FishingOverhaul in FTB Skies 2

FishingOverhaul turns fishing into a small minigame. When you pull in a fish, a circle appears with a fish swimming around it, and you need to time your catch.^[1]

Right-click while the fish is inside the catch region (the green section) to get your loot. If you catch it inside the crit region, you get double loot, so it's worth waiting for the right moment.^[1]

Who it's for

If you like fishing and want it to take a bit more skill than casting a line and waiting, this mod is for you. It doesn't add a new progression system. It changes how catching a fish works.^[1]

Customizing and compatibility

Certain properties can be changed per fish using the fishing_index.json file. The mod is described as compatible with most other fishing mods, with explicit compatibility for Aquaculture 2.^[1]

In this pack

The pack includes FishingOverhaul version 1.21.1-1.2.1.^[2]

Unverified The sources don't show any pack-specific changes to this mod's configs or fishing_index.json, and they don't place it in a progression path. It is not on the ATM Star quest path, and no quests in this pack involve it.

FishingOverhaul adds a small minigame to fishing. You don't have to craft anything special to get started, so the first step is simply to grab a fishing rod and head to the water.^[1]

How the minigame works

When you pull in a fish, a minigame appears: a fish swimming around a circle. Your job is to right-click while the fish is inside the catch region. Do that and you get your loot.^[1]

There's also a smaller crit region. If you land your click while the fish is inside it, you get double loot.^[1]

1. Cast your line and wait for a bite, then pull the fish in.^[1]
2. Watch the fish swim around the circle that appears.^[1]
3. Right-click when the fish is inside the catch region to get your loot.^[1]
4. For the best reward, time your click so the fish is inside the crit region and you get double loot.^[1]

Tweaking fish behavior

The mod lets certain properties be changed per fish through a file called fishing_index.json. The mod's own guide for that file covers the details. It's mostly useful if you're tuning the experience rather than just playing.^[1]

The mod is meant to work with most other fishing mods, and it explicitly supports Aquaculture 2.^[1]

Unverified I couldn't confirm any in-pack recipes, quests or changed values for this mod, so there is no crafting order to follow here. Whether the pack alters the minigame's defaults is also unverified.

FishingOverhaul doesn't add machines, multiblocks or power systems. As described, it adds a minigame on top of normal fishing, so the core mechanic is a quick skill check every time you pull a fish.^[1]

The fishing minigame

When you pull a fish, a minigame appears: a fish swimming around a circle. Your job is to right-click while the fish is inside the catch region. Hit it in time and you get your loot.^[1]

The circle also has a crit region. If you catch the fish while it's inside that part, you get double loot, so it's worth waiting for the right moment.^[1]

Per-fish tuning

Certain properties of the minigame can be changed per fish using a file called fishing_index.json. The mod's project page points to a separate guide for the details of that file.^[1]

Compatibility with other fishing mods

The mod should be compatible with most other fishing mods, and it has explicit compatibility with Aquaculture 2.^[1]

Unverified The sources don't say whether this pack changes any minigame values or fishing_index.json entries, and they don't cover automating the minigame (for example with machines or fake players). Treat both as unconfirmed until you test them in your own world.

FTB Skies 2 1.22.0 ships FishingOverhaul 1.21.1-1.2.1. The mod has been in the pack since FTB Skies 2 1.0.1 or earlier, so it's a long-standing part of the modpack.^[2]

FishingOverhaul 1.21.1-1.2.1

This is the version you get in 1.22.0. Its changelog lists two changes:^[2][3]

• Fix speed issues.^[3]
• Stop game if menu is escaped.^[3]

Unverified No pack changelog entries for FishingOverhaul were available, and no changelogs for earlier mod versions were provided. Whether the pack changed the mod's behaviour or settings between releases is unconfirmed.