Shouting at insects : V

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:39 am

Am I the only one? I know I can't be... but I just updated the UESP Wiki on this. (I did a search of the forums and didn't find it mentioned.)

Unrelenting Force allows the easy collection of ingredients from flying insects. The ingredients drop straight down, and are not pushed by the shout.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:57 pm

Does it work on fish?

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:36 am

Yep. Like dynamite fishing.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:39 pm

This really helps with fishing in shallow water. I have hard time seeing them. But not as helpful with dragonflies. When they die they sink to the bottom, and in shallow water I can't see what's underwater very well.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:48 pm

Am I the only one? I know I can't be... but I just updated the UESP Wiki on this. (I did a search of the forums and didn't find it mentioned.)

Unrelenting Force allows the easy collection of ingredients from flying insects. The ingredients drop straight down, and are not pushed by the shout.

ha i figured that out months ago when i got angry trying to catch butterflies and fus ro dah'd them

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:58 pm

Really? So you shout and the wings, thorax's whatever just drop to the ground?

I wonder if it works on Hawks.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:51 pm

I do it too lol. Helps a lot with catching dragonflys.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:38 am

I've never even thought to try that. But it's brilliant. Trying to catch Histcarp and River Betties drives me nuts, and fortunately I can see underwater just fine. Time for my character to go Thu'um fishing...

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:46 pm

does shouting work on slaughterfish?

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:39 am

does shouting work on slaughterfish?

I have personally seen Ulfric shout Fus Ro Day at slaughterfish, and they were dead when they floated by afterwards. Only other people around were myself and a follower and we were both in the water, so AFAIK the follower couldn't have been using a weapon on them (unless NPCs can fight in the water and I can't). Nobody involved was a magic user (other than the Thu'um) so I can only assume the Shout is what killed them.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:18 pm

That IS brilliant! I'd have never thought of that. Except my shout is a bit week, even after seeing the graybeards. Figured out how to unlock the other shouts with souls.
Tried it on a bear and he wasn't impressed. I had to beat him to death with my glass sword. Poor thing. LOL
Isn't there a water fix so you can see through the water better? I saw a few and I've been meaning to ask here what you all use.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:45 pm

I often will shout at butterflies if they are a bit out of reach, even for my tall Nord.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:09 pm

does shouting work on slaughterfish?

No, not like insects. It does not kill them. It probably staggers them or throw them like skeevers.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:15 pm

No, not like insects. It does not kill them. It probably staggers them or throw them like skeevers.

I'm gonna have to try it then, because as I said above I've seen Ulfric shout at them and when I turned around they were dead in the water and too far from shore for someone to have killed with any handheld weapon.

OTOH, now that I think about it I use a mod to bump up the power of some shouts and it's possible I had it in there when that happened. Altho I thought it only affected player shouts and not those of the NPCs who use them.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:44 pm

that is pure genius (fish shouting).goes off to load up skyrim to test this theory for myself :biggrin:

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:27 am

Unrelenting Force allows the easy collection of ingredients from flying insects. The ingredients drop straight down, and are not pushed by the shout.

Nice. Thanks. I get tired of hopping around like an idiot staring at the sky. :lol:

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:34 pm

Nice. Thanks. I get tired of hopping around like an idiot staring at the sky. :lol:

I fell off a mountain and died trying to catch a Luna Moth once. Embarassing.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:29 pm

I love the mental image of someone shouting at bees for stinging lol

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:59 pm

I fell off a mountain and died trying to catch a Luna Moth once. Embarassing.

Well, you didn't have to admit it. :rofl:

I've come close to doing that though.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:26 am

No. Way. That's genius.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:37 am

Well, you didn't have to admit it. :rofl:

I've come close to doing that though. :ohmy:

I actually feel better now that I'm not keeping it to myself.

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:16 pm

I fell off a mountain and died trying to catch a Luna Moth once. Embarassing.

It's okay, I ran into a giant (namely, it's hammer) while chasing butterflies :tes:

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:20 am

It's okay, I ran into a giant (namely, it's hammer) while chasing butterflies :tes:

I feel less alone. Do we need an "I Died While Chasing Butterflies" support group?

» Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:56 am

I actually feel better now that I'm not keeping it to myself. :biggrin:

Admitting you have a problem is always the first step to recovery.