Money Making Guide
💰 Maximize Your Earnings
This guide covers the most efficient money-making strategies for each stage of the game, from early game grinding to endgame farming.
Early Game (Level 1-10)
🎯 Goal: $3,000-$5,000
Your first goal is to save enough for Pufferfish Tube ($2,850) and Advanced Gun ($1,050).
Best Location: Forgotten Deep
- • Stay in shallow waters (0-50m)
- • Target: Tang, Clownfish, Blue Tang
- • Value: $10-20 per fish
- • Strategy: High volume, low risk
Priority Targets
$110-151 | Fast swimmer
$80-95 | Aggressive
$5-80 | Easy catch
$15-20 | Avoid when inflated
⚡ Quick Money Tips
- • Complete Kraken tutorial quests for free cash
- • Use code RELEASE for 100 Star Shards (sell extras)
- • Focus on Mahi Mahi - best value for effort
- • Avoid wasting time on aggressive fish
❌ Common Mistakes
- • Don't buy cosmetics or consumables early
- • Don't chase Barracuda or Shark without proper gear
- • Don't venture to Ancient Sands without Pufferfish Tube
- • Don't waste money on intermediate guns (skip to Advanced)
Mid Game (Level 10-20)
🎯 Goal: $10,000-$20,000
Save for Boat Tube ($5,250) and Crossbow ($4,750). This unlocks efficient Ancient Sands farming.
Best Location: Ancient Sands (Upper Layer)
- • Depth: 150-200m
- • Use teleporter to save oxygen
- • Target: Cod, Blackfin Tuna, Grouper
- • Value: $150-500 per fish
High-Value Targets
$1,430 | Rare spawn
$509 | Poisonous
$395 | Near walls
$235 | Large hitbox
💎 Mutation Hunting
Start paying attention to mutations. Even common fish with good mutations are valuable:
- • Golden Cod ($148 × 2.0 = $296)
- • Ultraviolet Grouper ($235 × 3.6 = $846)
- • Shadow Scorpionfish ($509 × 6.7 = $3,410)
📊 Efficiency Tips
- • Complete Suspicious Fisher quests for bonus XP and cash
- • Prioritize weight capacity upgrades
- • Learn to identify mutations quickly
- • Use radar ($450) to spot rare fish
Late Game (Level 20+)
🎯 Goal: $50,000+
Farm for endgame equipment and focus on legendary fish with mutations.
Best Location: Spirit Roots
- • Depth: 300-600m
- • Requires: Boat Tube minimum, Zeppelin recommended
- • Target: Pacific Fanfish, Sunfish, Whale
- • Value: $200-10,000 per fish
Legendary Targets
Base: $10,000 | High HP | Fights back
With Abyssal mutation: $85,000
Base: $5,723 | Passive | Spirit Roots
With Rooted mutation: $25,753
Base: $2,000-3,000 | Ancient Sands | Near Crazy Jeff
With Angelic mutation: $23,400
🔥 Optimal Farming Route
- Teleport to Ancient Sands with full oxygen
- Check Crazy Jeff area for Ancient Shark (5 min)
- If not found, farm Big Mouth Fish and Grouper
- Return when oxygen hits 30%
- Sell fish, repeat
- Every 3-4 runs, venture to Spirit Roots for high-value targets
Race Optimization for Money Making
Best Races for Farming
+20% weight, +15% cash, +15% XP
Best overall for carrying more fish
+20% oxygen, oxygen regen on damage
Infinite farming potential
+10% speed, +25% oxygen, +15% cash
Fast farming runs
Equipment Priority
- Tube first - More oxygen = more time = more fish
- Gun second - Faster kills = less oxygen wasted
- Artifacts - Oxygen regen and speed boosts
- Cosmetics last - Only after you have endgame gear
Advanced Money Making Strategies
🎰 Mutation Farming
Focus on catching as many fish as possible to increase mutation chances:
- • Use radar to identify mutations before catching
- • Prioritize Abyssal (8.5x), Angelic (7.8x), Shadow (6.7x)
- • Even common fish with top mutations are worth $1,000+
- • Server hop if you're not finding mutations
⏱️ Time Efficiency
Calculate your gold per minute (GPM):
- • Forgotten Deep: ~$500-1,000/min (early game)
- • Ancient Sands: ~$2,000-5,000/min (mid game)
- • Spirit Roots: ~$5,000-15,000/min (late game)
- • Mutation hunting: Variable, but can spike to $50,000+/min
📈 Investment Strategy
Don't hoard cash - invest in upgrades that increase earning potential. Each tube/gun upgrade typically pays for itself within 30-60 minutes of farming.