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Player drowns on the ocean surface
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Sometimes, after swimming underwater (without SCUBA) and coming up to the surface, the player will still drown, despite his head being above the waterline.


Legacy ID
Swimming and Diving
Steps To Reproduce

1.) Swim underwater.
2.) Come up to surface by moving forward at an angle.
3.) Drown with head still above waterline.

Event Timeline

Laqueesha edited Additional Information. (Show Details)
Laqueesha set Category to Swimming and Diving.
Laqueesha set Reproducibility to Always.
Laqueesha set Severity to None.
Laqueesha set Resolution to Open.
Laqueesha set Legacy ID to 2777241784.May 7 2016, 3:00 PM
Rewan added a subscriber: Rewan.May 7 2016, 3:00 PM
Rewan added a comment.Jun 27 2013, 5:58 PM

I think it has to do with a lack of information regarding if you're underwater or not. I've drowned a few times w/o SCUBA equipement and now I make sure to press X (at least 2 times) to make sure my character is a maximum "water-height".

I've also had this happen a few times. The way to ensure you are above water is to completely stop moving and hold x until you see your character come as far out of the water as he can. This usually works.

A little fix could be needed for this so that you don't always have to do this.

I experienced getting stuck under water today with SCUBA, but the only side effect was that sound above water was muted.

Though i can confirm that i've drowned without water despite being on the surface.

You have to keep pressing X every second otherwise you slowly start sinking.

I have drowned alot probally 40% of the 100 times i have tried. The audio does not always make the gasping sound upon re-surface.

Part of the issue is that to swim with your head above water, you must angle your view up significantly. The problem is then you can't see where you're going.