Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2

Changelog

• Fixed the invisible sturgeon bug in the Kiel Canal location.
  
• Fixed the Eagle Eye bug caused by inaccurate main camera tracking, which rendered the fish ghost in the wrong position (most noticeable in the Kiel Canal).
  
• Added an exhausted state for fish when stamina reaches 0, causing them to swim slowly and restricting pulling.
  
• Added an Underwater Blur Effect option to the settings panel and linked it to Beautify DoF.
  
• Applied hand power resistance only when pulling the rod upward with a hooked fish; the downward motion remains quick.
  
• Turned off the underwater point light.
  
• Dynamically set KWS transparency when switching to underwater mode to improve visibility.
  
• Moved Water Graphics settings to a separate category in the settings panel.

• Fix exception errors occurring when the line is cut by a fish or the [Q] key
  
• Fixed missing sun references in Beautify plugin on scenes, causing errors in console after entering location;
  
• Fixed SplineBending errors showing in Kiel location;
  
• Fixed bug causing possible equipment damage when extracting fish, leading to invisible fish in the catch panel;
  
• Fixed the GPIUnstancer bug causing a large lag when the player returns from the menu, shop, or inventory back to gameplay;
  
• Fixed missing avatar head shadow and enabled head rendering when the camera is in bait/underwater mode;
  
• Fixed rod bending: IK bones now start closer to handle;
  
• Disable time and weather indicators in the top-right HUD corner;
  
• Slightly decrease the fight stats for the heaviest fish.
  

Changelog

• Added reel burst and drag sound effects
  
• Added line cutting when the player attempts to cheat by yanking a heavy fish out of the water with sharp, quick mouse movements
  
• Added line pulling out sound

• Brought back gamepad vibrations while fighting fish
  
• Remove excessive fish wiggle animation during high-line tension
  
• Cleaned up underground spawn points for fish in Slovakia spots #2 and #7

• Fixed the boat bottom rendering bug in the underwater camera
  
• Fixed fish AI bug causing it to swim downward into terrain in very shallow water near the water's edge
  
• Fixed water plants on Zalasie
  
• Fixed a bug where fish were 'begging for food' in the Russian location
  
• Finished fish Zones system & introduced firstly in Thailand (read more below)
  
• Fixed map spawner #7 in Kiel Canal
  
• Fixed smooth camera setting

New Spawn System

Stamina & Rod Bending

• Added a faster swimming animation for fish during jumps and line tension.
  
• Restored the fish stamina system with modifications to prevent fish from stopping abruptly while ensuring that larger fish become fatigued after a prolonged fight.
  
• Disabled immediate fish pickup when their stamina is above zero (previously, if a fish attacked the lure close to the player, it could be picked up instantly).
  
• Fixed various null reference issues.
  
• Fixed white cubes appearing near the hook.
  
• Fixed the fish pickup indicator appearing in the catch panel.

Regarding Fisher Online

• Changes in post-process on all maps.*
  
• A new pier was added in Kiel with new fishing spots. **
  
• Refactored fish fight state and disabled fish stamina (first iteration!).
  
• Added Rod action curves (first iteration!).
  
• Rod bending now takes rod action type into account in IK.
  
• New weather and water settings on Russia.

• Fixed reflections on fishing rod & reels caused a weird white outline
  
• Underwater post-processing (PP) updated across all maps
  
• Rearranged fish swimming zones in Slovakia to avoid submerged wooden logs.
  
• Set faster fish swimming during lure attack.
  
• Improved fish stabilization during fights to prevent flipping upside down.

• Bulrush plants fixed
  
• Fixed green ghost fish bug in Slovakia and Russia.
  
• Fixed fish attack behavior on topwater lures in Slovakia.
  
• Fixed black boxes appearing in Slovakia.
  
• Corrected reel position in rod prefabs.
  
• Corrected anchor joint position in Eel.
  
• Fixed the invisible lure bug occurring after viewing a big fish.
  
• The hook/lure is now hidden during fish view.
  
• Fixed player stutter when running and strafing.
  
• Fixed a bug where fish fails to properly attack top-water lures.
  
• Further Kiel fixes, including shore adjustments.
  
• Fixed missing Hook check before fish attack (hook size x fish size correlation)

Added/New

• Introduced new weather and water settings for Kiel and Slovakia.
  
• Added Water Quality settings.
  
• Added WaterPlanar Reflection and Water SSR Reflection quality*.

Fixed

• Fixed fish ghosting and invisibility issues caused by incorrect disabling of the Eagle Eye effect.
  
• Fixed issue where the fishing rod displayed incorrect lengths (e.g., 36 meters, 1460 inches, etc.).
  
• Fixed Slovakia trees.
  
• Fixed fish spawn point generation under terrain and adjusted spawn volumes in Jackson, Zalasie, Rosja, Niemcy, and Słowacja.
  
• Fixed missing button UP events in the Input Manager when the player used the menu, inventory, or map panel (controller).
  
• Fixed server side so it shows up leaderboards and tournaments properly now.

Changed/Updated/Adjusted

• Optimized Kiel Canal.
  
• Updated underwater post-processing for Jackson, Zalasie, Kiel, and Slovakia.
  
• Changed Jackson's colours to be less saturated.
  
• Adjusted player collider in Kiel.

Known issues:

• Water reflection glitch when looking up and down.

We should also fix the issues below this week:

• Bait hooks ignoring fish sizes
  
• Rod bending
  
• Fix Russia post-process and underwater
  
• Fix Thailand post-process and underwater
  
• Missing reels for some rods
  
• Change line/rod break time on high tension

We need more info about:

• Fish not interested in bottom fishing method

• Fixed lure depth speed change while reeling in
  
• Fixed issue where multiple fish attacked the same lure
  
• Fixed topwater lures
  
• Fixed DOF (blurry underwater)
  
• Fixed weather and water issues in Zalasie
  
• Fixed underwater particles
  
• Fixed time misalignment when selecting time in the main menu
  
• Added more light in the underwater view
  
• Optimized level performance in Kiel
  
• Increased lure take range

• Updated GPUInstancer prototypes LOD settings to fix black billboards in Zalasie and Slovakia
  
• Updated quality presets (especially High/Ultra)
  
• Updated water on Jackson ⚠️
  
• Added River current on Jackson
  
• Updated Jackson weather profiles & post-process⚠️