Information Please

[Redbeard007]

I am curious if a weapon from previous TES releases was simply left out of Oblivion entirely on purpose or accidental oversight. The weapon I am speaking of is the "Crossbow" with suitable ammo for it. Have I missed something or is this how it is supposed to be? If this item was somehow overlooked in Oblivion, then a suitable mod to introduce it to the game may be possible. If anyone knows the reasoning behind omitting the "Crossbow" from this game then please let me know. In addition, if a mod has already been developed to introduce this weapon to the game please let me know as well so I can find it.

 

Thanks All!

 

[JigglyWharf]

Here is the only official statement I can find that they have published about this particular subject:

 

"Some people wish to throw their weapons. That seems foolish to M'aiq. If you hold your weapon, you only need one."

"Some people want special bows that take too long to load and need special arrows called bolts. M'aiq thinks they are idiots."

 

I guess they just didn't have the time to implement these weapons.

[Bess]

The lack of crossbows in vanilla Oblivion is yet another little thorn in the side.

 

In case you haven't found it already yourself in the Oblivion files, there's this: Crossbows of Cyrodiil by Linus, HeyYou, and Hel Borne. From the description: "This mod adds a variety of fully functioning crossbows and bolts to Oblivion. They can be found throughout Cyrodiil and the Shivering Isles on NPCs, at vendors, and as loot."

 

And if you're up for it, there's also a modders' resource, Modders Resource Crossbow by scruggs, that has the necessary scripts to make your own, as long as you provide your own models and do the rest of the work.