Alasdair & The Sea | Highlands Fishing Preview

There's a fishy new guy joining the crowd in Kinlaig. His name's Alasdair (that's a gaelic name, more or less pronounced just like "Alistair" and other variants of this name). You might have heard him already in our recent Kinlaig Trailer. We'll introduce him in this preview, at least a bit, and answer some questions. 

Meet Alasdair

Harbormaster, Fisherman, Ruggedly Handsome

Guess where you can find the guy! Right, at the harbor of Kinlaig. Always near water, which is what brought him to this place on a stormy night when the lighthouse took a break from shining. One of the shipwrecks at the shore of Kinlaig might be his, although he forgot which one.

Talking About the Great Sea

And its mysterious inhabitants

As a former expedition captain, Alasdair has some stories to tell and information to share. If you always wondered about the depths of the oceans and what might lurk in the cold, dark water where the only light is produced by alien-looking creatures, ask him!

Lights out at 1,000 metres. Sun gives up, packs its bags, and doesn’t write. Gone for good. Visibility’s a rumor, but a bad one!

Enter the Anglerfish: Floatin’ there with its daft wee lamp danglin’ in front o’ that strange face.

Probably usin’ it tae spot the Orange Roughy, which is, aye, believe it or not, its actual name.

Bright orange, but lives in the dark. Evolution with a twisted sense o’ humour, if ye ask me. 

Questions?

Answers!

Is Alasdair's voice AI?

No!

Same as the others, his voice is real. We recorded John Kennard, a talented British voice actor, to provide our fisherman with (real) flair and personality. Since we started recordings and gave him a key for Farming Simulator 25, he got hooked and spent a couple of hundred hours in the game - you could say, he's quite committed, too.

This is not Highlands accent!

Nobody said, he's from there! Apart from that, we had to balance British flair with intelligible dialogue, that can be understood even without reading subtitles (since we have a lot of very young players as well).

We tested quite a bit - different accents, various intensities, more nautical vocabulary, less nautical vocabulary, more stupid jokes, less stupid jokes, and this is what we ended up with to strike a balance. 

What can he talk about?

He will only share a bit about himself and focus more on the oceans, their differences, inhabitants, and importance. Also, he can provide you with some tips on fishing. Whether you want to get a rod and relax at the shore or get more serious with aqua farms.

Will he be on other maps as well?

Alasdair's (new) home is Kinlaig, so he will only be resident at the harbor of our new expansion map. That's where he feels comfortable.

Ready to Fish?

With Highlands Fishing, you can also start bigger, more professional fishing operations. A fish breeding facility, offshore aqua farms, feed production and boats for transport let you set up a new line of business in addition to agriculture, animal husbandry, and forestry.

Pre-order now for a 10% discount - or get the Year 1 Season Pass which includes the expansion and three packs! Highlands Fishing releases on November 4th for PC & consoles.

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