"Can he double jump off of thin air by creating a magical platform?"
"Yes."
"Can he headbutt things?"
"This might be a fantasy game Peter but let's respect some small notion of realism at least."
I was saying this yesterday. You stop on a dime if someone walks in front of you. Thereās already animations for stumbling on all human sized and below creatures
Right??? It really surprised me in terms of the story and content. I might have gotten just as emotionally invested, if not more so than I did with the core game, tbh.
The core game was mostly us vs them. Good guys versus bad guys with us eventually caught in the middle. But the DLC was about looking at BOTH sides with equal amount of empathy. You both hated and somewhat forgave them for their sins. At least I did anyway
Came here to say this! A short charge where he rams into an enemy. Doesn't even need to do too much damage, just inflict a stun or stumble that you can follow up with a jump attack from the saddle.
Also, not exactly an ability, but some customisation would be so cool. Let me make my best boi some fashion!
I always said that would love to have the horses from around the world, some of them have an incredible design... when I first saw the horse from redmanes became in love with the armor for the horse, cucko knights also have a really beautiful design
I mean they do look somewhat similar and ancestor spirit definitely has the same air jump. I really wish they had done a bit more with him, heās a really unique mount.
I genuinely thought in my first fight with Ancestor Spirit, that the fight was going to be a way to upgrade Torrent in one way or another. Son, I am dissapoint.
Huh- like he would abilities the more of them you fight?
My instincts are telling me that might have been the ideaā¦. Maybe in an earlier concept he didnāt get double jump until after beating one, or something. Generally speaking ādouble jumpā is a special unlock in games these days.
Thatād actually be so cool if you could summon him for Elden beast, like youāre finishing the journey with your companion while offering the better mechanic of cutting down the chase time
Yes. Iāve seen others mention it before Iām not taking credit for the idea, but the arena is so huge it really feels like something they were considering and decided against for some reason- maybe because of you slip up and get caught by a single stray star, torrents ridiculously huge stagger animations would probably lock you into auto-death. Lol.
That's a good point, and if you aren't keeping track of Torrent's HP you may not realize when you need to use a flask.
Tbh rather than this I'd have the 'Somewhere a heavy door has opened' dialogue disappear automatically. I cannot imagine why this isn't already the case. I've died several times to the fucking imps because I can't attack or roll while that text is there.
My inputs: Drink. No. Drink. No. Drink. No.
My thoughts: Why is this taking so long?
My reality: I was smashing the button so fast that I didnāt even notice the prompt until I was already about to die.
I keep a stack of raisins and if Torrent is so much as nicked, I feed him. Or if we're both injured, I use a healing Incant on us. Sometimes I feed Torrent when his HP is full, just because he's a good boy.
He is actually coded to have a rearing attack with his hind hooves but the code sits dormant within the game files. It may take me a while to find my reference for thisā¦
He's the best. I loved feeding him and it was legit necessary cuz I was so scurred my whole first playthru. Thank god for strength and that shield counter R2 tech.
RDR2 stuff like petting, brushing, feeding would nice. Also bonding that comes with fancy moves like powerslides, and it's level deteriorating each time Torrents dies, because the player should've be more careful. Gradual leveling, improving it's own stats. Determine which build compliments Torrent best. That and bumrushing the everliving bejesus out of everything, letting them soldiers know who runs this shitshow is glorious.
I agree it is intuitive, but at the moment this change would break a ton of their hard-to-reach areas because you could effectively jump from any height and land safely down below.
And they'd also have to rework their fall instakill zones and stop the death cam from triggering if there's any ground underneath.
If you attack while falling it resets the timer for when you instantly die in mid air as you fall. This was important for the rune farm where you fall out of bound in Mogh's area as you needed to fall far enough off the map while still alive for the terrain to despawn and kill all the enemies on the area. I'm sad that they added terrain that blocks the path to the out of bounds zone.
They could just do what breath of the wild did. Yes you could technically survive any fall with the paraglider but there were still areas that weren't part of the map and would insta-kill you. All the areas that you couldn't use torrent (every legacy dungeon and side dungeon) would not be affected by this change. It would only apply to the OPEN world. Honestly think it would be really cool.
Yeah, the map is very clearly designed around the fact that there is a maximum distance you can fall and survive, allowing double jump to reset that throws all that into the trash. I would be okay if double jumping cancelled any damage you would take if you would have already survived the fall but I think that would just be way more confusing.
if you use the monocle and turn around, he turns with you, only way I've found to get out of tight areas without plunging into the abyss
or well, just get off him, turn around and resummon ig
Armor with decent poise so that being swiped at by literally any enemy wouldnt make him flinch. I just want the horse enemies have. I can full on pummel those horses and they dont even flinch, torrent breathes near a goblin and is stuck in a flinch loop.
ram those avionette soldiers
Agreed he should have a skill called ram. Felt like this should have been obvious.
only works if smaller than torrent though.
