Underwater breathing.

[Michlo]

Greetings.

With the UI changes to underwater swimming, would you please confirm that scuba gear actually makes a difference now?

Cheers.

[Siamese]

It’s not SCUBA. They said a a couple points there would be a mask with small air cans on them to let you SCUBA for short periods though.

[Michlo]

Yes, I know that I'm a former scuba diver myself. :P

But since we have masks, snorkels and attachable air tanks (all of which I've used in-game) it is akin to scuba so I used that for convenience. :P

Cheers.

[Bunny]

There's a neat little oxygen bottle that can be found on the island , that extends your air capacity underwater.

[Michlo]

Originally posted by Bunny:

There's a neat little oxygen bottle that can be found on the island , that extends your air capacity underwater.

Thanks but are you certain, Bunny. I've used the mask and snorkel with the oxygen bottle equipped and my oxygen level dropped as fast as always.

[Bunny]

Originally posted by Michlo:

Originally posted by Bunny:

There's a neat little oxygen bottle that can be found on the island , that extends your air capacity underwater.

Thanks but are you certain, Bunny. I've used the mask and snorkel with the oxygen bottle equipped and my oxygen level dropped as fast as always.

Well the guy in charge swore on his honor that it is working. :D

[Michlo]

His honour is besmirched!

I just did a test. With mask, no change. With mask and breathing tube combo, no change. With mask and breathing tube combo and an extra breathing tube (which shouldn't be possible), no change. With mask and breathing tube combo and an attached small oxygen bottle, a TINY change.

The breathing tube alone should make a significant difference. That's the whole point of snorkelling. With an oxygen bottle as well we should be able to stay under for at least 20 minutes.

Cheers.

[Bunny]

Originally posted by Michlo:

His honour is besmirched!

I just did a test. With mask, no change. With mask and breathing tube combo, no change. With mask and breathing tube combo and an extra breathing tube (which shouldn't be possible), no change. With mask and breathing tube combo and an attached small oxygen bottle, a TINY change.

The breathing tube alone should make a significant difference. That's the whole point of snorkelling. With an oxygen bottle as well we should be able to stay under for at least 20 minutes.

Cheers.

Thanks for taking the time to test it all and sharing feedback. Want me to slap him or should I just tell him to fix it right away ?

[Michlo]

Originally posted by Bunny:

Originally posted by Michlo:

His honour is besmirched!

I just did a test. With mask, no change. With mask and breathing tube combo, no change. With mask and breathing tube combo and an extra breathing tube (which shouldn't be possible), no change. With mask and breathing tube combo and an attached small oxygen bottle, a TINY change.

The breathing tube alone should make a significant difference. That's the whole point of snorkelling. With an oxygen bottle as well we should be able to stay under for at least 20 minutes.

Cheers.

Thanks for taking the time to test it all and sharing feedback. Want me to slap him or should I just tell him to fix it right away ?

Hmm, the slap is your call but I'd request that if he doesn't get it fixed right away he must name something after me. :)

[Go_Coup]

What if he fixed it before you even made your most recent comment?

[Michlo]

Originally posted by Go_Coup:

What if he fixed it before you even made your most recent comment?

Drat! Foiled again!

Time for some diving though, it seems. :)

[Michlo]

Update. Nope, they may have tweaked regular breath length but the diving gear still makes no difference.

[Shadwell]

Originally posted by Siamese:

It’s not SCUBA. They said a a couple points there would be a mask with small air cans on them to let you SCUBA for short periods though.

So you're saying it is not SCUBA, but it is SCUBA. Got ya. Yea, a small container with a mask to breathe through while underwater is a self contained underwater breathing apparatus.

[Shadwell]

Originally posted by Bunny:

There's a neat little oxygen bottle that can be found on the island , that extends your air capacity underwater.

Just an FYI. SCUBA tanks are not filled with pure oxygen. They are filled with regular old (filtered) breathing air. 21% O2, 78% nitrogen and about 3% other gases. Oxygen becomes rapidly toxic at depth. Prolonged exposure to pure oxygen below a few metres can kill you. Unless you are a technical diver doing a carefully calculated decompression dive, then you aren't going to be using pure oxygen while SCUBA diving.

[Michlo]

Thanks for the technical details, Shadwell.

And the bump. :P

[Siamese]

Originally posted by Shadwell:

Originally posted by Siamese:

It’s not SCUBA. They said a a couple points there would be a mask with small air cans on them to let you SCUBA for short periods though.

So you're saying it is not SCUBA, but it is SCUBA. Got ya. Yea, a small container with a mask to breathe through while underwater is a self contained underwater breathing apparatus.

My reply was posted before he said anything about the small air tank.

Originally posted by Michlo:

His honour is besmirched!

I just did a test. With mask, no change. With mask and breathing tube combo, no change. With mask and breathing tube combo and an extra breathing tube (which shouldn't be possible), no change. With mask and breathing tube combo and an attached small oxygen bottle, a TINY change.

The breathing tube alone should make a significant difference. That's the whole point of snorkelling. With an oxygen bottle as well we should be able to stay under for at least 20 minutes.

Cheers.

A snorkel in no way increases your capacity to stay under water. I simply allows you to swim face down at the surface without holding your breath.