Float weight

[Desiire]

I've searched all over UFS to find information on this, but I'm confused.

Each float in the float tab has a length and an optimal weight but I cannot find any information about what that means whatsoever.

Is the length the length of the float vertically, or is it the maximum length of line you can drag under the float? The more expensive the float = the more amount of line you can have.

Additionally, and more importantly, what the heck is optimal weight? Obviously you can put weights on the line under the float. Is the optimal weight the recommended amount of weight to keep the hook angled downward? Or is the optimal weight not necessary at all? It seems to me like it doesn't really matter how many grams of weight you've got attached to the line.

Is there any further detail about this? It seems like your float, weight and float line length don't really have any impact whatsoever on float-fishing

[Raintek]

Length - it means just the size of the float.
Weight - is a number of "weight balls" you have to add to let float sink properly. If weight will be to small it will lay on the surface, if it will be too high it will sink.

You can set proper weight here: https://imgur.com/ojFpouk

[Desiire]

Thank you for the quick response!

What is the benefit of using a larger float? Is there one, at least in terms of gameplay?

[Raintek]

Small fish will be not able to take big floats underwater so you will be not able to see the "strike" moment.

[hubertmroz]

There is a tutorial and help section about float weights in game.

Float's length is it's size (bigger will be better visible on water). Line length is the same for all floats.

[Desiire]

So what you are saying is that the larger, more expensive floats are actually a detriment because large fish can just pull down the small floats (like the free/starter one) with no problem but the small fish can't pull down the larger floats.

Got it! Seems a little backwards but I can roll with it

Also hands-down this is the best fishing game. I'm hyped for the sequel! Thanks for making such a good product -- and being so quick on the trigger to answer questions

[Desiire]

Originally posted by hubertmroz:

There is a tutorial and help section about float weights in game.

Float's length is it's size (bigger will be better visible on water). Line length is the same for all floats.

Thanks! That makes more sense. The larger the float length; the larger the overall size. Got it. For some reason I had it in my head that size didn't equate to better visibility.

The help section is definitely well-explained in pretty much every regard however I didn't see anything in there that actually mentioned what float length and optimal weight meant, which is why I asked here. Some of us are absolute noobs

[Ace]

Most things that players ask questions about or are confused with were added later on. So before realism you had a float mini window in the only game mode. Add realism later on without this window and you need to scale your float to see it far out in the ocean.

Add a few bugs like floats lying on the surface and floating in the sky or windmill rods and you get added weights or what not to fix it etc. it does become odd for a new player, even veterans if it is not correctly put together and explained in the game.

Yet all the added functions and content did make this game great. Its just a bit foreign (back too front) imo.

[SwamsMonster]

Yeah, I was confused by this as well. How do I actually equip the weight balls to the float?

[Raintek]

Originally posted by SwamsMonster:

Yeah, I was confused by this as well. How do I actually equip the weight balls to the float?

https://imgur.com/ojFpouk

[SwamsMonster]

Thanks Raintek, I did know where to purchase the weight balls. But per my original question, I still don't understand how to actually equip them to the float. Pressing what I think would be an obvious solution, the "Equip" button doesn't do anything.

[Desiire]

Originally posted by SwamsMonster:

Thanks Raintek, I did know where to purchase the weight balls. But per my original question, I still don't understand how to actually equip them to the float. Pressing what I think would be an obvious solution, the "Equip" button doesn't do anything.

It's the red highlighted area in the picture in the bottom right. The 6 / 25 g next to the green bar means 6 grams of weight currently added to the line / how many grams of weights you own

Rather than hitting the "equip" button to use them, you just move that green slider back and forth. If you need 12 grams of weights on the line then you just move the slider until you hit the 12 gram mark. I had no idea it was a slider either so that's probably where you are getting confused

Hopefully that helps! It confused me too

[SwamsMonster]

Desiire - yes, thank you very much!

Devs should update their help file on this, I didn't see any mention or reference to this at all. Not to mention, it is NOT intuitive - you would think you'd click the "Equip" button consistent with almost everything else!