- Update 4:
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- Sponsorship – When purchasing items with a brand you are sponsored with the appropriate discount will now be applied.
- Sponsorship – When you max out (5 star) your sponsor it will remain at 5 and not revert to 1 star
- Online – Toldeo Bend has been added into Bassmaster Royale and is replacing Lake Hamilton
- Online – Public Server names have been significantly shortened to make it easier for players to join servers with friends
- Online – Various online server improvements
- Festive Surprise - TBC
- General
- Customisation – hair will no longer clip through hats
- Bassmaster Royale – “Below the Cutline†will no longer pop up when starting a new game
- Loadouts - You can now never have less than 0 lures, we have resolved an issue that was causing players to go into minus numbers
- Update 3:
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- Career - Catching qualifying species during career events will now always register
- Gameplay - The Trolling motor will now operate as intended
- Online - Further improvements to online server stability Online – Timer now accurate in Bassmaster Royale
- Online – When player hits pause in Bassmaster Royale it will now display the qualifying species for that mode
- General
- Online - Players can now scroll through the “players waiting†when waiting for a Bassmaster Royale game
- Online – Leader board has been removed from Online Public Servers as it is not working as intended
- Gameplay – When a player catches a Blue Catfish it is now displayed as intended
- Gameplay – T-shirts now look as they should during the catch shots scene
- Gameplay – Collision has been added to the player to prevent the camera being able to pass inside the player
- Gameplay – Catch shots when the player is kneeling are now performing as intended (players arms no longer clip into the players body and look more natural)
- Menu – Issue preventing some players from being able to pick a Loadout before loading into a venue has now been resolved
- Menu (PS4) – When scrolling through venues the lake preview videos now play as intended
- Settings (PC) – If a player has amended the screen percentage this will be saved when re-opening the game
- UI – When a player is looking at their catch summary in the pause menu the lure description will no longer obscure this fish species name.
- UI – Correct time of day is displayed in game when a player sets the time of day and changes the time-of-day speed
- General (Win10) – The game will now load up as expected with or without internet connection
- Characters – improved textures to some of the character models eyes
- Update 2:
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- Fish – Blue Catfish are now catchable
- Fish - Players can no longer catch the same fish once it’s been caught
- Fishing - Reeling speeds have been rebalanced
- Tutorial – New players will be presented with a choice to play the Tutorial or not and will be informed they can quit the Tutorial from the settings and play it again via Anglers Hub
- Tutorial – You can now skip through sections of the Voice Over in the Tutorial
- Gameplay – A Starting Point icon has been added to the map to help players see where they started from and where to get back to
- Career - Career mode events will now always end when the timer hits 0:00 automatically
- Bassmaster Royale – More information has been added to give players information about how many players are in the pre-game lobby and when the next match will start
- Multiplayer [Xbox & Win10] - Online multiplayer servers will no longer disappear after 1 hour of gameplay
- Loadouts - Rods will no longer revert to rod 1 after driving your boat
- Loadouts – Players can now create over 8 rods without it defaulting to the wrong Loadout in game
- Audio – Players will no longer lose audio when a Waypoint has been placed
- Multiplayer - In an effort to prevent “griefing†when playing online, if a player parks their boat inside another players boat this will no longer prevent the player from being able to stand up or cast
- General
- Deluxe – All Deluxe Edition lures are now available to Deluxe Edition owners in game
- Career [Xbox] – First Career event on Toledo Bend no langer causes the game to crash for some players
- Gameplay – If a player skips the tutorial the game will no longer default to Total Cast Control
- Gameplay – Placed Waypoints on venues are now more accurately placed
- Fishing – Some Lures are now positioned correctly on the end of the line when viewed by the underwater camera
- Catch Shots – Female anglers now hold Flathead Catfish correctly
- Catch Shots – Catch Shot animations should now all appear as intended
- Catch Summary – At the end of events Bass Bucks earned are now displayed correctly
- Lures - Shockwave Bombshell & Fisholicious are no longer blown up in the catch shots
- UI – Stats for Smallmouth Bass are now shown in the Species List for Lake Guntersville
- UI - Accurate time of day will now display in the UI on the top left while in game
- UI – The player icon on the map has been changed from Red to Yellow
- UI – The Catch Summary screen will now show the location of your catches on the map
- UI – When a player selects the Time of Day it will now take affect first time
- Loadout - Deleting a rod from a load out will no longer prevent a player from loading into a game
- Loadout - Images for the Pulsator Spinnerbait are now the correct way up
- Loadout - Adjustments to the 10lb Braided line to prevent it from breaking more than the 7lb line
- Settings [Steam & Win10] - Changes to key binds will now take affect
- Characters – Fixed texture stretching on the neck of some characters
- Customization - T-shirts will no longer clip through shorts
- Customization - Players are now able to equip new boat wraps and will not be prompted to re-purchase an already purchased boat wrap
- Customization – Improvements made to the ponytail hairstyle
- Menus - Smallmouth Bass now appear in the species list for Lake Guntersville
- Mastery [Xbox] - Players can now scroll between venues when viewing Mastery Challenges
- Languages [Steam] – Latin American Spanish has been added as a language
- DTL – Players who have been unable to log into their Dovetail Live Accounts should now be able to
- Player Stats – Counter for Bass caught in the Players Profile in Anglers Hub is now working correctly
- Audio – Short musical stingers have been added before Dave Mercer comments on your catch
- Update 1:
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- Tutorial – “Close Inventory†tip now appears allowing the player to proceed with the tutorial.
- Loadouts – Lure types that aren’t useable on a set up will no longer appear e.g., Soft Plastics with “No Weightâ€
- Trolling Motor – On PS4/5 the directional buttons on the D-Pad will not control the direction of the boat
- Underwater Camera – After un-snagging your lure the underwater camera view will be displayed
- Fishing Behaviour – Fish no longer swim out of bounds on Lake Hamilton.
- Bassmaster Royale – The pause menu will now display the qualifying species
- Menus – In career mode the “Gear Unlocked†numbers now reflect rewards unlocked.
- General
- Store [PS5/Xbox One] – When you click on Deluxe Upgrade, you’ll navigate to the Store to purchase.
- Store [PS5] – Deluxe Edition description box now displays text
- Customization – Correct names of clothing items will display
- Customization [PC] – Making changes to sunglasses when using a pro-angler is now retained
- Customization [PS4/5] – Using L1 and R1 to scroll through Boat Wraps will no longer cause players to lose functionality
- Audio – New voiceover line when a player catches a Longnose Gar
- Multiplayer [PS4] – households with more than one PS4 both wanting to join Bassmaster Online modes at the same time now can.
- UI [PS4] – On any Bassmaster Venue when entering the pause menu, the name of the “Most performing Lure†will display under the image
- Settings – Players will be able to save changes to Video/Audio settings.
- Settings [PC] – Players with their system and keyboard language set to English (United States) will now be able to see Keyboard controls in settings
- Controller [PS4] – Controller will no longer vibrate when the event timer hits 0:00
- Tutorial – Subtitles improved
- Loadout – Loadout menu can no longer be accessed while your lure is in the water
- Loadout [PS4] – Lines are now visible and selectable in the “Monofilament†category
- Multiplayer [Win 10/Xbox] – Will now show players you have recently played with
- Bassmaster Royale
- Best Catches – At the end of the round your best catches will now appear
- Catch Summary – Button added to go back to fishing
- Player Catches – The notification displayed when a player catches a fish no longer blocks the “Cull Line†notification.