Fish

**Fishing** is a mechanic in *Cruelty Squad*. After collecting the Fiberglass Fishing Rod from Sin Space Engineering, the player is able to fish in any enclosed body of water. Upon collecting a fish, it's added to the player's personal stocks. The player can only buy and sell fish stocks upon having caught the fish before.

Each level features different and a wide variety of fish with different rewards. The Tattered Rain Hat found in Idiot Party can be incredibly useful for an aspiring fisherman, as it makes the weather rainy. Some fish only appear in the rain, while others only appear in Hope Eradicated difficulty (cursed). Also, some fish only appear when it is night in real life (this can be manipulated by altering the time on your computer's clock). Your chances of catching a fish slightly increase the farther you throw your line. The same fish can be caught from any body of water in a location.

Looking through the game's code, one can see the exact prices, speed, and rarity of each fish. Prices of fish vary constantly due to the stock market, but a single fish be as cheap a single dollar to being worth multimillions. Each fish has a range of prices it can be in the stock market, for example, a Poolsucker can be worth anywhere between $3 and $56 dollars. A fish's speed is how long it appears onscreen, often being a value between 1 to 0.2, 1 being very slow and 0.2 being very fast. Fish have different rarities, from a very common 100% to an extremely rare 0.5%. Extracted data on fish can be found here.

## Locations

Almost every mission in Cruelty Squad is fishable, with some having many unique and valuable fish and others being practically worthless. It should be noted that being rare does not mean a fish is more valuable, with some very rare fish being worth only a few dollars at best. It should also be noted that the prices listed only apples before the stock market boom, and will all be much higher later in the game.

### Main Missions

#### **Cruelty Squad Headquarters**

This location has no unique fish, and unless it is night the few fish that can be caught here are cheap.

**Fishing Spots**

* Fountain
* Fish tank
* Backroom sewer (through the vents behind the receptionist)

**Fish**

#### **Pharmakokinetiks**

This location also has no unique fish, but the average catch is more valuable than those in the Headquarters.

**Fishing Spots**

* Fish pond in main lobby
* Sinks in the restrooms

**Fish**

#### **Paradise**

Paradise is the first mission to feature unique fish, and some of them are quite valuable for a beginning player. It is the first mission to feature a cursed-only fish.

**Fishing Spots**

* Pool behind house nearest to spawn

**Fish**

#### **Sin Space Engineering**

This location is where the player finds the Fiberglass Fishing Rod, and as such has a diversity of unique and valuable fish to catch. It is the first mission to feature rain-only fish.

**Fishing Spots**

* Anywhere in the ocean
* Fountains

**Fish**

#### Androgen Assault

This mission has small number of mostly cheap fish, though it is also home to a more valuable and unique Bouncy Castle.

**Fishing Spots**

* Sewer beneath the main area

**Fish**

#### Mall Madness

Although there are spots of water in this mission (washing sinks and shallow water pools near the Hope Eradicated target), the fishing does not work.

#### Apartment Atrocity

Fishing is possible in this mission, but its more effort than it's worth, as there are only two non-unique fish here.

**Fishing Spots**

* Head out of the apartment, then head left and go into the first door on your right. Walk forward through the small wooden room and the floor will collapse beneath you, revealing the fishing spot.

**Fish**

#### Seaside Shock

This mission is another great fishing spot, home to many unique and valuable fish.

**Fishing Spots**

* Anywhere in the ocean
* Swimming pool

**Fish**

#### Bog Business

These swamps are home to several rare and valuable fish, and the omnipresent bog water makes fishing easy.

**Fishing Spots**

* Anywhere in the swamp

**Fish**

#### Casino Catastrophe

With a number of incredibly valuable fish, with a little luck this mission is the best place to fish in the game.

**Fishing Spots**

* Sewers/canal

**Fish**

#### Idiot Party

Along with being the location of the secret Tattered Rain Hat, Idiot Party is home to several very rare but valuable fish.

**Fishing Spots**

* Go to the bottom of the tower. There will be a sewer grate on the left of the stairs. Jump down for fishing spot.
* Cave far left from spawn. Walk along the mountains and it will be easy to see.

**Fish**

#### Office

Most of the fish in this mission are underwhelming, but the DOSfish makes fishing here worthwhile.

**Fishing Spots**

* Pond immediately in front of spawn point
* Cylindrical tubs of water at the executive level.

**Fish**

#### Archon Grid

    Rare fish at a satisfactory price...

**Fishing Spots**

* Small pool through which you enter the maze.
* Later in the level, you can swing beneath the level and slip through a small crack in the geometry (a small piece of bog is visible next to a bit of green brick wall near the four large pillars at the bottom)

**Fish**

### Secret Missions

#### Darkworld

This mission is home to only unique fish, one of which is particularly valuable.

**Fishing Spots**

* There is a toxic lake surrounding the two halves of the area; you can fish from the boardwalk
* Sewer exit in the kitchen of the main mansion

**Fish**

#### Alpine Hospitality

This mission has two unique fish. Unfortunately, neither is particularly valuable by the time you get here.

**Fishing Spot**

* Hot tubs in some of the upper floor suites.

**Fish**

#### Miner's Miracle

This mission has a variety of unique fish, all of which are fairly valuable.

**Fishing Spots**

* Large lake below starting area
* Gastrointestinal ponds

**Fish**

#### Neuron Activator

This mission has a single unique fish, which has some value.

**Fishing Spots**

* There's a small sewer in the courtyard to the left from spawn.
* You can fish outside of the club from a manhole, below the two elevated walkways. By following the flooded manhole passage you can also fish at the other end.

**Fish**

#### House

Relax and acquire some rare fish, you've earned it.

**Fishing Spots**

* River
* Various ponds and lakes

**Fish**

#### Trauma Loop

You have caught everything but death.

**Fishing Spots**

* Toxic water in the cave during the "left" section of the level
* Large toxic barrels in the "right" section of the level
* Multiple puddles of toxic water in the "bottom" portion of the level

**Fish**

## Gallery

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## Trivia

* The fish *Pondman* and *Head* are in reference to the 1999 video game *Seaman for the Sega Dreamcast*.
* The *Trancer* has a similar appearance to The Protagonist, colored the same as his armor and even wearing his green sunglasses.
* Given their name and description, the *Brimstone* are probably found in paradise because of its pentagram shaped roads.
* The price of the fish *Mistake* fluctuate between a few cents to $200, sometimes even reaching as high as $1200, and as such can, with a bit of patience, be used to turn a few thousand Dollars into hundreds of millions.