Modding Arrows?

[HELPER93]

Hey so I am attempting to make a Green Arrow/Hawkeye type mod with a variety of new arrows.

I know there are heaps of mods like this but I really want to make my own so I can become familiar with creating mods.

 

My plan is to make these arrows available for crafting (I chose crafting cause putting them into leveled vendor lists and around the map seems a bit difficult for now):

Explosive Arrow

Smoke Arrow - to obscure enemy sight and help when getting away.

Grapple Arrow - Just like a grapple hook except an arrow.

Knock-Out Arrow - For the pacifist types or Assassins who only want to go for the target.

Multi-Shot - 3-5 burst shot in a semi-circle.

Tracer - Un-noticeable tracer that allows any following arrows to home in on the target.

 

The first problem is that I don't know how to add these effects and think that a couple might be impossible (Tracer comes to mind).

I'm not sure how to get a smoke effect, let alone one that actually affects the enemies vision.

I believe the Grapple Arrow would be possible with a simple "Go To" command where "X" is the location of impact, however, I don't know how to code this and I would need someone else to do animations for it.

The Knock-Out Arrow will probably just disable the opponent.

Multi-Shot I'm at a loss for.

Tracer, is it even possbile?

 

The explosive arrow will definitely be the easiest, in fact I have almost finished it. I have created the arrow, added it to the smithing list, added a new projectile to add the explosion animation, the only thing I am missing is the actual Fire Damage and AOE Damage of the explosion. How do I add these?

 

Any help with this would be much appreciated.

 

Also how do I make a new list at the forge called "Arrows"?

[DeadlyCobraXXX]

explosive arrows would use a script similiar to this Target.PlaceAtMe(Explosion)

Smoke arrows would do the same, but smoke in place of explosion. There are some smoke effects in the game already, however, effects will not affect how you can and cannot escape a battle. Npcs will see through the effect being that the effect is only for the player.

Multi-Shot doesnt work. I've tried this, it fires 3-5 arrows like you say, but they dont fire correctly. Infact, they fire on top of each other causing them all to go crazy and pretty much fall in front of you. Tracer may be possible actually. But you'd have to do the coding for it.

[majistik]

First of all Explosive Arrow is super easy, you just go to the CK and add impact data(or timed data) in the projectile from one of the 100 of built in options (watch the black bird on my angry birds mod - 3 seconds of work).

 

If you find how to multi shot you must PM me as i want to make my blue bird split or multi shot as 3 and have no idea about scripting.

 

Thanks

Edited May 14, 2012 by majistik

[HELPER93]

As I said before I have managed to get the explosion for the projectile but it doesn't do any Fire or AOE damage. I went into projectile, Trigger on impact and Dragon Fireball Explosion but there's no damage from the explosion, just the arrow.

What am I missing?

[HELPER93]

Okay so update.

 

The explosions ARE doing damage but ONLY when fired at the ground, walls, trees etc. If they hit the enemy they don't do anything.

Also which explosion will send the enemies flying?

[majistik]

Okay so update.

 

The explosions ARE doing damage but ONLY when fired at the ground, walls, trees etc. If they hit the enemy they don't do anything.

Also which explosion will send the enemies flying?

 

enemies flying is more of the bow property, i think. look on the "force bow" mods.

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=15153

 

i dont know about the other issue.

Hope i helped

Edited May 15, 2012 by majistik