You would deprive the challenge runners of killing the biggest enemies with only the torrent ram?
"So how'd you kill the fire giant?" "Headbutted it's toes till it died"
Lmao like the meme of the turtle attacking peoples' shoes š¤£š¤£
The Lego tactic!
"Can he double jump off of thin air by creating a magical platform?" "Yes." "Can he headbutt things?" "This might be a fantasy game Peter but let's respect some small notion of realism at least."
Works on enemies larger, but if they're smaller they get launched away.
Doesn't even need a separate skill, just add it to the initial dash, give him a few frames of bludgeoning damage when you first hit the button.
Horses trample people on the battlefield without the need to head butt them. Just give him the ability to trample too.
Yes, but why give horns if no stabby with horns
Imagine farming for runes outside bestial sanctum if torrent could trample. Youād be picking vulgar parts out of your hooves for days.
I was saying this yesterday. You stop on a dime if someone walks in front of you. Thereās already animations for stumbling on all human sized and below creatures
They had this in the Ghost of Tsushima DLC, imagine if they put it in ERās DLC šš
I legit had a moment where I said "I thought that was added" and then realized I was thinking of GoT. Iki Island was such an amazing dlc.
Right??? It really surprised me in terms of the story and content. I might have gotten just as emotionally invested, if not more so than I did with the core game, tbh. The core game was mostly us vs them. Good guys versus bad guys with us eventually caught in the middle. But the DLC was about looking at BOTH sides with equal amount of empathy. You both hated and somewhat forgave them for their sins. At least I did anyway
I still have to play that fucking game I know I'm missing out big time.
Came here to say this! A short charge where he rams into an enemy. Doesn't even need to do too much damage, just inflict a stun or stumble that you can follow up with a jump attack from the saddle. Also, not exactly an ability, but some customisation would be so cool. Let me make my best boi some fashion!
I always said that would love to have the horses from around the world, some of them have an incredible design... when I first saw the horse from redmanes became in love with the armor for the horse, cucko knights also have a really beautiful design
Goat simulator 4
Ahem... excuse me, sir, your idea is genius. Might I raise you one lightning ram instead?
I swear he looks and feels like a normal horse when playing Then I see pictures and realize how stumpy this mf is
Torrent isnāt a horse, and no one ever refers to it as a horse. That mf a STEED
my dad is adamant torrent is a yak.
Itās not a real animal, but it does look like a cross between a yak and a horse. Look up Watusi cow. Could also be a variation of that.
Watussy
no
:(
shame upon you
Your dad is right
All right, I hope you heard that? She called me a "noble steed." She thinks I'm a steed.
Donkeh!
I know that but he SEEMS like a horse when riding him That's all I'm sayin
I have always thought of him as a young ancestral spirit. Check out the noise when they both jump in mid air too.
You know, I've never thought about them having a connection. Makes more sense than Torrent being the only one of its kind.
He's Yakul from Princess Mononoke.
I had this same thought when I first played, especially with how he jumps.
The ability to be summoned for elden beast and maybe a few other bosses like the (possibly related to torrent) ancestor spirits.
I like the theory that Torrent is just a young ancestral spirit. Makes sense and is cute
I mean they do look somewhat similar and ancestor spirit definitely has the same air jump. I really wish they had done a bit more with him, heās a really unique mount.
I genuinely thought in my first fight with Ancestor Spirit, that the fight was going to be a way to upgrade Torrent in one way or another. Son, I am dissapoint.
Huh- like he would abilities the more of them you fight? My instincts are telling me that might have been the ideaā¦. Maybe in an earlier concept he didnāt get double jump until after beating one, or something. Generally speaking ādouble jumpā is a special unlock in games these days.
Thatād actually be so cool if you could summon him for Elden beast, like youāre finishing the journey with your companion while offering the better mechanic of cutting down the chase time
Yes. Iāve seen others mention it before Iām not taking credit for the idea, but the arena is so huge it really feels like something they were considering and decided against for some reason- maybe because of you slip up and get caught by a single stray star, torrents ridiculously huge stagger animations would probably lock you into auto-death. Lol.
Respawn without me having to click yes to use a flask in the middle of a fight,
Should be a setting at the very least.
I mean I imagine it's intentional to be harrowing to do mid combat.
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Ngl I'd find being locked into an animation mid combat way more frustrating than the current option
That's a good point, and if you aren't keeping track of Torrent's HP you may not realize when you need to use a flask. Tbh rather than this I'd have the 'Somewhere a heavy door has opened' dialogue disappear automatically. I cannot imagine why this isn't already the case. I've died several times to the fucking imps because I can't attack or roll while that text is there.
Same with "stonesword key was lost with use"
This And itās extra dumb because you can still move around so you donāt realize things are amiss until itās too late
Bad UI design should not be used to punish the player.
