Fish (Super Cat Tales: PAWS)

Catching a common goldfish.

Fish refer to the underwater creatures that can be caught at fishing spots in Super Cat Tales: PAWS. They can be sold to the merchant at Portobello for coins or delivered to NPCs for quests.

Uses

Selling fish to the merchant in Portobello.

Fish can be sold to the merchant close to the player's entrance at Portobello. The merchant will ask if the player wants to sell all their fish and provides the total of all fish currently in the player's bag. Upon pressing "ok!", all fish from the player's bag will be gone and the player will gain the number of coins stated by the merchant. Certain fish may also be requested by NPCs in exchange for rewards.

The size and type of fish do not have an effect on the selling price. All fish, regardless of type, sell for the same amount of coins per species. Any additional coins the player earns from rare or golden types are awarded to the player upon catching the fish.

Species

Each species can be found in one of the two fishing spots currently available in the game. Some species may be active at specific times of the day or may require an upgraded fishing rod to catch.

Fish will spawn according to three designated periods of time:

• Daylight - Starts at 6 AM and lasts until 6 PM.
• Dusk - Starts at 6 PM and lasts until 8 PM.
• Night - Starts at 8 PM and lasts until 6 AM.

Fishing Spot 1

Name	Availability	Sell price	Types			Silhouette(s)	Description
			Common	Rare	Golden
Tadpole	✅ Daylight ❌ Dusk ❌ Night	2		(+ 25)	(+ 100)		Baby stage of a frog or a toad, mostly found in shallow water.
Snail	❌ Daylight ✅ Dusk ✅ Night	2		(+ 25)	(+ 100)		Freshwater creature living on the lakebed. Each snail carries its precious shell.
Frog	❌ Daylight ✅ Dusk ✅ Night	2		(+ 25)	(+ 100)		Adult stage of tadpoles, when on land they can jump pretty high.
Goldfish	✅ Daylight ✅ Dusk ✅ Night	2		(+ 25)	(+ 100)		Puffy and round. Goldfish are commonly kept as pets.
Green carp	✅ Daylight ✅ Dusk ✅ Night	3		(+ 25)	(+ 100)		Common fish found in many water environments.
Catfish	✅ Daylight ✅ Dusk ✅ Night	5		(+ 50)	(+ 200)		Fish with long barbels resembling the whiskers of a cat.
Salamander	❌ Daylight ✅ Dusk ✅ Night	12		(+ 50)	(+ 200)		Seen on land just when it's raining. Some say they've got magical properties.
Turtle	❌ Daylight ✅ Dusk ✅ Night	12		(+ 50)	(+ 200)		Their shell is very hard and protects them from predators.

Fishing Spot 2

Name	Availability	Sell price	Types			Silhouette(s)	Description
			Common	Rare	Golden
Crab	✅ Daylight ✅ Dusk ✅ Night	3		(+ 25)	(+ 100)		They love to hide between rocks and pinch swimmers that get too close.
Jellyfish	❌ Daylight ❌ Dusk ✅ Night	3		(+ 25)	(+ 100)		Mostly seen at night floating in large groups.
Squid	✅ Daylight ✅ Dusk ❌ Night	3		(+ 25)	(+ 100)		Their ink is harvested by sailors from nearby sea villages.
Blowfish	✅ Daylight ✅ Dusk ✅ Night	5		(+ 50)	(+ 200)		Covered in spikes, they can double in size to look more threatening.
Red jumper	✅ Daylight ✅ Dusk ✅ Night	12		(+ 50)	(+ 200)		Often seen jumping out of water to catch their prey.
Shark	✅ Daylight ✅ Dusk ✅ Night	24		(+ 75)	(+ 300)		One of the largest predators on the island. Their teeth are razor sharp!
Octopus	✅ Daylight ✅ Dusk ❌ Night	24		(+ 75)	(+ 300)		Their tentacles are considered a delicacy by villagers in Portobello.
Stingray	❌ Daylight ✅ Dusk ✅ Night	24		(+ 75)	(+ 300)		Float fish living in salt water. The long tail contains a poisonous venom.

Updates

Fish sell prices were reduced in the 1.0.30 update. Original prices were as follows:

• Fish that sell for 3 previously sold for 4.
• Fish that sell for 5 previously sold for 8.
• Fish that sell for 12 previously sold for 16.
• Fish that sell for 24 previously sold for 32.

Types

Each species has three types of variations that can be caught. All fish stack per species in the bag, regardless of type.

• Common - The most likely type of fish to be caught. Some common fish appear as enemies in certain levels.
• Rare - Has a lower chance of being caught. This type has a different colouration from their common counterparts. Some rare types have an altered physical appearance that is visible underwater.
• Golden - May also be referred to as "shiny", these fish are the least likely to be present in the water. Golden fish have the same physical appearance as their common counterparts, but are coloured yellow with sparkles.
• Legendary - These fish are referred to as being "super rare to find" and "very difficult to catch". They were mentioned in Devlog #22, but are not present in the game's current release.

Bonuses

Rare and golden types grant the player with a coin bonus upon successfully reeling the fish to the dock. The amount is calculated using an internal rank assigned to each species with the value of the type, i.e. rare or golden.

The internal rank is multiplied by 25 for rare fish and 100 for golden fish.