Tiny selection of post-1.11 bugfixes.

Patch Notes:

• Added indicator for how many players were in queue for a game in the lobby browser.
  
• Added a 'Hide Full" button to the lobby browser.
  
• Fixed an issue regarding lag/desync cases.
  
• Fixed the lobby deny popup not always explaining itself properly
  
• Fixed an issue regarding player names not appearing above their heads
  
• Players attempting to join a game that was full are no longer silently added to the lobby's banlist (oops)

This patch is pretty content-light, and mostly focuses on some internal stuff. Apologies for the wait- ran into some fun health stuff, and some of this patch ended up taking quite a long time to figure out! As usual, send any issues to my email. ( [email protected] )


Patch Notes

Browser / Networking
• Split up Creating games and Joining games at the main menu to new separate menus.
  
• Reworked Lobby Browser.
  
• Added "Lobby Tags", a way of filtering lobbies by small tags you can apply when making the lobby.
  
• Removed 18+ Toggle.
  
• Replaced 'Code-Only' and 'Friends-Only' lobbies with two new lobby types, "Unlisted" and "Private", functioning slightly different.
  
• Reworked the Player List in the backpack.
  
• Added a "Request to Join" toggle when creating a lobby. Toggling this to Manual means hosts will have to manually accept player's requests to join the game.
  
• Improved managing other players as a host.
  
• Generally touched up a lot of networking nonsense.
  
  Gameplay / Misc
  
• Added a new final bait type, Gilded Worms.
  
• Increased Maximum Rod Power upgrade count.
  
• Increased Maximum Bait Capacity upgrade count.
  
• Reworked how Catcher's Cola ULTRA gives money slightly.
  
• Added pages to the Guitar, allowing you to have 6 different pages of 9 chord shapes.
  
• Added Instrument volume slider.
  
• FIxed a random assortment of random bugs, crashes and issues.
  
  Hope you a Happy New Year, Webfishers!

West here, just droppin' a quick hotfix patch! Nothing crazy, just some minor fixes!

Patch Notes:

• "Hide Player” option replaced with “Block Player” option, fully cutting all connections with the player forever upon toggling this.
  
• Kick/Ban options replaced with “Boot Player” button.
  
• Fixed letter item duplication bug.
  
• Fixed bugs relating to chalk drawings appearing strange.
  
• Fixed a small handful of other bugs.

Howdy Webfellas, West here! Got quite a large patch to send out containing loads of quality of life fixes, tweaks, and a minor amount of silly content.

If you have any issues, email either our support email ([email protected]) or my email ([email protected]).


Patch Notes

Gameplay
• Lots of bug fixes.
  
• General Performance Pass
  
• Added the Hand Labeler in the Opossum's shop, allowing you to rename any item or fish.
  
• Added Bounce Brew and Super Bounce Brew to the vending machine.
  
• Added Shower Lure, a lure which provides a small chance to spawn a tiny raincloud above you.
  
• Moved the Journal Completion rewards from the Quest Board to the Frog's shop.
  
• Added the Traveler's Rod and the Prosperous Rod.
  
• Added the Portable Bait Station consumable in the Frog's shop.
  
• Improved Meteor Event visual/audio effects to be easier to spot.
  
• Added the ???????? which is accessed through the ???? ?????? and ??? ????????. Yeah.
  
• 'Speed Slurpees' have been renamed to 'Speed Slurpos'
  
• New In-game tags for Developers and Contributors.
  
• Added Non-Binary Shirt.
  
• Added Non-Binary Title.
  
• Added Creature Title.
  
• Added Cryptid Title.
  
• Added "Straight" Title. It costs $9999.
  
• Added Mysterious Block Baseball Cap.
  
• Added another, greater tier of Drunk-ness.
  
• Added multiple new extra options in the options menu. These include: Toggle Sprint, Disable Chalk, Chat Filtering, Catch Jingle, Autoclick, Alternate Font, and Close Mailbox.
  
• Increased freecam range.
  
• 4 new music tracks by Floombo!
  
  Balance
  
• Ripples now have a slightly higher chance of being higher quality fish.
  
• Quick Jig now gives 25% more power instead of 15%
  
• Magnet Lure has an even higher chance of catching Junk/Garbage. (Treasure chances stay the same.)
  
  Inventory
  
• Reworked Inventory Menu.
  
• Reworked Sell/Bait Shop.
  
• Added Item Stacking. Certain items can be stacked up to 99.
  
• Added Item Favoriting. Right Clicking an item favorites it, preventing it from appearing in sell menus.
  
  Networking
  
• Major Internal Network Rework. Hopefully, the entire game should feel better and be safer.
  
