FightingFish

Stop reeling! cue when a hooked fish fights — center message + water splash. One mod, one job.

By TeflonTed

https://github.com/trak3r/valheim

Date uploaded	5 days ago
Version	1.0.1
Download link	TeflonTed-FightingFish-1.0.1.zip
Downloads	11
Dependency string	TeflonTed-FightingFish-1.0.1

This mod requires the following mods to function

denikson-BepInExPack_Valheim

BepInEx pack for Valheim. Preconfigured with the correct entry point for mods and preferred defaults for the community.

Preferred version: 5.4.2351

README

Teflon Ted's Fighting Fish

One mod, one job — no kitchen-sink configs or feature creep.

When a hooked fish starts fighting (escape phase), flash Stop reeling! in the center of the screen and play a short watery SFX — vanilla only shows subtle thrashing and silent stamina spike.

Behavior

Aspect	Detail
Trigger	`Fish.Escape()` while hooked (each fight cycle after the initial hook)
Who	Local player who owns the fishing float only
Message	Center HUD: `Stop reeling!` (skipped on hook so `$msg_fishing_hooked` stays visible)
Sound	`sfx_land_water`, then `sfx_blob_jump`, then `sfx_blob_land`
Config	None

flowchart TD
  Escape[Fish.Escape]
  Hooked{Hooked + local owner?}
  Msg[Center: Stop reeling!]
  Sfx[Instantiate blob/water SFX]
  Escape --> Hooked
  Hooked -->|no| Skip[Do nothing]
  Hooked -->|yes| Msg --> Sfx

Why these sounds

Prefab	Why
sfx_land_water (default)	Clear water splash — reads as fish thrashing the surface
sfx_blob_jump	Wet blob plop fallback
sfx_blob_land	Similar blob splash fallback

Other candidates if you want to fork the cue later: sfx_blob_attack (more aggressive), sfx_ship_waterimpact (heavier splash), sfx_fishingrod_linebreak (fishing-flavored but reads as failure).

What it does not do

Feature	Here?
Change stamina / reel speed / fish AI	No
Auto-stop reeling for you	No — cue only
Config / volume / custom message	No
Server requirement	No — client QoL

Tips

Fight phases still alternate with idle; cue fires at the start of each fight after the first (hook keeps vanilla “Hooked”).
Ease off block/reel while the message is up; reel again when the fish calms (no message).

CHANGELOG

1.0.3

Player-facing Thunderstore README (what / why / how); technical notes stay in the repo README.

1.0.2

README: drop Mermaid flowchart (doesn’t render on Thunderstore).

1.0.1

Skip the fight cue on the initial hook so vanilla Hooked stays visible.
Primary SFX: sfx_land_water.

1.0.0

Initial release: center Stop reeling! + water splash when a hooked fish starts fighting.

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