How to Fix Hmmm… Why Won’t This Rotate? in Fisch (2025)

The devs of Fisch have finally released its biggest update adding a couple of fishing rods, totems, baits, items, and islands.

Among the newly added Islands is Ancient Archives.

Unlike other Islands or areas, you can’t unlock or access it directly. To unlock Ancient Archives, players need to obtain and use four Fragments.

Unfortunately, whenever we use fragments to unlock the Ancient Archives, we get a message that says, “Hmmm… Why Won’t This Rotate?”

If you too are getting the same message then don’t worry because we got you covered. In this guide, we will explain how to fix this issue.

Without any further ado, let’s get started:

What Does Hmmm… Why Won’t This Rotate? Mean in Fisch?

To open the Ancient Archives door in Fisch, players need to obtain four fragments – Earth, Solar, Deep Sea and Ancient.

After obtaining these Fragments, you need to invite four friends and ask them to get one fragment. If they don’t have fragments in their inventory, give them via Trading.

After that, go to the Ancient Archives and ask them to stand on the button located in front of the Pillars. After that, press E until the Pillar faces you.

Unfortunately, this can only be done during the daytime. If you try to do it during the night, you will get a message, “Hmmm… Why Won’t This Rotate?”.

If you want to get rid of this message in Fisch, make sure to press E during the daytime. If you don’t want to wait till the next day Morning, use the Sundial Totem to change the day.

Ancient Archive Hmm... Why won't this rotate issue

If you continue to get the same message during the daytime, use the Eclipse Totem to begin the event again. Once the event begins, press E until the Pillar faces you.

When you do so, the Ancient Archives door will get unlocked.

That’s all you need to know to fix the Hmmm… Why Won’t This Rotate? issue in Fisch.

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