Underwater combat? : V

» Sat Sep 24, 2011 5:39 am

Hi,
Does anyone know if underwater combat (using a sword, and spells) is confirmed? In Oblivion I remember you could not use spells but a sword.

» Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:55 am

Go outside, go to your nearest swimming pool, and try to fire a bow under water. Go ahead. See how that works out for you.

» Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:35 pm

I believe you couldn't use destruction spells, or harmful spells in general, underwater in Oblivion. I'm not sure about bows and arrows... but I hope that isn't in Skyrim unless you're shooting at something in the water from OUT of the water. Melee weapons should be fine.

» Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:51 am

Go outside, go to your nearest swimming pool, and try to fire a bow under water. Go ahead. See how that works out for you.

I understand that is impossible

Thats why I wonder if its possible in Skyrim.

» Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:16 pm

I understand that is impossible

Thats why I wonder if its possible in Skyrim.

Probably not. Despite being fantasy, it still follows the laws of physics.
You know how stupid it would be to just fire a bow perfectly underwater?
And for more than one reason.

» Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:54 pm

I believe you couldn't use destruction spells, or harmful spells in general, underwater in Oblivion. I'm not sure about bows and arrows... but I hope that isn't in Skyrim unless you're shooting at something in the water from OUT of the water. Melee weapons should be fine.

Wasn't it just target spells? iirc you could use touch spells under water.

» Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:20 pm

I hope so but please no blinking slaughter fish! I'm playing Morrowind at the moment and they're almost as annoying as cliff racers. Every time you stick your damn toe in the water they're all over you.

If there are aquatic enemies in Skyrim, and I hope there are, I hope they're fairly rare, big and very dangerous.

» Sat Sep 24, 2011 1:54 am

Probably not. Despite being fantasy, it still follows the laws of physics.
You know how stupid it would be to just fire a bow perfectly underwater?
And for more than one reason.

Also, stabbing should be the only effective melee underwater.

» Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:03 am

Wasn't it just target spells? iirc you could use touch spells under water.

Yeah, touch spells worked. I used absorb health to slaughter all the slaughterfish for Al...whatshisname.

» Sat Sep 24, 2011 1:26 am

You can use a bow underwater in a Oblivion, you just have to be reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally close to them.

» Sat Sep 24, 2011 2:18 am

Wasn't it just target spells? iirc you could use touch spells under water.

You're guess is as good as mine, probably better and more credible too. I was never a mage in Oblivion, so the only harmful spell I ever tried underwater was Flare, which didn't work. Everything else, all of my self spells, worked fine however.

» Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:40 pm

Is it really that hard to use a bow and arrow in water? Surely it's easier than swinging a sword

» Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:24 pm

Is it really that hard to use a bow and arrow in water? Surely it's easier than swinging a sword

Well, because of water friction the arrow won't go so far! As in Oblivion, the arrow distance in water was very limited. I think Bethesda should use the same concept in Skyrim.

» Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:50 pm

Go outside, go to your nearest swimming pool, and try to fire a bow under water. Go ahead. See how that works out for you.

its actually possible to shoot a bow in a swimming pool, but you need skill and a VERY Tight bow
and that arrow is only going 10 ft

» Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:38 pm

Mellee weapons should do very little damage underwater in that case...