Character Stuck in a Pool >.<

[Aurura_B]

At first, I thought it was due to having too much bag/item weight on her. So I ran back to the corpse with nothing and jumped in to get her.

Except I could not stay above water again.. sank right down even though I had nothing on me. Drowned again.

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? (Go easy on me, hadn't swam in EQ in many years):o

[maxtorps]

Page up?

[Videri]

In EQ, it’s harder to get out of pools in corners. Corners are bad. You want a nice straight edge to climb out of the pool on perpendicularly.

Other things that prevent you from getting out of pools include: ducking, being short, not looking up enough (with page up key) like the above poster said.

Which pool?

[arnoldnashwel]

:/

[WarpathEQ]

The direction you're looking will determine where you swim to. If you're facing up you will swim to the top of the water if you're facing down you will swim to the bottom, as far as I know character weight doesn't play a role at all.

You have 2 options:

I find its easier to swim in first person view. If you scroll the mouse wheel all the way up to first person then you will swim directly where your camera is facing, if you're looking at the surface you will swim to the surface (side note when exiting water you want to look all the way up to jump out, if the surface is too high you might have to find another point of exit from the water)

In third person view you can use the page up and page down keys to swim up towards the surface or down into the water.

[Toxigen]

3rd person

[Homesteaded]

This is peak EverQuest.

[Bobjenson]

You are probably ducking. Look up the duck hot key and press that

[Bobjenson]

You are probably ducking. Look up the duck hot key and press that

[Videri]

ducking auto correct

[Salathor]

I had this same issue. For me the answer was: you have to be in first person. Looking up in 3rd person did not make me swim above the water. But when you're in first person view you can look up and you swim that way, and eventually climb out.

[Rader]

At first, I thought it was due to having too much bag/item weight on her. So I ran back to the corpse with nothing and jumped in to get her.

Except I could not stay above water again.. sank right down even though I had nothing on me. Drowned again.

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? (Go easy on me, hadn't swam in EQ in many years):o

Since you haven't said where exactly this happened, can't say for sure this will work, but maybe just maybe as long as it is not a huge pond, you could use the corpse command and drag the bodies to a place on land where it doesn't matter how you avoid drowning?

[arnoldnashwel]

To add to the excellent advice already given, remember that EverQuest’s environments are designed with intricate details, where even the smallest actions, like the orientation of your character or their stance, can have significant consequences. The tips about using the "Page

[cecag18663]

You can swim more easily in first person view by scrolling the mouse wheel all the way up. This aligns your swimming direction with your camera view, allowing you to swim towards the surface by looking upwards. To exit water, look up, though a different exit point may be needed if the surface is too high. Alternatively, in third person view, use the page up and page down keys to swim upwards or downwards, respectively.

[Duik]

Ducks float.

[magnetaress]

Gnomes are especially handicap in this area.

[Duik]

Lower guk after swim on dead side. BR? I think i ALWAYS jump out and land in fkn middle of the room.

[Jimjam]

I had this same issue. For me the answer was: you have to be in first person. Looking up in 3rd person did not make me swim above the water. But when you're in first person view you can look up and you swim that way, and eventually climb out.

In third person you are making the camera, not the character look up.

If you've kept default binds you can make the character look up while in third person by holding the 'page up' button.

[Jimjam]

My character got stuck in lava today cos a Fire giant summoned me into geometry from which my toon couldn't move.

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