The 4 places in Lofoten Catch, including real Reinefjorden

Lofoten Catch has four places, and all four are open from the start. Three of them, Leaving the lamps, The working water and Out of the wind, are different starting points in the same stretch of island water. The fourth, Reinefjorden, is a fjord built from a real map of the area around Reine in Lofoten, Norway, with its own fish landing and fishing grounds.

How do you change place?

• Press Places and pick one from the list, numbered 01 to 04.
• Keyboard: press 1, 2, 3 or 4.
• Controller: LB for the previous place, RB for the next.

When you change place, your boat starts at that place's starting point with the engine stopped. You keep your catch, your wallet, your extra bait, your upgrades and your longline. You can't change place while you are tied up at the quay. Your save card shows the name of the place you were in last.

All four places

Leaving the lamps

The harbour, with warm lights in the cottages, wooden piers and the fish landing. This is where a new game starts. The near fishing ground is just outside, so it is the best place for your first fishing trip. The harbour water is calm and sheltered.

The working water

You start right on the far fishing ground, out on open water where the waves are bigger. That makes it a quick way to set a line on the far ground straight away. The fish landing is the same one as in Leaving the lamps: follow the dashed line on the map back to it.

Out of the wind

You start in calm water behind an island, with a lot of ice on the rails. This is the only place where ice builds up on the boat, slowly. Use Clear ice to let the crew knock it off; see Sailing the boat. The fishing grounds and the landing are the same as in the other two places nearby.

Because the first three places share the same water, a line you set in one of them is still there when you switch to another.

Reinefjorden

Reinefjorden is the fjord by the village of Reine in Lofoten. In the game it is built from real open map data from Kartverket, the Norwegian mapping office: the real coastline and the real mountain heights. The area is a square of about 8 km by 8 km in real life. The game shows it at one-eighth of its real size, both in distance and in height, so the mountains keep their real steep shapes.

Reinefjorden has its own fish landing, its own near ground and its own far ground. A line set here stays here: if you switch away, the fishing button shows Reinefjorden · ● to remind you where it is.

The coastal map

Only in Reinefjorden, the small map shows the real relief of the islands and peaks. Open the big Coastal map to see it larger:

• tap the small map,
• press M, or press the right stick on a controller,
• or choose Coastal map in the pause menu.

The map shows your boat as a gold arrow and the heights of the land above sea level. The game waits while the map is open. Press Resume to sail on.

Is there a story or a goal for each place?

No. The places are not levels that unlock one after another. They are different spots to sail and fish in, and you can switch between them whenever you like. Your goal is the same everywhere: catch cod, sell it well and fit your boat with the workshop upgrades.

See also

• Sailing the boat: the map, the water and the ice.
• Longline fishing: near and far grounds.
• Tips for skippers
• Glossary
• Play Lofoten Catch

• About Lofoten Catch
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