Anne Bonney 2 Posted July 24, 2019 Hey folks! I have engaged whales for the last 4 times I have encountered them, the regular whales. I cannot seem to do damage to them with Ballista Spears. I lay a crap load into them, they they do not aggro at all... no damage, and all my spears are sticking out of them... Would someone tell me the secret of what I am doing wrong please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badkebab 79 Posted July 24, 2019 I have seen this phenomenon and with my uneducated opinion it is the whales hitbox that is the problem, if it is miss aligned or something similar. Shoot them a carbine to get aggro it's more reliable and cheaper on ballista ammo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anne Bonney 2 Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Badkebab said: I have seen this phenomenon and with my uneducated opinion it is the whales hitbox that is the problem, if it is miss aligned or something similar. Shoot them a carbine to get aggro it's more reliable and cheaper on ballista ammo Can you hit a whale with a carbine? I am being told you cannot, though you once were able to... Thank you though, I will see what happens. Edited July 24, 2019 by Anne Bonney Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sleepinator2000 87 Posted July 24, 2019 I regularly pull whales with carbines, as recently as last Friday. They have a very strange hitbox. Head hits usually penetrate from low angles (like a Sloop), other places just porcupine, but high angle shots (from a Galleon) seem to penetrate almost anywhere. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anne Bonney 2 Posted July 24, 2019 Thank you so much for you help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kidori 143 Posted July 25, 2019 I always have to let them get very close to the ship before ballistae start doing damage to them. A lot closer than I'd like, and much closer than the max range of the ballista. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nutcutt3r 173 Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Anne Bonney said: I cannot seem to do damage to them with Ballista Spears. I lay a crap load into them, they they do not aggro at all... no damage, and all my spears are sticking out of them Yep they just stick in a line across the top of the collision box. Pretty sure that's the box that does damage to your ship, but no aggro. Edited July 25, 2019 by Nutcutt3r Share this post Link to post Share on other sites