I'll be honest, this has to be one of the mods that I enjoy the most because not only does it provide more of a challenge to the game, but also a realistic immersion factor that just makes me absolutely giddy... that is... it did... until I started running into the Big Slaughterfish EVERYWHERE. I'm not a modder. I do not know what goes into such a process, so I cannot judge. I believe you did a great job, I really do! I just wanted to put that on the table where we can both see it. But I believe that this mod could use... a little more work. Let me explain.
In an environment such as the one in Skyrim, the rivers are cold and harsh, providing smaller fish to have a difficult time in surviving long enough to grow to considerable size. Granted there are other creatures such as crabs and insects to provide nourishment, yet there is no where near enough in such a narrow river to provide the correct sustenance for such a large Slaughterfish. I was passing through Riverwood and decided to collect a few dragonflies for my alchemy. Well, as I stepped into the foot and a half of water a Big Slaughterfish came out of no where and one shot me. Now, dying isn't an issue, I've learned to always F5 when entering the water, but don't you think it'd make a little more sense for the larger Slaughterfish to only exist in the deep water sections of lakes or the larger rivers where basic biology can take part? In some sections of the rivers it's almost impossible to even conceive how a fish that large got into that particular pool of water and can survive without beaching itself or dying from lack of nourishment. There's just not practicality to it. If I didn't enjoy the mod so much I'd probably have turned it off until such a fix is made, and eventually if my frustration at the ridiculousness of it doesn't end I probably will. I think that you had a BRILLIANT idea and that it will be one of the best mods out there... it just needs some slight adjustments to the spawning of the creatures and the habitats in which they find themselves. Thank you for your time, I hope that you take what I said into consideration, and please keep up the good work!
Slight Change for Added Immersion (2 comments)
In an environment such as the one in Skyrim, the rivers are cold and harsh, providing smaller fish to have a difficult time in surviving long enough to grow to considerable size. Granted there are other creatures such as crabs and insects to provide nourishment, yet there is no where near enough in such a narrow river to provide the correct sustenance for such a large Slaughterfish. I was passing through Riverwood and decided to collect a few dragonflies for my alchemy. Well, as I stepped into the foot and a half of water a Big Slaughterfish came out of no where and one shot me. Now, dying isn't an issue, I've learned to always F5 when entering the water, but don't you think it'd make a little more sense for the larger Slaughterfish to only exist in the deep water sections of lakes or the larger rivers where basic biology can take part? In some sections of the rivers it's almost impossible to even conceive how a fish that large got into that particular pool of water and can survive without beaching itself or dying from lack of nourishment. There's just not practicality to it. If I didn't enjoy the mod so much I'd probably have turned it off until such a fix is made, and eventually if my frustration at the ridiculousness of it doesn't end I probably will. I think that you had a BRILLIANT idea and that it will be one of the best mods out there... it just needs some slight adjustments to the spawning of the creatures and the habitats in which they find themselves. Thank you for your time, I hope that you take what I said into consideration, and please keep up the good work!