Lose the Bats

Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:07 pm

whoever said the bats were a horror movie cliche needs to go spelunking. bats love quiet, expansive tunnels and caves, hell theres a colony that lives under a bridge not far from where i live :foodndrink: we get along great.
just like wolves, bats are a misunderstood creature that has been revered and hated simply out of ignorance. they have a place in the caves of skyrim, and are a welcome ambient addition that makes the dungeon feel more alive.


I think the reason wolves and bats are normally associated with horror is that they both carry diseases that turn humans into some beings that must kill brutally to survive. Bats = Vampires, Wolves = Werewolves.
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Kate Schofield
 
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:47 pm

Use slow time shout when they appear and try and harvest them?
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darnell waddington
 
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:59 pm

Bats live in caves. Deal with it.
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Emmanuel Morales
 
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:22 pm

Oh, you. :rolleyes:

Next we'll be telling Bethesda to lose the fish because they distract us while we're trying to swim. Nice job, OP! :thumbsup:
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W E I R D
 
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:48 pm

Oh, you. :rolleyes:

Next we'll be telling Bethesda to lose the fish because they distract us while we're trying to swim. Nice job, OP! :thumbsup:


Lose the NPC's. They talk too much as I walk past. /sarcasmtroll ^_^
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abi
 
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:36 pm

Bats live in caves. Deal with it.

Yeah pretty much.

Does anyone know if bats can be interacted with like butterflied and bees? I'm sure that's been an ongoing discussion in this topic but...
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suniti
 
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:48 pm

Batman's gonna be pissed at us for trespassing in the Batcave!
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Benjamin Holz
 
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:11 pm

They don't just disappear, they disintegrate. I don't mind having bats for atmosphere but I hope they fix them.
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Georgia Fullalove
 
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:05 pm

Yeah I think the majority of people have misconstrued the OP saying he doesn't like bats. He just said they look bad.
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:08 pm

I love bats. They're a great addition to the game and the atmosphere of caves...

I hope they'll be given more permanence, that is that we'll be able to see them hanging from the ceiling before they take flight, and that we'll see where they go rather than see them dissolving in the air... I also hope they'll be killable and collectable for Alchemy.

I noticed the same thing with the crows in the first trailer, when the dragon flies over a forest, and it worried me as well at that time. Hopefully it will be fixed by the time the game comes out...

Off-topic: I consider the bats as lovely, fascinating beings. Their flight is elegant, they eat the annoying mosquitos and are essential for ecological equilibrium, their echolocation gave birth to our radars, the hatred they suffered and still suffer from is totally unfounded.

Another off-topic : I hope the http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1228739-the-wings-of-the-queen-of-bats/ will be in the game... :hubbahubba:
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Post » Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:19 am

At 6:30 in the second HD video, bats fall from the ceiling and flutter off into the distance. The only problem is they look awful and abruptly disappear. Anyone else find this distracting? Personally I don't think it would work even if it DID look right, but that may just be me.


No they looked fine. you are just picky.
And i think you might have some kind of bat phobia or something.
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:17 pm

I wonder if bat wings will have something to do with the darker arts of magic.
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Juan Suarez
 
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:00 pm

what?? I loved the bats! they were great! Would be better if they were a bit bigger, but maybe they only have little bats in skyrim.
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:28 pm

i think it adds to the realism. Bats like caves and dark places such as dungeons.. Hense why they are there :P

:foodndrink:
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:12 pm

I think what most people want is that they be actual creatures instead of some sort of "debris" but yea I'm fine as long as they don't go through the player and walls.
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:34 pm

I think the bats are awesome! All they need to do is fix the overlay effect to have the bats fly out of the top or side of the screen so it doesn't look like they are vanishing into thin air.
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:44 pm

Stop being so defensive he is just pointing something out.
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:39 am

Those aren't bats, they're baby Cliff Racers!
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Charlie Sarson
 
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Post » Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:34 am

Re: Bats... YEAH! Where the heck is all the guano?!
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:16 pm

Re: Bats... YEAH! Where the heck is all the guano?!


Indeed, we NEED bat guano ! :goodjob:

I didn't noticed its absence so far, thanks for pointing it out.
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:56 pm

Those aren't bats, they're baby Cliff Racers!


:rofl:
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Post » Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:39 pm

Have we really run out of things to complain about? Really? The only step below complaining about irrelevent things is talking about the placement of rocks in the game. Whatever happened to Wait 'til game is out and http://mylittlefacewhen.com/f/611/
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