release Boosting Fishing Odds In Your Game

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This tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on increasing your chances of fishing success in an online game, covering shellfish, fish, and fish bones. It combines both English and German instructions and has been tested for functionality.

Requirements

To get started, you will need the following files from your server:

• game/fishing.cpp
• game/char_item.cpp
• locale/germany/fishing.txt

Step 1: Modify the Fishing Mechanic

First, let’s update the fishing.cpp file to enhance the fishing experience.

Changing the Success Rate

Search for the function definition:

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Replace the entire function with the following code:

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This adjustment guarantees you won't experience misses while fishing, effectively setting your success probability to 100%.

Step 2: Implement Drop Mechanics for Fish

Next, we want to modify what fish drop upon capture. Search for the function:

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Update it with the following code to enable a 50% chance of receiving either a shell or a fish bone:

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This implementation will diversify your fish drops.

Step 3: Configure Available Fish

Now, you need to specify which fish can be caught. Open the fishing.txt file from your server. Here is an example of how your entries should look:

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Key Fields Explained:

• Name: The name or comment for reference.
• Vnum: The identifier for the fish being caught.
• DVnum: Identifier for the dead fish version.
• GVnum: Identifier for the grilled fish.
• Pr0-3: Represent various chances related to capturing the fish; lower values generally indicate higher probabilities.
• Df: Likely represents the overall likelihood of catching the fish.
• TTyp: The type of time assigning difficulty to catch (4 = easiest).

Step 4: Modify Item Drops from Shells

Now, open char_item.cpp and search for:

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Replace the entire case block with the following:

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This ensures drops from shells are distributed as follows:

• 50%: Stone fragment
• 20%: Nothing
• 14%: White pearl
• 10%: Blue pearl
• 8%: Red pearl

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By applying these modifications, you can significantly enhance the fishing experience within your game. This guide encapsulates essential game mechanics while ensuring a greater variety in gameplay.