Should water from a water arrow wake a sleeper?

[AluminumHaste]

We're talking about the water only as it falls on them. Ai already react to getting shot with a water arrow.

[Xarg]

I'm not sure it's worth making that distinction. It's not unreasonable to think they might wake up even if it hits their boots.

 

I guess it would depend how close to the point of impact the boots are, if the water arrow impacts right above the boots it would probably be noticeable, but if it hits the roof the boots are going to get a light sprinkling at most. How about a percentage chance? something like 95% for the head, and maybe 15% for the feet? That way you can cover for circumstances, unless you can implement distance based checking in which case a distance and therefore water density system could be employed or simulated.

[Deadlove]

We're talking about the water only as it falls on them. Ai already react to getting shot with a water arrow.

 

Thanks for the correction.

 

I think in that scenario it should still wake the AI up.

[Dunedain]

Yeah, if a guard has water splashing down on him from a water arrow, it should wake him. Something like would be quite noticeable. Would be extra cool if at some point later a couple variations of "getting dowsed with water while sleeping and waking up" voice recordings could be done; sputtering, startled light choking, irritation at being woken by the water, etc, hehe.

[Lux]

What about a weighted chance to wake up, like 70-90% or something though that may be too difficult to institute. I think water splashing on someone sleeping should alert but not in to an alerted state where they 'know' someone is around. Just more of a, "what the...?" kind of state.

[Skaruts]

Did you ever have water spilled on your face while sleeping? It's the best way to turn a human into a kangaroo.

Edited February 18, 2014 by Skaruts

[Skaruts]

What about a weighted chance to wake up, like 70-90% or something though that may be too difficult to institute. I think water splashing on someone sleeping should alert but not in to an alerted state where they 'know' someone is around. Just more of a, "what the...?" kind of state.

The guard might think, at first, that he's been pranked by other guards. From there he might go ask them about it, or he might go and turn (verbally) hostile towards that usual prick that keeps pranking his co-workers, or at some point he might believe everyone's innocent and something fishy is going on, alerting the whole nearby group.

Edited February 18, 2014 by Skaruts

[chakkman]

 

That'd be pretty cool.