cmd673 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Really, if you were wearing a suit of heavy armor, would you go anywhere near the water? Of course not! You'd sink like a rock. Suggestion: If you have heavy armor, you'll have to strip and leave your armor on the shore before getting in the water if you want to swim. Carrying heavy armor is no better than wearing heavy armor when it comes to swimming. If you want to keep your armor, you can always walk across the bottom of the river or ocean. If you are a water breather, take all day for the crossing. If not, the crossing better be short enough or take some potions with you. If you have the steed stone or a perk with leaves you unencumbered by heavy armor, the restriction on swimming is lifted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjenthedog Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 ANY clothing (aside from a body hugging swimsuit) will GREATLY increase your chances of drowning while swimming in water deeper than your neck for any extended period of time. Enable autostrip when entering the water. Problem solved. If the vanilla game doesn't offer it, there are mods... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmd673 Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Agreed. This idea is just a compromise so that the game can still be playable in the water while keeping some kind of restriction on what you can swim with. Auto strip won't matter if it just gets lugged around in your inventory. That's why I was thinking that you'd have to leave your armor on the shore. Or if you chose to walk on the bottom and ran out of air, you could drop your armor on the bottom and swim to the surface. I had another thought about even if you were wearing non-metal items, they would absorb water so you'd feel that weight once you got out of the water. The clothes would get lighter over time as they dried out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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