Fishing Quest Guide and Survival Skill Unlock Method【EscapeFromDuckov】

Escape From Duckov / ダッコフ
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Overview

Here’s how to complete the fishing quest. Duckov has a fishing minigame quest. You can accept the fishing quest from Fog in the kitchen, and you’ll need to catch fish at the fishing ponds on each map.

Note to Readers

This article has been machine-translated from the original Japanese. For the most accurate content, please refer to the Japanese version.

List of Required Fishing Baits

  • Fishing bait
  • Cippo (metal lighter)
  • Toilet cleaner
  • R6 batteries

First, let’s start by introducing the bait used for fishing. Fishing bait is quite valuable, and if you haven’t gathered it during your regular explorations, you’ll find yourself short on bait when you finally start a fishing quest. So, let’s begin by explaining how to collect each type of bait.

Some fish require items like Cippo instead of regular fishing bait.

fishing bait

  • Ingredients: Earthworms (Hiding Places)
  • Ingredients: Soda Crackers (Vending Machine Purchases or Food Boxes)

Fishing bait can be crafted using earthworms and soda crackers as ingredients. Earthworms can be obtained by digging with a shovel at “Hidden Spots.” There may be no other way to acquire them. Soda crackers can be purchased from vending machines. They can also be found during exploration, such as in food crates.

Cippo

  • Search: Miscellaneous boxes, etc.
  • Purchase: Mysterious Merchant (Small hill in Area Zero)

Cippo can be found in exploration by searching through boxes and other items. It can also be purchased from the “Mysterious Merchant” on the small hill in Area Zero, but you can only buy two at a time.

Toilet cleaner

  • Search: Miscellaneous boxes, etc.
  • Purchase: Mysterious Merchant (Small hill in Area Zero)
  • Crafting: Workbench (Material: Polyethylene sheet)

Toilet Cleaner can be obtained by searching through boxes and other items. It can also be purchased from the mysterious merchant in Area Zero, though only two can be bought at a time. Additionally, it can be crafted using polyethylene sheets as materials.

R6 battery

  • Search: Miscellaneous Box, etc.
  • Disassemble: Workbench (PP3 Battery)

R6 batteries can be obtained from junk boxes during exploration. They can also be obtained by dismantling certain mechanical items like PP3 batteries; other items that yield them include pressure sensors.

Fishing Bait Tips

Fish that don’t have a preferred bait specified can be caught even with non-standard bait like “Cippo, toilet cleaner, or R6 batteries.” The administrator ran out of bait and ended up fishing with unused R6 batteries.

For preferred bait, please refer to the fish chart below.

Fish Early Viewing Schedule

TypeAreaTime/Weather
Pacific saury
Kyoto Goldfish
Red GoldfishNoon
Pink GoldfishNoon
Purple DamselfishNight
White-finned fishRain
Red CichlidNoon
Semi-Dry KokurenNight/Rain
Bluefin Trevally
Green PufferfishArea ZeroToilet cleaner
Blackfin sea breamWarehouse AreaSunnyCippo
Blue-spotted GrouperFarm TownRainR6 battery

※Blank spaces are not specified.

These can be confirmed from the fishing notes.

After reading the fishing guide my senior left behind, I learned that each fish species has completely different habits. For example, the Red Cichlid appears only during the day, while the Pink Cichlid, Purple Damselfish, and Green Damselfish only appear at night.

(Omitted) I didn’t catch any fish, but it seems the type of fish you catch depends on the weather. Blackfin sea bream only bite on sunny days, while blue-spotted cornetfish, white-striped cornetfish, and green-spotted cornetfish only bite on rainy days. (Omitted)

(Omitted) Apparently, some fish won’t bite unless you use special bait. Blue-spotted pufferfish prefer R6 batteries, black rockfish like lighters (Cippo), and green pufferfish favor toilet cleaners. (Omitted)

I see, so the Green Pufferfish can only be caught in Area Zero, the Black Rockfish in the Warehouse Area, and the Blue Spotted Pufferfish in Farm Town. (etc.)

Benefits of Fishing

  • Medical Station now allows creation of syringes from fish
  • Electrical Resistance Syringe
  • Toxic Resistance Syringe
  • Fire Resistance Syringe
  • Space Resistance Syringe

The benefit of fishing is that it allows you to craft syringes using fish and syringes. Honestly, that’s pretty much the only benefit, so it’s not a quest you need to rush through. You can take your time with it or do it when you actually need it.

You can unlock syringes by unlocking the “Survival Skill” fog in the kitchen.

I recommend steadily gathering fishing bait beforehand.

Fishing Quest

You can obtain it from the kitchen fog. The kitchen must be constructed.

How to Change the Weather

Let’s change the weather by sleeping in bed and altering the time. There are no drawbacks to advancing the time, so you can keep skipping ahead until a set time to achieve the specified weather and time.

The Path to Becoming a Fishing Master 1

  • Kyoto Goldfish (No designation)
  • Red Goldfish (Daytime)

Since the conditions are simple for both, I recommend Area Zero during the day. Either fishing pond is fine.

The Path to Becoming a Fishing Master 2

  • Pink Goby (Night)
  • Purple Damselfish (Night)

Both are fish that can only be caught at night. Area Zero at night is recommended.

The Path to Fishing Master 3

  • White-spotted goby (rain)
  • Red cichlid (day)

The only time that meets both conditions is a rainy afternoon. Since there’s no specific fishing pond requirement, Area Zero during a rainy afternoon is recommended.

The Path to Becoming a Fishing Master 4

  • Semi-dry climate (night/rain)
  • Tobishiro-isaki (no designation)

You can only catch Semidori Kokuren at night and when it’s raining. The best spot is Area Zero at night when it’s raining.

The Path to Becoming a Fishing Master 5

  • Green Pufferfish (Area Zero/Toilet Cleaner)
  • Black Rockfish (Warehouse Area/Sunny/Cippo)

Both types specify the area, weather, and bait, so please fish at the designated location.

Fishing King

  • Blue-spotted Dragonfish (Farm Town/Rain/R6 Battery)

The Blue Dragonfish requires specific locations, weather conditions, and bait. Since Farm Town is quite large, we recommend purchasing a “Boarding Pass” from a vending machine and taking a boat from Banker Underground. Taking the boat to Farm Town puts you close to the fishing pond.