THE USEFUL PART, FIRST

Track fishing and card milestones, and check the v1.0.5 Queen of Diamonds freeze fix. A repaired Blackjack trigger is not a guaranteed winning strategy.

Fishing targets

The achievement list confirms a first-catch goal, a goal for catching every fish type, and a specific fish king associated with the Drowned Lake. It does not reveal the required bait, weather, time or probability.

Record where you fished, what you used and what you caught. A blank result is useful too. The route journal can hold location observations, while the achievement checklist tracks completed goals.

The Golden Cage

The official store identifies the Golden Cage Card Parlor as the place to play Blackjack against city residents. Achievement requirements span difficulty levels 1 through 7, plus chip totals of 100, 1,000 and 10,000.

Those totals should not be interpreted as a reliable money-making rate. No guaranteed winning sequence or exploit is claimed on this site.

Save before an experiment

Keep a separate working save before testing an unfamiliar activity. Note the displayed difficulty and result so you can compare attempts. The wiki’s local progress marks completion only when you check it; it does not inspect your game or unlock Steam achievements.

Queen of Diamonds freeze: v1.0.5 fix

v1.0.5 reports a specific Blackjack freeze after the opponent plays the Queen of Diamonds. This is a new in-match fix, separate from the v1.0.2/v1.0.3 entrance and re-entry fix.

Update, preserve a save, and check the affected sequence again. If another hand stalls, record the visible cards and action sequence. The earlier player-question title does not establish its cause or a reproducible defect; the new official note identifies only this particular trigger. It does not promise that every scoring, payout or turn issue is fixed.

Sources & further reading

Last reviewed 2026-09-29.