Can't hit the broad side of a barn with a crossbow

[pascal.difolco]

I'm in early game and got the DLC Artemis Crossbow
But what's this thing it's swaying all around and can't be held in place ? It's not weighing much, seems Henry got drunk whenever he uses it!!!
Plus the upward trajectory is really weird, eventually you always fire sideways and above your target, wtf ??

[jnorth3709]

Find an archery range, practice. It gets better

[MrMinMax]

Use a bow. There is something seriously wrong with the crossbow ATM. Even taking the skill to reduce the sway doesn't help.

[Kashra Fall]

Find the game's keeper hut during the Mutt questline. There his son holds archery competitions. You don't have to compete, just buy arrows/bolts from him and shoot the archery targets. Level your marksmanship, the sway goes down and you can hit things easier. Crossbow is not directly where the arrow tip is for aiming. You have to adjust slightly down to hit direct center.

[Geeks On Hugs]

If you'd like a cursor in the center of the screen, do this once per session. It will give you a dot in your screen with a bow. If your bow is already up it won't add the dot until the next time you draw your bow. I have not tried it with the crossbow yet but I imagine it should work the same.

Pull up the console by pressing tilde "~" in the upper left of the keyboard.

Type "wh_pl_showfirecursor = 1"

1 = on, 0 = off

Remember it doesn't instantly turn the dot on if you already have the bow drawn but rather it keeps the standard dot up when unholstering the bow. And again you have to do this one time when you start the game each session.

It's made a world of difference for me in archery in KCD 1. I was useless without it and with it I was then able to develop my skills (both the character and with me as a player).

[pascal.difolco]

Originally posted by MrMinMax:

Use a bow. There is something seriously wrong with the crossbow ATM. Even taking the skill to reduce the sway doesn't help.

OK would prefer it anyway, but I have like 20 Groschen lol

[Thanatos]

Originally posted by pascal.difolco:

Originally posted by MrMinMax:

Use a bow. There is something seriously wrong with the crossbow ATM. Even taking the skill to reduce the sway doesn't help.

OK would prefer it anyway, but I have like 20 Groschen lol

being a thief is virtually essential in this game and the first, you cant seem to make much money without it. steal whatever you need and do something else until it isnt considered stolen anymore. when you pay for training just pickpocket the money back from them.

[Platapoop]

Your accuracy also increases with your bow skill level I think.

[Bad Brad]

It's all about your skill. The higher the skill, the less you will waver and the steadier your shot. There are also lots of perks that help. Don't worry, if you practice you will get lethal

[Toblm]

Crossbows work fine. Great alpha strike weapons.
Just make sure you have the stats for the weapon and are spending time both raising the marksmen skill and learning how to aim your weapon.