jmwhalen1000 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 This is a first for me, but I can't aim my bow. When I equip a bow, the reticle is facing the target at 12 o'clock, but the bow itself is facing 10 o'clock. I had to run away from my first dragon! I have no clue how to fix this. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Skyrim SE (V: 1.6.1170), Steam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7531Leonidas Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I think that this has occurred with certain mods that add weapons and/or attack animations. I can't find the specifics on this forum now, try searching for "bow aiming problems", or something similar. I think that the animations also included special turning moves or other animations. Sorry I can't be of more help right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjenthedog Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 It might be as simple as unequipping, jumping, and then reequipping. Sometimes the bow gets bonked by something in the jump animation and it skews the bow from it's proper placement/alignment (not just visually, it skews aim). If it's a definite at-all-times skew of the bow, then do a widenet (browser) search on "skyrim archery bow arrow aim". Better yet, use "skyrim special edition archery bow arrow aim", since there might be an SE specific patch or solution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtonHudson Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) You can try unequipping, reloading, or verifying files. Spoiler Try unequipping and re-equipping the bow, or switching to a different weapon and back to reset it. You can also check if any mods are causing conflicts. Verifying game files through Steam might help, and using console commands like player.sae reset or player.saa reset could fix the aiming issue. Hope it gets sorted! I was looking for a professional academic writing service to write my essay, and UKWritings did a fantastic job which we can find ukwritings.com/write-my-essay here. The writer followed all my instructions, used credible sources, and structured the content in a logical manner. The final paper was free from grammatical errors and plagiarism, which was a huge relief. Their customer support was also very responsive, making the entire process stress-free. Definitely a service worth trying! Spoiler Edited March 20 by ColtonHudson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwhalen1000 Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 On 2/26/2025 at 11:50 AM, 7531Leonidas said: I think that this has occurred with certain mods that add weapons and/or attack animations. I can't find the specifics on this forum now, try searching for "bow aiming problems", or something similar. I think that the animations also included special turning moves or other animations. Sorry I can't be of more help right now. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwhalen1000 Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 On 2/26/2025 at 7:37 PM, anjenthedog said: It might be as simple as unequipping, jumping, and then reequipping. Sometimes the bow gets bonked by something in the jump animation and it skews the bow from it's proper placement/alignment (not just visually, it skews aim). If it's a definite at-all-times skew of the bow, then do a widenet (browser) search on "skyrim archery bow arrow aim". Better yet, use "skyrim special edition archery bow arrow aim", since there might be an SE specific patch or solution. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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