Call of the Wild The Angler Hotfix 1.03: Water Refinements and Bug Fixes

Call of the Wild: The Angler recently received a new hotfix that brought improvements, new water refinements, and bug fixes.

Water Refinements

Developers improved the screen space reflections, a technique used to calculate reflections. The improvements aim to reduce distant noises and artifacts on water surfaces.

Game Improvements

In this hotfix, developers addressed a few issues linked to game crashes. One such was related to vehicles, wherein players entering a vehicle as soon as it spawned caused them to get stuck under the map or crash the game. Thankfully, these issues are fixed in the current patch.

Call of the Wild: The Angler Hotfix 1.03

• Fixed a broad selection of high frequency stability issues and crashes.
• Fixed a crash caused by pressing Escape in the Apex Friend text box.
• Fixed a crash caused by selecting the sell page in the shop after moving all rods to storage.
• Fixed an issue that would cause crashes or get players stuck under the map when entering a vehicle as it spawned.

• The option to turn multiplayer off is now saved between game sessions.
• Recommended gear for the optional tutorials now appears as intended in the Game Guide.
• The names of points of interest, trailheads and outposts have been added to the map.
• Used up baits no longer appear equipped on the rod in the Rod Assembler.
• Baits are no longer duplicated in the Quick Menu.
• Fixed a number of issues that would cause items to get stuck in the backpack or in storage.
• Fixed an issue that would cause duplicate tutorial messages to remain stuck on screen.
• Fixed an issue that would cause text to overlap other menu elements in specific languages.
• Fixed the icon indicating the hotsprings on the map.

• The line is now properly taut from the last eyelet to the reel when a fish is pulling away.
• Adjusted the spawn rate for Golden Trouts across Golden Ridge Reserve.
• Adjusted Lake Trouts’ fighting behavior.
• Updates the signs around lakes to display the correct names.
• Fishing under bridges is now possible.

• Improved the detection zone for the discovery of waterbodies.
• Updated the spawn locations for Golden Trouts and Lake Trouts.
• Updated the spawn rate for gold and diamond fishes.
• Fixed an issue that would cause floats and lures to sink in specific lakes.

• Fixed an issue that would prevent players from completing the Diamond Peak’s Photo Challenge 3 mission.

• Updated our Community Managers’ firmware so they don’t see questions related to the console’s release date till we’re ready to communicate on it.

You can read more about the update here.