Crossbow bolts

[katargota]

I’m on console. Have the AE edition of Skyrim which includes the all the crossbow stuff from CC. My question is: can I seriously only get crossbow bolts from the fletcher in Solitude or via the Dawnguard content? I can’t seem to be able to craft any, which I thought was part of the CC content. I play on survival so fast travel is unavailable. Yeah, I can turn it off but the whole point in survival mode is for the challenge and immersion. I really don’t want to have to March up to solitude or be forced to start the DG content (plus the lengthy process to even get to the crossbow stuff) So hoping I’m just missing something. Thanks in advance.

[alexander_dougherty]

If you have joined the Dawnguard you should be able to craft crossbows and crossbow bolts, not sure they are craftable before then (or if you join the Volkihar Vampires)

[Rez Elwin]

Should post this in the SE forums but that creation doesn't change crossbow bolts. So you can still only get them from the Fletcher and the Drunken Huntsman without Dawnguard.

You can only craft your own after starting the Ancient Technology quest for the Dawnguard.

[Perplex]

Sometimes the guy in whiterun that is always open have bolts but it is rare.

[alexander_dougherty]

You can also get Crossbow bolts of Gwemer Guardians and Centurians

[Alucard †]

Originally posted by alexander_dougherty:

If you have joined the Dawnguard you should be able to craft crossbows and crossbow bolts, not sure they are craftable before then (or if you join the Volkihar Vampires)

From what i seen the Iron Bolts are craftable without any perks or joining Dawnguard.
The fancy ones (orc , corkbulb etc) require Dawnguard Tech unlocked (talking to Sorine about learning how to craft a Crossbow) to be able to craft them just like the steel ones.

[Perplex]

Originally posted by ⎛ Alucard ⎞ ✟:

Originally posted by alexander_dougherty:

If you have joined the Dawnguard you should be able to craft crossbows and crossbow bolts, not sure they are craftable before then (or if you join the Volkihar Vampires)

From what i seen the Iron Bolts are craftable without any perks or joining Dawnguard.
The fancy ones (orc , corkbulb etc) require Dawnguard Tech unlocked (talking to Sorine about learning how to craft a Crossbow) to be able to craft them just like the steel ones.

Dawnguard mostly give you access to the dwarven stuff. But to craft the rest you need to accuire a sample of the crossbow/bolt you want to craft. No need for dawnguard for that at all.

To craft an orc crossbow and bolts you first need Orcish smithing AND you need to find or buy an orchish crossbow. After that you can make it.

[Alucard †]

Originally posted by Perplex:

Originally posted by ⎛ Alucard ⎞ ✟:

From what i seen the Iron Bolts are craftable without any perks or joining Dawnguard.
The fancy ones (orc , corkbulb etc) require Dawnguard Tech unlocked (talking to Sorine about learning how to craft a Crossbow) to be able to craft them just like the steel ones.

Dawnguard mostly give you access to the dwarven stuff. But to craft the rest you need to accuire a sample of the crossbow/bolt you want to craft. No need for dawnguard for that at all.

To craft an orc crossbow and bolts you first need Orcish smithing AND you need to find or buy an orchish crossbow. After that you can make it.

It doesn't work like that for bolts.
Cause they are from a different CC than the Crossbows. They require Dawnguard Tech (Talking "Can you teach me how to make a crossbow?" to Sorine) to be crafted except the iron one.

Crossbows are from different CC and they have a script attatched to them when you grab one of these you can then craft it and its enhanced version.

And to craft steel bolts you need to talk to Sorine. Dwarven stuff you unlock through her mini quests.

[Perplex]

Originally posted by ⎛ Alucard ⎞ ✟:

Originally posted by Perplex:

Dawnguard mostly give you access to the dwarven stuff. But to craft the rest you need to accuire a sample of the crossbow/bolt you want to craft. No need for dawnguard for that at all.

To craft an orc crossbow and bolts you first need Orcish smithing AND you need to find or buy an orchish crossbow. After that you can make it.

It doesn't work like that for bolts.
Cause they are from a different CC than the Crossbows. They require Dawnguard Tech to be crafted except the iron one.

Crossbows are from different CC and they have a script attatched to them when you grab one of these you can then craft it and its enhanced version.

Only the iron, steel and dwarven bolt variants are from Dawnguard. Everything else is from Elite Crossbows CC.

[Alucard †]

Originally posted by Perplex:

Originally posted by ⎛ Alucard ⎞ ✟:

It doesn't work like that for bolts.
Cause they are from a different CC than the Crossbows. They require Dawnguard Tech to be crafted except the iron one.

Crossbows are from different CC and they have a script attatched to them when you grab one of these you can then craft it and its enhanced version.

Only the iron, steel and dwarven bolt variants are from Dawnguard. Everything else is from Elite Crossbows CC.

Iron bolt is from Curios CC

[Alucard †]

It doesn't matter if the CC bolts arent from Dawnguard they still require Dawnguard Tech "global" to craft them that's how the author intended.

Crossbows are from different CC and their blueprint is obtained in different way.

[Perplex]

Originally posted by ⎛ Alucard ⎞ ✟:

Originally posted by Perplex:

Only the iron, steel and dwarven bolt variants are from Dawnguard. Everything else is from Elite Crossbows CC.

Iron bolt is from Curios CC

Corcbulb is from that i think.

Now i have to go test that out.

EDIT: I tested it and you where right. Crossbows you can make after buying/finding them but the associated bolts can not be crafted unless you start Dawnguard.

[Alucard †]

Perplex you are really confused so let me help you out here:

***Curios CC has following ammunition for Crossbows:
-Iron Bolt
-Corkbulb Bolt
-Bonemold Bolt
-Orcish Bolt
-Silver Bolt

All of their crafting recipes have condition:
DLC1TechXbowSteelChanceNone [GLOB:0200398A] Equal to / Or "0" just like the steel and dwarven bolts from Dawnguard.

In adition they have a condition requirement GetInFaction DLC1DawnguardFaction [FACT:02014217] Equal to / Or "1" (Even the iron one .. huh so both my memory and UESP is wrong)

***Expanded Crossbow CC pack has following Crossbows and their Enhanced variants (doesn't include any ammunition in this CC) :

-Daedric Crossbow
-Dragonbone Crossbow
-Glass Crossbow
-Imperial Crossbow
-Nordic Crossbow
-Orcish Crossbow
-Silver Crossbow
-Stalhrim Crossbow

All of these have scripts attatched to them that automatically gives you ability to craft whatever variants you picked up at least once.

***Elite Crossbow CC pack has following Crossbows and their Enhanced variants (no ammunition included in this one too):

-Ebony Crossbow
-Elven Crossbow

Their crafting recipes are unlocked via completing the Night Hunter quest that starts after reading the note on table in Ironback Hideout.

[Alucard †]

Hope that clears things up.

EDIT:

Originally posted by Perplex:

EDIT: I tested it and you where right. Crossbows you can make after buying/fining them but the associated bolts can not be crafted unless you start Dawnguard.

On side note it's kinda funny that all the Crossbow related content is distributed across 3 different CCs lol

[Perplex]

Yea it is a bit weird that the crossbow CC do not have the bolts in it.