If you look in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eokdHSzhAY at about 2:30 you will see what seems to a quick moving water source. This might be an absolutely ridiculous question, but I've been wondering what would happen if you fall in/ step in (depending on how deep it is). Will the stream knock you off your feet and move you down, will you take some sort of damage, or will you be able to just stand perfectly still in a stream like this. Again, it seems ridiculous, but I've never really seen water move like this in an Elder Scrolls game before, and if there has been I'm sure it will be nothing like Skyrim because of the level of realism Skyrim is attempting to achieve. :tes:
Please tell me what you think

Oh and on a side note, who thinks that when you cast an electric spell in a shallow pool or something that the water should conduct electricity???

Since BGS took note from BioShock when it comes to combat, I wouldn't be suprised if Shocking water deals extra damage to creatures/NPCs standing in the water.

I sure hope so, I think things like that would make the actual killing of your enemies more interesting :shocking:

I think this needs a push so that it doesn't fade into oblivion :hubbahubba:

As far as knocking you over, I doubt little streams like that will have any effect on you; those rapids, on the other hand...

If you jumped in there i would expect that you'l be knocked off your feet and...go with the flow? Any thing would be alittle crazy. But we'll see.

Umm that water is SSSAAAWeeeet .They said they used water in alot of situations as a natural means to help navigate .Cant wait to see this game up and rolling .Seems like these guys have not only nailed it on graphics but learned alot about what systems people enjoy from other games incorperateing some of those elements since ob .I really think this game is gonna be epic.

They'll get your feet wet.

Unrelated, this is like your 3rd thread in the past 15 minutes, could ya stop?

That seems highly likely as we know we can smash open lanterns to cover an area in oil then light with fire.

maybe u ca freeze the water ad enemies will slip o it

Why should he/she?

OT: I sure hope so

Is this true? :foodndrink:

I'm gonna have to get a source on this.

It is.

:tes:

I second this :icecream: .

Ahhhh it's a written interview I think, I saw it on another thread that's long gone... I'll try and find it and post it, give me a min.

My bad, didn't see it in a interview but it's mentioned in this thread on nexus http://www.thenexusforums.com/index.php?/topic/286552-skyrim-information/ under 3. environment

Not sure what his source is but it's supposed to be a list of confirmed information.

Looks cool, but I wish the guy would give his sources :mellow:

I don't think it will knock you over... except maybe rapids. Thinking in terms of mechanical cohesion, I hope that streams will gradually accelerate your character to match their velocity if you do not touch ground. If you are standing in water, the very strongest streams might slowly push you along, and faster along as you run through the water. If you get knocked down by water, you are no longer braced against the flow, and therefore start accelerating to match the current, until you get your feet under you again.

Great contribution Very educated response :grad:

I would hope that the deeper rapids sweep you off your feet and move you down stream, but still allow you to swim across...... the little 4in. cave waters shouldnt do anything though.

could possibly drag floating items down stream a bit

Not me! I have my trusty boots of +2 water proofing

Maybe you could be weaker to extra damage in extra cold water, simulating the freezing up of your muscles.

If this is actually possible I predict many an hour spent tossing things in rivers just to watch them tumble away. Oh, yes, many, many hours.

However they choose to implement the effects of moving water, I hope it's consistent with similar effects in game: If you are resistant to getting knocked down/staggered, you should have a lower chance or duration of being swept off your feet.