First person horse riding. Anyone?

nicholaspingasb16_ESO

Here are some screenshots of what it would look like.









It's obviously possible to do (as evidenced by the screenshots) and, if they really wanted to add the player's arms, it would be a couple of simple animations.

You may ask "why?"



why not?

Tabbycat

The only issue I'd have with this would be motion sickness. As it is (even with the adjustable FOV) even when I move at a pace faster than stealth when in first person it gives me motion sickness. Yes ZOS was awesome in giving us FOV slider. Unfortunately it didn't fix my motion sickness issues. If I play in first person I have to sneak or I end up feeling nauseous.

However, as always, I welcome suggestions for more variety. If you can handle the motion sickness from riding a horse in first person, then by all means you should be able to do so. However, you should be able to see your character's hand on the reigns, just like you can see your character's hands on their weapons.

Royalroacho

Im into it. I like playing in first person whenever it doesn't cause me to die. I think the first person perspective was kinda tacked on at the latter end of the games development due to negative feedback over it being not included. Itd be cool if they would gradually polish it over time.

nicholaspingasb16_ESO

Tabbycat wrote: »

The only issue I'd have with this would be motion sickness. As it is (even with the adjustable FOV) even when I move at a pace faster than stealth when in first person it gives me motion sickness. Yes ZOS was awesome in giving us FOV slider. Unfortunately it didn't fix my motion sickness issues. If I play in first person I have to sneak or I end up feeling nauseous

That's mostly because the FoV slider in this game is really bad. 120 fov still only lets me see the tops of my weapons (can't see any part of my arm or hand unless I look down)

GnatB

I would have to assume that since they added First person swimming, first person riding is already in progress.

jamie.goddenrwb17_ESO

nicholaspingasb16_ESO wrote: »

Tabbycat wrote: »

The only issue I'd have with this would be motion sickness. As it is (even with the adjustable FOV) even when I move at a pace faster than stealth when in first person it gives me motion sickness. Yes ZOS was awesome in giving us FOV slider. Unfortunately it didn't fix my motion sickness issues. If I play in first person I have to sneak or I end up feeling nauseous

That's mostly because the FoV slider in this game is really bad. 120 fov still only lets me see the tops of my weapons (can't see any part of my arm or hand unless I look down)

Not to mention your weapons look really really short...like a greatsword looks like a shortsword...

I noticed it the other day and it threw me off for a while

AoEnwyr

Hmmm it's been a while since I've played it but didn't Oblivion have first person horse riding and wasn't it horrible? Then again, horse riding overall was pretty awful in that game

Deidian

Oblivion's horse riding was by far the best (in my opinion) not only was it really fun but it was also really immersive and I (nerd alert) felt a stronger connection to my horse when riding around in first person in Oblivion, as in that it felt more like MY horse, rather then when I was riding my horse in Skyrim in forced 3rd person, which made it feel like I was riding a random horse even though it was named (Shadowmere)

As does it feel the same in ESO at the moment.

The best way to implement this into ESO is to make it optional, just like in Oblivion. Slide into first person or slide out to third, that way it'd please both sides

bedlom

Yes pls

nicholaspingasb16_ESO

UlanX wrote: »

Hmmm it's been a while since I've played it but didn't Oblivion have first person horse riding and wasn't it horrible? Then again, horse riding overall was pretty awful in that game

It was actually pretty great, apart from the bit about not being able to see any part of your body. But ESO could remedy that...

isengrimb16_ESO

Mm. I don't like being force-switched out of first-person. The swimming thing is great, but the forced third-person horse thing is still terrible.

DogFaceInBananaPatch

How do I make this happen? Third party mod, addon (be odd if it was), some obscure ZoS setting?

Or is this just PhotoShop?

nicholaspingasb16_ESO

DogFaceInBananaPatch wrote: »

How do I make this happen? Third party mod, addon (be odd if it was), some obscure ZoS setting?

Or is this just PhotoShop?

Run your camera into a wall and it will force you into first person while on a horse. No mods required. It's already an in-game function that ZOS could easily add.

