Sell and Sail Galleon, boat and teleportation operation tips

[Gharveyn]

Boat Operation:

 

The boat sold by the sell and sail Argonian merchant has an odd bug we've found no mention of; the boat sometimes disappears from beneath the player character during operation.

 

This can inspire a bit of panic at first, but when this happens, it seems you just need to proceed as if all is fine. The icon for the semi-permanent water-walking spell that is the boat's 'engine' for moving the player character over the water should still be visible in the player's menu alongside any buffs or other active effects, and this can reassure you that you can still recover your boat.

 

After walking over the water awhile, sometimes a very short time and sometimes several minutes, the boat will reappear beneath your player character; everything will then be fine until your boat disappears again.

 

We have not identified any definite triggers for the boat disappearances; one possibility may be simultaneous boat and combat operations.

 

The boat menu accessed by pressing the 'sneak' key will not be available while the boat has gone missing, but it is restored when the boat reappears.

 

 

Teleportation Operation:

 

The galleon places the Mark spell's mark on it's deck where the player's character stands during operation. This happens when the player character activates the galleon to board it, voiding the mark from any previously marked location.

 

Using a Recall spell will take you to the galleon if you are too near the galleon when you use the spell. If you are 2 or more zones away then the Recall spell will take you to your Marked location if you have made a new Mark after leaving the galleon, otherwise you wind up back aboard your galleon.

 

 

Customer Experience:

 

Some people may not like the open sea aboard the galleon as it offers little to do or see except empty water; however, anyone familiar with being on the water on a boat or ship can tell you that empty water is most of what you really see, so the customer experience is very realistic.

 

To make operation of the boat or galleon more challenging try sailing the Sea of Ghosts to thoroughly explore the seas around the Sheogorath region. There is a lot of great pearl-diving there. Boat operation gives good visibility of the sea floor making it very easy to find lots of kollops.

 

Reaching the harbor of Dagon Fell without damage is a particularly challenging task.

 

 

-Enjoy!