Falling in Skyrim : V

» Fri May 27, 2011 12:05 am

This really ruined a lot of messing around in Oblivion for me. I'd take the adoring fan up to dive rock and shoot him off, then jump off myself only to whiz by his corpse as it slowly drifts down like a snowflake. Come on Bethesda, what gives? Does everybody in Cryodiil have a perma-slowfall effect but me?

» Fri May 27, 2011 1:03 am

Also, I shouldn't fall down stairs, or slopes at 45 degree angles. Incorporate gravity this time please!

» Fri May 27, 2011 1:28 am

No. Objects and NPCs should be falling faster.

» Fri May 27, 2011 12:49 am

Yea also i want the falling to be more ragdolly.
You just keep in the same position in the air that is unrealistic.

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:54 am

Also, I shouldn't fall down stairs, or slopes at 45 degree angles. Incorporate gravity this time please!

That too! I always got so mad when I was running full speed down a mountain and it would launch me in the air like I just went off a ramp with a motor-bike.

» Fri May 27, 2011 2:32 am

Gravity, unless I'm levitating.

» Thu May 26, 2011 7:32 pm

Well, I would be surprised if you didn't fall faster than the adoring fan. After all, you propobly had 5 swords, 3 bows, 500 arrows, several armor plates, 50 potions and 20 books in your pockets :whistling:

» Fri May 27, 2011 2:03 am

haha that's a good point. better falling physics for all!

» Thu May 26, 2011 8:33 pm

No. Objects and NPCs should be falling faster.

Modified the pole to incorporate what you said as well.

» Thu May 26, 2011 7:11 pm

haha that's a good point. better falling physics for all!

Weight doesn't effect the speed at which you fall.

» Fri May 27, 2011 5:45 am

acceleration falling (real gravity) its not hard to program at all

» Fri May 27, 2011 11:05 am

Well, I would be surprised if you didn't fall faster than the adoring fan. After all, you propobly had 5 swords, 3 bows, 500 arrows, several armor plates, 50 potions and 20 books in your pockets :whistling:

Weight is irrelevant when talking about falling speed. It comes down to air resistance, aerodynamics, and a bunch of other factors. In a complete vacuum a bowling ball would fall just as fast as a baseball.
... Unless all those text books I've read have been complete lies o.o

» Fri May 27, 2011 2:20 am

Weight doesn't effect the speed at which you fall.

You're right, my mistake. I'm all stressed out with the exams.

» Thu May 26, 2011 7:37 pm

You're right, my mistake. I'm all stressed out with the exams.

Well hopefully you weren't studying physics :teehee:

» Thu May 26, 2011 10:47 pm

EDIT: Oops, someone nailed you already.

» Fri May 27, 2011 11:17 am

No. Objects and NPCs should be falling faster.

I agree.

» Fri May 27, 2011 7:36 am

EDIT: Damn double post. Sorry.

» Fri May 27, 2011 3:53 am

No, that would be too slow and would probably feel silly.

» Fri May 27, 2011 7:57 am

i think oblivion's gravity was quite on the nose, you should not change it, (P.S. technically, you "wizzed" passed the adoring fan because he is probably carrying alot less stuff, and he's falling at a less aerodynamic position

» Fri May 27, 2011 2:37 am

Okay, somebody who has quick easy access to Oblivion right now:

1. Go to the Wizard's Tower

2. Get on the top most floor, next to the balcony

3. Position yourself so you'll fall off if you go all ragdoll

4. Lower your fatigue to a negative level so you'll faint (I suggest eating a large amount of rat meat)

5. Tell us what happened

For those of you who are no fun.

Spoiler

Your body falls so slow that your person separates from it and falls to his death while his body is still floating down.

» Thu May 26, 2011 7:41 pm

I think this has a lot more to do with havok than bethesda

» Fri May 27, 2011 3:17 am

the problem was that stuff stopped accelerating way too quickly... so yea everything should fall faster

» Thu May 26, 2011 11:56 pm

Make everything fall at the same rate.

But all in all I want my paint brushes to defy gravity!!!!

» Fri May 27, 2011 1:45 am

Gravity, better physics and please inverse kinematics!!!

» Thu May 26, 2011 11:54 pm

Yay for gravity, I really hope they improve on this in the game because floating of the stairs was wierd.