Skyrim Crossbows

[dibbes]

Alright, I was talking about Skyrim's many awesome features with a friend of mine,

but then it came to me (as it also did to you guys/girls) that crossbows would be the most awesome thing ever.

 

Then I thought of this book I once read, I believe it was called Shannara, in which some nimble thief (it's a bit blurry) had a one handed little crossbow, which shot two arrows at a time.

 

So we went brainstorming for about 15 minutes or so, and this is what came out (2-shots-at-a-time not yet included...)

 

 

1. One-handed/Dual-wield
   
2. Lower damage than regular bows
   
3. Slower reload speed than regular bows
   
4. No zooming in
   
5. Can sprint when it's reloaded.
   
6. A perk to allow silent reloading (yeah it's kinda noisy, I guess)
   
7. Short range oriented
   
8. Bolts as ammo
   
9. Shorter holster and equip time.
   

 

Also, from my perspective it's kinda acrobat gameplay oriented, as I see myself running around, shooting bolts like a madman with my awesome dual crossbows.

I'd also fashion a perk branch for the xbow, in the Archery perk.

Edited January 23, 2012 by dibbes

[MaGlas]

Yeah I too wanted some crossbows in Skyrim. But a normal crossbow should make more damage then a bow, only crossbowpistols should make a lower damage. Only the range should be shorter with a crossbow. But I dont think, that it is possible to add a whole new weaponclass to Skyrim. I think it must be done with the old bow animations, or replace all bows with crossbows., then new animations could be used. Edited January 23, 2012 by MaGlas

[LiamFarley1998]

I want thief arrows, (game) and the ability to have a loaded crossbow.

[mjy]

Alright, I was talking about Skyrim's many awesome features with a friend of mine,

but then it came to me (as it also did to you guys/girls) that crossbows would be the most awesome thing ever.

 

Then I thought of this book I once read, I believe it was called Shannara, in which some nimble thief (it's a bit blurry) had a one handed little crossbow, which shot two arrows at a time.

 

So we went brainstorming for about 15 minutes or so, and this is what came out (2-shots-at-a-time not yet included...)

 

 

1. One-handed/Dual-wield
   
2. Lower damage than regular bows
   
3. Slower reload speed than regular bows
   
4. No zooming in
   
5. Can sprint when it's reloaded.
   
6. A perk to allow silent reloading (yeah it's kinda noisy, I guess)
   
7. Short range oriented
   
8. Bolts as ammo
   
9. Shorter holster and equip time.
   

 

Also, from my perspective it's kinda acrobat gameplay oriented, as I see myself running around, shooting bolts like a madman with my awesome dual crossbows.

I'd also fashion a perk branch for the xbow, in the Archery perk.

i want my Van hellsing crossbow :) its bonce so many times around , once i saw someone used it and they don`t even know i made it lol, was in oblivion it was all custum mesh and they added a working animation on it, i gave permision for it ,as all my stuff, just be nice to know where it is, i might have it somewhere

[Korodic]

i want my Van hellsing crossbow :) its bonce so many times around , once i saw someone used it and they don`t even know i made it lol, was in oblivion it was all custum mesh and they added a working animation on it, i gave permision for it ,as all my stuff, just be nice to know where it is, i might have it somewhere

you know you can port over your own custom content right? Will you? That'd be awesome :)

[mjy]

i want my Van hellsing crossbow :) its bonce so many times around , once i saw someone used it and they don`t even know i made it lol, was in oblivion it was all custum mesh and they added a working animation on it, i gave permision for it ,as all my stuff, just be nice to know where it is, i might have it somewhere

you know you can port over your own custom content right? Will you? That'd be awesome :)

use to be not to bad with static meshes, but animation, i didn`t learn and i`m sure someone will add crossbows, just takes time, no idear how to even add a simple

static yet for this new game, why can`t they make it simple !! just the game with a sort of 3dmax into it would prob sell more then the game lol

 

lol, i think theis is the morrowind one, it was ported to oblivion, wish i could work on it to make it better, time will tell

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Edited January 24, 2012 by mjy

[agoosteel]

Hi guys i'm the friend who also helped to think of this idea.

 

And my foces was more of the balance, while my friend focused on the awesome factor of this idea. But I tried to think in terms of advantages and disadvantages. For instance:

 

You cant zoom with the crossbow and you can with the bow, the bow is faster to draw an arrow but you'l have to shoot it, while with the crossbow it takes a bit longer to place the bolt and stuff, you'l be able to sprint ride horse and even un equip it and it will still be loaded, so you van equip it and shoot a bolt and then get out a shield again.

And for the crossbows to have less damage is because the are dual wieldable, even the combination with crossbow +shield or crossbow + axe is possible. so you'l have more DPS when you look at it that way.

 

But the crossbow is not silent (might be a perk for it to be silent, but not silent from the start like a bow) cause the reload makes a click and stuff so its not suitable for stealth, what will make the bow superior vs the crossbow in stealth situations.

 

What I'm trying to say is: you can try and make the crossbows as awesome as you think they should be, but then the bows would become obsolete. and thats not what I want to happen. cause I think bows are kind of awesome. And they should not get overruled by crossbows but that a bow should be more fit for a different play stile then the crossbow, and the other way around.

 

I'm currently brainstorming over how the perk system would work and I think is should be like dual wielded with one handed: have a fe perks that only benefit the crossbows and a few that are only for bows, but most perks like Hunter's Discipline, critical shot and overdraw. can be beneficial for both. but ranger and quick shot wont have any effect on crossbows.

 

Feel free to leave any awesome ideas or to make things more balanced.

Edited January 24, 2012 by agoosteel