How to Fish - PVP Mode

Author: Mox

A 20-round PVP match on How to Fish Steam co-op. Islands, custom stone arenas, sky-falling guns, grab, rare custom weapons, rising water, and a winner cam.

Everyone in the lobby should install it. The host must have it or the match will not run.

Requirements

• How to Fish on Steam (Windows)
• BepInEx 5.4.23.5 (x64) — Thunderstore package BepInEx-BepInExPack-5.4.2305

Skip the BepInEx steps if How to Fish already loads other BepInEx 5 plugins. Then you only need this mod.

Installing (mod manager)

1. Open Thunderstore Mod Manager or r2modman for How to Fish.
2. Install this package. BepInEx is a dependency and will install automatically.
3. Launch the game from the mod manager.
4. On Host Game / New Game you should see PVP MODE above Create.

Installing (manual)

1. Close How to Fish.
2. Install BepInEx 5.4.23.5 (x64) if you do not already have it: https://github.com/BepInEx/BepInEx/releases/tag/v5.4.23.5
   File: BepInEx_win_x64_5.4.23.5.zip
   Extract it into the folder that contains How to Fish.exe.
3. Copy HowToFishPvp.dll into:

How to Fish\How to Fish\BepInEx\plugins\

1. Start How to Fish from Steam.
2. On Host Game / New Game you should see PVP MODE above Create.

The DLL should end up here:

How to Fish\How to Fish\BepInEx\plugins\HowToFishPvp.dll

Joiners without the plugin can still fight through Steam co-op, but they will not get the PVP HUD, grab, or custom weapons looking right.

How to play

1. Host Game -> PVP MODE -> invite friends on Steam.
2. Lobby stays normal Forest until the host starts. It does not auto-start when someone joins.
3. Host press F8 in-world.
4. 20 rounds. Round 1 is always an island. Round 2 is Docks. The rest mix islands with custom maps.
5. Freeze for 3-2-1, then GO. Weapons fall from the sky after GO.
6. Last player standing wins the round.
7. After 20 rounds: WINNER, then a new match starts.
8. If a round drags on, WATER WILL RISE and the ocean climbs.

Controls

• PVP MODE — Host Game / New Game. Create stays grey until you type a save name.
• F8 — Host, in-world. Starts the match.
• F9 — Host, during a round. Skips the current round.
• Empty hands + hold right click — Grab a nearby player (punch range) or hang on custom-map rocks/docks.

Maps

• Islands — Forest, Lighthouse, Desert, Rocks, Volcano. Shops, NPCs, radios, and island boats are hidden. No hunger.
• Docks — Wooden square walkway with a square hole, on the water. Round 2.
• Movers / Ferries / Orbit — Stone platforms that slide side to side.
• Falling Floors / Ring / Lanes / Steps — Stone tiles that drop when you walk on them.

Custom maps sit above the water. Fall off and you are out of the round.

Weapons

After GO, the game's guns and melee fall around the players. Dropped guns can roll random attachments. Packed-backup knife / brass knuckle variants are not in the rain. Normal Knife and Brass Knuckles still drop.

Rare customs (about 2%, at most one per round). If none appeared by round 16, one is forced that match.

• Boom Pistol — Explosive shots.
• Urchin M4 — M4 dressed with sea urchins.
• Stealth Knife — Hold it to turn invisible. Attacking or pressing left click breaks cloak.

Rules

• Friendly fire on.
• No hunger.
• Dying ragdolls you until the next round. No respawn screen. No slap revive.
• Shops / NPCs / boats hidden or blocked. You cannot drive island boats.
• If nobody wins after about 55 seconds, a warning hits, then the ocean starts climbing.

Troubleshooting

• No PVP MODE button — Need BepInEx 5.4.23.5. The DLL must sit in BepInEx\plugins next to How to Fish.exe, not the outer Steam folder.
• Friend has no HUD — They did not install the plugin.