Fixed a bug that could make catching the fish during the license test (tutorial) more difficult than intended if you reloaded the game during that stage of the tutorial A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here:
Fixed a bug that could make catching the fish during the license test (tutorial) more difficult than intended if you reloaded the game during that stage of the tutorial
Added a new set of approximately one billion possible unknown lakes with improved random seeding behavior to work around an engine limitation which caused unknown lakes to have less variety than expected. All previously saved unknown lakes will still be accessible and all new unk
Added a new set of approximately one billion possible unknown lakes with improved random seeding behavior to work around an engine limitation which caused unknown lakes to have less variety than expected. All previously saved unknown lakes will still be accessible and all new unknown lakes will be from the new set.
Fixed a bug where the IFS Max Range Cast challenge could not be completed when using a gamepad A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here:
Fixed a bug where the IFS Max Range Cast challenge could not be completed when using a gamepad
A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/949600/discussions/4/2253433385454123585/
Updated Daily Tournament rotation and made improvements so that the rotation can be changed more easily in the future Added a new Daily Tournament type (Anchor Down) which may be in the rotation in the future Anchor Down Daily Tournament: You must anchor your BOAT at some point d
Updated Daily Tournament rotation and made improvements so that the rotation can be changed more easily in the future
Added a new Daily Tournament type (Anchor Down) which may be in the rotation in the future
Anchor Down Daily Tournament: You must anchor your BOAT at some point during the tournament. When you do this, all fish in your livewell will be released and you will not be able to move your BOAT for the rest of the tournament. The 8 largest valid fish in your livewell at the end of the tournament will be counted (provided you have anchored).
Updated the way that Single Column Mode on the Fish Journal panel works. It now allows you to freely adjust the number of entries you wish to see (up to the maximum) and the setting will not change based on the number of fish discovered or when changing lakes. If you have discovered fewer species than the set value, it will just show all species discovered, but will no longer override the setting.
Fixed a display bug with the lure status overlay that would cause its border to be drawn incorrectly when UI Scale was set to 200%
A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/949600/discussions/4/2253433385454123585/
Added an option to display the current winding speed on the lure status indicator to make it easier to keep track of while bringing in a fish Updated several entries in the Help panel to be more clear and informative ini file changes A list of patch notes from all updates can be
Added an option to display the current winding speed on the lure status indicator to make it easier to keep track of while bringing in a fish
Updated several entries in the Help panel to be more clear and informative
ini file changes
A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/949600/discussions/4/2253433385454123585/
Added an Exploration Overlay which is an optional overlay that you can enable to show information relevant to the exploration process all in one place such as Lake Info, Exploration Data Value, Completeness Factor, and Ecosystem Analysis (if module is equipped). Added an Overlay
Added an Exploration Overlay which is an optional overlay that you can enable to show information relevant to the exploration process all in one place such as Lake Info, Exploration Data Value, Completeness Factor, and Ecosystem Analysis (if module is equipped).
Added an Overlay button to the Lake Data panel which opens a settings menu to allow enabling/disabling and customization of the Exploration Overlay
Added a new volume setting for Title Screen music that is separate from the Game Music setting
Added a new keybind and a new gamepad button option for Start Exploration Scan
Added a Line Resistance Audio Tone sound effect and volume settings to the Settings screen. This option will play an audio tone of variable pitch that mirrors the line resistance meter.
Added a Line Resistance Rumble option to Gamepad Controls. This option will enable rumble effects on the gamepad that mirror the line resistance meter.
Note that the Line Resistance Audio Tone and the Line Resistance Rumble options will not give you any more information than the line resistance meter does, they are just different ways of conveying that information
Added a new option to the Game Settings screen called “Info Progress Bars on Livewell Fish” which adds a small bar below the species name on all fish in the livewell that indicates the overall progress of the Species Info bar for that species (full info can be found in the Fish Journal panel). This bar will only show up on fish from the current lake and can make it a bit easier to decide which fish to dissect for more information.
