Fishing Minigame for Inner Circle Release
Turn every bite into a small skill challenge inspired by classic fishing minigames.
When the active Sim gets a bite, their phone rings and asks whether you want to play. Choose Yes to open a paused meter. Hold left mouse or Space to lift the catch zone, release to let it fall, and keep the moving fish inside until the reel meter fills.
Highlights
- Sims-style custom fishing interface
- Skill-scaled catch zone across Fishing levels 0 through 10
- Bronze, Silver, and Gold performance rewards
- Real location-, bait-, pack-, and skill-eligible fish
- Fish thumbnail and name revealed from Fishing level 4
- Exact pre-rolled fish weight shown from Fishing level 6
- Different speed and behavior for every EA or compatible custom fish
- Safe No, close, and timeout paths that preserve EA's original catch
- No external mod dependency
Installation
Download the Patreon ZIP, extract it, and place the included
[Modsby] Fishing Minigame folder directly inside your Sims 4 Mods folder.
Remove older versions first. Enable both Custom Content and Mods and Script
Mods Allowed, then restart the game.
This build is verified for The Sims 4 PC version 1.126.73.1030.
Optional testing command
Open the Live Mode cheat console and run:
modsby.fishing_test
For a repeatable level-6 test:
modsby.fishing_test 6 45028 12345
The debug round never awards a fish or consumes bait.
Please include your exact game version and a screenshot with bug reports.