BaitIndex [v1.0.0]

BaitIndex shows required baits, lures, and boss summon methods directly inside the native in-game Journal (Tab) for How to Fish, with an easy Regular Fish ⇄ Super Creatures switcher (Q).

Fully Tested & Compatible with the latest game update (including dropped item persistence, water wash mechanics, and roulette fixes).

✨ Features

• 📖 Native Journal Hook: Displays exact required bait tags under every fish slot inside your Tab Journal.
• 🔀 Quick Mode Switcher (Q / Space): Easily toggle between Regular and Super Creatures with 3D model previews and synchronized floating animations.
• 🎯 100% In-Game Accurate: Covers Free Lures, Hotdogs, Beginner, Standard & Professional Lures, plus Boss and NPC quest baits.
• 📐 Clean & Centered Design: Pleasant, centered navigation bar positioned below arrows with zero UI overlap.

🎮 Controls

📄 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more info.

Changelog

All notable changes to BaitIndex are documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[1.0.50] - 2026-08-28 - Release Update & Community Links

⚡ Updates

• Discord Community Link: Updated official community link to https://discord.gg/QP7Gzfp7ut.
• Packaging & Stability: Final release build for Thunderstore.

[1.0.5] - 2026-08-28 - Fix: Journal, Drip Naming & Arrow Customization

🌟 Added

• Drip vs. Super Naming Toggle (VariantNaming): Added a dedicated configuration option allowing players to choose between the canonical Drip (default) and Super terminology across all journal headers, switcher buttons ([▶ DRIP CREATURES]), and slot labels (Drip: French Fry).
• Interactive Arrow Sizing & Spread Distance (ArrowSpreadDistance & ArrowScale):
  • ArrowSpreadDistance: Adjust horizontal distance between pagination arrows (0 = vanilla native distance, positive = spread further apart, negative = closer together).
  • ArrowScale: Scale multiplier (0.5x to 2.0x, default 1.0x) resizing both visual arrows and their clickable hitboxes for effortless navigation.
  • ArrowVerticalOffset: Adjust vertical placement higher or lower.

🐛 Fixed

• Arrow Clickability & Raycast Blocking: Fixed an issue where the wide progress text container (pText) intercepted mouse click events. Disabled raycast targets on overlay text elements, ensuring 100% responsive and effortless clicking on all navigation buttons.
• Journal Slot Discovery & Model Rendering: Fixed an engine bug where catching a Drip creature before catching the regular version left the journal slot as a black silhouette ???. Slots now immediately reveal full 3D models, official names, price tags, and glowing rainbow text upon discovery.
• Independent Progress Tracking: Fixed cross-contamination between regular and Drip progress. Regular catches unlock standard journal slots without unlocking Drip slots, and Drip catches unlock Drip slots independently.
• Save System & Registration Overhaul: Replaced the native flawed SaveManager.IsNewFish with a robust two-way registration system, ensuring that newly discovered fish and Drip variants reliably trigger the "New Creature Caught" banner and persist to local.txt regardless of catch order.
• Boss Exclusion: Bosses without Drip variants are cleanly excluded from Drip mode and display standard boss information without unwanted prefixes.
• Progress Header Counters: Fixed inverted counters in the journal header; Regular and Drip statistics now display with 100% precision.
• Harmony Parameter Compatibility: Fixed Harmony prefix parameter naming matching game internals (byte id, bool to, bool drip) to eliminate all startup warnings.

[1.0.4] - 2026-08-28

🐛 Fixed

• Bait Information Visibility & Layout: Adjusted the bait text position directly beneath the price tag with high-readability 15px typography, ensuring crystal-clear visibility and ample spacing across all pages.
• Footer Stability on Toggle (Q): Resolved a layout bug where repeatedly toggling between regular fish and Drip Creatures drifted the bottom progress bar off-screen.

[1.0.3] - 2026-08-27

🌟 Added

• Drip Mesh Toggle (Q): One-click instant switching between standard fish models and Drip models inside the Tab Journal.

[1.0.2] - 2026-08-25

⚡ Optimized

• Optimized UI text layout queries and cached font resources.

[1.0.1] - 2026-08-24

🌟 Added

• Support for special quest and boss baits (Pufferfish Carrot quest, Spider Crab beer can, Giant Piranha leech, Albatross Tuna meat).

[1.0.0] - 2026-08-24

🌟 Initial Release

• Official verified bait compendium for all standard fish.
• Integrated into native in-game Journal (Tab).