Added mouseover/selection descriptions to all settings on Game Settings screen instead of just the Display/Performance section
Changed the layout of the Game Settings screen to better accommodate the new options and descriptions
Changed button text on Exploration Tools modules to be a bit more descriptive
Moved position of Raining/Snowing overlay text to avoid other overlays and fixed a bug where it could sometimes show up over top of open panels
Added the ability to skip the splash screen when using a gamepad
Improved click detection on volume sliders on Settings screen
Fixed crash that could occur when changing the Water Animation setting
Fixed a bug on the Settings screen where incorrect help info would show up
Fixed a display bug that could occur when changing keybinds or gamepad buttons on the Controls screen
Fixed a bug where actions bound to the gamepad dpad would sometimes incorrectly trigger when using the Action Buttons menu
Prevented assigning the Action Buttons gamepad button to the dpad as it caused confusing behavior with the Action Buttons menu and selection
A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/949600/discussions/4/2253433385454123585/
It’s hard to believe that Intergalactic Fishing was released two years ago today. I just wanted to make a quick post to thank everybody who has supported the game over the last two years. Thanks to everybody who bought the game, thanks to everybody who left a review, thanks to al
It’s hard to believe that Intergalactic Fishing was released two years ago today. I just wanted to make a quick post to thank everybody who has supported the game over the last two years. Thanks to everybody who bought the game, thanks to everybody who left a review, thanks to all the content creators who made videos about the game or streamed it, thanks to everybody hanging out in the Discord answering questions and helping new players. Every little bit helps a small indie dev like me and I really appreciate all your support!
Intergalactic Fishing is on sale through the weekend at a new all-time low price, so if you haven’t played it yet, now is a great time to jump in!
Added several alert messages to Equipment Shops and the Loadout screen that better explain when you try to make an illegal change to the Loadout such as trying to purchase an item you cannot afford or trying to equip an item that is already present in the Loadout (previously ther
Added several alert messages to Equipment Shops and the Loadout screen that better explain when you try to make an illegal change to the Loadout such as trying to purchase an item you cannot afford or trying to equip an item that is already present in the Loadout (previously there was no feedback, it just didn’t work)
Fixed a bug where Lure Mod tooltips could pop up over the Select Species to Overlay Stats window on the Design Lure screen
Fixed a bug that could cause a main quest module to function improperly if you changed lakes while it was being used
The progress bar on Exploration Tools modules now only shows up when a test is in progress
A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/949600/discussions/4/2253433385454123585/
Added an aqua border to lakes in the ULT Network Fish Collection for which the player holds lake records for all species Added an alert message when you try to use the BOAT Special Ability function on a BOAT that doesn’t have a special ability Updated an entry in the Helpful Tips
Added an aqua border to lakes in the ULT Network Fish Collection for which the player holds lake records for all species
Added an alert message when you try to use the BOAT Special Ability function on a BOAT that doesn’t have a special ability
Updated an entry in the Helpful Tips section of the Help panel to show the correct controls when using a gamepad
Fixed a bug where a certain module used in the main quest would progress its status even if you left the lake where it is supposed to be used
Fixed a couple of graphical issues on the fish journal popup on the Design Lure screen
A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/949600/discussions/4/2253433385454123585/
With version 1.4, Intergalactic Fishing adds gamepad support! The game should be fully playable with just a compatible gamepad and you should also be able to seamlessly switch between using a gamepad and mouse/keyboard if you would like. The update also adds a couple new modules
With version 1.4, Intergalactic Fishing adds gamepad support! The game should be fully playable with just a compatible gamepad and you should also be able to seamlessly switch between using a gamepad and mouse/keyboard if you would like.
The update also adds a couple new modules and several quality-of-life improvements. The Ecosystem Analyzer module analyzes the local ecosystem to make predictions about the number of fish species living in the lake. There is also a new high-end Exploration Terminal module that includes the functionality of the Ecosystem Analyzer module. The Full Grown Size of a species is now reported as an exact weight rather than a weight class (like Huge, Big, etc.). These changes should make exploring and hunting for big fish a bit more intuitive.
Improvements have been made to the tutorial and help screens and more tooltips and alert messages have been added to help explain the game’s mechanics and controls a little better. And finally, the update includes many bug fixes and other improvements. You can see the full list of patch notes below.
P.S. In this update, a lot of under-the-hood changes were required to bring in gamepad support and other improvements, so if you run into any bugs (either while using gamepad or mouse/keyboard), please post them in the Steam Forums or let me know on Discord.
I hope you enjoy and good luck out on the lakes! - Ben
Patch Notes
Added Gamepad Support
The game should be fully playable with just a compatible gamepad. You should also be able to seamlessly switch between using a gamepad and mouse/keyboard if you would like.
