Beware: Your longboat could turn completely over
My friends and I have made quite a few voyages with our longboats. So we were rather surprised last night when we ran into this problem: We were ROWING. The wind wasn't DIRECTLY against us... maybe 10-20 degrees off-center. And a storm came up. We were in the Ocean biome, but still within maybe 2-3 stamina potions' distance from shore.
And a huge wave that looked almost like a big bubble came up from the port-front and tipped the boat entirely over. What was funny is that I was still "on the wheel" for at least 30 seconds before I decided to "let go". I wasn't drowning during that time. (Guess I was caught in the "air bubble".) Of course, I could try to steer and increase/decrease speed, but nothing happened. I think we were all hoping another wave would come along and flip us upright, we were in such a surprised state.
Yep, ended up losing my ship components. Fortunately, our cargo (4 drake eggs) floated. My partner and I just sat there in the water, with the single cargo box between us. 10 minutes later, the storm finally cleared.
The box reminded me of a table at a restaurant... so I had to joke a bit: "So, you come here often?"
And a huge wave that looked almost like a big bubble came up from the port-front and tipped the boat entirely over. What was funny is that I was still "on the wheel" for at least 30 seconds before I decided to "let go". I wasn't drowning during that time. (Guess I was caught in the "air bubble".) Of course, I could try to steer and increase/decrease speed, but nothing happened. I think we were all hoping another wave would come along and flip us upright, we were in such a surprised state.
Yep, ended up losing my ship components. Fortunately, our cargo (4 drake eggs) floated. My partner and I just sat there in the water, with the single cargo box between us. 10 minutes later, the storm finally cleared.
The box reminded me of a table at a restaurant... so I had to joke a bit: "So, you come here often?"
2:13 pm, June 29, 2022
blprice61 replied to Beware: Your longboat could turn completely over June 29, 2022 @ 2:04:05 pm PDT
Had something similar happen while on a raft, in a storm, in the ocean... was hit by a huge wave and the raft did a complete 360 degree roll. It was like a Valheim surfer moment.
That is probably the best feature of the raft, think it was later on that same trip when I found out the worst - also first time eaten by sea serpent.
That is probably the best feature of the raft, think it was later on that same trip when I found out the worst - also first time eaten by sea serpent.
11:13 pm, June 29, 2022
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Chaoslink replied to Beware: Your longboat could turn completely over June 29, 2022 @ 3:10:01 pm PDT
Funny, the only time I had this happen was when I was pulled up against one of them big turtles in the ocean. Big wave basically caught it alongside the edge of them and flipped it. Simultaneously my buddy got a raid at the base when he was very unprepared. So I couldn't go back until he came to get me. Just sat there fishing on its back until I got saved.
11:13 pm, June 29, 2022
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