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[2026-08-02] Each fish's fight style is shown during the fight and listed in its Codex entry
[2026-08-02] Every landed fish is now graded on how hard you were on the line: a Perfect Fight adds +12 quality, a Clean Fight +5 (only counts in the Fish Factory, raw price is unchanged)
[2026-08-02] The power bar now has a sweet spot near the top: release inside it for a Perfect Cast that lands quietly and gets you a bite sooner
[2026-08-02] New Match Fishing: challenge a nearby player from the Action Wheel to a 5 minute head-to-head, biggest single fish wins
[2026-08-02] Match Fishing can be played for a stake of 100, 500 or 2500 gold (or none) — both stakes go in up front and the winner takes the pot plus 400 XP

[2026-08-02] The underwater cam now sits fixed in the water in front of you and pans after the fish instead of flying along with it
[2026-08-02] Hooked fish no longer slide along a straight line — they wander a little in every direction and drift up and down while they fight
[2026-08-02] Fish swim much more naturally during the fight: they now face the way they're actually swimming, lean into their turns, tip their nose up when rising, and wag their tail sideways instead of rolling over on their own axis