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Pokeballs open instantly in water blocks

PostPosted: 15 Jul 2018 07:14
by Arpaesis
Currently pokeballs if thrown in the ocean have to hit the ocean floor to open, and the pokemon has to float up to the surface in order to be used. Would be nice if the pokeball just instantly opened when hitting the water. Makes more sense too, since pokeballs are lightweight and wouldn't really sink anyways.

Re: Pokeballs open instantly in water blocks

PostPosted: 15 Jul 2018 09:18
by XpanD
Doing it that way might cause trouble when trying to engage an underwater spawn, especially at a distance (where a fix like, for example, immediately entering a battle would not make sense, as you might be way too far away). Might be a work-around for that, though.

I do agree that balls flying freely through water/air can take a loooong time, would be nice to have something there to speed things up.

Pokeballs open instantly in water blocks

PostPosted: 15 Jul 2018 13:33
by Arpaesis
Well funny enough, you worded that just right to give an idea.

Perhaps pressing the throw button again while the ball is mid flight can prematurely trigger it to open. That way the player can either let it go the full length until collision, or tell the ball to open when they feel it is right to open.

Re: Pokeballs open instantly in water blocks

PostPosted: 18 Jul 2018 10:02
by SKyTheThunder
Alternatively we could implement that holding the send out button for some ~2 seconds sends them out right in front of you.

Re: Pokeballs open instantly in water blocks

PostPosted: 19 Jul 2018 00:10
by Arpaesis
While that would be far easier to code than the proposed method, it would be ideal if the player had more control over releasing their pokemon.