Crossbow Integration (Including Creation Club)
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #31 of 113 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Requirements:
- Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch
Weapons Armour Clothing and Clutter Fixes
Unofficial Skyrim Creation Club Content Patches
Relevant Creation Club Content
Optional Requirements/Supported Mods:
- MorrowLoot Ultimate
Open World Loot
Complete Crafting Overhaul Remastered
Simple Smithing Overhaul
Rare Curios - Bolts Expanded
Other Creation Club Mods
- Creation Club - Armour Integration
[]Fully integrates the various armours from the Creation Club into the world.
Creation Club - Misc Patches
- []A collection of small patches for the Creation Club Content. Mainly for Weapons Armour Clothing Clutter Fixes, but other patches are available.
What Crossbow Integration does:
The Crossbow Integration core mod (Crossbow Integration.esp) does NOT require any of the Creation Club content to function. Crossbows will be distributed to the world, but without the variety of the added items from the Creation Club mods.
All crossbows, except Dawnguard and Dwarven, can be crafted with the appropriate perk. All crossbows and bolts have been roughly rebalanced to WACCF levels, including projectile speed.
Standard crossbows do 2 points more damage than their equivalent bow.
Enhanced Crossbows renamed to "Marksman's Crossbow", they do 4 points of damage LESS than their standard crossbow equivalent, but ignore 50% of armour and do critical damage equal to their damage.
The Dawnguard crossbow is the original crossbow from Dawnguard, rebalanced to elven levels. Now does extra damage to vampires like the rest of the Dawnguard weapons. It can only be crafted by members of the Dawnguard once Sorine has been recruited and asked.
Added a new crossbow, Steel, as a low-level crossbow. This will be the most common crossbow type. Stormcloaks, and Imperials may spawn with Steel Crossbows.
Dwarven crossbows and explosive bolts can only be crafted once the relevant Ancient Technology quests for the Dawnguard are completed, OR the Ancient Knowledge reward for the quest "Unfathomable Depths" quest has been acquired.
The Dwarven crossbow is rebalanced to around Ebony/Stalhrim levels as it is hard to acquire. Tiny chance to be found in Dwarven chest loot.
The steel exploding bolts can be crafted after a note found on Vanik’s body is read or the relevant Ancient Technology quest is completed. Vanik only appears during the vampire side if the “Prophet” quest. If the player has already completed this quest, use the fol
Crossbow Integration merges Dawnguard crossbows and bolts into Skyrim's world, with optional support for Creation Club content like Rare Curios and Elite Crossbows. It's a popular gameplay overhaul with over 2,200 endorsements, last updated in December 2021.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 2,235 endorsements and nearly 800k downloads.
- Makes crossbows feel like a natural part of Skyrim's loot and enemy loadouts.
- Optional Creation Club support means you can tailor it to your DLC setup.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in December 2021 — may have compatibility issues with the latest Skyrim patches.
- Requires Dawnguard DLC, so it's useless if you don't own it.
For Skyrim players who want crossbows to appear organically in the world, not just in Dawnguard quests. Perfect for archer builds and loot enthusiasts. Skip if you're on a version newer than the mod's last update and don't want to troubleshoot.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use a mod manager, install this after other weapon mods to avoid conflicts.
- Check the mod's posts section for any known compatibility patches with popular overhauls.
- If you don't own Creation Club content, the mod still works with just Dawnguard.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- moose109
- Version
- 3.0.0
- Downloads
- 791,209
- Endorsements
- 2,235
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 9/5/2019
- Updated
- 12/8/2021
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