dallin Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) Currently at level 39... second playthrough. Started realizing that my bow just didn't seem up to par with what i thought it should be doing. Several bows, both vanilla and added via mods with damages ranging from 120 to 152 do less actual damage than my swords, the highest of which is only listed as having 70 potential damage. Tested on a whiterun guard whos health shows 305, and armor of 99. Sword takes about 20-25% of his health on the first hit, the bow with elven arrows only takes about 15%... WTF? ETA - the sword damage noted is with a power attack (potentially 140 dmg)... so while both weapons have nearly equal potential damage, why is the bow doing significantly less? Here is my mod list, but nothing I have downloaded is supposed alter this kind of thing... at least not that I know of. JSwords.esmHighResTexturePack01.espHighResTexturePack02.esparrowsmith.esplt_better_horses.espMore Craftables.espDragonbone Weapons.espisilNarsil.espJSwordsDistributionBalancePlugin.espWeaponsOf3E.espdragon falls manor.espWARZONES - Civil Unrest.espwhiterun ferns.espLightweight Potions and Poisons.espAddChoices01.esprealisticwatertextures.espRichMerchants_Less.espenchanting freedom.espKillMoveRandom 100.espx3dmod_sanctuary_v20.espyogweapons.espcompositetuskbow.esp I have tested with all mods disabled and there is no change... maybe this occured in the 1.5 patch? Edited March 25, 2012 by dallin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rennn Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 How does your archery skill compare to your one handed? That'll modify the damage greatly. Also, use the best arrows you can when you test damage with a bow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallin Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 How does your archery skill compare to your one handed? That'll modify the damage greatly. Also, use the best arrows you can when you test damage with a bow. Elven are the best I have ATM My Marksman skill is 71, my one handed skill is 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rennn Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) Very strange. It's not as if elven arrows are terrible, so I doubt that's the only reason. Are you afflicted with a disease or negative effect that drains archery or anything like that? That's my last idea I'm afraid. Edit:Actually...I had a problem once where I was getting -40% bow damage for some reason. I don't remember if it was WIS IV or Chesko Frostfall that caused it, but I'm pretty sure it was one of those. I know you don't have either of those mods right now, but have you ever had them? The effect could be trapped with you forever if you uninstalled it without getting rid of the effect. Edited March 25, 2012 by Rennn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallin Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Very strange. It's not as if elven arrows are terrible, so I doubt that's the only reason. Are you afflicted with a disease or negative effect that drains archery or anything like that? That's my last idea I'm afraid. Edit:Actually...I had a problem once where I was getting -40% bow damage for some reason. I don't remember if it was WIS IV or Chesko Frostfall that caused it, but I'm pretty sure it was one of those. I know you don't have either of those mods right now, but have you ever had them? The effect could be trapped with you forever if you uninstalled it without getting rid of the effect. I've never used either of those mods... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rennn Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Well, if you've checked your diseases and active effects, good luck with that. I'm out of ideas.Anyone else have an idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallin Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Update with accurate numbers Guard has 380 health, 99 Armour. Sword damage shown in inventory is 70, Bow damage is 152. First shot with bow does 78 actual damage to the guard, first hit with sword does 101 damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallin Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Update with accurate numbers Guard has 380 health, 99 Armour. Sword damage shown in inventory is 70, Bow damage is 152. First shot with bow does 78 actual damage to the guard, first hit with sword does 101 damage. Figured it out... standing power attacks do 25% bonus damage... duh... lol. Its just frustrating to be a high level char with a legendary bow, and your average guard can take 5 directs hits from it... seems stupid. On another note, I dont think poisons work properly. I have a poison that does 40 damage health, and 13 points for 10 seconds = 170 total + bow damage of 78 = 248... however, when I shoot the guard with this combo the total damage is only 208... maybe stacking damage health and lingering damage health doesn't work properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rennn Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 This mod could help, if you'd prefer a more realistic amount of hits.http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=5965 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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