# 🎣 Fishing – Player Guide

## 🎣 Fishing – Player Guide

Fishing is one of the **Life Skills** you can learn inside the **Eternal Biosphere**. With Fishing, you catch fish, trade them for **Calorie Points**, and distill them into powerful **Stat Tonics** (STR, AGI, VIT, INT, DEX, LUK).

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### 📍 NPC Locations

* **Fishing Instructor**
  * Location: `mhisle01` (69,376)
  * Role: Teaches fishing, gives tasks, and levels you up.
* **Tonic Crafter**
  * Location: `mhisle01` (89,352)
  * Role: Accepts fish, converts them into Calorie Points, and distills Tonics.

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### 🎣 Getting Started

* [ ] Wear a **Fisherman’s Hat** (rent a trial from Caretaker if you don’t own one).
* [ ] Learn the **Interact skill** (given by Caretaker if you don’t have it).
* [ ] Talk to the **Fishing Instructor** to begin.
* [ ] Receive **Wriggling Bait ×10** to start fishing.

✅ You are now **Fishing Lv.1**.

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### 🎣 Fishing Progression

Follow the Instructor’s tasks step by step. Each must be completed to unlock the next.

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#### 🐟 Fishing Lv.1

* [ ] Fish **20 times** at water spots (Interact skill).
* [ ] Fish **15 more times**.
* [ ] Catch **15 Slimy Eel**.
* [ ] Fish **75 times**.
* [ ] Craft **Dash Juice ×5** at the Campsite Cauldron (requires gathered fish ingredients).

✅ **Reward:** Advance to **Fishing Lv.2**.

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#### 🐟 Fishing Lv.2

* [ ] Fish **50 times**.
* [ ] Locate & hammer **2 Aquarings** (Interact skill on Aquarings).
* [ ] Catch **30 of a random fish** (the Instructor specifies which one).
* [ ] Trade fish at the **Tonic Crafter** to distill **5 Stat Tonics**.

✅ **Reward:** Advance to **Fishing Lv.3**.

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#### 🐟 Fishing Lv.3 (Max)

* Unlocks rare fish:
  * Nimble Octopus
  * Lucky Koi
  * Bull Shark
  * Ancient Squid
  * Swift Sturgeon
  * Fatty Tuna
* Continue fishing to earn rare catches.
* Trade fish at the Tonic Crafter to make **Tonics**:
  * STR, AGI, VIT, INT, DEX, LUK Tonics
* **Distillation cost:** 7,500 calories → produces **3–5 random Tonics**.
* **Bulk turn-in:** Convert all fish in inventory at once into calorie points.

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### 🧪 Tonic System (via Tonic Crafter)

* **Turn in Fish → Calories:** Each fish adds points to a specific stat pool. Example:
  * Strong Mackerel → STR Calories
  * Nimble Octopus → DEX Calories
  * Lucky Koi → LUK Calories
* **Distill Tonics:**
  * Spend 7,500 calories from a stat pool.
  * Get 3–5 random tonics for that stat.
  * Tonics grant strong **temporary buffs**.
* **Check Calories:** Tonic Crafter shows your current calorie totals per stat.

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### 🎁 Rewards Overview

* **Lv.1 → Lv.2:** Access to mid-tier fish (Strong Mackerel, Swordfish, Tough Fish, Baby Squid, Small Octopus, Charmed Carp).
* **Lv.2 → Lv.3:** Access to rarest fish + Tonic crafting system.
* **Tonic Crafter:** Distill **Stat Tonics** for powerful buffs.

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### 📊 Fishing Progression Flowchart

{% @mermaid/diagram content="flowchart TD
A\[Start: Talk to Fishing Instructor, get Wriggling Bait ×10] --> B\[Fishing Lv.1]
B --> B1\[Fish 20 times]
B1 --> B2\[Fish 15 times]
B2 --> B3\[Catch 15 Slimy Eel]
B3 --> B4\[Fish 75 times]
B4 --> B5\[Craft Dash Juice ×5]
B5 --> C\[Fishing Lv.2]
C --> C1\[Fish 50 times]
C1 --> C2\[Hammer 2 Aquarings]
C2 --> C3\[Catch 30 of assigned fish]
C3 --> C4\[Trade Fish into 5 Stat Tonics]
C4 --> D\[Fishing Lv.3 Max]
D --> D1\[Catch Rare Fish]
D --> D2\[Trade Fish for Calories]
D2 --> D3\[Distill 7500 Calories into 3–5 Tonics]
" %}

## 🎣 Fishing (Fish & Materials)

**Smelly Fish \[40751]**\
A horrid smelling fish caught in the Eternal Biosphere.\
Weight: 0

**Slimy Eel \[40752]**\
An oily eel caught in the Eternal Biosphere.\
Weight: 0

**Azure Sea Star \[40753]**\
A beautiful star-shaped gem found in the Eternal Biosphere.\
Weight: 0

**Strong Mackerel \[40754]**\
A small mackerel caught in the Eternal Biosphere.\
Used for: STR Tonic\
Tier: 1\
Calorie Points: 500 STR\
Weight: 0

**Swordfish \[40755]**\
A small swordfish caught in the Eternal Biosphere.\
Used for: AGI Tonic\
Tier: 1\
Calorie Points: 500 AGI\
Weight: 0

**Tough Fish \[40756]**\
A small fish caught in the Eternal Biosphere.\
Used for: VIT Tonic\
Tier: 1\
Calorie Points: 500 VIT\
Weight: 0

**Baby Squid \[40757]**\
A small squid caught in the Eternal Biosphere.\
Used for: INT Tonic\
Tier: 1\
Calorie Points: 500 INT\
Weight: 0

**Small Octopus \[40758]**\
A small octopus caught in the Eternal Biosphere.\
Used for: DEX Tonic\
Tier: 1\
Calorie Points: 500 DEX\
Weight: 0

**Charmed Carp \[40759]**\
A small carp caught in the Eternal Biosphere.\
Used for: LUK Tonic\
Tier: 1\
Calorie Points: 500 LUK\
Weight: 0

**Nimble Octopus \[40760]**\
A large octopus caught in the Eternal Biosphere.\
Used for: DEX Tonic\
Tier: 2\
Calorie Points: 1,500 DEX\
Weight: 0

**Lucky Koi \[40761]**\
A large koi caught in the Eternal Biosphere.\
Used for: LUK Tonic\
Tier: 2\
Calorie Points: 1,500 LUK\
Weight: 0

**Bull Shark \[40762]**\
A large shark caught in the Eternal Biosphere.\
Used for: STR Tonic\
Tier: 2\
Calorie Points: 1,500 STR\
Weight: 0

**Ancient Squid \[40763]**\
A large squid caught in the Eternal Biosphere.\
Used for: INT Tonic\
Tier: 2\
Calorie Points: 1,500 INT\
Weight: 0

**Swift Sturgeon \[40764]**\
A large sturgeon caught in the Eternal Biosphere.\
Used for: AGI Tonic\
Tier: 2\
Calorie Points: 1,500 AGI\
Weight: 0

**Fatty Tuna \[40765]**\
A large tuna caught in the Eternal Biosphere.\
Used for: VIT Tonic\
Tier: 2\
Calorie Points: 1,500 VIT\
Weight: 0
