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Has anyone noticed thier horse get nervous suddenly and for long amounts of times seemingly randomly?
I've had my horse since the day they came out. returned to the realms recently. My horse can be sitting in a nice quiet room all calm, whinnying and such then she gets nervous, trembles, and paws at the ground, then stops. and some time later starts again.
Any Ideas?
<<I've had my horse since the day they came out. returned to the realms recently. My horse can be sitting in a nice quiet room all calm, whinnying and such then she gets nervous, trembles, and paws at the ground, then stops. and some time later starts again.>>
First off this is all my personal theory. So it may be close to correct or totally off the mark.
My theory is that the horse gradually gets more and more agitated if it does not get attention from its owner. This process of agitation can be accelerated by stimulus such as combat, hunger, people hiding around the horse, or just alot of people in the area.
The calmest state of the horse seemed to be when it does this: "A steel grey horse whickers softly." Horses are also (at least in real life) fairly calm when they graze. So if you see your horse "takes a bite of some nearby greenery", then it might be an indication that it is at this calm state. Usually the whickering softly and the grazing happen around the same time.
The next level of agitation is when the horse whinnies. At this point it is still fairly simple to get the horse calmed down. Just pat it, hug it, or whatever you feel is appropriate.
After this if you continue to ignore your horse, it will get quite a bit more agitated. It can start to "whickers nervously", or "ears prick forward, straining to hear some sound in the distance", or it can start to tremble or stomp on the ground.
I see all of these as indications that the horse needs some attention or removal from the stimulus that is getting it aggitated.
I've also noticed that if you pay attention to your horse...even when in combat...and give it attention when it starts to get agitated, that these more serious signs do not occur. My horse used to tremble on a regular basis after combat. Before I started following this procedure.
It hasn't trembled at all since I started watching for these signs. So it seems to be a working theory.
And it doesn't seem to be a bug to me.
Candidus
First off this is all my personal theory. So it may be close to correct or totally off the mark.
My theory is that the horse gradually gets more and more agitated if it does not get attention from its owner. This process of agitation can be accelerated by stimulus such as combat, hunger, people hiding around the horse, or just alot of people in the area.
The calmest state of the horse seemed to be when it does this: "A steel grey horse whickers softly." Horses are also (at least in real life) fairly calm when they graze. So if you see your horse "takes a bite of some nearby greenery", then it might be an indication that it is at this calm state. Usually the whickering softly and the grazing happen around the same time.
The next level of agitation is when the horse whinnies. At this point it is still fairly simple to get the horse calmed down. Just pat it, hug it, or whatever you feel is appropriate.
After this if you continue to ignore your horse, it will get quite a bit more agitated. It can start to "whickers nervously", or "ears prick forward, straining to hear some sound in the distance", or it can start to tremble or stomp on the ground.
I see all of these as indications that the horse needs some attention or removal from the stimulus that is getting it aggitated.
I've also noticed that if you pay attention to your horse...even when in combat...and give it attention when it starts to get agitated, that these more serious signs do not occur. My horse used to tremble on a regular basis after combat. Before I started following this procedure.
It hasn't trembled at all since I started watching for these signs. So it seems to be a working theory.
And it doesn't seem to be a bug to me.
Candidus
If you don't have a warhorse (i.e. you are not playing a paladin), the horse never gets upset. They seem to require no special maintenance, even if you take the horse into combat on a regular basis.
I guess it's the advantage of not having advantages. Sort of like the old thief 'bonus' system.
---Brett
I guess it's the advantage of not having advantages. Sort of like the old thief 'bonus' system.
---Brett
OK, I have a bit of a twist on this... Tincan has gone to the opposite of being nervous. I can now be with him for hours and he will not make a noise... not a whinny.. nothing. Could this be that he's so calm that he doesn't even do that?
I assisted in game and was told to bug about it, which i did.
Just wondering if this is a bug, or if its possible to have your horse so calm he doesn't do anything.
I take him hunting all the time. constant grooming. and i had a carrot pouch made just to hold all the carrots he eats. he is well taken care of, but i must admit i'm confused on his behavior lately. has anyone else seen this?
