Swimming Tips?

Calidore · #1 03-04-2013, 04:24 PM

Greetings everyone [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm fairly new to Project1999 but I did play EverQuest from 1999 to 2004. I'm having questions about swimming... Mainly I can't recall swimming being so difficult to do. I use Mouselook to move but for some reason, when I'm swimming, I can't go up or down using the mouse. The camera angle moves, but my body doesn't... I have to press Key-9 or Key-3 to be able to move in those directions. Is that how it is intended to work? I guess I just don't recall having to swim like that in Classic times...

zanderklocke · #2 03-04-2013, 04:29 PM

Swim in first person mode is my advice. Use mouse-click view enabled and just right click and move mouse to direct where you go.

Calidore · #3 03-04-2013, 04:40 PM

Aha [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] That works perfectly... I wonder if that's how I did it back then? It's been too long [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Thanks!

Meeper · #4 03-04-2013, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by zanderklocke [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Swim in first person mode is my advice.

People play in 3rd person? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The immersion for EQ (for me) came from seeing the world in 1st-person. Every other MMORPG I've played has defaulted to 3rd person view (WoW looked very pretty when zoomed in to 1st-person, but was a pain in the arse to play that way).

Mithas · #5 03-04-2013, 06:23 PM

Innothule Swamp worked for me, but then again I was a troll. You just run through the shallow parts and skill will start to go up slowly. Had my skill above 40 by the time I left.

planeofdreams · #6 03-04-2013, 04:39 PM

Starting swimming with any race but iksar is a pain, even swimming in first person like Zanderr suggested is still annoying because you lack maneuverability until higher skill levels. My suggestion: roll an iksar.

joppykid · #7 03-04-2013, 04:41 PM

page up and page down work to move up and down when not in first person

Sizzle · #8 03-04-2013, 04:42 PM

Any suggestions on raising swimming skill quickly? there somewhere where you can swim into a corner or something while you eat lunch? :P

Ephirith · #9 03-04-2013, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sizzle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Any suggestions on raising swimming skill quickly? there somewhere where you can swim into a corner or something while you eat lunch? :P

I'm not sure this still exists, but if you level in Oasis or Lake of Ill Omen and run along the coastline, but with your feet in the water, your swimming skill will go up. Was usually good for 60 or so skillups on my chars over the course of those zones.

Bill Tetley · #10 03-04-2013, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Sizzle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Any suggestions on raising swimming skill quickly? there somewhere where you can swim into a corner or something while you eat lunch? :P

Put game in windowed mode. Enter the water and point your camera at the sky while in first person mode. Press Left or Right while swimming and then click out of the EQ window on your desktop. This will make you swim automatically above water in tight circles... you won't go under and your swimming will skill up. Proceed to eat lunch.