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Desert Tourist: the endangered-catch exchange

Identify a suitable Tourist trade, keep the Carrot for Pufferfish and return its fin to advance beyond Desert.

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Vacation quest and Rocks route

Route coverage: the documented Patch 1.0.10 progression baseline. Follow the objective and item names shown in your game; these notes do not claim a new playtest of the current patch.

Read the request before selling

Visit the Tourist under the tree with an accepted endangered catch. The route baseline identifies Needlefish and Seahorse as options from the Standard tier. Keep a candidate out of your routine sales until you have checked the request.

Protect each item in the exchange chain

  • Eligible catch goes to the Tourist.
  • Carrot becomes the Pufferfish encounter trigger.
  • Pufferfish fin returns to the quest giver.
  • New Rocks coordinates are the departure check.

A rare appearance is a different property

Do not choose a delivery solely because its name is colourful or its sale value is high. The request concerns an accepted creature, while Drip appearance belongs to collection and skin systems. The nearby Grillmaster also has a different delivery, so keep Blue Shark and the Pufferfish fin assigned to their respective tasks.

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Desert Island scene from the How to Fish 3D island model
Desert Island scene from the How to Fish 3D island model
Standard Lure — How to Fish
Standard Lure — How to Fish
Carrot — How to Fish
Carrot — How to Fish
Vacation achievement icon
Vacation achievement icon

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