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Steam News19 February 20266mo ago

Full Controller Support + Musical Instruments + MORE

Hey everyone! Back to you with your regularly scheduled GONE Fishing updates. Today's patch focuses on controller support, instruments, fish, and fixes!

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Hey everyone! Back to you with your regularly scheduled GONE Fishing updates. Today's patch focuses on controller support, instruments, fish, and fixes!

What changed

10 fixes8 additions11 changes0 removals
  • Compatibility
  • UI and audio
  • Gameplay
  • Store
  • Maps
  • Fixes
changedHey everyone! Back to you with your regularly scheduled GONE Fishing updates. Today's patch focuses on controller support, instruments, fish, and fixes!
changedController SupportI have finally finished controller support for the game. In the gameplay section of the options menu, you can change the on screen glyphs (input hints) to your specific controller.
changedController SupportYou can also adjust controller look sensitivity in the options menu
changedController SupportAll UI and in game interactions should be supported; however, if you do come across something that is not working as intended with your controller, please let me know so I can fix it asap
addedInstrumentsAdded Banjo , Harmonica , Accordion (concertina), and Drum
changedInstrumentsInstruments provide an aura that boosts fishing (similar to fishing in a hotspot)

GONE Fishing changes

changedHey everyone! Back to you with your regularly scheduled GONE Fishing updates. Today's patch focuses on controller support, instruments, fish, and fixes!
changedI have finally finished controller support for the game. In the gameplay section of the options menu, you can change the on screen glyphs (input hints) to your specific controller.
changedYou can also adjust controller look sensitivity in the options menu
changedAll UI and in game interactions should be supported; however, if you do come across something that is not working as intended with your controller, please let me know so I can fix it asap
addedAdded Banjo , Harmonica , Accordion (concertina), and Drum

Controller Support

  • I have finally finished controller support for the game. In the gameplay section of the options menu, you can change the on screen glyphs (input hints) to your specific controller.

  • You can also adjust controller look sensitivity in the options menu

  • All UI and in game interactions should be supported; however, if you do come across something that is not working as intended with your controller, please let me know so I can fix it asap

Instruments

  • Added Banjo, Harmonica, Accordion (concertina), and Drum

  • These Intruments will sync up when played together.

  • Instruments provide an aura that boosts fishing (similar to fishing in a hotspot)

  • New songs and instruments will be released in following updates

Reworked the quota formula

  • The new formula is (RandomFloat * Minimum(dayNumber, 35)) + currentQuota.

  • The random float has different weights based on the current difficulty you are playing on. For example, on JW difficulty the random float can be a value between 3.5 and 5.

  • The "Minimum function" returns the smaller value between day number and 35. So if you are currently on day 47, it will use the value of 35. This means the quota should grow fairly linearly after day 35.

Added Pack of Beer

  • Buy for 25 gold at Jeb’s secret shop.

  • When dropped, the pack of beer will turn into 6 individual beers, so bring this pack to your favorite fishing spot

Added New Legendary

  • Swamp exclusive

Legendary Fish rework

  • Legendary fish are now map exclusive

    • Lochness Monster -> The Lake

    • Orca -> The Arctic

    • Dunkleosteus -> The Canyons

    • New Legendary -> The Swamp (And Jungle tropic waters temporarily)

  • The Jungle has only mythic fish and no legendary. The plan is to have an exclusive mythic for each map, and a new exclusive legendary for the Jungle.

  • Changed the Jungle fresh water to be Tropical (Like the swamp) instead of Temperate (Like Lake).

Added Burbot

  • Line lvl 1 recommended, caught on arctic map commonly, and rarely on the Lake map.

Added Acoupa Weakfish

  • Line lvl 1 recommended, caught in fresh tropical waters

Added Bullshark

  • Line lvl 5+ Recommended, Caught everywhere except Arctic.

Mechanics

  • Changed Casting Mechanics a bit to make it smoother

    • Now when casting your movement will not be locked unless the bobber touches the water, Same applies for rotation lock.

  • Added a toggle sprint option in the gameplay section of the settings menu.

  • Fixed bug where some of the characters would hold fish and other items in their wrist.

  • Fixed Bug where The Worm Horn would not work if a fish was caught while the inventory was full.

  • Fixed Bug where the frog tribesman would chase you infinitely after TNT was dropped near them.

  • Changed the font size on the shop UI to be more readable.

  • Added Jumping on snow SFX

  • Beer now starts out appearing closed and the opens when you grab it.

  • Added more stat collection for Anti-Cheat purposes.

  • Fixed an issue where polar bear cubs would be difficult to pick up

  • Fixed an issue with invisible walls on the swamp map

  • Fixed an issue where players could be grabbed by the Impaler and the crab at the same time

  • Fixed an issue where the stalker would live forever on the Arctic map

  • Fixed an issue where frog guys could become desynced for clients

  • Fixed an issue where equipping a fish would unequip your lantern from your hip

  • Fixed an issue where you would sometimes have to drop your depth finder and pick it up again for it to work.

Source

Steam News / 19 February 2026

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