Start here: from shore to boat keys
Opening quest guidance remains attributed. No opening-quest change was identified in the inspected announcements.
What changed
Published developer updates and the guides they affect.
Patch review: 1.1.3
See what 1.1.3 changes for your next run and which guides reflect the developer’s announced changes.
Read the developer announcement · Official feed
Review of every published guide
Weapons, upgrades and attachments
1.1.0 adds a weapon; 1.1.2 changes wishbone prices and restores an ironsight downgrade option. Older weapon lists and prices remain dated until the new item and shop are checked.
Land your first trick shot
No new trick-shot rule was identified. Timing, stacking and multiplier measurements remain unconfirmed.
Beat the Spider Crab
No new Spider Crab change was identified. Reviewed footage records 1.0.9; current difficulty and loadout outcomes are not play-tested.
Find the Coconut. Catch Bing Bong.
No new Coconut or Bing Bong change was identified. The purchase prompt, consumable bait and encounter route remain attributed guidance.
Make your catches worth more
Historical lava and roulette values remain explicitly version-limited. Healing advice is attributed; current healing amounts are unmeasured.
Drip fish, rare catches & skins
1.1.3 shows a bait name in Fishipedia after a fish has been killed once. Older Drip and skin advice remains attributed; current odds and bindings are unconfirmed.
Get your crew into a lobby
Eight-player support and invite-only sessions remain developer-supported. The 1.0.12 voice update and frame-rate fix do not establish a universal connection fix.
Saves, lost items & patch changes
The 1.1 Islet notices add content, controls and a Fishipedia clue but do not describe save recovery. The older 1.0.12 Steam Cloud and 1.0.11 backup claims remain source-scoped, not tested restoration.
Every island: the route home
1.1.0 adds mini islands; the older main-route hand-ins remain attributed and are not a complete map of new content. Piranha/Tuna preparation still needs current observation.
Boss route & bait guide
1.1.0 adds a mini-boss without giving a complete encounter route. The older Piranha/Tuna and final-boss changes remain dated; prior combat footage cannot validate current balance.
Choose a kill strategy that fits your run
Piranha/Tuna changes affect combat comparisons. Keep the 1.0.11 self-explosive warning and the 1.0.12 final-boss damage correction; no fastest-method benchmark exists.
Which lure do you need?
1.1.0 adds bait, 1.1.2 fixes Tench spawning from it and 1.1.3 reveals bait names after a recorded kill. The extracted 1.0.12 lure pool remains historical; current odds are not measured.
Achievements: plan the cleanup
Steam now lists 31 objectives after the Islet update. The three new published descriptions are included; their triggers, historical Bean route and postgame advice have not yet been tested.
Secrets, stunts and the evidence gaps
Explosive self-damage and item-velocity changes affect boat stunts. No reliable current boat-launch method is established.
Controls, accessibility and session setup
1.1.2 adds reload rebinding. The 1.0.11 input options and Deck announcement remain source-scoped; reel failures and device mappings remain unconfirmed.
Fishipedia: dated journal reference
The 49-entry tracker is an extracted 1.0.12 reference. Islet 1.1.0 adds creatures and a mini-boss without a revised journal total; Kingy has not audited the installed journal.
Stuck quest and missing radar fixes
Ground-item persistence, velocity limits and marker changes remain versioned. No patch promises recovery of an already missing trophy or save.
Changes already reflected in this edition
These notes describe the source review checked 2026-10-20. Re-fetching an unchanged source never advances its reviewed date. See published corrections.
