Fish updates

Schedule for Adding New Fishes and Generations

Considering your existing update schedule, I recommend tying the introduction of new fish and generations into the rhythm of your updates, similar to how games manage competitive seasons. Here’s a proposed system:

New Fish Updates

• Introduce new fish with every Feature Update (every 2 months). This ensures constant engagement without overwhelming players with too many new fish at once. You can release 2-3 new fish in these updates, focusing on specific biomes or tiers.

Retiring Fish / Starting New Generations

• Every 6 months, introduce a new generation of fish, similar to competitive season resets. During these events, you can:

  • Retire older, less-used fish from previous generations or make them extremely rare in the catch pool.

  • Introduce new fish that continue building the evolving ocean ecosystem, making the new generation feel fresh and exciting.

  • Launch a Generation Event, with themed rewards or challenges tied to the new generation, giving supporters and players something to look forward to.

Annual Cycle

• Every year, you could have a major fish update (a new generation milestone), where you introduce a significant number of new fish, overhaul older generations, and release Gen badges for all the new fish. This annual event can feel like a major milestone, giving players a reason to engage deeply with the new content.

Example Schedule:

• Month 1: Hotfix + Configuration Update

• Month 2: Supporter Update

• Month 3: Feature Update (Add new fish, 2-3)

• Month 4: Hotfix + Configuration Update

• Month 5: Supporter Update

• Month 6: Feature Update (Add new fish, 2-3)

• End of Month 6: New Generation Update (Retire old fish, launch Gen 2, special event)

• Months 7-12: Repeat the cycle, with a major milestone Generation Update at the end of Month 12.

This system keeps things consistent and exciting, with new fish every two months and a larger event-driven update every six months to keep the ocean fresh!