Hello everyone,
Beta Build 03 is now available and the change log is available below.
The latest content has not been polished and debugged to the same standard as our previous Phases, which allows us to concentrate on production and only worry about fine debugging at the very end of the process (starting with Beta Build 04).
Please follow the instructions below to access and enjoy beta content, bearing in mind that you cannot have version 6.1 and Beta Build 03 installed on your computer at the same time. If you already switched from 6.1 to beta for Beta Build 01/02, your beta build will update automatically
Please also make sure you have a look at the Know Issues below. This is a beta build and nothing is set in stone at this point.
Don’t forget to give us feedback in the Penny for your Thoughts thread!
Thanks,
Kevin
Beta Build 03 – Change Log
- Updated Character Selection Screen
- Character movies are placeholder and will be complete for Beta 4
- Updated Academy
- All tutorials now fully playable - feedback welcome!
- Single Player Tournament implemented
- Balancing required - please give feedback
- Profile Anglers Log - Species & Boss Fish fully functional
- Boss fish - see all the boss fish per lake. As you catch them you'll see this screen updated to show a cool render of the boss fish you've caught
- Species - see above but for species.
- Profile Profile - fully functional and tracks your stats as you play through the game
- Updated Tackle Box - New functionality with easier to understand flow.
- Updating this screen to have renders of the equipment in Beta 4. Reels are placeholder and at an incorrect resolution.
- Added mouseover and simpler purchase pop up to Tackle Shop
- Settings screen - functional in main menu and pause menus
- Netting updated to improve performance. Additional updates currently ongoing with increased usability in Beta 4
- Tackle Points awarded for catches fixed. A more appropriate amount of points are now awarded - please feedback on how well you think this plays now.
Beta Build 03 – Known Issues
These are the most relevant known issues from the current Steam build.
These are an addition to the list of known issues from last build.
- Multiplayer is overall unstable.
- Monte Bravo crashes on start up with more then one player.
- The host crashes when someone tries to join the game after it has already started.
- The pause menu doesn't work in some lakes.
- It is not possible to join a Friends Only session
- Invite to game does not work
- Tackle Points are not awarded in multiplayer.
- Only the host can get a bite in multiplayer... This will be hotfixed on Friday the 09th.
- Digger Lake is having some underlying work completed and doesn't work as intended. It's not possible to catch fish, peg assets and collision boxes are incorrect. All game modes which involves Digger Lake won't work as intended (Multiplayer, Tournaments, Freedom Fishing etc.).
- Live Tournaments don't work fully at the moment and the Pause menu not yet functional in this mode.
- Tutorials and Challenges do not complete correctly. Use Esc to pause the game and exit from the menu
To install the beta version and content:
- Open Steam
- Open the Library tab
- Right click on Dovetail Games Fishing
- Select Properties from the menu
- Select the Beta tab at the top
- In the password field, type YG9fdfYwKPFQTh3g
- Click the Check Code button
- From the drop down menu, select beta - Closed Beta Branch
- Dovetail Games Fishing will now update to the Beta version
- In the Steam Library, your game will be listed as Dovetail Games Fishing [beta]
To uninstall the beta version and content:
- Open Steam
- Open the Library tab
- Right click on Dovetail Games Fishing [beta]
- Select Properties from the menu
- Select the Beta tab at the top
- From the drop down menu, select NONE - Opt out of all beta programs
- Dovetail Games Fishing will now update back to version 0.6.1
- In the Steam Library, your game will be listed as Dovetail Games Fishing