Tacklesketch

Based on game build 714014 | Last updated: 2026-03-07

Overview

Tacklesketch is a prefab definition that creates a teachable blueprint item used in DST's ocean fishing system. Each instance corresponds to a specific fishing lure or bobber recipe and is used by players to learn the corresponding crafting recipe. It integrates with the teacher component for recipe teaching, named for dynamic naming, inventoryitem for appearance management, and fuel for basic usability. The prefab supports both a generic tacklesketch base and 13 distinct recipe-specific variants.

Usage example

-- To create a generic tackle sketch that defaults to the first recipe (oceanfishingbobber_ball):
local sketch = GLOBAL.Prefab("tacklesketch")()

-- To create a specific sketch variant (e.g., for "oceanfishingbobber_robin"):
local robin_sketch = GLOBAL.Prefab("oceanfishingbobber_robin_tacklesketch")()

-- Access the recipe it teaches:
local recipe_name = sketch:GetRecipeName()  -- returns "oceanfishingbobber_ball"
local specific_prefab_name = sketch:GetSpecificSketchPrefab()  -- returns "oceanfishingbobber_ball_tacklesketch"

Dependencies & tags

Components used: teacher, named, inventoryitem, fuel, erasablepaper, inspectable
Tags: Adds tacklesketch, _named; later removes _named on master simulation.

Properties

Property	Type	Default Value	Description
sketchid	number	1	Index into the global SKETCHES array, determining which recipe the sketch teaches.
GetRecipeName	function	—	Returns the recipe string associated with the current sketchid.
GetSpecificSketchPrefab	function	—	Returns the prefab name string for the corresponding specific sketch variant.

Main functions

GetRecipeName(inst)

• Description: Returns the recipe name string corresponding to the current sketch's sketchid.
• Parameters: inst (Entity) — the tackle sketch instance.
• Returns: string — the recipe name, e.g., "oceanfishingbobber_robin".

GetSpecificSketchPrefab(inst)

• Description: Returns the prefab name string for the recipe-specific sketch variant.
• Parameters: inst (Entity) — the tackle sketch instance.
• Returns: string — e.g., "oceanfishingbobber_robin_tacklesketch".

OnTeach(inst, learner)

• Description: Handler invoked when another entity learns from this sketch. Broadcasts a "learnrecipe" event to the learner.
• Parameters:
  • inst (Entity) — the tackle sketch instance.
  • learner (Entity) — the entity receiving the recipe.
• Returns: Nothing.

MakeSketchPrefab(sketchid)

• Description: Factory function generator that creates the prefab constructor for a specific tackle sketch variant.
• Parameters: sketchid (number) — the index into SKETCHES for this sketch type.
• Returns: function — a constructor function that instantiates and configures the specific sketch.

fn()

• Description: Main constructor for the base tacklesketch prefab. Sets up core components, animations, tags, and default properties.
• Parameters: None.
• Returns: Entity — the initialized tackle sketch instance.

Events & listeners

• Listens to: None explicitly defined in this file; event handling is delegated to component callbacks (OnLoad, OnSave, onteach).
• Pushes: "learnrecipe" — fired on the learner entity during teaching (OnTeach); "imagechange" — indirectly via inventoryitem:ChangeImageName() during load or variant creation.