Fishing Update December 2020

= This Patch Goes Live 12/18/2020 =

Ice Fishing

 * Ice Fishing has been introduced for the Frozen Tundra region
 * Use an icepick on the frozen lakes and river in Frozen Tundra to dig a fishing hole to fish from
 * Icepicks are sold by Fish Broker/Fishermen vendors in Frozen Tundra
 * Ice Fishing has chances to yield special fishing loot that can only be obtained in Frozen Tundra, as well as special holiday items only available for a short time
 * There may be some hungry wildlife to compete with so be prepared to put up a fight if neededFrozenTundraFishingMap.png

The LOA In-Game Macro System Has Been Added

 * The /macro command can now be used to open the in-game macro system
 * This will help with repeating actions in many cases
 * Some minor improvements have been added like the shortcut button to Custom Action (same as /custom command)

Fishing Updates

 * Fishing now yields fish of different sizes, larger sized fish being more difficult to catch
 * Regular sized fish are stackable, but larger sized fish will not be stackable as they have varying weights
 * Fishing loots have been refreshed; fishing will now yield a few types of Clothing, Reagents, Prized Fish, Fishing Nets and Message(s) in a Bottle
 * Prized Fish types have been introduced into the general fishing loots, these act similarly to a potion giving a temporary bonus in stats or refreshment when eaten
 * Animated schools of fish will no longer spawn, or if they do they are just decorative and will not yield anything special

Fishing Treasure/SOS

 * Fishing treasure chests can no longer be fished up via normal fishing activity, instead you will now have a chance to obtain a Message in a Bottle which will contain an SOS treasure map
 * SOS maps now show general direction towards treasure, and a map window when deciphering them giving you some idea as to where the treasure is located
 * Fishers are required to have at least 65 Fishing skill (add 5 for each level of difficulty) to fish up SOS maps
 * When attempting to fish up an SOS there will be a chance to spawn some creatures or loot recovered from a shipwreck
 * Sunken treasure chests are now created directly in the Fisher's backpack, and are locked and trapped, requiring lockpicking to open them

Fishing Nets & Mob Spawns

 * Fishing with a pole no longer yields sea creature spawns unless fishing up an SOS
 * Fishing Nets can be used in normal water (in the future this will be moved to Deep Water) for a chance to spawn some sea creatures


 * Fishing Nets can now be used to fish in normal waters for a chance at spawning sea creatures or a higher chance at some fishing loots (this will change to require Deep Water in the future when we have ships)
 * Fishing Nets are now stackable
 * Fishing Nets now come in an array of colors, some rarer than others; at this time color is just cosmetic for collecting, and does affect anything else


 * Fishing creatures have been refreshed and their respective loots updated