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Thinner Bows: Ebony, Nightingale, Auriel's


DamianChapsfield

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I'm hoping for a mod that reduces the width of the models for those bows, except the Ebony Bow, which I include to make an example of.

I've been using this mod (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/6940) ever since I found an Ebony Bow on my first character, and have kept it since first install. It was made to reduce the width of the arms, which blocked a good portion of one's view of targets. Here are two images which compare one particular offender, Auriel's Bow, with the stark contrast of the Hunting Bow (taken from Google, a retexture, but not a model edit):

 

http://i.imgur.com/EcRALc7.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/k9pxV4a.jpg

 

I darkened the background of the first image to highlight how the breadth of the risers almost reach the crosshair:

 

http://i.imgur.com/d25eNQZ.png

 

But you can see for yourself how Auriel's Bow covers half of the view of the dragon. The Nightingale Bow is much the same, possibly even more annoying because the arm only widens right above the grip, where you're trying to see your target.

It infuriates me, because it makes tracking anything unnecessarily difficult unless I crouch, and I didn't spend a level-up on the Ranger perk to be kneeling half the time.

 

So my request is for a narrower mesh edit of Auriel's Bow, and if you're up for it, the Nightingale Bow. I don't use the latter at all, but I'm sure that many do and that some of them would share my criticism.

The Thinner Ebony Bow mod slims the whole model, which seems to be an easy solution. I've already done other homemade ghetto fixes like replacing Auriel's Bow's model with a white-textured Elven Bow, but obviously it's not the same. I love Auriel's Bow, the design is great and the shape is very nice...outside of first person. I'd use Akatosh's own weapon much more often if it wasn't always trying to eat my crosshair.

 

Thanks to anyone who considers this.

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