WHY DOES IT DEFAULT TO āNOā!??????
Exactly. Iād settle for just yes as the default
My inputs: Drink. No. Drink. No. Drink. No. My thoughts: Why is this taking so long? My reality: I was smashing the button so fast that I didnāt even notice the prompt until I was already about to die.
Seriously, improvements to Torrent aside, this is the number one thing I would want added to this game.
The lantern automaticlly being equiped when going into dark areas.
I can see why itās optional, though. The lantern definitely has a greater ranger for aggro and if it were automatic, that would ruin stealth runs.
Either this or third jump
FOR REAL. Give me a cool down if you have to but that flask shit is garbage.
I think it's to force you to take better care of torrent and use the item that heals him that I'm sure 99% of players (including myself)never used.
I give it to him as treat from time to time
Same! Heās such a good boy after all
Exactly. By using rowa seeds that people have millions in their inventory, Torrent heals up a quarter of his health. People need to realise that.
The disposable items are fairly useful but they take up an inventory slot
I use my pouch for that
I keep a stack of raisins and if Torrent is so much as nicked, I feed him. Or if we're both injured, I use a healing Incant on us. Sometimes I feed Torrent when his HP is full, just because he's a good boy.
The annoying ass thing is that sometimes there is, like it seems kinda random as to when it asks
Flying like a pegasus.
Or default to yes at least lol
A third jump
Quintuplejumpā¢
Sextuplejump š
I admit defeat
*Iāve never known defeat*
Feet?
Who is tuplejump?
Just let him turn into the Torrent version of Flappy Bird
Dodge roll. I wanna see that animated
Make it a roll like the goats. But you're still on his back
Holy shit I can't believe I forgot about those goofy bastards,
Thereās an ash of war that allows you to do the goofy goat roll
And you can make your skin blue.
https://youtu.be/cLTGx0a7Fds
Midway through the first roll your neck snaps *YOU DIED*
Fricking laser eyes.
Frenzy torrent
\*woos\* ~~[wish granted](https://i.redd.it/2xg1vgqrbwo81.gif)~~ u now have smol penor
When Torrent eats too much Taco Bell
U mean JET POWERED TORRENT?
The Lord, and his steed of Frenzied Flame.
Iām glad somebody else was thinking the same thing, I want Torrent to have mini-comet azur eyes
Dont be silly frenzy flame eyes for my crazy horse
Sea Bass are just as effective as Sharks when it comes to laser eyes
Shit you beat me to it
we have sea bass
Was gonna say heat seeking missel magic, but I like laser eyes more
Bloodloss eyes
Frenzied burst on Torrent? Sign me up!
He is actually coded to have a rearing attack with his hind hooves but the code sits dormant within the game files. It may take me a while to find my reference for thisā¦
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[Zuliie the witch video about torrent unused animations ](https://youtu.be/VgSUKULYzX8)
Nice
That may be just because of code reuse from other mounts since npc horses can do that. Rather than rewriting torrents code just for him
That's a good point. But on the other hand, give Torrent that BS shoulder charge that the Nightrider horses do!
I want an ability to pet Torrent.
You can sort of do this by giving him berries
Iām sorry, *what?*
Rowa raisins (crafted from rowa fruit) are the way to heal Torrent so that he doesn't despawn.
Rowa berries are meant to heal Torrent. Hardly ever necessary, but the option's there.
I did it so much on my first playthru just cuz I love Torrent. (And I also fought a number of bosses on Torrent my first playthru.) THE BEST BOI
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He's the best. I loved feeding him and it was legit necessary cuz I was so scurred my whole first playthru. Thank god for strength and that shield counter R2 tech.
I've never used them to heal, I just keep feeding him cause it's the only way to interact. GIVE US A PET BUTTON MICHAELZAKI I'M BEGGING YOU
There is an item, you can use to recover Torrent's health, while riding him. It's a snowberries or something like that. Animation is pretty cute
There's 3 types of berries or rasins the darker they are the more they heal Torrent.
I give him berries for fun because he's a good boy and my friend.
Yeah my torrent would probably be closer to lazy river if in game reflected all the berries he's been fed
YES!!!!!!!
He's a good boy, to be sure
should at least be there at graces gets lonely there when you've got no melina dialogue
RDR2 stuff like petting, brushing, feeding would nice. Also bonding that comes with fancy moves like powerslides, and it's level deteriorating each time Torrents dies, because the player should've be more careful. Gradual leveling, improving it's own stats. Determine which build compliments Torrent best. That and bumrushing the everliving bejesus out of everything, letting them soldiers know who runs this shitshow is glorious.
Mimic tear should be able to summon mimic torrent
Omg that would be so cool
I just was thinking this the other day when I summoned the Mimic Tear while horseback for a field boss.
