NTE Fishing and City Life Activities Guide
Between anomaly hunts, NTE gives you a city to live in. These activities sit under Hethereau Hobbies, most of them consume City Stamina, and several are genuine income sources rather than flavour.
Fishing: Sea Angler
Fishing runs through the Sea Angler activity. Two Version 1.3 changes make it noticeably less tedious:
- A quick-lock feature on the fish tank screen
- On the catch results screen you can now press F to jump straight back into fishing rather than backing out through menus
There is also a display payoff: an earlier update added the ability to display rare big fish on the back of your car, which is the game’s way of making a trophy system out of the hobby. Pair it with a vehicle from the vehicles guide.
Duskmoor’s arrival in 1.3 matters here too — Tearlake and the open water around Starfall Bay are new fishing environments, and the limited Tide watercraft from the Lucent Tides box can be summoned on ocean and lake areas.
The rest of Hethereau Hobbies
| Activity | What it is | Stamina |
|---|---|---|
| Pink Paws Heist | The core Fons earner; got a minimap in 1.3 | Yes |
| Going, Going, Gone! | Four-player auction mode with a collectibles economy | Yes |
| Shadow-n-Seek | Asymmetric PvP — Hiders disguise as objects, Hunters have 2:20 to catch them | Yes, per round as of 1.3 |
| Volley Star | Beach volleyball, added permanently in 1.3; Weekly Match pays from the Tycoon Incentive Fund | Yes |
| Sea Angler | Fishing | Yes |
| Races — Challenge / Online | Course runs and multiplayer racing | Challenge routes vary |
| The Witch’s House | Anomaly-flavoured activity, level cap raised to 15 in 1.3 | — |
| The Midnight Catzebo | Scratcher venue; new scratcher Fons does not count toward Tycoon Level | — |
| The Cafe by Origen | Hire characters to staff your café | — |
About cooking and food
“Cooking” is a recurring NTE search and the honest position is that the official patch notes do not document a standalone cooking system in the versions covered here — what they do document is farming at Stillmeadow House, where crops can be sold for Fons by spending City Stamina, and consumable items obtained through events. If a full cooking loop is added or clarified officially, this page gets it; we are not going to describe a system from second-hand claims.
What to do with your daily stamina
Priority depends on what you need:
- Money → Pink Paws Heist, doubled during Gold Clash windows (events guide)
- Collectibles and passive income → Going, Going, Gone!, then display what you win
- Event currency → whatever limited mode is live; Version 1.3’s tracks close September 30
- Fun → Shadow-n-Seek is the one activity that plays completely differently from the rest of the game
The efficient framing: stamina is money, and the Fons farming guide is the page that turns it into a number.
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