Originally posted by John:

Originally posted by Falaris:

In fairy tales, they have a very good sense of smell - enough so that they can smell your religion, even.

Also, wind direction while sneaking actually matters. Which is cool.

Freakin' seriously?, so that's the reason stuff just runs away for no reason while i'm sneaking. Learned something new.

It's actually not true. Wind has nothing to do with the stealth mechanic.

In fairy tales, they have a very good sense of smell - enough so that they can smell your religion, even.

Also, wind direction while sneaking actually matters. Which is cool.

Are you in sneak mode with troll armor?

Some creatures can smell you if they are downwind from you, which is why it's important to pay attention to the particle effects in the air.

Also increasing your sneak skill and equipping troll armor will help.

I don't think wind direction matters while sneaking. It's not that complex of a system. Each creature has a different "detection radius", which I suppose you could imagine includes smell, but it's just a simple cone that can be narrow or very wide depending on the creature. Your sneak skill shrinks the size of this cone, that's it. If you're in the cone, you're spotted. If not, you're good.

The only other factor is light, which is what the bar indicates. If it's bright, your sneak skill is significantly reduced. If it's dark, it's increased.

Basically the trolls turn because their pattern is to wander around in every direction, and when they do, you end up in their detection cone. That's all there is to it.

Originally posted by stvlepore:

Are you in sneak mode with troll armor?

No. Only in sneak at skill 24.

Originally posted by GeoForce:

Originally posted by stvlepore:

Are you in sneak mode with troll armor?

No. Only in sneak at skill 24.

Yeah, your not very sneaky yet, keep at it and get troll armor

Originally posted by Falaris:

In fairy tales, they have a very good sense of smell - enough so that they can smell your religion, even.

Also, wind direction while sneaking actually matters. Which is cool.

Freakin' seriously?, so that's the reason stuff just runs away for no reason while i'm sneaking. Learned something new.