Ahoy brave Captains!
We - the development team of Deadliest Catch: The Game - are really excited to see your interest and anticipation for the game release. We are also receiving many questions and suggestions from you about the game content and your expectations regarding it. That’s why we decided to create a series of devlogs in which we’ll share with you some insights from our work on this title. We hope that you’ll enjoy reading it!
That being said, are you ready to step into the wheelhouse of your own ship and set course on the deadly Alaskan waters? Let’s make sail than! And what’s a better thing to start with than the fishing vessel itself?
While playing the game, you’ll become the owner of a crab fishing vessel with all the equipment essential for catching the precious king crabs and bringing them safely to the Dutch Harbor. The design of the ship is based on the boat well-known from the Discovery Channel show - F/V Cornelia Marie. It’s approximately 42 meters long, 10 meters width and 20 meters high (counting to the top of the mast). Let’s take a quick tour of it!
The deck is where the magic happens. Here you can find all the important equipment like the hydraulically lifted crane, empty crab pots, the coiler, the lift, the sorting table, the bait-cutting machine, the fridge for the bait and basket with buoys. The deck is where you will spend most of your in-game time. Better get familiar with it! From the deck, you can also access all the other parts of the vessel.
In the storage room, you’ll keep all the additional items that may come in handy. Spare grappling hooks, the hydraulic oil or repair kits to maintain the equipment. Provided, that you remembered to buy it all before leaving the port for the season!
Under the deck, there is the holding tank filled with salt water. That’s where all the crabs suitable for sale are kept while your vessel is at sea. Remember, that you have to deliver the crabs alive, otherwise nobody will buy them and all your hard work will go to waste. But don’t get greedy - there is a limited amount of crabs you can safely fit in the tank. If you allow your vessel to get overburden (and that means the weight of pots, fuel, additional equipment and obviously the caught crabs), it’ll affect the mileage and make steering more difficult.
The wheelhouse allows you to truly take command of your vessel. Literally - from this place you can steer the ship. There are four speed-levels for going forward and one for reverse movement. What’s important, you can set the engine power to the desired level and leave the wheelhouse to drop the pots or sort the caught crabs - the vessel will proceed sailing in the set direction. From the wheelhouse, you can also switch on the map and set course to the previously chosen points in the fast-travel mode.
Finally, you can visit the upper deck. From there you can admire the sight of splendid but treacherous Bering Sea!
Now you know what you might expect on board of your own fishing vessel. Soon we’ll give you a little more details about the equipment you’ll get to use during your adventure. Let us know what do you think about our ideas and the devlog itself. Also, tell us if there are topics that you’d especially like to read about in the future. See you soon, captains!
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