CoastalFishing

Coastal Fishing

Become a Viking fisherman. Build lobster pots and gill nets, load them onto your boat, sail out and set them in the open sea - then come back later, hook the buoys and haul your catch up by hand. Sort it into fish boxes on deck, bring it ashore, clean it at a preparation table and cook it into some of the best food in the early game.

This isn't a fishing rod and a bobber. It's a whole working trade at sea, with every step acted out by your character - lifting the pot, swinging it over the side, aiming and throwing the net buoy, reaching out with the boat hook, heaving on the line until the pot breaks the surface.

And you can do all of it with your friends. One of you steers while another pays out the net, someone hooks the pots while someone else sorts the catch into the boxes - everyone sees everyone else's gear, buoys and animations.

• Requires BepInEx only (no Jotunn).
• Built for Valheim 1.0.20.
• Everyone who plays together needs the mod installed.

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What you can do

• Craft fishing gear - buoys, lobster pots, gill nets, fish boxes, a boat hook and a

preparation table.

• Carry gear in your arms - pots, nets and boxes are too big for your pack. Your character

picks them up, carries them to the boat and sets them down where you're looking. Stow them in a cart to move several at once.

• Load up your boat - put gear on the deck of a raft, karve, longship or drakkar. It stays

exactly where you put it while you sail, through rough seas, and after you log out.

• Bait and throw lobster pots - bait a pot, lift it and throw it over the side. It sinks to the

seabed and a red buoy marks the spot.

• Set gill nets - aim the first buoy with a throwing arc, throw it, then sail away while up to

60 m of net pays out behind the boat. Drop the end buoy and leave it to fish.

• Hook the buoy and haul by hand - reach out with the boat hook, catch the buoy, then heave on

the line. It costs stamina; stop to catch your breath and your character holds the pose until you carry on.

• Sort the catch - your character carries the fish and lobsters over to a fish box a handful

at a time. The box visibly fills up.

• Bring it home - pick up the full fish box, carry it ashore, open it like a chest and take

your catch.

• Clean and cook - fillet fish and crack crabs at the preparation table, roast fillets, boil

lobsters and crab claws.

• Meet the coastal wildlife - crabs scuttle along the beaches (watch out for the swarms), and

lobsters and crabs crawl on the deep seabed.

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Fishing with friends

Coastal Fishing is built for multiplayer. Everything is shared through the world, so it works on a friend's hosted game or a dedicated server:

• Crew a boat together. Gear on a boat belongs to the boat, not to a player - anyone on board

can use it, and it stays put however the boat is sailed.

• Split the work. One friend steers while another throws the net buoy and pays out the net.

One hauls a pot while another hauls the next one. Someone else sorts the catch into the boxes.

• See each other work. Other players see you lift and carry gear, throw pots, aim and throw

buoys, hook them and haul - the same animations you see, the buoys and nets in the water, and the fish in your hands.

• No tangles. Only one player can haul, sort or carry a piece of gear at a time - anyone else

is told someone is using it. A fish box can be opened by one player at a time, like a chest.

• Share the catch. Bring a full fish box ashore and everyone can take from it.

Everyone needs the mod installed, and you should all run the same version with the same settings (the settings are not synced between players).

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Contents

1. Gear and recipes
2. Carrying gear
3. Gear on boats
4. Lobster pots
5. Gill nets
6. Hauling
7. The catch and the fish box
8. Cleaning and cooking
9. Wildlife
10. Controls at a glance
11. Configuration
12. Console commands
13. Installing
14. Good to know

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Gear and recipes

| Item | Made at | Recipe | Notes | |---|---|---|---| | Fishing buoy | Workbench | 2 Wood, 2 Raspberries | Needed for pots and nets | | Lobster pot | Workbench | 10 Wood, 5 Thistle, 1 Fishing buoy | Carried in your arms | | Gill net | Workbench | 15 Thistle, 2 Fishing buoys | Carried in your arms | | Fish box | Workbench | 5 Wood | Carried in your arms; holds your catch | | Boat hook | Forge | 2 Wood, 1 Bronze nails | One-handed; needed to haul pots and nets | | Preparation table | Hammer (Crafting) | 8 Wood, 2 Flint | Needs a workbench nearby |

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Carrying gear

Lobster pots, gill nets and fish boxes are too big for your pack. You never keep them in your inventory - you carry them in your arms, set them down, or stow them in a cart.