Hurting when jumping in the water ? Really ?

[OX]

I have tried to jump from a platform to another (on those broken bridges) and I fell in the water. Deep water. And I got hurt ? really ?

[CatPerson]

Well, don't know how high up this platform was, but water is not as soft as some think. Jumping from bridge-height, for example, typically results in broken limbs or death. Gravity and surface tension and all that.

But yeah, I'd guess whatever dictates injury from fall is just being applied universally. eg, falling from a palm tree tends to injure or break limbs, so same height/rules may apply.

[Devil Duck]

did u jump from those sea bunkers? it's pretty high i've jumped from about 20 feet and flopped, it stings like a ♥♥♥♥♥ but wont break anything or do to much damage

[CatPerson]

I still think broken limbs from falling from half of a palm tree height is a bit overkill, but I can go with it since it's a game. Plus I don't really know how tall those palm trees are supposed to be. Teehee.

I do often wonder how it decides whether you're just injured or broke a limb - maybe just rng.

Oh and when I said "bridge height" earlier I meant something more massive like the Golden Gate bridge, not a decorative bridge in a garden or over a low road. :D

[OX]

Yes, but I would say these platforms has about 6 meters (20 ft) I think... I already jumped from 10 meters without any injury... Anyway, I stopped to try to jump on those bridges due to this...
I hope devs fix this in future...

[fluxtorrent]

(ingame) It does hurt, but nowhere near as much as hitting the ground from treetop height. I think they got it pretty right.

[CatPerson]

^ Any idea how tall those taller palm trees are supposed to be? Idly curious. :)

[brandtex]

You climb two ladders to get up there, each 6-8 meters, so you are between 12 and 16 meters up in my estimation and from that height you can easily hurt yourself when plunging into water. Try a nice belly flop from 3 meters if in doubt.

[OX]

Yeah, belly flop definitely will hurt, but, I would not do that from this height :) Anyway, I will try to find another solution to get to these other platforms...

[Drake]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Devil Duck:

did u jump from those sea bunkers? it's pretty high i've jumped from about 20 feet and flopped, it stings like a ♥♥♥♥♥ but wont break anything or do to much damage

Yeah, the faster you hit the water, the harder the impact will be. Water does have mass after all, and there is a limit to how quickly the molecules can separate. As a note, hitting the water at terminal velocity, is almost the same as if you hit concrete at the same speeds.

[brandtex]

I have jumped to and from several already. Dropped a few times (though I didnt notice any damage, might still have been there), till I got the timing right. It seems to stall a bit sometimes when I run towards the gap - in that case I move back and try again. The nasty part is that the great whites seem to lurk by those forts and sometimes even push the raft away from the ladder. Those stinkers !

[CatPerson]

I've seen calculations that one would hit at about 25-30mph from a height of about 30 feet. So impact can be bad if you fall wrong, I'm sure. It just feels sorta weird in the game, since climbing half a tall palm tree doesn't feel that high, in-game. Probably a graphic warp perspective thing.