Horse carriges from town to town : V

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:16 am

I love the fact that you have horse carriges that can take you from town to town.
But I think it's a bit sad that you don't get to see the actual journey. Sure, I understand that they've done it like this to save us time from getting from, for example, Riften to Solitude, but what about us that actually want to see the journey? It's a beautiful landscape in Skyrim, and you might even find places you'd like to visit later on.

How about just giving us the option to choose whether we want to watch the journey with the horse carriage or not? I know I would take great pleasure in that

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:32 am

Why not just walk then? I think carriages were meant to allow role-players the "guilty pleasure" of fast-raveling...sort of like with dieters and low-calorie ice-cream I guess.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:03 am

I loved that about RDR. It was a nice time to grab a drink and such. I know I can just pause, but it was cool to look up from the kitchen and see the sights.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:13 pm

yh. I love the horse carriage idea. It is another great additional feature by the Beth team

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:07 pm

That would be nice. Anything is better than just a loading screen.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:03 pm

that was one of my fav features in red Dead Redemption, gave me a nice break to send out some text messages

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:13 am

Why not just walk then? I think carriages were meant to allow role-players the "guilty pleasure" of fast-raveling...sort of like with dieters and low-calorie ice-cream I guess.

I do walk as often as I can, but yes, the fast-travelling is definitely a wonderful option if it's something you need asap. I would just like to have the option of chosing, as I probably wouldn't use the ability to watch the entire journey every single time. Just when I'm leaving for a new town and I haven't been that way earlier on

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:59 pm

I love the fact that you have horse carriges that can take you from town to town.
But I think it's a bit sad that you don't get to see the actual journey.

I have often wondered this, they did it in GTA IV you could watch the whole cab journey or skip it. I would have at least done it once just to see the scenery but would of got kind of boring after awhile.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:10 am

Isn't it obvious, enemies spawn in where the player is. So you would get enemies attacking the horse and carriage and being indestructable you would end up with dozens of enemies by the time you got to your destination. :down:

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:52 am

Isn't it obvious, enemies spawn in where the player is. So you would get enemies attacking the horse and carriage and being indestructable you would end up with dozens of enemies by the time you got to your destination. :down:

unless they forced a dismount once a hostile apporaches, then you get back on after its cleared out

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:28 am

I have often wondered this, they did it in GTA IV you could watch the whole cab journey or skip it. I would have at least done it once just to see the scenery but would of got kind of boring after awhile.

Yeah, it's nice to just have the option, but of course, even I would get bored with the exact same scenery on a journey I've taken god knows how many times. That why a skip-button would be of great use.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:51 am

Isn't it obvious, enemies spawn in where the player is. So you would get enemies attacking the horse and carriage and being indestructable you would end up with dozens of enemies by the time you got to your destination. :down:

But if a patch was made so that you wouldn't be attacked while on the carriage that wouldn't be a problem.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:18 pm

unless they forced a dismount once a hostile apporaches, then you get back on after its cleared out

Yeah, that would be a great option! To be able to actually defend the carriage and the driver while on the road would be a great alternative as well (as long as the enemies doesn't show up every 20 meters, I would like to get a peaceful ride occasionally).

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:01 pm

But if a patch was made so that you wouldn't be attacked while on the carriage that wouldn't be a problem. :smile:

They would probably have to re-do the entire game as it's designed so enemies appear where the player is. Although maybe they could add a autopilot to horses, you just tell the horse where you want to go and it goes there. :biggrin:

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:44 am

Yeah, that would be a great option! To be able to actually defend the carriage and the driver while on the road would be a great alternative as well (as long as the enemies doesn't show up every 20 meters, I would like to get a peaceful ride occasionally).

...i can't tell if your being sarcastic or not....

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 4:14 pm

But if a patch was made so that you wouldn't be attacked while on the carriage that wouldn't be a problem. :smile:

That's unrealistic. Isn't the whole point of role-playing to be as realistic as possible?

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:34 am

...i can't tell if your being sarcastic or not....

No sarcasm, I liked that idea.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:27 am

I was disappointed by this too. It's easy to have a skip option for people that truely want fast travel. I have to agree with all of the people who brought up Red Dead Redemption. The horse drawn carriages in that game were fantastic.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:22 pm

That's unrealistic. Isn't the whole point of role-playing to be as realistic as possible?

Yeah, that's true. Didn't think of that. Either way, as someone said, if one would be forced to dismount when an enemy approaches, it would become more realistic, as you have to defend yourself.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:41 am

Yeah, that's true. Didn't think of that. Either way, as someone said, if one would be forced to dismount when an enemy approaches, it would become more realistic, as you have to defend yourself.

But then it would become annoying, because you couldn't do things like get off the path and investigate an interesting ruin or something. And if you COULD, then what's the point of the carriage? Just use a horse.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:23 am

Why not just walk then? I think carriages were meant to allow role-players the "guilty pleasure" of fast-raveling...sort of like with dieters and low-calorie ice-cream I guess.

This was my thought as well. I don't see why they couldn't give you a "skip" option where the screen would fade to black and load you at your destination during the trip.

Edit: Someone already said this.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:36 am

There's a mod that attempts to do just what the OP is asking for. But to get it to be a smooth ride is a different story; the carriage flails all over the place.

I for one would like to have to be able to see the sights on a carriage. It'd also be pretty cool if the chance of being attacked could be reduced or completely eliminated it'd be awesome.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:01 am

But then it would become annoying, because you couldn't do things like get off the path and investigate an interesting ruin or something. And if you COULD, then what's the point of the carriage? Just use a horse.

Sure, annoying eventually, but how many times have you actually been attacked by bandits while on the road? The most likely ones are wolves, and occasionally a bear or sabre-cat, perhaps even an ice-wraith on a rare occasion, and I don't even think that would happen very often while on the carriage.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:58 am

Sure, annoying eventually, but how many times have you actually been attacked by bandits while on the road? The most likely ones are wolves, and occasionally a bear or sabre-cat, perhaps even an ice-wraith on a rare occasion, and I don't even think that would happen very often while on the carriage.

No, I'm saying the annoying thing would be that you couldn't explore. And if you COULD then there would be no point to the carriage.

» Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:20 am

No, I'm saying the annoying thing would be that you couldn't explore. And if you COULD then there would be no point to the carriage.

I don't think you got the point. I just want to be able to take a horse carriage once in a while to enjoy the beauty of the landscape. If I want to explore (as I often do) there would be no need for me to take the carriage, because then I would want to stray off the road and search every little piece of land I can find. So as you say, in exploring the landscape there would be no need for a carriage. But for those who just want to take a nice ride and see the landscape, a journey on the horse carriage is a nice break from the looong walks from one town to another.