Changed Keybinds entry on the Main Menu to Controls which is a new screen that includes both Keybinds and Gamepad Controls
Added an Onscreen Keyboard for inputting text when using a gamepad
Added a preference to Gamepad Controls screen to enable/disable the Onscreen Keyboard
Added a preference to Gamepad Controls screen to reset cast position after each cast
Added an option to the Controls screen to disable gamepad control (this can be useful if you have a non-compatible device such as a joystick or HOTAS that you leave hooked up and don’t want it to interfere with the game controls while using the mouse/keyboard)
Updated some Help panel entries and the Help popup on Design Lure screen to account for gamepad controls
Updated some UI elements text and graphics to account for gamepad controls (Intro, ULT License Test, some Modules, some Overlays)
Updated dialogue in a few places to reflect game changes and gamepad control support
All these UI elements will display relevant information depending on which control scheme (gamepad or mouse/keyboard) is being used
Added two new modules which are both available at the TFG HQ Dock on The Conflux
The Ecosystem Analyzer module analyzes the local ecosystem to make predictions about the number of fish species living in the lake
The TFG Exploration Kit EE is an upgraded version of the TFG Exploration Kit 30a that includes the functionality of the Ecosystem Analyzer built-in
Both of these modules will allow you to determine when you have discovered all the species in an Unknown lake
Adjusted species Full Grown Size information to show an exact weight instead of a weight class (like Huge, Big, etc.)
The lake record weights of a few species have been updated, it should now be possible to catch a lake record for every species in the ULT Network Lakes
The BOAT Night Vision Settings can now be changed at any time, instead of only when night vision is active. If you change settings while night vision is not active, then night vision will come on for a few seconds so you can temporarily see the results of your adjustments.
Added a UI Scale option to Settings to allow scaling up the size of the UI on resolutions that will support it
When a top bar tab is disabled (such as during the tutorial) its button will now be grayed out rather than just not being able to click on it
Enabled “wraparound” on the button that adjusts the number of rows to show on the Fish Journal panel when in Single Column Mode
Updated the -1 Hour and +1 Hour buttons on the Status panel so they are more clear and descriptive
Added mouseover tooltips to all Minimap buttons
Updated Reward screen to prevent Loadout changes that would result in loss of fish, saved lakes, or exploration data
Improved slider button click/grab detection in Settings
Added a message to the Fish Contract selection screen when there are no Fish Contracts currently available
Added a message to the Fish Contract selection screen describing how to view further information about the contract types
Added popup messages to Equipment Shops when you try to buy a BOAT directly to your loadout instead of to Home Storage and when you try to sell the BOAT you are currently in (previously there was no feedback, it just didn’t work)
Added a confirmation message when exporting a fish
Added an alert message when you try to change your rod or lure while your line is out
Fixed some graphical and functional inconsistencies on the Sell Exploration Data screen
Changed “Select None” buttons to “Deselect All” to be more clear
Fixed a minor issue related to click detection on the Run Tests/Stop Tests button on the Exploration Tools module control panel
Added a button to the module controls for a story-related module that allows the module to easily be turned on and off as needed
Reworked Help button on Design Lure screen to better fit the layout and improve consistency with other UI elements
Made some minor changes to the tutorial and the Help panel text to make some areas more clear and descriptive
Adjusted the text color of Fame in the IFS panel to be more readable
Updated selection color on the Choose Quests screen to be consistent with other screens
Fixed a rare crash that could occur on the Home Dock Storage screen
Fixed a very rare crash that could occur on some screens when the lake was being drawn in the background
Fixed a bug that could incorrectly allow the player to teleport to ULT Network Lakes during the License Test
Fixed a bug where you could hit the Back button while joining the Daily Tournament resulting in being locked out of the tournament
Fixed a bug where the tournament species on the Objectives panel would sometimes display the wrong name
Fixed a bug where when two or more participants tied in a tournament, the participant placing directly after them could receive 0 credits instead of the proper number of credits for their placement
Fixed a bug where livewell slots on the Home Dock Fish Storage screen would not display correctly at certain resolutions if you had more than 30 livewell slots in your loadout
Fixed a bug that allowed phantom buttons clicks on the Fish Journal panel when no species had been discovered
Fixed a bug on the Loadout screen that could allow the Reclaim TFG Teleporter button to appear when it shouldn’t
Fixed a bug where the lock symbol wasn’t being displayed on locked fish on the Export Fish screen
Fixed a display bug on the Choose Quests screen where the Reward heading was displayed for quest stages that don’t have a reward
Fixed a bug where the day/night cycle would be displayed as part of the Feeding Activity journal entry in the fish journal on the Design Lure screen even if the day/night cycle information wasn’t known
Fixed a rare bug that could cause some top bar buttons to draw incorrectly at certain resolutions in certain game states
Fixed a display bug where the precipitation status text box was drawn over the lake name text
Fixed a punctuation inconsistency in the description of a module
Fixed a few minor typos and punctuation inconsistencies in tutorial, help, and interface text
Fixed a bug where fish stored in Home Dock Storage would not have their information updated when their species or the lake they were caught in was renamed A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here:
Fixed a bug where fish stored in Home Dock Storage would not have their information updated when their species or the lake they were caught in was renamed
