Fish like a Pirate! Fishing and a New Merchant Alliance Tool; The Harpoon!

@maximillianzeus said in Fish like a Pirate! Fishing and a New Merchant Alliance Tool; The Harpoon!:

@mysticdragon297

Very nice! Love the amount of effort that went into this.

Thoughts:

• As a Weapon: If the Harpoon can injure a kraken it stands to reason that it could hurt a human.
• Crew Assistance: If you are pulling in a shark or something bigger can a crew member assist you?
• Storing Your Catches: Where do the fish go once you catch them? Do they stay on the harpoon and you just have to place it somewhere on your ship until you reach an outpost? What about fish crates where you can store up to 'X' fish per crate. (The Merchant Alliance would ask for a crate of X fish rather than just 1 fish)
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  This would remove the clutter of having a bunch of harpoons everywhere. Also this would prevent the fish rotting as the crates could have salt in them to preserve said fish.
• Trident: The trident would act as a cosmetic option to buy for your harpoon.

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responding to your thoughts

• yes, the harpoon is able to harm a human via throw or left mouse. left mouse would simply stab the player multiple times as it would do with fish and sharks, dealing damage. throwing the harpoon would simply deal damage once, but the harpoon would simply return to you afterward. i can imagine the time for both the aim and the reeling animations to be long too, so attacking another player with a harpoon is risky, but may present some reward. it would be cool if you could throw the harpoon and reel-in your foe, but i dont know if that would be too brutal for what the game is.
• that would be nice.
• that too, would be nice to have, but maybe just for smaller fish; such as bass or tuna. to the right of the image, you can see what the harpoon would look like when placed on solid ground. imagine seeing a galleon carrying a highly valuable gold sailfish on its deck, mounted on the tri-stand harpoon. different harpoons cluttered together (so long as they are facing the same direction and aligned) would look natural even when very close to one another, like they are all tied together. other than that, i would like a crate specifically for storing smaller fish, but anything larger must remain on the harpoon until you reach an outpost.

@aloneemperor960 said in Fish like a Pirate! Fishing and a New Merchant Alliance Tool; The Harpoon!:

@mysticdragon297 I really agree with your idea and I like the artwork. IM NOT SURE IF ITS HAPPENING, but it was datamined that there was a harpoon in the files of the game, but it might not make it in the full release. Btw can u provide an example on how it would work? Thanks

the harpoon would primarily work much like a a simple chicken cage, pig cage, or snake basket, except it catches fish, of course. underwater, you must find fish input an action and hold it as you are near the fish (left click for PC) and your prey would be caught. (center images)

throwing the harpoon is more unique, but the basic concept is that you must first find solid ground and remain stationary. take aim at your target, throw the harpoon, and if it lands pull your target in with holding down left click (PC).

the amount of time it takes to pull in your catch or to catch it underwater depends on the fish type provided by the list in the OP (or the general size of the fish).

just like the a pig trapped in a cage, the fish is stuck on your harpoon and you may place it on any solid surface, then turn in both the harpoon and the fish to a Merchant.

Good job man, keep it up, mb they will listen @MysticDragon297

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the supportive feedback so far is overwhelming.

thank you for posting your thoughts and supporting the concept!

Fantastic post! I love the artwork!

A few things I'd love to see added, with this concept. Chumming the waters, to attract sharks. I'd love to be able to sell shark jaws. Could also be used as a PvP defense to prevent ship boarding.

Being able to cook the fish for a better heal than bananas. This would require the player to fish and then cook the fish, before they can be used. Max of 5 can be held and requires cooking to be done at a harbor.

Hope Rare really considers this! A double "Yar" for you!