Fishing Circuits

The first step is to check if you're fishing!

What I used are two raycasts: one that follows your camera's forward vector to see if you're looking at water, and another that casts downward to check if you're standing on the ground.

What I did here was pretty simple: the fishing hook moves to a random position, and when it reaches that position, it moves to a new random position. The fishing hook also has a random wait time (between 5 and 20 seconds), after which you get a quick-time event that lasts 0.75 seconds. 

I based the fishing mechanic on the Stardew Valley fishing minigame. I created it in four parts: Bar Movement, Fish Movement, Fish Inside Bar, and Fish Types.

Bar Movement: I implemented bar movement by checking if the player is holding the interaction volume. If they are, I increase a velocity float if not, the velocity decreases. This velocity is then used to update the bar's position. If the bar reaches the bottom, the velocity is inverted to simulate a bounce effect.

Fish Movement: The fish movement starts by choosing a random position within a range defined by FishMaxTravelDistance. The fish then moves (lerps) toward that target position using the FishSpeed value.

Fish Inside Bar: To check if the fish is inside the bar, I use a simple math equation. If the fish is inside the bar, a progress float increases by 0.2. If it’s outside, the progress decreases by 0.5. The visual progress bar is represented using two text objects with the symbol |. I also interpolate (lerp) between two color values to show progress.When the progress reaches 52, the minigame ends.

Fish Types: We created 12 different fish types, each with unique colors, speed, travel distance, and rarity.

I wanted to give you the ability to see the fish you caught, along with the count. I first used Replicator and then the Animation Gizmo to show the fish, but those options were really broken. So, I ended up using a rotator under the map that has all the fish connected. However, in the end, there were Two Bugs with it that I couldn't patch due to RoomsV2.