Where do I find the fishing cheat mod?

[Nimrod]

I can't take it anymore. This is making me insane. I CAN'T DO THIS. Hundreds of attempts. FIVE FISH!

Where the hell do I dowload the fishing cheat?

[AvatarMan]

http://community.playstarbound.com/threads/easier-fishing.107819/
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5f87ndr17uclhgm/Fish.xnb?dl=0

[Nimrod]

Thanks. I don't understand how ANYONE is able to do this.

[AvatarMan]

After the first 3 fishing levels it becomes much easier.

[Nimrod]

If that green bar was just a little bit bigger....

[AvatarMan]

Originally posted by tod.westlake:

If that green bar was just a little bit bigger....

That's what she said.

[Nimrod]

You know, I was able to catch snappers off the dock with a bamboo pole when I was five years old. As I grew older, I took on bigger fishing challenges. RL fishing actually gets harder the more advanced you become, not easier.

[VerboseLamp]

Originally posted by tod.westlake:

If that green bar was just a little bit bigger....

That's exactly what improving your fishing skill does, and eating food with a bonus to fishing skill gives you the same boost in temporary form. There are also equippable lures that help, and a bunch of techniques that can make it dramatically easier.

Since you didn't want to bother with any those in your other thread, I genuinely hope that this allows you to get back to enjoying the game. It's meant to be enjoyed, not an exercise in frustration.

[Nimrod]

The first mod tweaks it just enough that I fail only two-thirds of the time instead of 99/100ths, so, yeah, it's a big improvement. But I hate having to cheat in order to enjoy the game. Why not simply have a way to change the skill settings on the platform aspects of the game? DOesn't seem like it would be very hard to do.

[stormfeather]

Because a lot of people enjoy the fact that fishing is a bit of a challenge for a game, instead of "press button receive fish" ?

Keep in mind that fishing gets easier a) the more you practice it (rl skill), b) the higher your in-game skill gets, c) as you get better equipment (and can start using lures), and d) depending on where you fish. If for instance you're trying to fish in the ocean right off the bat as soon as you get your bamboo pole, you might want to try, say, the river or something instead.

[VerboseLamp]

I don't want to turn this thread into an argument, but I think you are genuinely trying to engage with people instead of just venting, so I feel it probably merits a real response.

From both a player and designer perspective, there's a difference between learning/accessibility curve and difficulty. Those two things aren't implicitly the same thing. A system can be difficult as long as it effectively conveys its rules to the player and gives them a chance to fail, and on that note, there are definitely ways the game could improve.

Decreasing the difficulty isn't an effective solution, and in fact, I'd argue that makes it worse for everyone involved. A more effective solution would be to improve the accessibility curve of the minigame by doing things like gating certain types of fish so that the most difficult ones aren't hookable with the basic starting rod, or gradually increasing the availability of more difficult fish as your fishing skill improves.

It can be overwhelming for new players, but as an experienced player, I can go back to day 1 and start fishing as soon as I get the rod and land almost 100% of my fish. This means that the difficulty is fine. It's not a problem of being too hard. It's a problem of being too hard for some people to understand.

[Nimrod]

How does having mutiple difficulty settings "ruin the game for everyone"?

[AvatarMan]

Stardew Valley does not support Valve Anti-Cheat so no you won't get VAC'd or get in trouble.

[Nightryderace]

Originally posted by tod.westlake:

How does having mutiple difficulty settings "ruin the game for everyone"?

Because some people don't know what difficulty to choose. And it also offers an "easy out" for those who are having a tough time, but don't want to put in the effort to get better. Once you get a couple levels into fishing, it becomes much easier. Past level 5, catching almost any fish (other than legendaries) is pretty easy. At level 10, it's a cakewalk and I actually find it a little boring. Either way, fishing isn't that had. Like others said, fish in the river or lake to improve your in-game skill and to practice.

[Nimrod]

I don't want to spend hours and hours mastering something. I want to enjoy myself. Glad there's a mod. There should be difficulty settings instead. You're argument holds no water, sorry.

[robruckus65]

it doesnt take hours to master fishing... the first time I trie dit it was difficult... 10 tries later I was getting perfects on most fish...then once you get your skill up and get better rods everythign but the ahrdest fish are laughbly easy to catch most of them barely even move anymore adn you ahve this massive green bar...