Rivers and Islands: A Use for Boats

[mizzoufan96 2]

My suggestion is intended for stand alone.

It would be nice to see islands or rivers incorporated into the map. Boats have no sensible use on Chenaurus at this time. There are no secluded islands to go to. There are no rivers to travel. Sure, you could go along the coast for a while, but that gets very boring and you are at extreme risk of being shot.

[DemonGroover 8836]

From what i understand (from PAX) rivers are hard to do in game.

I think the water needs to be at sea level and so having rivers with different elevations wouldn't be possible - you have to gouge out the terrain so the water 'flows' into the river (i could be wrong on this). The various lakes dotted about are actually objects rather than part of the environment.

If possible though rivers would definitely be a nice addition and i am sure some inlets could be created.

[ActionManZlt 160]

There's always been the one smallish island (skalitzky?) and the large island of Utes has been confirmed as an addition in the SA. Not sure about other smaller ones though, and yeah, rivers aren't likely at this stage because they don't have the proper tech for them.

I never go out to skalitzky because I'm worried that someone stranded out there will steal my boat, and then leave me stranded!

[DirtyCry 118]

We have water areas at different highs at Phantera or Namalsk. So making a river should not be that hard and not needed to be on ocean high. I think a smart level designer can work with that... especialy the SA guys.