Fishing tips?

[Zet395]

Has anyone dabbled enough into this to know how they could help me out? I never seem to catch any fish, so I thought that maybe bait is needed, however I don't know what I can use as bait. The game basically tells me nothing.

[MechWarden]

You can fish without bait. You just get basic fish. You will eventually learn how to make bait as you level up fishing.

The mini-game is a bit weird, but it does make sense once you get the hang of it.

What I do I just hold down LMB to reel it in, which it will do automatically when able to.

For the direction you need to counter, you use WASD; and not your mouse.

The fish can also go diagonally, so you will need to press two buttons at once.

As the little pop up says, you need to pull in the direction opposite of where it is going. So if it is going left, you pull right (D). If it is going towards you, you pulls forward (W). If it is going Up and Right you go Down and Left (A and D).

After two or three cycles of trying to reel it in, you should get the fish.

[Zet395]

Originally posted by MechWarden:

You can fish without bait. You just get basic fish. You will eventually learn how to make bait as you level up fishing.

The mini-game is a bit weird, but it does make sense once you get the hang of it.

What I do I just hold down LMB to reel it in, which it will do automatically when able to.

For the direction you need to counter, you use WASD; and not your mouse.

The fish can also go diagonally, so you will need to press two buttons at once.

As the little pop up says, you need to pull in the direction opposite of where it is going. So if it is going left, you pull right (D). If it is going towards you, you pulls forward (W). If it is going Up and Right you go Down and Left (A and D).

After two or three cycles of trying to reel it in, you should get the fish.

And what do I make out of fish? I don't seem to know how to make anything with them.

[MechWarden]

You need to cut them up on the Chef's Bench (aka, a Crafting Bench for food). You'll get bones, fish oil, and meat.

[Zet395]

Originally posted by MechWarden:

You need to cut them up on the Chef's Bench (aka, a Crafting Bench for food). You'll get bones, fish oil, and meat.

I figured the bones are just for bio scrap. What is fish oil for? And do you know any recopies with fish yet?

[MechWarden]

I'm still kind of new to the fishing stuff, but it shouldn't be too hard to figure out.

Though, I kept the bones, given how most items in the game have a reason to be around.

[DredSilent]

Dunno if it's always 3 times, but at 5-6 fishing you still have to do 3 cycles of fighting for the fish.