Am I really short? : IV

» Fri May 07, 2010 5:53 pm

I just recently started playing Oblivion, so pardon me if this has been hashed out. I'm playing a Dunmer and it seems like every conversation I have with someone I'm straining my neck to look at them. Are Dunmers just really short or is there some odd perspective thing with Oblivion that makes everyone crane their necks up at people. I feel like I'm under the rainbow.

» Fri May 07, 2010 1:36 pm

I do believe Dunmer are average height. I've never noticed this.

Male Bosmer on the other hand, they ARE short.

» Fri May 07, 2010 11:38 am

Not sure about height but like Count Lauriel said, Male Bosmer are pretty short. Orcs are usually huge.

» Fri May 07, 2010 7:18 am

Female Breton's are pretty short too it seems.

» Fri May 07, 2010 8:55 pm

I just recently started playing Oblivion, so pardon me if this has been hashed out. I'm playing a Dunmer and it seems like every conversation I have with someone I'm straining my neck to look at them. Are Dunmers just really short or is there some odd perspective thing with Oblivion that makes everyone crane their necks up at people. I feel like I'm under the rainbow.

Try talking to a male bosmer, if you're still looking up then you know something's going on.

» Fri May 07, 2010 2:25 pm

I'll check it out. I'm playing a female Dunmer, I'll try to find one of my male counterparts.

» Fri May 07, 2010 8:10 am

Try talking to a male bosmer, if you're still looking up then you know something's going on.

:rofl: Cough, cough Faragoth ... ahemmm.

A Dunmers actualy a fair height, the females tend to be quite tall when I play, try playing an Altmer first as they are the tallest.

» Fri May 07, 2010 2:06 pm

Would like to see Adoring Fan next to say High Chancellor Ocato haha.

» Fri May 07, 2010 7:15 pm

Dunmer are standard height.

The only time I have seen this if if the PC is seating when talking, so I'm not sure why it is happening to you.

Here is a reference table: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Console_Command_Tutorial#Player.SetScale_.23

» Fri May 07, 2010 6:52 pm

See I was gonna say my dark elf witch character seems too tall!. Which contradicts the OP of course. It's a female, though. I never noticed if she has to strain her neck just to look at others while talking, I'll try and see if this happens later.

» Fri May 07, 2010 4:39 pm

You're not sneaking, are you?

» Fri May 07, 2010 7:54 am

I play Bosmers exclusively. I finally got tired of being short, especially on my assassin, Tarion Shadowstep. I used the console to increase his height, making him bigger than most imperials, only bested by Altmer. That sure felt good.

You're not sneaking, are you?

Heh, good one.

» Fri May 07, 2010 12:53 pm

You're not sneaking, are you?

you can't talk to someone while sneaking, only pickpocket

» Fri May 07, 2010 10:19 am

you can't talk to someone while sneaking, only pickpocket

Yeah, I know. I was (mostly) kidding. (They can talk to you, though, which can make you feel rather small if you've been caught pickpocketing.

Also, certain NPCs will initiate conversation with the player. It happens several times in the tutorial. If you're crouching, you will be "shorter" than the NPC.)

» Fri May 07, 2010 8:28 pm

Am I really short?

No, but my character is. Lol. Seems she spends her whole life craning her neck up to talk to people.

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv43/Acadian6/Cho%20Bk%201/ScreenShot609.jpg

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv43/Acadian6/Cho%20Bk%201/ScreenShot626.jpg

*Buffy's height is 0.9, the same at that of her Bosmer brothers. :wavey:

» Fri May 07, 2010 10:00 pm

Your probably talking to Nords.

» Fri May 07, 2010 6:32 pm

Your probably talking to Nords.

I guess he's got nothing better to do.

» Fri May 07, 2010 10:05 pm

No, but my character is. Lol. Seems she spends her whole life craning her neck up to talk to people.

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv43/Acadian6/Cho%20Bk%201/ScreenShot609.jpg

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv43/Acadian6/Cho%20Bk%201/ScreenShot626.jpg

*Buffy's height is 0.9, the same at that of her Bosmer brothers. :wavey:

just curios, why is she so small? rp reasons?

» Fri May 07, 2010 7:36 pm

just curios, why is she so small? rp reasons?

Yes. RP reasons. She is the same height as a male Bosmer. Being a small, fragile glass cannon is just part of who she is. Similarly, she has base endurance and strength.