Russian Fishing 4 Patch Notes — May 22, 2026
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9th anniversary of Russian Fishing 4!
We sincerely thank each and every one of you for being with us throughout all these years. Your support and passion for our game remain the main source of inspiration for the RF4 development team.
To celebrate this special occasion, we have prepared a unique series of challenges where the most skilled anglers will have the chance to earn unique rewards. Prepare your tackle! The Event will begin very soon!
- Anniversary challenges are now active. Log into the game before 9:00 UTC on June 22, 2026, and complete anniversary challenges over the following 60 days to receive unique rewards for each completed stage.
- A secure item trading feature between two players has been implemented. The same restrictions that apply to transferring items from one player to another also apply to this functionality.
- The sale of most alcoholic beverages has been discontinued in grocery stores.
- The selection of non-alcoholic beverages in grocery stores has been significantly expanded.
- The sale of the following reels has been discontinued in tackle shops: Trident Mosquito 2, Trident Conquest II, Trident Everest II, Trident Horizon 2, and Zeiman P-Series 2.
- New reels from the manufacturers Trident, Zeiman, and Reef have been introduced in tackle shops.
- The character level requirement for using certain reels has been lowered.
- The durability and spool capacity of a significant number of size 1000 and 2000 reels in the mid-to-high price ranges have been increased.
- To improve fishing efficiency, additional adjustments have been made to the game world environment of the Winding Rivulet.
- The visual model of the Chinese sleeper (rotan) has been updated.
- Fixed: In the café interface, the remaining active duration was not displayed for completed orders.
- Fixed: In some instances, when mounting a telescopic rod onto a rod pod, the rig would remain in the character's hands.
- Fixed: In some instances, game items and fish models were displayed in low quality within the user interface.
- The game world state for all water bodies has been reset. Fish may have shifted their habitats and changed their preferences regarding baits and lures.
- Until 00:00 UTC on June 8, 2026, the "Happy Hour" bonus will be active for all players; for Premium subscribers, the duration of this bonus will be doubled.
Attention! If you have activated the "Happy Hour" bonus and subsequently, while the bonus is still active, purchase a Premium subscription or activate a Premium subscription token, the bonus duration will be extended only upon its next activation (24 hours later).