(Idea) boats+havock Options

[Screaming_Dude_In_Vegas]

(originaly posted on official ES forums by me)
[quote]Well Chances are they will have some sort of way, probably (or maby) through scripting, to put force in a direction (because of havock), as it would have numerouse applications in the game.

So Boats Float, right?

If you've played HL2, you see that certain things float, and move if force is aplied to one side, but in a more fluid, sliding motion than if they were on the ground (just like in real life).

So the whole idea is to simply script somthing so that it aplies force to part of a boat, and let havock do the rest. This would probably only work for small boats, nothing larger than a longboat.

Still, it's anough to give wannabe pirates like myself a hell of a time.[/quote]

OK, I might actualy do this one, I just gotta learn how to apply force in a game enviroment. I have one question:

Is it most likely to be s cript comand or somthing else? I probably will do it ifit's a script comand, and might get creative if it's somthing else (sheep powered water wheel anyone?) But I think I might just to this, as long as I use stock ship modles.

What do you guys think?

[Screaming_Dude_In_Vegas]

[quote=9of9]Nah, you don't need the scrib - as I said, the items are fine, as long as Havok holds up they should do precisely what they're meant to do and if they get thrown overbaord, that's fine

The main problem is the player and NPCs (after all, it would be nice to have a crew), I suppose it is possible to put an inviso box around the player or just make them stick to the ship (like in Fishing Academy) but it just sort of takes away.. it would be nice to walk about the deck of the ship whilst you set it to sail straight ahead But if there's no other way, then... well, inviso box it is.

The interior is a whole other cookie.[/quote]

I guess that would work. Maby oblivion will be the first game to actualy get player friction right, remember, they're modifying Havock....course maby not.

[quote]Best not to have an interior, just a small ishing boat thats just a curvd peice o' wud.[/quote]

I know, Thats what I was thinking originaly, nothing larger than a longboat.