Custom Projectile Speed (Arrows and Magic)

In vanilla game, archery and magic can feel a little slow as projectiles travel at a crawl, especially magic. This mod refreshes combat by increasing the speed of arrows for more satisfying archery and making magic projectiles travel faster so spellcasting feels more responsive and engaging.

Arrows now travel at 2x vanilla velocity, which noticeably reduces arrow drop and increases effective range. The result is a more impactful feel when using bows and a greater ability to engage targets at distance. Enemy archers are also more dangerous, as their arrows are now harder to avoid.

Magic projectiles now also travel at 2x vanilla velocity, making spellcasting feel much more responsive. Fireballs, lightning bolts, and other projectile spells are faster and more reliable, especially against moving targets. This also improves long-range magic combat as projectiles now cover ground fast enough to make use viable.

Any changes to DefaultGravityZ in PhysicsSettings will affect arrow hang time. If you use increased or decreased gravity, you can adjust projectile gravity scaling in the mod’s CONFIG section to compensate. For this release, arrow gravity scaling is left at the vanilla value of 0. 55.

ArrowGravityScale = 0. 55

This mod is incompatible with other mods that directly modify projectile velocity, projectile behavior, or projectile propagation. Mods that change similar values through .ini edits may also conflict. Tested on the Steam version, unsure about Game Pass compatibility.

Download the mod and place the folder into your main game directory. The mod folder path should look like the following once installed:

Alternatively, you can install using Vortex Mod Manager download.

Feedback is welcome!