Trade and progression
Reputation
Reputation unlocks higher Trading Post tiers and their bait and shop stock.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Reputation
Trading Posts on large islands; use the bait and fish exchange at the post.
Before you go
- Access to a Trading Post.
- Trash Cubes for bait at the unlocked tier.
- Fishing rod to catch bait-associated rare fish.
Farming steps
- Find a Trading Post on a large island and check its available bait tier.
- Buy bait from the current tier using Trash Cubes.
- Fish with that bait until you catch the rare fish associated with the bait.
- Return to the post and sell the correct fish through its exchange.
- Collect the reputation from completed fish sales and review whether the next tier is unlocked.
- Buy bait from the newly available tier when the reputation gate opens.
- Continue selling each tier’s corresponding fish to build reputation and unlock further stock.
- Keep track of which bait produced each catch so you can complete the right exchange.
- Treat each tier as a progression step; check the post after sales to see what has opened.
Repeat, collect and use
This is a repeatable tier progression loop: purchase available bait, fish, sell matching rare fish and repeat. Higher tiers unlock through reputation rather than being available immediately.
Common mistakes
- Assuming simply visiting the post grants reputation: reputation comes from selling the bait-caught rare fish.
- Fishing without Trading Post bait for this progression: the exchange relies on the bait-linked rare fish.
- Expecting later bait before its gate: continue the current-tier sales first.
When to stop or switch
Stop when the desired Trading Post tier is unlocked or when you have enough reputation for the stock you want; resume the current tier later if another unlock is needed.
Sources & fact checks
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