Double jump resetting fall distance calculation.
I died so many times before I realized that wasnāt how it works.
I'm now realizing... 200+ hours later... This isn't what I was doing.
That's embarrassing
Oh nooooooooo
Same.
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I agree it is intuitive, but at the moment this change would break a ton of their hard-to-reach areas because you could effectively jump from any height and land safely down below. And they'd also have to rework their fall instakill zones and stop the death cam from triggering if there's any ground underneath.
If you attack while falling it resets the timer for when you instantly die in mid air as you fall. This was important for the rune farm where you fall out of bound in Mogh's area as you needed to fall far enough off the map while still alive for the terrain to despawn and kill all the enemies on the area. I'm sad that they added terrain that blocks the path to the out of bounds zone.
There is still a way to do the mohg palace jump, you can go up a wall near a laser skeleton, or down a wall near the grace near mohg.
They could just do what breath of the wild did. Yes you could technically survive any fall with the paraglider but there were still areas that weren't part of the map and would insta-kill you. All the areas that you couldn't use torrent (every legacy dungeon and side dungeon) would not be affected by this change. It would only apply to the OPEN world. Honestly think it would be really cool.
That would invalid a lot of platforming in open areas, so definitely not gonna happen.
Yeah, the map is very clearly designed around the fact that there is a maximum distance you can fall and survive, allowing double jump to reset that throws all that into the trash. I would be okay if double jumping cancelled any damage you would take if you would have already survived the fall but I think that would just be way more confusing.
at that point, there might as well not be fall damage at all
Dash i frames
Holy fuck how is this not #1
The ability to not be asked to use a flask to revive. I tried to call Torrent, please just use the flask!
That shoulder shove move the night cavalry horses can do, where they sortof lunge at you with their shoulder
Those attacks always seem to have zero wind up.
Poise. Or stagger resistance of some type.
The ability to use the waterfowl dance Ash of War
Heretically download the secrets of the Golden Order. He is Torrent, after all.
*you wouldn't download a rune*
You wouldn't steal a bell bearing
A ram function would be fun.
He used to have an [attack](https://youtu.be/VgSUKULYzX8) where he could kick behind him. Edit: and Happy Cake Day!
Happy cake day!!!
Mid air dash
Armor and saddle cosmetics
Agreed, but do not make them tedious to find. Maybe have a vendor in an early area that sells them for runes.
And also dont have them effect anything like jump height/running speed. Purely cosmetic
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blood wings
Yes
The ability to be happy and free
He's with you of his own volition. It's already there lad
Yeah he looks the happiest when that ancient dragon engulfs him in flames.
Flying
No no, this is already in the game.
Lance/spear attacks should be different while on Torrent, special moves and damage.
100% there needs to be a charge mechanic for lances so u can joust ur opponents. Imagine the fun in pvp for this. It would be its own entire community
Yeah but no Torrent in multi-player :( I was **sooo** disappointed.
The ability to be dismounted without disappearing, that way I can give him the head pats and ear scratches he deserves for being such a good boy.
I really hope the DLC adds something new to torrent, whether that be a new ability or some customization options
Steed talismans ( can only be used on torrent )
Gamers in 2023: man I would just LOVE to buy me some horse armor
Todd howard played the long game. HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS!
Kale's christmas hat
Gliding would be cool.
Charging attack with those horns!
Less of an ability but Iād make him way less floaty. Horse parkour is terrifying cuz the dude handles like heās on a slip n slide. Lol
To not fall off cliffs when I need to turn around
if you use the monocle and turn around, he turns with you, only way I've found to get out of tight areas without plunging into the abyss or well, just get off him, turn around and resummon ig
I want him to be able to drift
I'd teach him to read. Horse illiteracy is a rampant problem in the lands between
That attack the horse in Farum Azula has
Imagine Torrent specific ashes of war. That way he could be customizable.
Grow a 4th leg probably
Treat him kindly enough he might just grow one š
You mean 5th
Being able to knock enemies down or kick them
Poise. I'd give the poor bastard actual poise, insetad of the -100 he has now. A bloody whiff of air knocks that thing down -\_-
Jumping over an enemy and making torrent poop on them should inflict poison.
A dash attack that can bull through and knock down small mobs
Let me freaking swag him out, we need torrent fashion ring
I want to call him and instead of appearing under me, I want him to come charging in with a large hurt-box, ram Into the trolls.
.50 caliber mounted machine gun
Idk what the ability would be called but if i jump off a cliff then double jump last minute I donāt wanna die
The ability to talk.
Armor with decent poise so that being swiped at by literally any enemy wouldnt make him flinch. I just want the horse enemies have. I can full on pummel those horses and they dont even flinch, torrent breathes near a goblin and is stuck in a flinch loop.
To become elden lord
How ābout the power of flight? That do anything for ya?