Crossbow

[Cyanade]

How do i unload a special ammunition type from the crossbow and shoot regular bolts?

[Twistedbro]

equip the load crosbow bolt skill. its an ammo load skill just like the specials are

[Jahlon]

Use the normal bolts and assign them to a slot e.g. Q. (via Inventory I and then press G)

[Cyanade]

Found it thanks

[Joe]

I still can't make this work. I have three Skills on bar: Crossbow Shot, Load Fragmentation Rounds, and Load Permafrost Bolts. Activating either of the Load skills causes Crossbow Shot to fire those types of Bolts. What actual thing (from what actual window) do I need to add to my bar to cause Crossbow Shot to fire a NORMAL bolt?

GGG, hint, this is confusing. Either needs a direct tutorial or a redesign...

[Barry MaCockiner]

Doesn't it default to Q or something.

[Joe]

Okay, figured it out. None of the explanations above actually use the correct terms, or describe how to do it.

1. Click on an empty skill square in your skill bar, and select the skill marked "Basic Bolt" from the offered skills menu.
2. To switch away from special ammunition/loads (GGG, why use so many terms for Ammunition?), select Basic Bolt from your skill bar.

GGG - some thoughts here: you've made it so that it requires filling FOUR skill slots to have two special ammo types (one slot for "shoot", one slot for "basic bolt", one slot for "special ammo 1" and one slot for "special ammo 2"). This is egregiously wasteful. AND if I've got Permafrost Bolts loaded and I run out of Mana, I simply fail to fire, instead of firing off a basic bolt, as would occur for any weapon in POE 1.

Rethink this design.

[Tibus]

Originally posted by Joe:

I still can't make this work. I have three Skills on bar: Crossbow Shot, Load Fragmentation Rounds, and Load Permafrost Bolts. Activating either of the Load skills causes Crossbow Shot to fire those types of Bolts. What actual thing (from what actual window) do I need to add to my bar to cause Crossbow Shot to fire a NORMAL bolt?

GGG, hint, this is confusing. Either needs a direct tutorial or a redesign...

i was having this issue also as my normal bolt does more damage...the different types of frost frag or one of the others act like a skill used to in poe1. to reload just normal you need to click on no bolt on both left and right mouse then when no skill is loaded but the normal right click again and it will load the normal
yes its fiddly and GGG needs to fix it but thats how i do it

[Blood_Rune13]

with crossbolt shot. it is just simply firing the crossbow. with crossbolt shot in my skill tree tab is stated exp 308 damage, basic bolt damage is never stated. other skill ammo is stated. if crossbolt shot is only needed and used to "fire" said ammo. is this damage an addition to the other types of ammo that is loaded into crossbow that damage is stated for other ammo. or is crossbolt shot damage only for basic bolt ammo that is never stated?