Intergalactic Fishing Society

The **Intergalactic Fishing Society**, or IFS for short, is a progression system which is unlocked after completing the Main Quest. It provides players with a series of objectives which allow you to earn *Fame*. Upon reaching specific amounts of fame, your Level in the IFS will increase, up to the maximum of 5. At each Level, you earn powerful items exclusive to the IFS.

## In-game Description

The Intergalactic Fishing Society keeps track of your fishing accomplishments and you gain fame for doing certain things which allows you to level up and receive rewards. The system is broken into three sections: Career Goals, Challenges, and Bonus Tasks.

The Career Goals section keeps track of career milestones and awards fame when you reach one of these milestones. Career Goals provide you with long-term goals you can shoot for in various areas of gameplay.

The Challenges section provides a list of challenging feats that will test your mastery of different game mechanics and your fishing skills. Each challenge can be done once and gives fame when completed.

The Bonus Task section provides a way to gain fame on a regular and repeatable basis. You will be assigned a task and upon completing that task, you will gain some fame and be assigned a new task. Bonus Tasks provide you with varied, short-term goals so if you aren't sure what to do, you can always work on your Bonus Task.

You can exchange your current Bonus Task for a different one for a small fee. The price of this exchange increases when you exchange a task and decreases when you complete a task. You can also release a certain number of fish to reduce the exchange cost. The exchange cost track can be found in the IFS panel below the current Bonus Task.

As you gain fame, you will level up and increase your rank in the **Intergalactic Fishing Society** and each time your rank increases you will receive an exclusive IFS item.

## Career Goals

**Career Goals** are a set of fairly straightforward long-term goals. There are 5 levels of each career goal, with a large amount of Fame being awarded for reaching the highest level.

* Fish Caught
* Species Caught
* TFG Network Species Caught
* TFG Network Species Info
* Side Quests Completed
* Fish Contract Earnings
* Tournament Earnings
* Fish Sales Earnings
* Exploration Data Earnings

## Challenges

**Challenges** can each be completed one time to earn Fame. Players can complete these challenges at any time once they have unlocked the IFS.

* Catch a fish weighing 15 lb or more on a rod with 1 Strength
* Win a tournament by a margin of 20 lb or more
* Sell Exploration Data for a lake with 8 species and all species info known
* Make a max range cast at a lake with 0.7 or less gravity using a 10 Cast Distance rod
* Sell Exploration Data worth 5,000 cr in a single transaction
* Create a lure design with a value of 50 for all stats
* Catch two fish each weighing at least 10 lb on consecutive casts
* Sell a broken in TFG Incubator
* Sell a fish to a Fish Market that is paying more for its species
* Have 1,000 cr worth of fish in your livewell at once
* Sell a fish for 100 cr or more
* Complete a Fish Contract worth 400 cr or more
* Catch a Chuna in Snipe Lake weighing at least 27 lb
* Have at least 32 fish in your livewell with a total weight of 20 lb or less
* Get hung on land, then get unhung and have your lure fly into the water and catch a fish
* Create a lure design with 100 for all stats, equal buoyancy/weight factors, and no mods
* Gain 6 pieces of species info from a single dissection
* Dissect 30 fish at once with the Livewell Bulk Processor module

## Bonus Tasks

**Bonus Tasks** are random tasks that will earn you a small amount of Fame. These can be completed indefinitely, however you only have access to a single Bonus Task at a time. You may use the Exchange Task button to swap the current Bonus Task for a new one for a small fee. Note that this fee increases each time you exchange tasks, up to 250 cr. Completing tasks or releasing fish will lower the cost of exchanging a task.

The value of *n* is randomly assigned when you receive a new task and varies based on the type of task.
* Catch *n* fish
* Catch *n1* fish weighing *n2* lb or less.
* Catch *n1* fish weighing *n2* lb or more.
* Catch a total of *n* in of fish
* Catch a total of *n* lb of fish
* Collect and sell exploration data with a completeness factor of 1.0 for *n* lakes
* Complete *n* Discovery Fish Contract(s)
* Complete *n* Fish Contract(s)
* Complete *n* Scientific Fish Contract(s)
* Discover *n* new species in Unknown Lakes
* Donate *n* credits to the Intergalactic Fishing Society
NOTE: Donate Tasks are always free to Exchange
* Earn *n* credits from Tournaments
* Sell fish for a total of *n* credits
* Sell exploration data worth a total of *n* credits

## Rewards

***This section contains spoilers.***
Level 2: IFS Traveler
Level 3: IFS Rocket
Level 4: IFS Tether
Level 5: IFS Blink

1. ↑ From the in-game help section on IFS