Catch Bugs

[aes1218]

I can't for the life of me catch a bug or insect. I hold down the left mouse button when I'm a couple steps away from a bug. I creep toward it and move the highlighted area to fully encompass the bug and let go of the left mouse button. But no catch. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance (ripping my hair out until someone helps)

[BatriX]

you have to remember you're playing from a angle so look carefully the bug may be below you instead of above you. once you get the next level NET it should get easier, you could always try a line up catch method where you line up with the bug the dash into the catch.

[Laird_Ravencroft]

When the bug is in the white compass area, do you allow the bug to highlight green? Unless the bug is highlighted green in the white compass it will not allow you to catch the bug; and let's it escape. Took a while and some mass googling to find this out.

[BatriX]

you can get the next level fishing rod and bug NET at the fishing shack 3700 each

[Padgey]

I don’t bother sneaking I find alot of the time I fail doing that way instead I liteally sprint at a bug and as I get fairly close I dash to it and then your literally right next to it get the net out then swipe the bug to collect it like someone else said the bug sort of goes green if it’s in the right spot and it doesn’t always line up as accurate as you think, but your sprinting and dashing for me is easier then sneaking

[wyldfae28]

I honestly HATE the bug catching mechanic in this game. And I suck at it. I have managed to catch a decent number of insects, but there are quite a few that are just too damn fast for me. I get anywhere near them and they dash off wildly. Also, when the bug highlights green you should be able to catch them, and sometimes that doesn't work or it's too bright to tell if it's highlighted or not. And even with some of the slower bugs, I'm right there with them in the "cone of catching" and can't get the bug to highlight no matter which way I turn. Overall, extremely frustrating. You need some of those fast ones for the altars.

I have developed a method in which I watch which way the bug is flying, and either work my way around in front of it or follow it slowly at a distance until it turns around. Then I let it come to me. It still freaks out when it gets anywhere close, but that way I have a better shot at grabbing it before it bolts. I know that I'm probably not the rule about this, as hand/eye coordination is no longer my strong suit. But I still hate it.

And yeah, I have the better net. ( and Padgey is right, sneaking rarely works. You pretty much have to wait for your moment and charge them)

[mberulec]

i have same problem, i cant catch a bug at all...i tried sprinting on them and i tried other method with walking slowly

[Stonehand]

One thing I learned early on is to HAVE THE NET SELECTED BEFORE you approach the bug. If you are anywhere near the bug, and suddenly select your net, the bug usually goes insane and runs away screaming. If you just keep the net selected while bug-hunting, you will have a better chance of success. There are bugs that aren't afraid of you (grasshoppers, wasps, some of the moths, etc) and will occasionally allow you to get close.

But there are several species (especially butterflies) that make an angry bear look like a docile pet! They run as soon as you get within four or five paces of them. So there will always be bugs you just can't even get close to.

Practice helps. Calm helps. My first couple of dozen tries failed. As for sneaking or creeping up on bugs... doesn't work. Waste of time. Try to remember that to a bug, you are bigger than a mountain. Furthermore, you are a big scary mountain that MOVES. Standing still and waiting for a bug to get close works about 50% of the time.

Keep in mind that bug-catching also works in the ocean. There are several creepy crawlies down in the depths that you can catch with your net (including sea horses and star fish!).