Walking Into Solid Terrain

[zoqor]

Thread name: Walking Into Solid Terrain
Time: May/June 2016
Frequency: Consistent
World name: Behemoth
Character name: Ruruzan Fufuzan
Retainer name: N/A
NPC name: N/A
Monster name: N/A
Class/level: N/A
Party or solo: Solo
Race: Lalafell male
In-game time: N/A
Area and coordinates: Coerthas central highlands (X:2.6,Y:21.2) & 2.2 21.1
Housing: None
Steps:
I can walk into the terrain at this and other locations within the general area. Note, I've also seen this in areas outside of Ul'dah.

See screenshots:

http://imgur.com/YgXdBfP
http://imgur.com/F1sNME8

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[Drkdays]

Meaning you can go all shadowcat with walls? That's definitely something GM's will want to know.

[zoqor]

Well shadowlalafell mainly but yes. The issue seems to occur on un-level ground like boulders where there are angles. In that particular area (which is also right dead in the middle of a quest) I can actually walk completely into the terrain and vanish entirely. I just let my head poke out for the screenshots. Also, if I move the camera "within" the texture, I can see inside of it (if that makes any sense).

[Drkdays]

Have you seen others do that, or is it your character specifically? If it's just you it might have something to do with your connection. I remember in WoW there were some walks you could go through by jerking your camera, don't ask me how though.

[zoqor]

Have you seen others do that, or is it your character specifically? If it's just you it might have something to do with your connection. I remember in WoW there were some walks you could go through by jerking your camera, don't ask me how though.

While I was snapping the screenshots, I saw someone run past me and jump in this area (it is part of a quest) and I thought I could see them sinking into the texture as well. So I think it is widespread and not related to my setup. I can post my system information if it helps; but in general I'm playing the PC version, 4K monitor w/3840x2160 resolution and a 980Ti graphics card (DirectX 11). My connection is a 150/150 MB fiber, direct 1G cable to source, no lag at all. This may just be a non-issue, perhaps they lightened up on collision detection in the area to aid with the quest? I don't know... but it looks weird and weighs heavy on my lalafell head!

[Drkdays]

Sounds like a flaw then. I've seen and reported bots who auto killed monsters from the safety of a wall, maybe it's a minor hack. Be sure to report it if you haven't already.

[zoqor]

Actually, this may be a non-issue. The area where I've noticed this is a dungeon though I don't have access to it yet. Based on some quest text and other answers in another area of the forum, it looks like this may be intentional; i.e. the terrain goes away later in the game so is not "solid." Whereas I've experienced a similar issue in areas outside of Ul'dah, those are significantly more minor, and only a part of you gets buried in the terrain... which is probably just the way the graphics engine works; i.e. you can sort of "merge" into terrain at angles for a certain point before you snap out and above it. So, this is probably not a bug at all! I'll find out sooner or later.