Canaw
I assisted in game and was told to bug about it, which i did.
Just wondering if this is a bug, or if its possible to have your horse so calm he doesn't do anything.
I take him hunting all the time. constant grooming. and i had a carrot pouch made just to hold all the carrots he eats. he is well taken care of, but i must admit i'm confused on his behavior lately. has anyone else seen this?
Canaw
<<If you don't have a warhorse (i.e. you are not playing a paladin), the horse never gets upset. They seem to require no special maintenance, even if you take the horse into combat on a regular basis.
I guess it's the advantage of not having advantages. Sort of like the old thief 'bonus' system.
---Brett>>
Thanks Brett. I wasn't aware of this.
Perhaps you could post what reactions a non-warhorse demonstrates. It might be helpful.
<<OK, I have a bit of a twist on this... Tincan has gone to the opposite of being nervous. I can now be with him for hours and he will not make a noise... not a whinny.. nothing. Could this be that he's so calm that he doesn't even do that?>>
What's strange is that I've noticed this with Mirra also. I think it is related to the room I have her in.
In some rooms she just gets totally quiet. It almost makes me think that some rooms are horse friendly and some aren't. I can't imagine this being what is really happening, least I hope it is not. Perhaps there is some unforseen bug that is making our horses go to a neutral, or non-reactive state in some rooms.
<<I take him hunting all the time. constant grooming. >>
I saw someone else post that they groomed their horse every 30 minutes. Whether the horse needs grooming or not I think should be the main factor here in whether a person grooms it.
I would hope that if grooming does aid in forming the Paladin Bond, that it would be logical and that grooming the horse when it doesn't need grooming would not count towards forming this Bond.
It just seems kind of illogical to me that forming this Bond would be as easy as grooming the horse on a regular basis whether it needed it or not. A Bard can not clean their instrument when it does not need it.
Candidus
I guess it's the advantage of not having advantages. Sort of like the old thief 'bonus' system.
---Brett>>
Thanks Brett. I wasn't aware of this.
Perhaps you could post what reactions a non-warhorse demonstrates. It might be helpful.
<<OK, I have a bit of a twist on this... Tincan has gone to the opposite of being nervous. I can now be with him for hours and he will not make a noise... not a whinny.. nothing. Could this be that he's so calm that he doesn't even do that?>>
What's strange is that I've noticed this with Mirra also. I think it is related to the room I have her in.
In some rooms she just gets totally quiet. It almost makes me think that some rooms are horse friendly and some aren't. I can't imagine this being what is really happening, least I hope it is not. Perhaps there is some unforseen bug that is making our horses go to a neutral, or non-reactive state in some rooms.
<<I take him hunting all the time. constant grooming. >>
I saw someone else post that they groomed their horse every 30 minutes. Whether the horse needs grooming or not I think should be the main factor here in whether a person grooms it.
I would hope that if grooming does aid in forming the Paladin Bond, that it would be logical and that grooming the horse when it doesn't need grooming would not count towards forming this Bond.
It just seems kind of illogical to me that forming this Bond would be as easy as grooming the horse on a regular basis whether it needed it or not. A Bard can not clean their instrument when it does not need it.
Candidus
<<<Does he still battle ? or has he stopped doing that as well?>>
Oh yeah, he still battles...does everything the same...Just gets quiet all the time...almost constantly now...the only time he will make a noise when he does is if he's in a room with alot of people he may whinny once. but not much more
And as for grooming...I do my best to not have him need grooming. maybe they should extend the time allowed in between groomings, but i don't wanna wait till he's all messed up to groom him... I like to keep him clean and comfortable.
Canaw
Oh yeah, he still battles...does everything the same...Just gets quiet all the time...almost constantly now...the only time he will make a noise when he does is if he's in a room with alot of people he may whinny once. but not much more
And as for grooming...I do my best to not have him need grooming. maybe they should extend the time allowed in between groomings, but i don't wanna wait till he's all messed up to groom him... I like to keep him clean and comfortable.
Canaw
