A catch in DREADMOOR can be worth more than the trouble it took to land it. Some fish are valuable enough to justify a dangerous trip, but the waters have their own food chain, and smaller creatures don’t always stay safe around larger ones. You’ll need to choose your bait, find productive fishing spots, and decide what goes into the hold before heading back to trade your haul.
The official DREADMOOR Discord is a place for players to compare discoveries, discuss the game’s systems, and follow its development. There is plenty to figure out here beyond fishing: which equipment is worth crafting, how best to prepare for an expedition, and what might be waiting in the flooded settlements. The developers also use community feedback to help shape the game’s continued development.
Your trawler is both transport and lifeline. Scrap metal and abandoned blueprints can be turned into useful equipment, while upgrades to the engine, propeller, and hull help you venture farther into the submerged lands. A spotlight makes dark journeys easier to manage, and an afterburner can give you a burst of speed when something dangerous gets too close. Every improvement has a practical purpose when supplies are scarce.
On land, the atmosphere changes after dark. Decaying buildings, shipwrecks, and isolated islands hold resources, but mutated creatures make exploring them a real risk. Combat takes place in real time, both on the water and ashore, so a fishing trip can turn into a fight for survival without much warning.
The world itself is a reminder of what went wrong: a human catastrophe swallowed the coastlines, leaving scattered settlements and a population forced to make do with whatever remains. Trading catches keeps you supplied, crafting gives you a fighting chance, and each journey reveals more of the Submerged Lands. Even a routine trip to the fishing grounds can become an expedition you weren’t prepared for.
