1.7.2 Cannot easily get off roof with broken leg

[Alphie(SN) 32]

Date/Time:

07-11-2012

What happened:

Can climb up ladders with broken leg, but cannot climb down from roof

Where you were:

Chernogorsk

What you were doing:

With a broken leg you can go up ladders but you cannot easily get down from a roof; you're never given a down arrow at the ladder. I found a work around by getting as close to the ladder as you can, go to a sitting position, press V (like your going to hop over a fence) and you will briefly get a down arrow. If you dont hit it fast enough you will fall off the roof. This could be seriously problematic for new players.

*Current installed version:

1.7.2

*Server(s) you were on:

ATL##

*Your system specs:

AMD Phenom II X3, 4GB Ram, 1TB HDD, Nvidia 8800GT, Windows 7 64bit

*Timeline of events before/after error:

Received an up arrow for a ladder on the side of a building while I had a broken leg. Decided to climb up the ladder to see if there was anything of value on the roof. Once on the roof, could not get down, green down arrow never appeared while in broken leg prone position. Decided to kill myself by hurling myself off the roof with V key. Noticed a down arrow briefly while about to go over the edge. Clicked quickly before arrow disappeared and was able to climb down the ladder with a broken leg. Was then killed by zombies I had aggro'd while climbing down the ladder.

[thisisbleep 32]

This issue was present in 1.7.1.5, it is not possible to look down whilst prone, which you need to do to get the option to climb down the ladder.

As you said, to "fix" this you need to get as close as possible to the ladder and then crouch (don't move or you automatically go prone again), then you can look down and get on the ladder. I have never had a problem when I fell off of the roof trying this, but I can see it being done if you are not careful.

Edited July 13, 2012 by thisisbleep