Lochness Minigame

LOCHNESS MINIGAME

The Lochness Minigame is a community event where players work together to hunt and kill the Lochness Monster (known as Nessie). Upon successfully defeating Nessie, you'll be awarded Water Points, which can be exchanged for unique items. You need at least level 10 Fishing to join — otherwise you won't be able to catch any fish!

There are also Achievements related to this minigame.

How to Play

You won't be allowed to enter the minigame unless you have a Fishing Rod , a Fishing Net , and a Ranged Weapon .

It is recommended to play in groups of 3 to 4 for maximum effectiveness.

Point System

The number of Lochness Points you receive is based on your placement in the minigame:

Place	Points
1st	4
2nd	3
3rd	2
Everyone else	1

Fishing

Fishing is a core part of this minigame. Use your Fishing Net to catch 4 different coloured fish, each giving a random number of points when loaded into the Cannon. You must also use your Fishing Rod to fish at the Anchor for Scrap Metal.

Each of the 4 fish has its own Fishing level requirement. The points each fish gives are random — so the lowest-level fish could give more points than a higher one.

One fish will have a point value of 3, while the rest have a point value of 1.

Name	Picture	Level Required
Blue Fish		70
Red Fish		50
Yellow Fish		35
Green Fish		10

There is also a special chance to catch a Golden Fish from any fishing spot within the minigame. It has a 1–2% chance of being caught. Fishing Potions do not affect its drop rate. The player who loads it into the cannon receives 10 extra Nessie points (if Nessie is defeated).

The Anchor is used to gather Scrap Metal. Use your Fishing Rod to fish at the Anchor.

Nessie

You must kill the Lochness Monster to end the minigame, or wait until the timer runs out. Nessie's health starts at 500 (with a party of 1–3) and increases by ~250 for each additional player.

Cannon

The Cannon is used to attract Nessie to the shore. It starts in a broken state — to repair it, you must load a Cannon Piece into it. The type of piece determines how long the Cannon stays active.

For every player that joins, the Cannon requires 30 extra points to attract Nessie.

Name	Picture	Duration	Materials
Cannon Piece		10s	1x
Bronze Cannon Piece		20s	1x 1x
Iron Cannon Piece		30s	1x 1x
Silver Cannon Piece		60s	1x 1x
Gold Cannon Piece		???	1x 1x
Promethium Cannon Piece		???	1x 1x
Titanium Cannon Piece		???	1x 1x

Strategy

Recommended Team

A coordinated team of 4–5 players works best.

Minimum loadout: Tiger Armour, Maple Bow, and Bronze Arrows

Recommended loadout: Crocodile Armour, Mangrove Bow, and Iron Arrows

Game Plan

Before the game starts, assign roles: one person tests fish, two people craft cannon pieces, and the rest fish.

1. When the game starts, the tester fishes from every coloured fishing spot to find which fish gives the most points.
2. Meanwhile, the others gather Scrap Metal and craft it into Cannon Pieces.
3. Once the best fish is identified, everyone fishes that spot.
4. After collecting 15–20 fish, repair the Cannon, load the fish, and fire rapidly.
5. When enough fish have been fired, Nessie will spawn. Quickly equip your bow and arrows and shoot her down.
6. Kill Nessie to earn your points!

Soloing Nessie

At the beginning of each round testing is the most important part.

1. When the game starts, go fish 1 fish and 3-5 scrap.
2. Repair the cannon by turning your scrap into cannon pieces and fire your 1 test fish, note the colour of the cannon fire and go collect those fish.
3. Catch 21-31 of the correct fish just in case it takes 3 rounds.
4. Load cannon with 10 of the correct fish, equip your weapon, and fire the cannon, repeat as necessary until Nessie dies.
5. If you plan on killing more than 1 Nessie, due to changes in the way this minigame is run, you can now keep items between rounds. Take your 1 extra fish and 1 extra cannon piece and test fire for the new round.