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v3.0 Sniper's Crossbows

UPDATED: Now includes three unique crossbows and three new ammunition types! (Now also vampire friendly!)

A quick little mod I made to add three new crossbows and a type of ammo to the game. The new weapons are enhanced Dwarven crossbows with higher damage and lower rate of fire, intended for players who have a more strategic style of gameplay and like to take out enemies silently from afar.


-==== Weapons ====-

Sniper's Crossbow - Moderately slow rate of fire, high damage

Lightweight Sniper's Crossbow - Lower carry weight, lower damage, fast rate of fire

Devastating Sniper's Crossbow - Higher carry weight, slow fire rate, very high damage


-==== Ammunition ====-

The new ammo type is called "Tempered Dwarven Bolts", which are essentially a third tier of crossbow ammunition above steel and dwarven bolts, without the, ahem, obtrusive nature of explosive bolts. They can be crafted with firewood, a dwarven ingot and a steel ingot for twelve bolts.

There are two additional further ammunition types that can be found and crafted as well, which are Razor Dwarven Bolts, dealing an even higher damage, and the very fine Assassin's Dwarven Bolts, which deal buckets of damage.

All types of bolts can be crafted at a forge with firewood, a dwarven ingot and a steel ingot for a balanced quantity of bolts, which are as follows:

Tempered Dwarven Bolts - 19 base damage, twelve bolts crafted

Razor Dwarven Bolts - 23 base damage, eight bolts crafted

Assassin's Dwarven Bolts - 29 base damage, five bolts crafted

The crossbow and bolts can be purchased from Sorine in Fort Dawnguard at reasonable prices, or crafted on your own. The crossbow may be purchased before completion of Sorine's quests for more advanced crossbows if you don't want to do/redo those missions.

Is it overpowered? Maybe a little, but it is a reasonable balance and shouldn't feel out of place, and is intended for a tactical, more realistic use anyway, not for storming the keep, so to speak. Don't like it? Don't get it, and for crying out loud, don't complain about it :p

In the latest update I added a chest behind the Riverwood Trader with all the crossbows and bolts in it in case you don't have Sorine for some reason or you're a vampire and not exactly on good terms with the Dawnguard.



-==== Updates Log ====-

1.0 - Sniper's Crossbow

2.0 - Added Lightweight Sniper's Crossbow and Devastating Sniper's Crossbow

2.1 - Added a chest full of xbows behind the Riverwood Trader

3.0 - Added two more ammo types, Razor Dwarven Bolts and Assassin's Dwarven Bolts


-==== Requirements ====-

Updated Skyrim
Dawnguard

In case you didn't see it the first time

THIS MOD REQUIRES DAWNGUARD

D - A - W - N - G - U - A - R - D

If you can't tell, I've gotten more than a few questions as to whether or not this mod requires it. Now you know, it does. *sigh*


-==== Incompatibilities ====-

The mod only adds, and does not take away anything. There should be absolutely no incompatibility issues.



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The Ten Thousand Stairs of House Sungard
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=240069449

The Artifacts of Akavir
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The Return of Mannimarco
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Teleportation Spellbooks
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=251054733

Lakeview Manor Expansion and Quest
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=261946753


Codes for bolts:

xx002f9b x - Tempered Dwarven Bolts

xx00A672 x - Razor Dwarven Bolts

xx00A673 x - Assassin's Dwarven Bolts



Have fun!