How to Fish Flying Boat Secret Guide

How do you make the boat fly?

Take the boat into clear water, stop or slow it, place one dynamite charge beneath or tight beside the hull, then back away and detonate it. A strong blast should lift the boat far enough to trigger I’m the bird now. If it fails, reset the position and change placement slightly.

The official achievement confirms the result, while current achievement and stunt guides converge on dynamite as the practical trigger. This is a physics interaction, so identical placements can produce different launches.

What is the safest setup?

Bank valuable fish and move away from docks, quest NPCs, and crowded shorelines. The stunt can throw the boat, players, and loose cargo in different directions. Attempt it after you have enough cash to replace the charge and after normal navigation is no longer at risk.

1. Sell or store valuable catches using the money guide.
2. Take the standard boat into a wide patch of water.
3. Ask passengers to step away or agree to the attempt.
4. Stop the engine so placement is repeatable.
5. Put one charge under the center or along the lower side of the hull.
6. Retreat to a safe firing line and detonate.
7. Wait for the achievement notification before resetting.

Do not combine this with a story delivery or a rare-creature trip. The boat upgrade guide is for reliable travel; this secret deliberately makes travel unreliable.

Do you need a fully upgraded engine?

No engine tier appears in the official achievement wording, and the direct Steam achievement guide says the best engine is unnecessary. Some third-party pages connect the stunt with top speed, but that claim lacks the same level of reproduction and remains Pending verification (待核实).

Upgrading the engine may make repositioning faster, but it is not a documented condition for the hidden objective.

Why did the achievement not unlock?

The most common cause is a sideways blast that moves the boat without lifting it. A charge floating too far from the hull pushes water and players instead; a charge placed too high can explode beside the deck rather than underneath it.

• Boat slides sideways: place the charge lower and nearer the center.
• Charge rolls away: stop the boat completely and use calmer water.
• Player dies first: increase distance and shoot the dynamite instead of standing beside it.
• Boat flips but no achievement: let the full launch finish, then retry in a fresh position.
• Too much chaos: remove extra charges and return to a one-charge test.

If the stunt still fails after several clean launches, confirm the game is on the current build and reload the save. Do not assume a specific engine purchase will fix an unverified threshold.

Is the flying boat an Easter egg or just physics?

It is both an intentionally recognized hidden stunt and a physics gag. The explosion itself uses the normal dynamite system, but the dedicated I’m the bird now achievement shows that the developers expect players to discover and perform it.

That separates it from an accidental launch with no acknowledgement. The achievement guide places it among the 28 official objectives, while the Easter egg hub groups it with other deliberate secrets. For another dynamite-based interaction, see the seagull secret.

Which sources verify the flying boat?

• Official Steam achievements — official I’m the bird now objective.
• Steam Community all-achievements guide — one-charge method and no best-engine requirement.
• Destructoid flying boat guide — independent dynamite reproduction.
• Mobalytics achievement guide — achievement-route cross-check.