• Reworked Lobby Browser visually, allowing for minor filtering in the results.
  
• Added Custom Lobby Titles.
  
• Added optional 18+ Tag to Lobbies, changing nothing gameplay-wise but requires players to accept a popup upon joining.
  
• Added customizable Player Count to Lobbies.
  
• Added 'Friends-Only" Lobby type.
  
• Lobby Codes are now 6 letters long.
  
  Saving
  
• Reworked Game Save system.
  
• Players now have up to 4 save slots they can swap between at the main menu.
  
• Game now auto-saves every 5 minutes.
  
• Added option to save game in the menu.
  
• Steam Cloud will stay disabled for a bit until patch proves to have not caused any issues.

A Brief Talk...
Now that hopefully some of the chaos has settled, I just want to thank everyone for hanging in there and playing WEBFISHING. I could've never ever expected the response to this game, and frankly, I want to apologize for some of this nonsense. The launch product was rushed and a bit of a mess (Context: I setup the initial ground work for this project in 2023 for a few weeks, and then spent only 4 months finishing it this year! A 5~ month total development time!) and I ended up not really being proud of the product I had put out. Hopefully, this patch addresses most of the major issues with the game (and I can finally sleep a bit :) ). I'm beyond grateful that you all decided to spend your time on this silly $5 game, and put up with all the bugs and nonsense that have from with it. Happy fishin, folks!

Howdy, West again. Whilst tackling some more FPS problems I've been doing some other fixes and nonsense on the side. As always, keep me up to date on bugs on my twitter DMs (@westthewerst) or my email ([email protected]). May not respond, but I read everything!

Patch Notes:

• Enabled Steam Cloud Support
  
• Fixed issues surrounding unable to connect to code-only lobbies that were too far away.
  
• Added “Griefable” option, which when turned off disables being punched/affected by other players.
  
• Added Greenscreen Prop in the Dock Shop. Requires Camp Tier 1.
  
• Fixed bug being able to fail and succeed at a fishing minigame at the same time
  
• Fixed issues where you could create a save and not have anything unlocked.
  
• Fixed players being able to have BBCode tags in their names. (I see how much you guys like colored names though. noted.)
  
• Journal now autoscrolls fish info slightly.
  
• Lobby Browser’s search will time out after a period, preventing issues.
  
• Handful of addtional typos.
  
• Minor FPS work, still investigating and diagnosing.
  
• Fixed resolution resetting on launch occasionally.

Anyhow anywho, make sure you update and lemme know how everything goes! Keep on fishin', webfishers.

Howdy howdy. West here again. Few more fixes, including a major rewrite of how saves are handled internally as to prevent a rare-ish issue. PLEASE let me know if theres any major save bugs/crashes at my twitter DMs (@westthewerst) or my email ([email protected])

Patch Notes:

• Fixed Code-Only lobbies being public again. (oops)
  
• Connecting via code should be much better now
  
• Potential fixes for players not appearing
  
• Completely redone how save files are handled. Saves should migrate to the new version seamlessly- keep me updated on any issues found.
  
• Made Kick/Bans much more consistent
  
• Tweaked fog for ‘Scary’ view distance
  
• Fixed props being placed in wrong places while big/small
  
• Boombox is now affected by Music audio slider
  
• Leedsichthys was wrongly-named
  
• Tweaked Borderless Windowed mode a bit

Once again, make sure you update to be able to play with others! Enjoy!

Hey webfellas! West/lamedev here. Glad everyone's been enjoying WEBFISHING!

Here's a quick patch hoping to fix some of the issues! Keep me updated on any bugs/problems by messaging my twitter DM requests (@westthewerst) or my email ([email protected])

• Added a resolution confirmation screen
  
• Added a ‘resizable window’ option, for freeform window stretching
  
• Fixed issues surrounding being unable to find servers or join lobbies via code when there were over 50 active lobbies. Often appearing as though it was a region-lock issue.
  
• Out of date servers are now visible in the lobby browser, but unable to be joined.
  
• Added Ban Button
  
• Handful of Duplication bugs fixed
  
• Lotto Ticket doubling up fixed
  
• Fixed players getting the exclusive “lamedev” player title from treasure chests (oops). Players with it will keep it, with minor changes to it.
  
• Redone design on all pride shirts
  
• Added Lesbian/MLM Pride shirts
  
• Added Lesbian Title
  
• Added Good Boy / Good Girl Titles
  
• Shrink/Grow drinks can shrink/grow you a little more
  
• Adjusted Reeling sound distance falloff
  
• Added button to hide the chat box
  
• Attempted some fixes for the desync issues. Keeping an eye on this.
  
• Fixed some typos

Make sure to update so you can play with others! Enjoy!