Days too short/fish rot too fast?

[Obstinate]

Hey all, not sure if I'm missing something but the days seem very short considering how fast the fish rot. There's a pretty large portion of the map where if you aren't fishing by morning, there's no way to make it back to where you can sell the fish at night.

I mean, I'm probably doing something wrong, but that's my experience so far. Any advice for me? TIA!

[Cyllya]

I haven't had too much problem with fish rotting so far, so here's what's been working for me...

Note that time only advances when you're moving, fishing, or doing certain actions like installing equipment. (With some games, I'll sometimes fidget with the controller and wiggle the character around while I'm pondering what to do next, but don't do that with your boat in this game.)

You start out SO SLOW, so definitely want to improve your engines. Note that you can have multiple mismatched engines installed, as long as you can cram them all into the engine squares.

Totally valid to explore in the morning, fish in the evening, spend the night at some dock that tragically lacks a fishmonger, and then go sell the fish in the morning. They'll usually keep "fresh" status over night if you caught them late in the daytime.

Every major region has a person who will buy fish, so you don't have to go all the way back to Greater Marrow every time.

[RequiemsRose]

Engine speed does help a lot there. If you move faster it's a lot easier to reach the fishmonger or the travelling merchant before things rot. The trawling net can also be useful, the fish in there don't rot. You may also be able to get away with still pushing it and reaching a fishmonger/travelling merchant despite night fall already happening, but the more insane you are the harder and more risky that can get, especially if you still move pretty slowly.

Not a lot of point in pushing it if you are pretty much guaranteed to take some damage that may cost you the most expensive fish you caught (especially since the larger fishes tend to be the more expensive ones so a slightly higher chance that the random inventory spot that gets removed hits one of the bigger fish...or an engine that slows you down even more). If you aren't all that crazy though, you can usually pretty safely get to the nearest applicable dock if you just keep your lights off (lights attract the angler boats, and cause the haze to become hostile and drive you insane), you just have to be careful about the rocks hat can pop up in front of you as you do lose your mind.

I also have a tendency of leaving docks at around 4am if i plan a long fishing day. It's still technically night, but the anglers have despawned, i can see pretty clearly, and it gives me a bit of extra time to reach the fishing spots I wanted to go for before nightfall has returned. Plus your panic does reduce during the daytime so even if you are slightly crazy, it's not the biggest deal if you head out at 4am...assuming you also aren't completely sleep deprived.

[GuineaPrince]

Time moves fast cuz you start with a pittering old motor and inefficient fishing tackle. As you upgrade your boat and your gear, you'll be able to cover more distance in a day and fish more productively for less time.

And the rot speed I don't mind too much. In general, something I catch in the early morning will start to go stale by evening, and that's fine enough for me. Money isn't too hard to come by so it isn't a big deal if the morning catch goes stale by the time I sell it, though I do like to get back and sell quicker if I have an especially valuable fish.

[Drakeema]

I agree; the days are very fast in this game... :\ Night/day needs to be 4-10x longer, to offer a more involved, enveloping experience, instead of this ultra fast, board game/simulator feel it currently has. I want to experience the night more, and the nuances is has to offer. I wish the game was also scarier and more in tents. Perhaps an unlockable Night Mode, after beating the game, with more monsters? You should also be forced into first person view whenever fishing, to get a closer, more intense experience.

Ultimately, this game feels rushed, and that doesn't make sense for a fishing experience.

[YukoValis]

I was able to avoid the night 95% of the time. If the day/night was longer then that would be even less of a problem. The game is about being caught in the dark. If this was just a fish sim and not a spook sim then I'd agree, but that isn't the point of this game.

[Drakeema]

Originally posted by YukoValis:

I was able to avoid the night 95% of the time. If the day/night was longer then that would be even less of a problem. The game is about being caught in the dark. If this was just a fish sim and not a spook sim then I'd agree, but that isn't the point of this game.

You have to fish at night, too, to catch all species, so the point isn't to avoid the night, or only operate during daytime.

[Aquillion]

You can always use Manifest to rush back, too.

[krunjar]

I know this isn't exactly a universal solution. But wemod do a trainer where you can adjust the game's time speed or even freeze it if you want to. Obviously freezing it just makes the game way too easy and weird cos crab pots get really bad. And you can quickly run out of spawns. But if you just really want the game's days to be a little longer. That's a way to do it.

[spoony bard]

Originally posted by krunjar:

I know this isn't exactly a universal solution. But wemod do a trainer where you can adjust the game's time speed or even freeze it if you want to. Obviously freezing it just makes the game way too easy and weird cos crab pots get really bad. And you can quickly run out of spawns. But if you just really want the game's days to be a little longer. That's a way to do it.

LOL, a trainer on this game. Ok.

[teg]

If I'm looking for resources or doing missions, I typically ignore fishing because I know I won't make it home in time. One sleep cycle seems to be enough for the fish to rot.

As others pointed out, you can operate at night. It's just more dangerous. It's good to have upgraded lights.