improve the new player experience! Changelog Fishdex > The fishdex tutorial popups for filtering, sorting, bait options, and exiting the fishdex now pulse back and forth between an orange
We're doing our very first a panel! This Saturday, April 11th at the RIT Interactive Media Symposium, located within RIT MAGIC Spell Studios, we will be discussing the development of Bait & Tackle. Stop by to learn more about the project, from idea all the way to launch! We w
We are so excited to announce that Bait & Tackle won Best in Game Design at RPI GameFest this past weekend! RPI GameFest, hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is an annual showcase of student talent in game development that brings together students from around the Nort
Bait & Tackle: FACTUALLY FRESH is our first major update since our release back in October! While we’ve been working on bugs, making balancing tweaks, and making sure the game is in a good spot with the occasional patch, this update is much more substantial! We compiled a lis
We’ve been spending a lot of time combing through more nuanced balancing feedback; whether it is through watching people play on Youtube & Twitch, from our reviews, discussions, or people talking to us directly, we wanted to smooth out some of the rough edges people have enco
The Bait & Tackle O-fish-al soundtrack is OUT NOW on YouTube, Bandcamp, and SoundCloud! Go give it a listen and show some support for our amazing composer Leo. YouTube: Bandcamp: SoundCloud:
Here’s a small hotfix that fixed a recent bug allowing the player to phase through certain walls by fishing, and some other small, more miscellaneous bugs. Changelog Bosses Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause the Goldfish Bosses' Roll attack to roll in place towards the rig
We’ve fixed a pretty big input registering bug, and a handful of smaller bugs while we work on tackling some meatier ones. Changelog Bosses Fixed issue where the Crab Bosses' Scurry attack would not properly trigger if the player was on the bottom left of the arena. This change e
In just 10 days Bait & Tackle has o fish ially surpassed 1,000 players! Huge thank you to everyone who has played! FOLLOW US: X: Bluesky: Instagram: Tiktok: Youtube: View game page
We’ve tried to gather every bug that has been reported since launch, and hopefully your experience should be much smoother going forward! Thank you for reporting bugs, and please let us know if you spot any more. Changelog Achievements The level-specific Fishdex achievements now
Today is a reel exciting day… BAIT & TACKLE IS OFFICIALLY OUT NOW ON STEAM AND ITCH! It has been a long journey up until this point—our first commit was pushed on September 20, 2023, over two years ago now—and it is finally time to release this catch into the wild. Bait &
Visit Rochester Game Festival THIS SATURDAY to play Bait & Tackle before release! ROC Game Fest is Western New York's largest game festival, this year over 50+ video game and tabletop developers will be showing off their works. Ours included! Where: Rochester Institute of Tec