Minigames - Atlas Scripts

atlasFishing ships four NUI minigames. After the bite, one opens; landing it hooks the catch. The resource can pick randomly from a pool or force a single game for testing. Everything here is configured in Config.minigame.

Config.minigame = {
    mode = 'random',
    static = 'tension',
    minMs = 2500,
    pool = { 'tension', 'whirlpool', 'castmeter', 'rhythm' },
    sounds = true,
    -- per-game difficulty blocks below
}

Selection

Key	Behavior
`mode = 'random'`	Picks a minigame from `pool` each catch.
`mode = 'static'`	Always uses the game named in `static`.

Force one game while tuning:

Config.minigame.mode = 'static'
Config.minigame.static = 'whirlpool'

Drop a game from rotation by removing it from pool — e.g. pool = { 'tension', 'castmeter' }.

Anti-cheat floor

minMs = 2500

minMs is the minimum time a success may take before the server accepts it. A result reported faster than this is rejected, so a client cannot instantly claim a catch. Keep it near the default unless you also shorten the per-game durations.

Sounds

sounds = true

Procedural UI sounds play inside the minigames. Set false to mute them globally — useful if they clash with other UI audio.

Tension

A rod-fight. The player keeps the catch window over a darting fish marker while avoiding too much line tension — hold too long and the line snaps.

tension = {
    durationMs = 26000,
    catchBarHeight = 24,
    catchBarRiseSpeed = 56,
    catchBarFallSpeed = 44,
    fishSpeed = 1.25,
    fishJitter = 14,
    tensionGain = 0.75,
    tensionLoss = 0.38,
    progressGain = 0.26,
    progressLoss = 0.2,
}

Harder when: smaller catchBarHeight; higher fishSpeed / fishJitter (harder to track); higher tensionGain (punishes holding). Higher progressGain finishes a clean track faster.

Whirlpool

Strike each surfacing fish (click or number key) before it dives.

whirlpool = {
    durationMs = 24000,
    catches = 8,
    surfaceMs = 1250,
    spots = 6,
}

Harder when: more catches (longer round); lower surfaceMs (faster reactions); more spots (more places to watch).

Cast Meter

Stop a sweeping meter to land the bobber in the ripple. More rounds = longer.

castmeter = {
    rounds = 4,
    sweepMs = 1150,
    zone = 0.15,
}

Harder when: more rounds; lower sweepMs (faster sweep); lower zone (smaller target band).

Reel Rhythm

Hit each WASD prompt before it expires.

rhythm = {
    steps = 8,
    stepMs = 950,
    breakOnMiss = 3,
}

Harder when: more steps (longer sequence); lower stepMs (faster prompts); lower breakOnMiss (fewer allowed misses before failure).

Tuning workflow

Force one game

Set mode = 'static' and pick a single game so you isolate it.

Test as a normal player

Admins who know the mechanics make difficulty feel easier than it is.

Change one value at a time

Adjust speed, duration, or window size separately so you can feel what changed.

Return to random

Once each game feels fair, set mode = 'random'.

​Selection

​Anti-cheat floor

​Sounds

​Tension

​Whirlpool

​Cast Meter

​Reel Rhythm

​Tuning workflow