Weapons, upgrades and attachments
Patch 1.0.11 confirms your own explosives can kill you even with friendly fire disabled.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Find a boat-engine upgrade
Weapons, upgrades and attachments
Patch 1.0.11 removed the purchasable iron sight and prevented downgrading a Suppressor to a Compensator. Patch 1.1.2 restored the option to downgrade to ironsight. Check the resulting attachment configuration before buying; the older iron-sight restriction is superseded.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Find a boat-engine upgrade
Weapons, upgrades and attachments
Patch 1.0.10 added ground-item persistence for up to 64 items with priority for weapons, tools, quest items and creatures. That cap is a safeguard, not unlimited storage.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Find a boat-engine upgrade
Weapons, upgrades and attachments
The Islet Update 1.1.0 added a weapon, items and an outfit. Patch 1.1.2 added two bow skins and adjusted wishbone upgrade prices. The notes do not provide a complete current shop inventory or exact upgrade prices.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Find a boat-engine upgrade
Make your catches worth more
Patch 1.0.10 says cooking can be removed from weapons and tools by dipping them in water. This is a developer-described interaction; Kingy has not measured any sale-value benefit.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Prepare food for a boss fight
Drip fish, rare catches & skins
Patch 1.1.3 makes Fishipedia display a fish’s bait name after you have killed it once, to help with Drip hunting. It does not reveal bait for a fish you have never killed.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Separate weapon skins from Drip catches
Get your crew into a lobby
Developer patch notes added support for up to eight players in 1.0.4, then invite-only lobbies in 1.0.5. The Steam description still says one to four. For a friends-only crew, choose the private session option.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Invite friends and check the player cap
Get your crew into a lobby
Choose the private session option and invite your group. If you change session type in an existing game, the 1.0.5 notes say that change requires a restart.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Invite friends and check the player cap
Get your crew into a lobby
Disabling friendly fire does not protect you from your own explosives, according to the 1.0.11 notes.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Invite friends and check the player cap
Saves, lost items & patch changes
The September 28 1.1.0 Islet announcement adds mini islands, a weapon, creatures, a mini-boss, items, bait, an NPC, achievements and an outfit. It does not describe save migration or recovery.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Protect a save before switching machines
Affected plan: Protect your save before reinstalling
Saves, lost items & patch changes
The September 29 1.1.2 note adds reload rebinding and bow skins, changes new-bait spawns from two to three on a new mini island and adjusts wishbone prices and radar dots. It reports fixing Tench spawning from the new bait and a mini-boss direction indicator.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Protect a save before switching machines
Affected plan: Protect your save before reinstalling
Saves, lost items & patch changes
The September 29 1.1.3 note says Fishipedia now shows a fish’s bait name after that fish has been killed once. It does not say this reveals bait for unrecorded creatures.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Protect a save before switching machines
Affected plan: Protect your save before reinstalling
Saves, lost items & patch changes
The 1.0.12 announcement introduced Steam Cloud support and tells existing players to run and exit the game on the machine holding their saves.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Protect a save before switching machines
Affected plan: Protect your save before reinstalling
Saves, lost items & patch changes
Patch 1.0.10 says dropped items persist up to a total of 64, with priority for weapons, tools, quest objects and creatures. That limit is not a promise that every loose object is permanent.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Protect a save before switching machines
Affected plan: Protect your save before reinstalling
Saves, lost items & patch changes
The developer reports fixing travel to locked islands in 1.0.5. Treat an older island-skip guide as potentially outdated.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Protect a save before switching machines
Affected plan: Protect your save before reinstalling
Saves, lost items & patch changes
Patch 1.0.10 added the game version to player.log. Patch 1.0.12 introduced Steam Cloud and tells players to launch and exit on the computer holding their save once to upload it.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Protect a save before switching machines
Affected plan: Protect your save before reinstalling
Every island: the route home
Patch 1.0.5 fixed travel to islands before they were unlocked. An old video skipping these hand-ins does not establish a current route.
Read the affected claimEvery island: the route home
The Islet Update 1.1.0 added multiple mini islands and an NPC, and adjusted the distance between islands. The five-island main route below does not cover every new islet.
Read the affected claimEvery island: the route home
Patch 1.1.2 enlarged mini-island dots on the radar. The official notes do not give coordinates or a complete new NPC route; follow your current radar and dialogue.
Read the affected claimBoss route & bait guide
Patch 1.0.12 says the final boss should take explosive damage when landing on its tail. That announced fix is not a measured damage formula.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Beat Giant Piranha and unlock Desert
Affected plan: Beat Pufferfish and finish the hand-in
Affected plan: Catch Tuna for the Albatross encounter
Affected plan: Prepare for Tuna and Albatross
Affected plan: Finish the Volcano hand-in and departure
Boss route & bait guide
Patch 1.0.9 added difficulty changes in the menu and during play. Easy reduces creature health by 25% and damage by 50%; Hard increases both by 25%.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Beat Giant Piranha and unlock Desert
Affected plan: Beat Pufferfish and finish the hand-in
Affected plan: Catch Tuna for the Albatross encounter
Affected plan: Prepare for Tuna and Albatross
Affected plan: Finish the Volcano hand-in and departure
Boss route & bait guide
The Islet Update 1.1.0 added a mini-boss. Patch 1.1.2 fixed its direction-indicator triangles. These notes do not name the encounter or establish its bait, stats or a kill strategy, so the older routes below are not a complete current boss catalogue.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Beat Giant Piranha and unlock Desert
Affected plan: Beat Pufferfish and finish the hand-in
Affected plan: Catch Tuna for the Albatross encounter
Affected plan: Prepare for Tuna and Albatross
Affected plan: Finish the Volcano hand-in and departure
Choose a kill strategy that fits your run
Patch 1.0.11 explicitly makes your own explosives lethal even with friendly fire disabled. Plan space between yourself and the blast.
