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antisocialmunky
03-01-2009, 06:16
I am curious why they didn't put sharks to eat people after a boat sinks. :clown:
That's like the first think that I would have brought up at the meeting about naval battles after the whole "we should finally make naval battles so people don't keep whining about them" thing.:smash:
in one of the video interviews it was stated that sharks were in game, what role they will play is unknown my guess would be eye candy to follow fleets
cheers Knoddy
ps i think it was the G4tv vid preview with the guy
Alexander the Pretty Good
03-01-2009, 06:20
I didn't see them in the demo. I was a little disappointed!
A Very Super Market
03-01-2009, 06:27
You can't rescue sailors.... :(
maybe they could be in as a retainer/trait of particularly blood thirsty admirals.
"bloodthirsty" - has sharks following his fleet due to the excessive number of casualties +1 dread or something hehe
"plank walker" - likes to make prisoners walk the plank, his enemy dont like it but the sharks sure do +1 dread
:D :D
i guess we have to wait and see heh
Sir Beane
03-01-2009, 11:27
Sharks are in as a researchable unit. You attack a steam powered drill to their heads and send them after enemy ships :2thumbsup: :clown:.
Sharks will probably just swim around underneath ships looking menacing. It would be nice to see more than one species to, rather than just your standard 'Great White'.
batemonkey
03-01-2009, 11:58
When the USS Indianapolis was torpeadoed in WW2 out 880 that wnt into the water only 300 odd survived with many being picked off by Sharks.
God that must have been so scary!
Sir Beane
03-01-2009, 12:01
When the USS Indianapolis was torpeadoed in WW2 out 880 that wnt into the water only 300 odd survived with many being picked off by Sharks.
God that must have been so scary!
It was the biggest shark attack on record. The sailors formed circles to try and keep the sharks at bay but they swam underneath and yanked men down out of the circle and into the water. Apparently all night you could here screams as people were dragged under, and you floated and shivered and wondered if it would be you who felt the teeth next...
Zatoichi
03-01-2009, 12:21
I watched Jaws when I was about 10 and it's given me the fear ever since - so I for one will be happy not to see a single pixel-shark during my campaigning!
Just thinking about the theme tune when swimming in the local pool used to be enough to get me out of the water in record time!
Sir Beane
03-01-2009, 12:24
I watched Jaws when I was about 10 and it's given me the fear ever since - so I for one will be happy not to see a single pixel-shark during my campaigning!
Just thinking about the theme tune when swimming in the local pool used to be enough to get me out of the water in record time!
Sharks are probably the most terrifying creature in nature. They even look evil. Theres just something about that toothy smile and evil black eyes that reaches down into old instincts and makes you shiver. It only makes it worse that they operate in water, and no human can swim well enough to outrun them.
Sailors in the 18th century must have been utterly terrified of them, since most cuoldn't swim and sea battles filled the water with blood...
Greyblades
03-01-2009, 12:29
I cant help but think that all the explosions and chaos of the naval engagements would scare away the sharks not attract them.
Sir Beane
03-01-2009, 12:32
I cant help but think that all the explosions and chaos of the naval engagements would scare away the sharks not attract them.
Amazingly they don't much care about all the noise and fire, they probably realise they are reasonably safe under water. And once a shark gets the scent of blood they will swim for miles to find the source. Eventually you end up with hundreds of sharks circling an area, and once they attack it's known as a 'feeding frenzy' for very good reasons.
The worst part is that sharks are pretty smart. It takes a lot to scare them off when they know you can't really do much to hurt them.
Greyblades
03-01-2009, 12:35
I guess it doesnt help that they are the top of the food chain and probably wouldnt fear you atomatically even if people could harm them easily.
A Very Super Market
03-01-2009, 17:08
That depends on what type of shark they are.
Zatoichi
03-01-2009, 17:21
Never mess with any predator that hasn't evolved for hundreds of millions of years.
Especially if they're armed with fricken' laser beams.
It's eye candy I can do without to be honest, but if sharks are modelled, I demand to see dolphins!
antisocialmunky
03-01-2009, 17:28
Steller's Seacow would be nice too. Wild life in general woudl be awesome in TW games especially birds flying off when soldiers get near.
peacemaker
03-01-2009, 17:29
don't sharks NOT like to eat humans? I thought that was the case and most surfers are eaten because they are mistaken from seals from under the water....clarification please?
A Very Super Market
03-01-2009, 17:35
Yeah, we aren't considered usual prey for sharks. They have no real intention of eating us, but if there is blood everywhere, they will come and eat.
Just saying, sharks today bite less people than New Yorkers.
Serious.
Discoman
03-01-2009, 17:59
Just saying, sharks today bite less people than New Yorkers.
Serious.
Hey most of those reports are probably us New Yorks giving love bites! :laugh4:
Sharks would be very interesting to see but it'd be very disturbing to see them go after the sailors. Maybe a shark fin or two going around the map will be their only presence.
Lusitani
03-01-2009, 18:01
Sharks are probably the most terrifying creature in nature. They even look evil. Theres just something about that toothy smile and evil black eyes that reaches down into old instincts and makes you shiver. It only makes it worse that they operate in water, and no human can swim well enough to outrun them.
Sailors in the 18th century must have been utterly terrified of them, since most cuoldn't swim and sea battles filled the water with blood...
Sharks used to follow slave ships also....and they are known to follow big ships because of the garbage thrpwn overboard...but...has any of you been near a lion...without any bars between the 2 of you...i can guarantee you that its the scariest thing i have ever experienced.
Anyway...since Portugal isnt playable I still have a deep and secret feeling that a shark faction will be playable :laugh4::laugh4:
V.
antisocialmunky
03-01-2009, 18:02
Some fins in the water. We can probably mod the ocean skins to put some wildlife in it.
Sir Beane
03-01-2009, 19:34
Yeah, we aren't considered usual prey for sharks. They have no real intention of eating us, but if there is blood everywhere, they will come and eat.
Just saying, sharks today bite less people than New Yorkers.
Serious.
It depends on the shark species. There are only 4 you generally have to worry about. Great White, Tiger Shark, Bull Shark and the Oceanic White Tip. Some of those have been known to be man-eaters. Most other sharks will stay well away from humans unless they mistake them for a seal of some kind, or a turtle. It's often surfers, because the surf board distorts the silhouette.
Sometimes a curious shark might take a bite, realise you are human and leave. It doesn't really help the guy who is now missing a huge chunk of his leg though...
Fisherking
03-02-2009, 18:19
It is interesting to know that sharks were not feared so much during this time.
I have even read scientific debates regarding whether sharks would attack people.. I think it was the late 1800s or even early 1900s before it was regarded that they attacked humans and became feared.
One branch of my family did have an intriguing letter written after making the Atlantic crossing in I think the 1820s. It was written in German, and it said that sea swine followed the ship awaiting someone to die.
Freedom Onanist
03-02-2009, 19:04
don't sharks NOT like to eat humans? I thought that was the case and most surfers are eaten because they are mistaken from seals from under the water....clarification please?
I think you are right, but in the case of the Indianapolis and many other wrecks / sinkings where shark attacks are reported they happen far out in the ocan. Pelagic sharks, or deep sea sharks, can't be beggars, there is suprsingly little to eat right out in the middle of the oceans.
Plus, as has been mentioned blood would definitely put them in a another state of mind. Many of the accounts of battles of this time mention blood litterally running down the sides of ships...
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