Cyclone35 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Usually when your standing on unstable ice you get a notification to warn you that you will fall if you stand too long on the ice. The annoying part comes down to locating where its safe to walk and where you shouldn't go since majority of the ice looks the same with no major signifiers. Now some long term players can memorize and know where its unsafe, but I have a better idea to improve immersion and make navigating unstable ice more interesting. To simply put it, what if the ice below your feet starts to crack? On solid unbreakable ice you wouldn't notice it. But on the edge of unstable ice you can see small cracks form below your players feet. In addition, what if the ice below your feet starts to change to a more darker shade of blue? It would signify that the ice is breaking and you will fall in if you keep going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conanjaguar Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Don’t we already have this? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellyfries Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 12 hours ago, Cyclone35 said: To simply put it, what if the ice below your feet starts to crack? As of now, standing on weak ice does cause the ice to visibly crack beneath you, and make loud popping sounds as the ice begins to give way. I do like your idea of the ice changing to a darker shade of blue as your risk of falling through increases, and I wish that weak ice looked a little more different from surrounding safe ice that you can walk on. Though it could take out the process of learning, and adapting to locations like Forlorn Muskeg, and developing your own method of avoiding falling through. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicManiac Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Recently Hinterland has added a cracking ice effect... these appear when we stand on thin ice but do fade away over time. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeanda Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 I don't look down when I'm on the ice ... Ignorance is usually bliss in this game😁 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sito Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 I just use tinder plugs to mark my safe path through the ice. Can see tinder plugs from space even in fog and blizzards. Of course you have to test out where the good ice is first until you know a path but you can mark it on the way and backtrack to pick up your plugs if it goes nowhere. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicManiac Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 16 hours ago, Sito said: use tinder plugs to mark my safe path A wonderful use of something that is sort of otherwise useless after fire starting level 3. 🤭 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosemaster Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 (edited) Simple solution to this problem, dont go to forlorn muskeg Edited May 11, 2023 by Moosemaster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicManiac Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 I think that navigating the Muskeg isn't so much a problem (certainly not the point of just avoiding the region entirely), as long as we are just a bit careful while feeling out the route we need to get where we want to go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sito Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Yeah, I don't bother to try explore the ice other than to get across to somewhere that I want to go. Fetching a deer carcass on some small island is not worth taking a dipping for. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hozz1235 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 On 5/10/2023 at 9:21 AM, conanjaguar said: Don’t we already have this? Yes, but I believe it only begins to crack once you have entered the "thin ice/danger" zone. I think @Cyclone35 is asking for more advance notice. In my experience, some ice is really hard to tell whether it's thin or not, but it seems, most thin ice has more of a bluish tint to it (not so white). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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