Ships/boats : V

» Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:47 am

In the behind the scenes gi video someone pointed out that in the part with the guy making the trailer a boat could be seen. Anyone think with all of the water in skyrim we may be able to man our own boat? In two world II you can have your own boat and sail the seas. Pretty cool stuff. I'm not sure how big the bodies of water in skyrim are so they may not call for boats?

» Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:04 am

Id love boats, but looking at the map on Skyrim from the BtS video.... I really don't see much water on it. So while this is a feature I really would love to see, its unlikely because its use would be limited at best.

» Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:08 pm

Well it looks like there is a lot of water just not big bodies of water.

» Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:43 am

That would be a lot of fun. I'd think if they could make operable wagons, they could do boats in a similar manner.

» Wed Nov 03, 2010 1:34 pm

I'm pretty sure in the BtS video a boat or ship can be seen in the part where todd is talking with the guy who is putting the trailer together.

» Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:43 am

I just want the water-physics to be realistic, so at the very least I could throw something in the water and stand on it--then use some kind of magic or something to propel myself.

» Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:16 am

I'm pretty sure in the BtS video a boat or ship can be seen in the part where todd is talking with the guy who is putting the trailer together.

No, all that looks like the teaser trailer's stuff to me.

» Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:55 pm

Id love boats, but looking at the map on Skyrim from the BtS video.... I really don't see much water on it. So while this is a feature I really would love to see, its unlikely because its use would be limited at best.

Riverboats?

alot of rivers in Skyrim you know

» Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:44 pm

I doubt it. Seems like it'd be too hard to implement with the geography of Skyrim.

» Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:48 pm

The whole northern border is a coast with 3 or 4 main cities. And there's got to be other rivers and lakes that just haven't been drawn on some of the low detail maps we've seen.

Real time boats should have been in Oblivion.

» Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:29 pm

Thw whole Northern border is water and you guys think Beth wont pay any attention to it?

» Wed Nov 03, 2010 1:31 pm

Like in Oblivion?

» Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:59 pm

Its going to be pretty cold all the way north where the water is, and from time to time ya might have to hop out of your boat to chip away the ice, but I wouldn't mind there being boats in Skyrim.

» Wed Nov 03, 2010 7:18 pm

Like in Oblivion?

Could you man your own ship/boat in morrowind?

» Wed Nov 03, 2010 4:28 pm

I just want the water-physics to be realistic, so at the very least I could throw something in the water and stand on it--then use some kind of magic or something to propel myself.

i dont think thats magic, just bad burritos

the behind the scenes video seems to be the most detailed map of skyrim i could find but it apears that (depending on scale) there are 5 lakes 4 of wich are connected by rivers. Maybe while in a lake you could sail freely and when you want to travel to a different lake you could go to the mouth of the river that is in the directio of the lake you would like to travel to.

hey it may work

edit: and that does not take into account the whole northern coast

» Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:16 pm

I would love boats and ferries. While adding greatly to immersion, it would be a nice alternate form of transport, especially if you could actually see and feel the boats moving.

» Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:03 am

If there aren't at least ferries on the north coast to move you around the three major settlements I'd be shocked.

» Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:54 am

Well they are talking so much about how great the water looks and how "natural" it flows.

All I can say is I better be able to swim in, sail above, and walk on it.

Otherwise what is the point? :thumbsup:

» Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:13 pm

Ferries at the least hopefully but having a drivable boat would be cool.

» Thu Nov 04, 2010 12:24 am

I would love to have some long boats and throw down some viking style raiding parties; or some Beowulf like fighting of epic sea monsters while the waves throw the boat around.