ClonePatrol Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I've been practicing distance (and trick) shots with the bow a bit lately since the arrows actually drop over a great enough distance and there's no range finder in game it can be a bit tricky to land them sometimes. Last night I got my best one yet, I had just hopped up on the pavilion in the middle of Riften's market to see the view from there and decided to use Detect Life (technically the Dwemer Scouter mod) to see where everyone in town was. I noticed the guard standing at the entrance to Mistveil Keep was just a little bit too low for his head to extend over the wall. I managed to fire an arrow just barely over the wall that descended enough on the other side to hit him in the head despite neither of us actually being in the others line of sight (I couldn't see him at all with the Scouter turned off). Anybody else have any stories of crazy shots they managed to make with the bow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevkiev Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Can't recall any particulars, though I have landed a few on distant enemies that are almost out of sight (just the tip top of the head showing) or are visible then sit down behind an obstruction. I remember even hitting a hidden moving target, he was quite far away and walking along then went behind a rock and I just kinda guesstimated where he'd be. It's all kind of a blur though, can't remember the exact details. :tongue: Though admittedly I miss those much more often than I hit. I agree, it's mega-cool when you can do that, and the reason I don't use any "arrows fly fast and straight" type mods - gotta love the arc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanusForbeare Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) It's not a master shot, but it qualifies as crazy... a while back, I started experimenting with the archery system in Skyrim; specifically, I was trying to shoot myself. I started by firing arrows way up into the sky, waiting until gravity caught them, and then running underneath them as they fell. However, it was very difficult to judge where they were going to land from that perspective, so I began giving the arrows less force as I fired them. I soon realized that: A) You can't hurt yourself with your own arrows under any circumstances (which is silly), and B) If an arrow is fired up into the air, it has to descend point-down. When it isn't given enough force or the right angle to do that naturally, it will defy logic by bouncing off the air and changing direction. I'm sure glad I didn't take physics at Whiterun University. I would have failed. Edited July 20, 2012 by JanusForbeare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompsonar Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 The best moments I've had with a bow are running around in the wilds shooting foxes, bunnies, mudcrabs, etc. I've had a couple times when, without really aiming, and while still moving I've taken out a fox or bunny that's running away. Usually get one of the killcams with those kind of shots as well. Makes me feel like a bad a$$. Sure it's a defenseless little animal but it's still a helluva shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scot Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Well my best shot was when I started playing, I was exploring a dungeon and I was shooting a draugh archer and bettween us there was this moving blade traps, when he died and I get closer I noticed that I manage to kill him with two arrows in each of his nostril XDXD I even took a picture here (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/images/851) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cipherthe3vil Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 My best shot was probably when I killed a slaughterfish from far away, I swear I expected the arrow to just disappear, let alone actually hit something but still I made a rough guess of its possible location via where the red dot was on my compass and fired. But it turns out I was just within range, and I managed to hit the slaughterfish. Which as you may know is damn hard to see even if your right there in front of it. I wish I got a kill cam on that shot. But yep. Arrow went, and as I was turning away the shot registered, heard the arrow make contact, red dot disappeared, and I looted the lil fish.Skyrim's no combat in water is so retarded x_x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyZ0G Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I turned off the crosshair and HUD, so every kill is a master shot.I also have 5.1 surround headphones so if I hear something I can tell where it is.was playing last night and heard a wolf howling, spun round and saw 2 wolflike shadows and quickly loosed an arrow at each. 2 arrows, 2 kills, 2 looted wolves and I felt like I was Robin Hood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeblebub Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 sniping noob thalmor in morthal bogs. easy targets those idiots. stood at top of staircase at dungeon, thalmor nugget over other side of lake, boom headSHOTTTTTTTTTT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dovahkiin069 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 (edited) Like mighty zog, i've turned off the crosshair.I was exploring a Bandit Camp(i don't remember the name),then i wonder myself:"I have the surprise advantage, they will never know what hit them :devil: ",then it was just the "one shot, one kill"(i have the perk that makes me shoot faster with the bow),then i get closer to one of the Bandits and my arrow pierced the throat of the Bandit, i looked around and noticed that the rest of the bandits were killed by an arrow in the forehead.Sadly, i didn't take a picture. Edited July 21, 2012 by Dovahkiin069 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falloutperson416 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 There was one guy on a building way high up on the mountain, I managed to get a head shot from very far away. So, not particularly crazy/insane, but still note worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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