So I was in the 3rd deck of our galleon over the weekend and a buddy said us into a high seas thunderstorm.
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I know you have to bale water from time to time from the rain seeping down into the holds. (Nice touch btw)
So the out of nowhere there was a crack of thunder and 3-4 holes just appeared and we filled up with water and almost went under.
Anyone else experience this?
I managed to get a recording of what appeared to be lightning striking land by us.
@rylo-k3n Hey there i got struck by lightning wile I was at the helm and it pushed me away from the wheel.
@rylo-k3n Ive been thrown overboard due to it! Bloomin storms have always got it in for me.
Whoever said lightning doesnt strike the same place twice hasn't sailed with me xD
I got a video of it if you want to see https://youtu.be/VLk8hhPl6uY Scared the c**p outta me! strike hits me at about 1:50
@rylo-k3n yes, it is attracted to your ship and you yourself, trust me, i was in a storm and got struck by lightning twice T.T
I sail into storms a lot, just cause I like how intense and fun it is to just try and navigate them. You can and certainly do get struck by lightning, player AND ship. It blows holes in the ship like a cannonball would.
I feel like your player getting struck should be addressed though. It only does a TINY sliver of damage to you. Which makes no sense what so ever lol. You should take significant damage from getting struck, or at least be paralyzed and unable to move or access the ships various controls. Also, the frequency of your player being struck is a little bit much. At least it is if your like me and you spend quite a bit of time in the storms.
And yeah, what @DrBullhammer said.... NEVER go into a storm with gunpowder barrels on your ship, it's an absolute death sentence!! It's like the storm gods at Rare KNOW you have those things on board, and the lightning supernaturally targets them lol
@drbullhammer not normally but if your in the middle of a big storm taking those waves head on you can bet it damages your ship.
@drbullhammer every time i went into a storm the odd hole or 2 would appear and there was not any lightning hitting me directly. not sure what exactly causes it, but random holes do happen.
@rylo-k3n i got hit with lightning while lugging an explosive barrel to the ship you can guess how that turned out, i think my poor limbs are all over that island now lol
@apocacide I agree, storms have caused holes, on a galleon we got struck, and I sent a crewmate below decks, and found no hole. Later we heard water on board, and found the lowest level almost drowned... Before I sent him below decks, we heard multiple breaks elapse, and then the water seepage sound had me send my crewmate down to confirm our fears.
@apocacide once, I was below decks in a storm, and watched holes open directly in front of me. I can't confirm lightning as the cause, but definitely saw the holes form...
Lightning can hit players and ships. If it hits the ship it will cause a hole. If it hits a player it can kill you. If it doesn't kill you it has quite a powerful knock back that may push you off your ship. It can also push you off of any interaction you're doing. So if you're steering at the wheel, you'l get knocked off, which in a storm is very dangerous.
As of the people saying they've gotten random holes in a storm before or long after lightning struck, storms at one time did cause damage over time to your ship. thus just being in a storm, lightning or not, caused holes to appear in your hull.
I feel as though they've scaled this down a lot but it does still happen from what I can tell.
As for rain if people are curious, it will not sink your boat. It will only fill so much and then stop. It's meant more like a head start for water that comes in from hull breaches.
@KnifeLife
Hahahaha! Yes! I've definitely been hit more than once in a row. I remember one time, when the storms were first implemented. I was adjusting sails, boom, got hit, went below decks to get a banana, boom, hit through the deck. Instadeath. I was just like... what? And started laughing.
I also know @lizalaroo is a known lightning rod, there's a whole topic about it !
https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/topic/33917/lightning-the-best-part-of-a-storm
I think moments like that, the random damage of lightning, are what make SoT a lot of fun I wish there were more things like it.
I sat on a mountain watching a thunderstorm. I got struck by lightning for about 20% health. I could see it striking the land and sea around me.
@RYLO-K3N
Mate, take it from me and as others have said. YES. I got one short and shocking [pun intended ;) ] story. My mates and I were over yonder in the North East. Marauder's Arch was where we found ourselves looking for the booty of some pirate by the title of Vile Vic I believe. A storm caught up with us and we decided to wait it out because we had just evaded the storm earlier. So you have 2 mates making sure the ship stays afloat and myself and another buddy looting the island. As we finish digging up the booty we realize the storm is right above us. He heads back with the chest in hand and I stay put to loot for some cannonballs. We were short on them because we had sunk two galleons in a 3 free for all battle way earlier. Not to mention we ran into one of them again and gave them another dousing of hot powder. Before I finish up this tangent, our journey had taken us from the Shores of plenty to the Ancient Isles and finally to the Wilds. Half a days worth of adventure. Back to the present, having filled up on resources I head back and I get chased by lighting. If I didn't have a peg leg or a pirate's hook by now, I would definitely need to add one because lighting hit me 3 times and around me for an extra 4 times. Maybe it was the fact that Marauder's Arch was tall or that I had the admiral's hook on and the metal hook attracted the lighting. But I swear that storm wanted me dead. I booked it back to the ship and the 2nd lighting to strike me caught me midair. My buddy got a good view of that one and had a laugh while he chugged down a mug of beer. As a final note for this shocking experience lighting struck around our ship and our mast once or twice more before it ended. Would I sail to the Wilds again? Yes. Would I tackle a storm again? Yes. Would I treasure hunt with a storm on my a*s? Not with my new pirate, but the one from the betas definitely would. He's retired and I hope to have a better adventure come the launch.
@andrew175151 I KNOW.
I wish I had the voice chat recorded. All the sudden he was like uh w*f happened