A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/949600/discussions/4/2253433385454123585/
Fixed a bug where the feeding activity of some species could be displayed incorrectly on the Overlay Species Stats screen when creating a lure A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here:
Fixed a bug where the feeding activity of some species could be displayed incorrectly on the Overlay Species Stats screen when creating a lure
A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/949600/discussions/4/2253433385454123585/
Added a Notes section to the Quests Panel to allow you to re-read any notes you find as part of random events Fixed a bug in Create/Edit Angler where the player portrait would sometimes not be updated when player info was changed Fixed a bug in Create/Edit Angler where you could
Added a Notes section to the Quests Panel to allow you to re-read any notes you find as part of random events
Fixed a bug in Create/Edit Angler where the player portrait would sometimes not be updated when player info was changed
Fixed a bug in Create/Edit Angler where you could click on the player portrait before it was generated
Fixed some UI and usability issues in Create/Edit Angler
Improved descriptions of some graphical settings in the Settings screen
Fixed a typo in the Fishing Basics section of the Help panel
Improved the wording and clarity of some entries in the Help panel
A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/949600/discussions/4/2253433385454123585/
Updated the lure design help text to be more clear and descriptive Fixed an issue where clicking on the minimize minimap button or the close livewell button while the line was out could result in the line being unintentionally reeled in Fixed a bug where you could sometimes click
Updated the lure design help text to be more clear and descriptive
Fixed an issue where clicking on the minimize minimap button or the close livewell button while the line was out could result in the line being unintentionally reeled in
Fixed a bug where you could sometimes click through the help panel on the Lure Creation screen
Improved the visuals of tabs in different UI elements to make them consistent across all tab types and to better indicate which tab is selected
Fixed a text layout error on the Settings screen
Fixed a typo in a side quest
Fixed a grammatical error in the lure design help text
A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/949600/discussions/4/2253433385454123585/
It's time for the Steam Awards and nominations are currently open! If Intergalactic Fishing has helped you chill out and relax over the past year, please consider nominating it for the "Sit Back and Relax" Steam Award . Thanks for your consideration and good luck out on the lakes
It's time for the Steam Awards and nominations are currently open! If Intergalactic Fishing has helped you chill out and relax over the past year, please consider nominating it for the "Sit Back and Relax" Steam Award. Thanks for your consideration and good luck out on the lakes!
Changed the first stage of the License Test (tutorial) to require the player to move the BOAT to a certain designated location instead of requiring them to move away from their current location. This should be more straightforward and will also allow the player to move around as
Changed the first stage of the License Test (tutorial) to require the player to move the BOAT to a certain designated location instead of requiring them to move away from their current location. This should be more straightforward and will also allow the player to move around as much as they want before progressing so that they can get the hang of BOAT movement.
Updated and expanded several pieces of dialogue in the License Test to be more clear and descriptive and to better explain the resistance bar, dissecting fish and the fish journal, and some other concepts
Added some dialogue to the Mayor of Ankobo that will alert the player that they aren’t likely to catch many fish in Ankobo Lake. This dialogue will show up if the game detects the player is fishing at Ankobo Lake before starting the main quest. This will hopefully help to better explain to new players that they should move to other lakes in the ULT Network instead of staying in Ankobo Lake.
Added a new “Helpful Tips” entry to the Help panel that compiles some useful gameplay tips
Added a “Not right now” option to the final (repeatable) stage of the Gambling Gary random event so you can temporarily dismiss Gambling Gary if you aren’t in the mood to gamble without having him leave forever
If you had already permanently dismissed Gambling Gary, he will come back (whenever the random event is triggered next) and you will then have the option to bet with him, temporarily dismiss him, or permanently dismiss him
Updated the dialogue responses to make these three choices more clear
Added a new option in Settings to change the temperature scale (Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, and Rankine)
The color of the species text on the list of feeding activity schedules on the Time panel will now change to better indicate when a species is in a period of high feeding activity
Fixed inconsistent capitalization of some terms in dialogue and UI elements
Fixed a rare display bug related to the Travel panel
Fixed a crash that could occur when opening the Objectives panel
Fixed a bug where the License Test (tutorial) could get stuck in the transition between the intro and the dialogue
Made some mostly behind-the-scenes improvements to UI drawing
Proactively fixed an issue that could have caused minor issues with daily tournaments after the new year
A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/949600/discussions/4/2253433385454123585/
Tournament Update New Tournaments that take you to Unknown Lakes are now available after finishing the main quest. There are also new tournament types. The Daily Tournament will now have a different tournament type for every day of the week. You can find more details in the patch
Tournament Update
New Tournaments that take you to Unknown Lakes are now available after finishing the main quest. There are also new tournament types. The Daily Tournament will now have a different tournament type for every day of the week. You can find more details in the patch notes below.
