Original boats?

[cd288]

Yeah there was a different boat. I wish they could have managed to get it to work on here for the BB to FP nostalgia

[OuterChimp]

Are there still boats in the real/current EQ?

[Telin]

From what I understand, the collision detection for the original boat models were broken on live for years and many clients, including Titanium, were impacted. This probably happened when they upgraded to Dx9 in 2004. You would just fall through the boat. These were not fixed until new boat models were added years later.

[Coridan]

yeah I remember around the time of LDoN they had to start implementing translocators everywhere

[Merlikan]

They never fixed if I remember right.

[htabdoolb]

Yes, that boat in the picture with the Aqua Goblin is the one I remember! It is good to see it again. The boat they're using works now, but it just doesn't feel the same.. or fit at the docks, haha.

[Cen]

Oh yeah looking at the goblin picture, that IS the old boat. Why is the one i'm riding look so correct? :O

[OuterChimp]

I remember finally zoning into OOT.....in the water and watching the boat sail away because it took you too long to zone in.

/classic

[Snortles Chortles]

[Danth]

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

Oh yeah looking at the goblin picture, that IS the old boat. Why is the one i'm riding look so correct? :O

Did you participate in the EQ beta? The ship used by P1999 was a relic from the Everquest beta, before the current ships were added. Perhaps that's why you recall it, or you might've seen the beta ship in some very old screenshots or art assets. It's visible in the original loadscreen art, for example. P99 was somewhat lucky in that EQ's developers simply left the old model in after replacing it.

As a side note, the major ship routes in Ocean of Tears and Erud's Crossing should've been changed to two ships per route instead of one long ago on "Blue" and are approaching that point in the timeline on "Green" as well.

Danth