why do I sometimes do x1 sneak damage when using a bow?

[7empest]

Sometimes I hit for x3 sneak damage and other times I hit for x1 when I do sneak attacks with a bow. What determines the multiplying factor?

[Jeris]

3x if you hit the head. 1x all other spots.

[7empest]

Originally posted by Jeris:

3x if you hit the head. 1x all other spots.

I dont know if that is true because I have definitely aimed for the head and got x1 before because I thought the same thing.

[Rammy]

Originally posted by 7empest:

Originally posted by Jeris:

3x if you hit the head. 1x all other spots.

I dont know if that is true because I have definitely aimed for the head and got x1 before because I thought the same thing.

Happened to me too even tho I headshot, weird.

[Mumblez]

They nerfed stealth bows???? I don't recall needing a headshot for the 3x. Or something is broken

[H3llF!r3]

Originally posted by Rammy:

Originally posted by 7empest:

I dont know if that is true because I have definitely aimed for the head and got x1 before because I thought the same thing.

Happened to me too even tho I headshot, weird.

probably game not registered ur dmg on head, or could be a helmet reducing dmg?

[Redwood]

Must be a new realism effect. Who knows how they programmed the game?

[Mumblez]

Originally posted by Redwood:

Must be a new realism effect. Who knows how they programmed the game?

Nah, I recall it was pretty simple originally. In stealth? Damage multiplier, simple as

[kdodds]

This isn't Skyrim archery, btw. You have to account for distance. So if you aim for the head at distance, you probably hit torso. It's somewhere between MW (which was awful) and SK.

[Cobra Kaiser]

most of the above is wrong, this is likely a bug, it is extremely inconsistent.

[XxTheRisenxX TTV]

I am going to have to agree to it being a bug. I get x3 and x1 when shooting the the torso. I also notice sometimes the x1 will pop up but do the same damage as when x3 pops up.

[SCIM]

It is purely a text glitch. You should be doing the same damage even if it says x1. I think it has to do with if your shot is poisoned.

[Zephyr]

Originally posted by Socraman:

Is a BUG, dont matter where you HIT the Distance the BOW the Arrow the SHT,
IS a bug that Broke the game for Stealth Bow play and please fix it soon, game is unplayable with this bug.
Stop making stupid asumptions and excuses, Is a random bug and is broken.

Can confirm that the x1 glitch is just a text problem. It doesn't hinder your damage, and it doesn't break the game for anybody.
So, watching you hop around the forums in a pissy mood calling other people stupid for speculating has been a lot like watching a black pot calling silver kettles black.

[Morgian]

I think it is not a bug, but a matter of distance to the target. I got x1, x2 and x3 damage (the latter after passing 25 skill). If the x3 is the head, then I'm a much better sniper than I thought :)
Stealth archery works fine, btw. When I kill someone with a single shot, people next to him don't react (e.g. the bandits in Vilverin).

[Casus]

AFAIK, it was always like this.

To get proper bonus - you need to either hit them from behind or in the head. Anything else won't trigger bonus damage.

Beyond that, there's no actual headshot - that's only relevant for sneak attacks.

[Lilia]

So i went and checked and NO, its not just texture. rolled a new character and ran the tutorial dungeon in stealth, regular x2 multiplier on stealth hits kills any rat in one hit (it turns x3 when you get stealth 25)

And then i hit the seemingly random x1 multiplier and it only hurt the rat, did not kill in a single shot like the other arrows did