LIGHTHOUSE / WHITE ISLAND FIGHT

How to Fish Spider Crab: stun the charge, take the keys

This is the first story gate. Feed a Beer Can to the Keeper, hang the Empty Beer Can on the crab rod, then fight on land. The Radar comes after the hand-in, not before.

How to Fish Spider Crab at the Lighthouse with stun stars over its shell — Community screenshot · DVG 开局攻略 — Spider Crab at the lighthouse; yellow stars are the melee window

Official gameplay trailer · Dazed Games

WATCH THE STARS

The yellow stars are the whole fight.

Sidestep the charge, then dump melee while the stars sit on the shell. Empty Beer Can on the crab rod first — a full can is not the bait.

Knuckles chip. Knife hits heavier.
Only swing after the stun stars.
Keys first, Radar second.

FULL ROUTE / NO COMMENTARY

Pause when the island matches.

Use the walkthrough for timing. The stills on this page are the local screenshots that match the 3DM / Steam scenes, not stock filler from another island.

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How to Fish player holding a crab on the Lighthouse rocks — 02 / Community still · DVG 灯塔岛 — the catch in hand before the story crab

How to Fish Lighthouse gear board with knuckles, knife, pistol and dynamite — 03 / Community still · 3DM — knuckles or knife before you bait the charge

How to Fish Lighthouse island with the keeper on the bench — 04 / Community still · DVG 新手 — hand the trophy to this keeper for boat keys

Fight loop

Buy a Beer Can, give it to the Lighthouse Keeper, equip the Empty Beer Can.
On the starting island, pick brass knuckles (fast) or the knife (heavier hits).
Keep distance, sidestep the charge, swing when stars appear over its head.
Hand the distinctive drop to the Keeper. Talk to the Keeper and to Melvin (orange overalls) again, then check the wrecked boat and the board for keys.
Buy and hold the Radar. The marker does not draw if the unit is in a bag.

Weapons on the first island

Community write-ups treat the starting melee as two different tempos. Brass knuckles hit often and chip. The knife is slower but heavier. Either works if you only attack after a missed charge. Do not stand in front of the rush and trade.

The stun is the whole fight

The useful window is after a charge that misses. Sidestep, wait for the stun stars, then dump melee. Some players bait the crab into the lighthouse wall so the charge dies even earlier. That is a positioning trick, not a skip of the bait quest.

What you actually turn in

Walkthroughs disagree on the nickname (meat, shell, trophy). Keep the unusual piece and talk to the Keeper again. ShowGamer also has you talk to Melvin after that hand-in, then check the wrecked boat and the equipment board. A generic cooked crab does not open the boat. After the keys, buy the handheld Radar as a second purchase.

Sources 3DM Spider Crab fight ↗ ShowGamer boat-key talk-again ↗ DVG opening still (crab at lighthouse) ↗ Who stole my beer ↗ Full boss bait table