Refished: Feed and Grow

Devlog

• Refished 0.15.4 - First Public Test Now Available
  July 22, 2026 by Jimmy

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  #beta, #launch, #firsttest

  The journey begins today. We are excited to announce that the first public test build of Refished (v0.15.4) is now available. This is an important milestone for the project, and we want players to be... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #16 - Main Menu Animation Polish, Gameplay Performance Fixes, Hold Recharge Fix & Crayfish Grip Improvements
  July 21, 2026 by Jimmy#performance, #optimization, #bugfix, #stability, #UI, #animations, #gameplay, #combat, #balancing, #crayfish

  This update was mainly about improving menu presentation, reducing gameplay stutter, fixing a passive recharge inconsistency, and making Crayfish grips work more reliably during combat. Main menu visu... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #15 - Fish Selection Lag Fixes, Gameplay Performance Improvements & Multiplayer Cleanup
  July 20, 2026 by Jimmy#refished, #feed and grow, #devlog, #patch notes, #bug fixes, #performance, #optimization, #multiplayer

  This update was mainly about reducing lag when selecting and spawning as a fish, fixing a short gameplay slowdown that could happen during normal play, improving how several attacks and animations run... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #14 - Pirate Crab Spawn Fixes, Multiplayer Loot Fixes & Coral Reef Cleanup
  July 19, 2026 by Jimmy#bugfix, #multiplayer, #Pirate Crab, #Coral Reef, #gameplay fix, #loot spawning, #map cleanup, #polish

  This update was mainly about improving Pirate Crab coin and rum spawning, fixing multiplayer problems with spawned loot, making sure those items do not appear buried in the ground, and cleaning up a f... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #13 - Crab Sea Urchin Fix, Meat Cleanup & Fish Select Fog Fix
  July 16, 2026 by Jimmy#bugfix, #crab, #sea urchin, #meat cleanup, #food cleanup, #fish select, #fog fix, #ai behavior, #underwater

  This update was mainly about fixing crab interaction with sea urchins, cleaning up dead meat and food properly, and solving a visual issue in the fish select menu on the Great Map. The sea urchin fix... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #12 - Dolphin Skins, Piranha Cleanup & Water-Level Food Spawn
  July 15, 2026 by Jimmy#underwater, #indie, #simulator, #singleplayer, #sandbox, #open-world, #atmospheric, #bugfix, #optimization, #multiplayer

  This update was mainly about finally making the dolphin skin system actually work, cleaning up a lot of old custom piranha behavior, and fixing food spawning on land. The dolphin part was the biggest... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #11 - Terrain Collision, Player Teeth, Mouse Crash & Speed Perception
  July 14, 2026 by Jimmy#bugfix, #optimization, #multiplayer, #performance

  This update is a mix of bug fixes and polish. The biggest one was a long-standing issue where the player fish didn’t seem to collide with the terrain on the River, Great, and Reef maps, while it wor... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #10 - Resource Loading Optimizations, Squid Cap & Small Fixes
  July 09, 2026 by Jimmy#optimization, #performance, #bugfix, #devlog, #update, #quality-of-life, #balance, #polish, #patch, #cache

  Today’s update is a big performance and cleanup pass focused on how the game loads its resources. A lot of systems were doing the same work over and over - reloading the same files, scanning through... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #9 - Achievement Popup Language Positioning & Audio Loading Fixes
  July 08, 2026 by Jimmy#bugfix, #audio, #localization, #ui, #achievements, #devlog, #update, #polish, #quality-of-life, #patch

  Today’s update fixes two issues that were still lingering from previous devlogs. The achievement popup finally looks correct in every language, and a nasty audio loading bug that was silently breaki... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #8 - Fish Select Fixes, Achievement Popup Overhaul, and Localization Improvements
  July 07, 2026 by Jimmy#bugfix, #localization, #ui, #translation, #devlog, #update, #quality-of-life, #achievements, #polish, #patch

  Today was one of those days where I didn’t add anything new to the game, but instead spent hours chasing down small bugs that had been quietly annoying me (and probably a few of you) for a while. Mo... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #7 - River Map Performance Fixes, Load Lag Fixes, and Localization Cleanup
  July 06, 2026 by Jimmy#optimization, #performance, #bugfix, #update, #devlog, #localization, #quality-of-life, #stability, #river-map, #patch

  Today I spent most of my time hunting down performance problems on the River map , which had become the heaviest map in the game to load and play on. Players were reporting big lag spikes when enterin... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #6 - Audio Fixes, Startup Lag, Death Freeze Fixes, and Localization Cleanup
  July 05, 2026 by Jimmy#devlog, #update, #bug fixes, #audio, #performance, #ui, #localization, #death fix, #optimization, #fish game, #fish game remastered

  Today I spent most of my time tracking down a few frustrating bugs related to scene loading, audio, UI responsiveness, and player death. This update was mostly focused on stability and cleanup, but it... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #5 - More Optimization, Faster Loading, and Achievement Fixes
  July 05, 2026 by Jimmy#devlog, #update, #optimization, #performance, #loading, #localization, #achievements, #translations, #bug fixes, #fish game, #fish game remastered

  What I changed General performance improvements I improved overall performance with better CPU and memory usage. This should help reduce lag and small gameplay stutters, especially during heavier mome... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #4 - The Mosasaurus Returns
  July 05, 2026 by Jimmy

  The Mosasaurus is now back in the game and playable in Great Map Deathmatch. To unlock it, you need to earn the “Defeat the Mosasaurus!” achievement. What I changed Mosasaurus added back I officia... Continue reading
• DEVLOG #3 - Performance Work, Cuttlefish UI, and Memory Optimization
  July 05, 2026 by Jimmy#devlog, #update, #performance, #optimization, #memory, #cuttlefish, #ui, #legacy skins, #fish game, #fish game remastered

  This update was mostly about performance. I spent time tracking down multiple issues that were contributing to lag, and I also worked on a few smaller additions and restorations. What I changed Perfor... Continue reading
• DEVLOG #2 - Pike Fixes, Cuttlefish Improvements, and AI Updates
  July 05, 2026 by Jimmy#devlog, #update, #pike, #cuttlefish, #ai, #bug fixes, #invisibility, #movement, #fish game, #fish game remastered

  This update was mostly about cleaning up Pike movement and making the Cuttlefish invisibility ability work and look better. What I changed Pike corner bug fixed I fixed the bug where the Pike could ge... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #1 - Optimization, New Abilities, and Scene Fixes
  July 05, 2026 by Jimmy#devlog, #update, #optimization, #performance, #bug fixes, #abilities, #cuttlefish, #localization, #fish game, #fish game remastered

  Today I focused mostly on performance work, missing abilities, and one particularly annoying scene bug that took me much longer than I expected to fix. What I changed Performance and caching I added c... Continue reading