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Created on Sep 13, 2024

Fishing Accessibility

First off, I'd like to say I love this game and have been enjoying my time with it. I was one of the crowd who picked it up day 1 and followed the journey up until now and the issue I am about to address has been around since then but has gotten worse. Fishing is completely inaccessible to gamers with limited vision or mobility. There are two interconnected reasons both linking to the same point in the fishing experience. Everything is fine all the way up to actually hooking the fish and realing it in. The target tracker indicator is nearly invisible due to the contrast of the white marker with 0 background or outlining that can separate it from the rippling waves of the water which makes it hard to even spot, and when I can see it, the second issue comes into play which is the one that affects those with limited mobility. The indicator can move anywhere there's water and it does so both rapidly and often. Unfortunately I can't give any ways of actually fixing this while keeping the target tracking portion of the fishing minigame. I suggest replacing it with something else as every other game both 2d and 3d that uses a similar mechanic is also inaccessible for mostly the same reasons. Short of that, enlarge the icon by about 300% and give it a solid background that displays on top of any and all other environmental visuals and it might barely be salvageable for 85-90 of people who have similar issues. I'll be putting this game back down now and will only return when I read something in the patch notes that addresses this because it's not exactly fun only working with 2/3 of the available food sources.

Category Tags UI/UX, Resources, Tools/Gear
Mode Both Online & Offline
Sentiment Critical
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