Home Dock Fish Storage
You can now store fish at your Home Dock! You will start out with 5 storage slots and can buy additional slots. This can be used to store and show off your favorite fish and/or for temporary storage while working on an IFS challenge or a difficult side quest, etc.
Steam Trading Cards
Have you ever wanted to have your very own Gambling Gary trading card? Or show The Conflux as your Steam profile background? Or use a BOAT emoticon? Well today is your lucky day because Steam Trading Cards have been added to Intergalactic Fishing!
I've attached the full patch notes below. Thanks for playing and I hope you enjoy the new stuff I've added! - Ben
Added Tournaments that take place in Unknown Lakes
After completing the main quest, you will gain access to a new set of tournaments that take place at Unknown Lakes
These tournaments run in addition to the tournaments in Network Lakes so you will always have two different tournaments to choose from
Added two new tournament types (One of Each Species and Smallest Fish) for Unknown Lake Tournaments
There are now seven different types of tournaments used for the Daily Tournaments and a different one will be used each day of the week
The goal of these new tournament types is to add variety to the Daily Tournaments and to inspire new strategies
The initial schedule is as follows:
Monday: Free-for-All Tournament - The largest 8 fish in your livewell at the end of the tournament will be counted.
Tuesday: One of Each Species Tournament - The largest fish of each species in your livewell at the end of the tournament will be counted.
Wednesday: Conservation Tournament - The weight of each fish you catch will be added to your score. If you dissect a fish, twice the weight of the fish will be subtracted from your score. If you release a caught fish there is no penalty.
Thursday: Single Species Tournament - The 8 largest fish of the indicated species in your livewell at the end of the tournament will be counted.
Friday: Tag Tournament - Every fish in the lake is tagged with a certain point value. The value of the tag is based on several factors including how large a fish is for its species, the sell value of the fish, and other species factors relating to how difficult it is to find and catch. The 8 fish with the highest point values in your livewell at the end of the tournament will be counted.
Saturday: Smallest Fish Tournament - The 8 smallest fish in your livewell at the end of the tournament will be counted. If you have fewer than 8 fish, a penalty of 5 lb will be added for each one missing.
Sunday: Task Tournament - You will receive a series of fishing tasks to complete. After completing each task you will gain a point and receive a new task. Try to complete as many tasks as you can in the allotted time.
Updated design and layout of Tournaments and Daily Tournaments everywhere they are shown (Tournament screen, ULT Corp Dock screen, Objectives panel, etc.)
Added the ability to see the full details of yesterday’s Daily Tournament (instead of just the scoreboard)
Added Fish Storage to your Home Dock
You start with 5 slots available and can buy additional storage slots
This can be used to store and show off your favorite fish and/or for temporary storage while working on an IFS challenge or a difficult side quest, etc.
Tournaments no longer require an empty livewell to join, but you cannot join with any fish from the tournament lake in your livewell or on your line
Changed the preferred area of the Pitiltoo species from Deep Water to Shallow Water (this should prevent an unintended increase in difficulty for a certain side quest)
Minor updates to the AI of fish species whose preferred location is Near Surface
Other minor Fish AI adjustments
Fixed a rare crash that could occur when loading different saves many times during a single session
Improved wording of a main quest objective to be more clear and descriptive
You can now use ESC to leave the Equipment Shop
You can now use ESC to exit a completed conversation
Added a new type of BOAT nightvision called “Natural”. This setting will not change the color of the view but will instead limit the darkness to the level at which the nightvision kicks on. This is for anglers who like to fish at night with a more natural appearance and watch the fireflies and listen to the frogs.
Added info about changing the nightvision settings to the BOAT Safety Message alert
Fixed a text display issue on the Time panel
Minor graphical adjustments
Fixed bug where the number of tracked quests wouldn't update when selecting and deselecting quests on the Choose Quests screen
Added a message to the Quests panel that shows when you have no quests tracked, but have untracked quests that are active
Updated tutorial dialogue to mention the fact that you can store fish at your Home Dock
Updated main quest dialogue to reflect changes to the Tournament system
Updated Help entries for Tournament and Daily Tournament
Fixed a bug where the relative weight bar for a fish in the livewell would be prematurely revealed A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here:
Fixed a bug where the relative weight bar for a fish in the livewell would be prematurely revealed
A list of patch notes from all updates can be found here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/949600/discussions/4/2253433385454123585/
