# How to Fish patch notes

> A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

- Vendor: Dazed Games
- Category: Games
- Official site: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4001890
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/how-to-fish)
- Harvested from: Steam (app 4001890)
- Entries below: 5 (newest first)

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## Releases

### PATCH 1.0.9

- Date: 2026-08-24
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4001890/view/711158520539514351
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/how-to-fish/releases/2026-08-24-patch-1.0.9

- **added** — Add option to change difficulty in the main menu and in-game with easy, normal, and hard modes
- **added** — In easy mode, all creatures have 25% less health and deal 50% less damage
- **added** — In hard mode, all creatures have 25% more health and deal 25% more damage
- **added** — Add Steam connection debug in the main menu to show if connection fails when initializing
- **fixed** — Fix save files being corrupted

Hello!

Some more bugfixes and additional settings for the game : )

##### NEW

- Added option to change difficulty both in the main menu and in-game. Default setting is same as previous, but now also has easy and hard mode.

- **Easy mode:** All creatures have **25%** **less** health and does **50%** **less** damage.

- **Hard mode: **All creatures have **25% more** health and **does 25%** **more** damage.

- Added a short Steam connection debug in the main menu to show if connection fails when initializing. If the Steam relay text becomes red, check the **#common-bugs** channel in the **Community Discord** for guides on how to fix it.

##### Fixes

- Hopefully fixed save files being corrupted. If you're still having problems with loading saves or game crashing when equipping weapons, you can head to the Community Discord to see how to remove them.

Our Community Discord also has a lot of tips & tricks for defeat bosses/finishing achievements and other players if you're looking for someone to play with : )

Here is the link to our [Community Discord](https://discord.gg/N9bfGzNP4J)

Restart Steam to get the update

Thanks,

Carl-Vilhelm & Melvin

### PATCH 1.0.8

- Date: 2026-08-24
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4001890/view/711158520539514105
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/how-to-fish/releases/2026-08-24-patch-1.0.8

- **fixed** — PlayStation controller glyphs now display correctly
- **fixed** — Fire sizzling sound is now linked to FX volume slider and changes when adjusting FX volume

Hello!

Tiny bugfix patch. More to come this week

##### Fixes

- Should now display playstation controller glyphs correctly

- Also linked fire sizzling sound to FX volume slider so it actually changes when changing FX volume

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Carl-Vilhelm & Melvin

### PATCH 1.0.6

- Date: 2026-08-23
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4001890/view/711158520539514080
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/how-to-fish/releases/2026-08-23-patch-1.0.6

- **fixed** — Now checks save file before trying to load, no longer causing fake servers being displayed with the name Game Name
- **changed** — No longer saves server or local when application crashes, instead saves only when the user presses the Save, Main Menu, or Quit button, with autosave still occurring every minute
- **changed** — Autosave interval remains at one minute to prevent significant progress loss in case of crash

Hello!

Small patch with few bugfixes

##### Fixes

- Now checks save file before trying to load, no longer causing fake servers being displayed with the name "Game Name"

- No longer saves server or local when application crashes. It now instead saves when the user presses the **Save-, Main Menu- and Quit-button**. They are still autosaved every minute so you don't lose that much progress even if you crash.

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Carl-Vilhelm & Melvin

### PATCH 1.0.5

- Date: 2026-08-22
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4001890/view/711158520539513992
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/how-to-fish/releases/2026-08-22-patch-1.0.5

- **added** — Add option to invert axis on x and y for looking around
- **added** — Add option to host a private lobby, only joinable through invite
- **added** — Add option to change session type in server settings while in-game (requires restart after changing)
- **changed** — Change minimum locked fps from 50 to 30
- **fixed** — Fix a bug where you were able to travel to any island without unlocking them
- **fixed** — Fix a bug where skins in the slotmachines were invisible while rolling when playing with 4K resolution
- **fixed** — Fix a bug where the achievement that you've found all drip creatures wouldn't unlock until next drip
- **fixed** — Fix griefers being able to instantly end the game when joining

Hello!

Slightly bigger patch than last time, fixing some bugs and adding some QoL options

##### NEW

- Added option to invert axis on x and y for looking around

- Added option to host a private lobby, only joinable through invite

- Added option to change session type in server settings while in-game (requires restart after changing)

##### Changes

- Changed minimum locked fps **50 -> 30**

##### Fixes

- Fixed a bug where you were able to travel to any island without unlocking them (sorry speedrunners)

- Fixed a bug where skins in the slotmachines were invisible while rolling when playing with 4K resolution

- Fixed a bug where the achievement that you've found all drip creatures wouldn't unlock until next drip. Making you have to find **all + 1 **instead of just **all**

- Fixed so that griefers no longer can instantly end the game when joining

### PATCH 1.0.4

- Date: 2026-08-21
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4001890/view/711158520539513915
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/how-to-fish/releases/2026-08-21-patch-1.0.4

- **added** — Support for up to 8 player lobbies
- **changed** — Nerfed Pufferfish
- **changed** — Nerfed Whale
- **changed** — Made intended path up to the final island easier to see
- **fixed** — Fixed blackscreen when trying to join lobby
- **fixed** — Fixed grayscreen when starting the game by not trying to force fullscreen-mode
- **fixed** — Fixed permanent boss timer on screen sometimes showing
- **fixed** — Fixed underwater effects in main menu when leaving while underwater
- **fixed** — Fixed permanent revive text when dead player self-revives while being held
- **changed** — No longer allows special characters in server names since it breaks the save file
- **fixed** — Fixed achievement to kill final boss with bare hands for everyone

Hello!

Just a small patch note for fixing a few bugs and doing some balance changes we've been seeing from the bug-report in our Discord from the community (thanks : ))

##### Changes

- Added support for up to 8 player lobbies

- Nerfed Pufferfish

- Nerfed Whale

- Made intended path up to the final island easier to see

##### Fixes

- **(Hopefully!)** Fixed blackscreen when trying to join lobby

- **(Hopefully!) **Fixed grayscreen when starting the game by not trying to force fullscreen-mode

- Fixed permanent boss timer on screen sometimes showing

- Fixed underwater effects in main menu when leaving while underwater

- Fixed permanent revive text when dead player self-revives while being held

- No longer allows special characters in server names since it breaks the save file

- Fixed achievement to kill final boss with bare hands for everyone

**Found any more bugs?**

Let us know in the bug-report in (https://discord.gg/N9bfGzNP4J)

Happy trick shotting

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Carl-Vilhelm

Melvin