Read the affected claimWhich lure do you need?
The 1.1.0 Islet announcement adds bait and creatures without naming a full catch pool. The 1.1.2 note reports fixing Tench spawning from the new bait and increasing that bait’s spawn on the new mini island from two to three.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Fish are not biting
Which lure do you need?
The 1.1.3 note says Fishipedia displays the bait name after you have killed a fish once. Use that in-game clue for recorded fish; it does not solve an unseen entry or validate older static catch percentages.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Fish are not biting
Controls, accessibility and session setup
Check the game’s current bindings and accessibility options before copying a guide’s key presses. Developer updates added aim and sprint toggles, hold-to-attack, nametag controls and look-axis inversion.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Troubleshoot a co-op black screen
Affected plan: Steam Deck and controller support
Affected plan: Troubleshoot voice and microphone problems
Affected plan: Check a fishing line that will not reel in
Controls, accessibility and session setup
Patch 1.0.11 added toggle aiming, toggle sprinting, hold-to-attack and a nametag toggle. Patch 1.0.5 added X/Y look inversion.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Troubleshoot a co-op black screen
Affected plan: Steam Deck and controller support
Affected plan: Troubleshoot voice and microphone problems
Affected plan: Check a fishing line that will not reel in
Controls, accessibility and session setup
The developer announced Steam Deck verification in 1.0.11; 1.0.8 addressed PlayStation controller glyphs. That is not a Kingy performance benchmark or confirmation of every controller mapping.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Troubleshoot a co-op black screen
Affected plan: Steam Deck and controller support
Affected plan: Troubleshoot voice and microphone problems
Affected plan: Check a fishing line that will not reel in
Controls, accessibility and session setup
Patch 1.0.12 updated MetaVoice to 4.3 with the stated aim of fixing voice issues. A connection debug indicator was added in 1.0.9. These are diagnostic leads, not proof of the cause of your particular audio problem.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Troubleshoot a co-op black screen
Affected plan: Steam Deck and controller support
Affected plan: Troubleshoot voice and microphone problems
Affected plan: Check a fishing line that will not reel in
Controls, accessibility and session setup
Patch 1.1.2 added reload rebinding. Set and test your preferred reload input before a fight; earlier controls lists predate this option.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Troubleshoot a co-op black screen
Affected plan: Steam Deck and controller support
Affected plan: Troubleshoot voice and microphone problems
Affected plan: Check a fishing line that will not reel in
Fishipedia: dated journal reference
The developer says 1.1.0 added creatures, a mini-boss and bait. The announcement does not enumerate the new journal entries or say how many count toward Collector or Fishipedia.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Choose a lure for a missing catch
Fishipedia: dated journal reference
Patch 1.1.3 adds a bait-name clue to Fishipedia after that fish has been killed once. Use it when hunting its Drip variant; it does not identify bait for an unseen entry.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Choose a lure for a missing catch
Stuck quest and missing radar fixes
Patch 1.0.10 added persistence for up to 64 ground items with priority for weapons, tools, quest items and creatures; 1.0.12 then limited item velocity. Neither announcement promises recovery of an already missing item.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Recover a missing radar
Affected plan: The next island will not unlock
Stuck quest and missing radar fixes
Patch 1.0.10 says dipping a cooked weapon or tool in water cleans it. This addresses an item you can still find; it does not recover a missing item or restore a save.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Recover a missing radar
Affected plan: The next island will not unlock
Stuck quest and missing radar fixes
Dazed Games removed the radar’s X in patch 1.0.10; it had marked the place where you last died. Its absence alone does not mean the Radar is missing or that an item or save needs restoring.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Recover a missing radar
Affected plan: The next island will not unlock
Stuck quest and missing radar fixes
Dazed Games changed item-dot colours in patch 1.0.11: dropped weapons use orange, while dead players use turquoise. Use the orange cue when searching for a dropped weapon; it does not guarantee that a lost item still exists.
Read the affected claimAffected plan: Recover a missing radar
Affected plan: The next island will not unlock
Sources and review dates
Announcement: 2026-09-29. Official Steam news checked: 2026-10-12. Impact review: 2026-10-12. Archived feed snapshot: 2026-10-12T18:46:49Z. Kingy has not play-tested this build; these notes describe the developer’s announced changes.