Collector
Find and kill all the creatures
Here’s the sobering data point: the reference runner played a deliberate 100%-intent playthrough — every island, every boss, four hours — and ended at 44 out of 49. Staring at the list, he couldn’t tell what the missing five were or what bait they needed: “I wish it would say like what bait is required.” That gap is exactly what this page fills.
How the Tracker Works
The game counts species for you: open the menu (Tab) and the list titled “Hmm… What have I caught?” shows two counters at the bottom — Creatures and Drip Creatures, both out of 49. Collector is the first number. Caught entries show a model and a sell price; missing ones are a black silhouette labeled ???. What the list still hides is the catch method, so the last stretch becomes systematic detective work.
Two rules for what counts:
- Kill, don’t just catch. The condition is “find and kill”; registration on catch alone is unconfirmed, so kill one of everything.
- Normal versions are enough. Drip recolors are the separate Fishipedia grind — don’t re-farm shinies for this one (a drip kill appears to register its species too).
The Sweep Plan
- Finish the story first — species pools are island-gated, and several lures only become available late.
- Check the counter, then sweep island by island: on each island, cycle every lure tier — beginner, standard, professional, scientific, plus both boss-lure tiers — and kill one of everything that bites. Lure-gating is real: the Goblin Shark, for example, only shows up on the $5,000 Scientific Lure.
- Cover the edge cases cheaply:
- Kill a few seagulls along the way — whether they occupy a list slot is unverified, but a kill costs seconds (how-to here).
- Bosses all die during the story anyway, which covers the equally unverified boss question for free.
- For the last stubborn entries, change one variable at a time — different island, then different lure — and recheck the counter after each new kill.
Common Ways to Stall
- Assuming story completion implies Collector. It doesn’t — see 44/49 above. Several species never appear in normal progression.
- Fishing everywhere with one favorite lure. An entry can be invisible until you switch tiers.
- Selling or gambling a first-of-species catch without killing it.
- Confusing this with Fishipedia and grinding drip recolors you don’t need.
What It Feeds
Mapping every species’ spawn point is most of the scouting work for Fishipedia, and the high-value late species you’ll farm anyway (Goblin Shark, inspect value $10,230) bankroll the Rich! Millionaire attempt. The three grinds share one endgame loop — run them together.
The 44/49 Moment
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