DogFaceInBananaPatch

nicholaspingasb16_ESO wrote: »

DogFaceInBananaPatch wrote: »

How do I make this happen? Third party mod, addon (be odd if it was), some obscure ZoS setting?

Or is this just PhotoShop?

Run your camera into a wall and it will force you into first person while on a horse. No mods required.

That was extremely unhelpful. Thanks! ~laughs~

nicholaspingasb16_ESO

DogFaceInBananaPatch wrote: »

nicholaspingasb16_ESO wrote: »

DogFaceInBananaPatch wrote: »

How do I make this happen? Third party mod, addon (be odd if it was), some obscure ZoS setting?

Or is this just PhotoShop?

Run your camera into a wall and it will force you into first person while on a horse. No mods required.

That was extremely unhelpful. Thanks! ~laughs~

What I mean is, while you are in third person on a horse, go up to an object that is extremely close to your character's head and move you camera in front of it. It will force the camera into first person, just like when you are in third person on foot and back up directly into a wall.

DogFaceInBananaPatch

I see now! Ok, so I will hope they'll add this to the game. Doesn't make sense why they wouldn't keep the camera in first-person if the user is already in first-person. Having a horse head in my view is fine. I assume this is why the forced third-person.

reggielee

I rarely used 1st person but logically I thought that if I played in that view then it should continue if mounted. strange that it isnt

Nestor

The only problem I see is it harder to find a path on a horse in FP than in Third. It would not bother me if the view was toggle-able, I just don't know if I would ever use it.

ThisOnePosts

MatthewShine wrote: »

Oblivion's horse riding was by far the best (in my opinion) not only was it really fun but it was also really immersive and I (nerd alert) felt a stronger connection to my horse when riding around in first person in Oblivion, as in that it felt more like MY horse, rather then when I was riding my horse in Skyrim in forced 3rd person, which made it feel like I was riding a random horse even though it was named (Shadowmere)

As does it feel the same in ESO at the moment.

The best way to implement this into ESO is to make it optional, just like in Oblivion. Slide into first person or slide out to third, that way it'd please both sides

Nobody puts Shadowmere and 'random horse' in the same sentence without having to sleep with one eye open for the rest of their lives.

Gidorick

The reason they haven't added this is because they would want to rework the textures and horse positioning... they wouldn't want to do it half-heartedly. If they do it, they want to make it the best experience they can make it. While I really want first person horse riding, I think I would rather they implement it correctly than just throw some shoddy "camera mode" in there.

Robocles

Necro FTW.

Gidorick

Robocles wrote: »

Necro FTW.

WHOOT!

Heruthema

Yes. It would be great if done properly.

Gidorick

Heruthema wrote: »

Yes. It would be great if done properly.

And I think this is exactly it. ZOS won't do it unless they can do it properly.

Gidorick

I was stuck in a tree the other day (don't ask) and my camera zoomed in and I got this shot, which made me think of this thread!



I found it interesting that my character model went away but my horse model did not. It kind of seems the groundwork for the First Person Horse might be there just not "toggled".

Moonscythe

I would be really happy. Happy enough to even buy a horse. I always play first person and, unlike many, I LOVED riding my horse in Oblivion even though I did pull enemies behind me. I used to ride real horses and Oblivion gave me the same look and feel. The controls were also fairly natural so, yeah, give me a horse to ride with the wind in my face and his mane flying.

Gidorick

Exactly @Moonscythe‌. If I had the choice I would lock my view into first person and would never see my character during game play, only during things like crafting and character editing. I was so pleased when they added first person swimming and resource gathering!

Lava_Croft

ZOS stated that they want to do first-person horse riding, but that it requires animation work and what not.

Stroggnonimus

YES PLEASE ! yea motion sickness may occur, but hell, thats awesome. Charging into battle in cyro in 1st person mode ! AND if they would be kind enough to draw your hands holding the leash...

Gidorick

So.... with more and more mounts being released does the liklihood of first person mount riding decrease?

LuxLunae

nicholaspingasb16_ESO wrote: »

Here are some screenshots of what it would look like.









It's obviously possible to do (as evidenced by the screenshots) and, if they really wanted to add the player's arms, it would be a couple of simple animations.

You may ask "why?"



why not?

Why your screen looks different?