DX Faction Crossbows - Penitus Oculatus Patch
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ Install Order · 7 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
- 🏆 #123 of 277 Patches mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
The patch does the following to the following NPCs:
Penitus Oculatus Agents;
- Will now spawn with Imperial Crossbows instead of bows, 50% chance to spawn with Imperial Bolts, 50% chance to spawn with elemental Imperial Bolts
// Same behavior as in my other mod, DX Faction Crossbows - Leveled Lists Addon. They're assassins, not battlefield soldiers - imo it makes sense for them have crossbows since they're not as clunky as bows in close quarters
Rogue Penitus Oculatus Agents (radiant quest);
- Have a 25% chance of spawning with a Imperial Crossbow instead of a leveled bow, 50% chance to spawn with Imperial Bolts, 50% chance to spawn with elemental Imperial Bolts
Dawnstar Sanctuary Brotherhood Assassins;
- One of the assassins will now spawn with a Dark Brotherhood Crossbow and a mixture of elemental Brotherhood Bolts instead of a Ebony Bow and -Arrows
// The others either don't have ranged weapons to begin with or use a unique ranged weapon so they remain as they are
Remnant Dark Brotherhood Assassins (radiant quest);
- Have a 25% chance of spawning with a Brotherhood Crossbow and -Bolts instead of a leveled bow and arrows.
Thoughts on balancing;
Please be aware these crossbows pack a major punch, they ignore 50% of armor, have higher damage values and therefore might upset the balancing a bit. The Brotherhood Crossbow, for example, is one of the strongest ranged weapons that can be found in the game - depending on the mods you have enabled that change the difficulty like Wildcat or KYE you might not have a good time when fighting an enemy which uses these types of crossbows. You might therefore want to check out the optional balance patch here which lowers the strength of the Imperial Crossbow.
Note: The Patch doesn't contain any assets of the original mods, it is therefore not standalone!
Compatibility;
- Technically not compatible with other mods that change the same NPCs. The patch doesn't touch any existing leveled lists or items so it should be compatible with pretty much everything, including the leveled lists addon for Faction Crossbows mentioned above
Credits (don't forget to endorse these!);
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/4047, Deserter X for the wonderful mod 'DX Faction Crossbows'
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/21061, wankingSkeever for the equally amazing mod 'Penitus Oculatus'
- https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/164, the xEdit team for creating SSEEdit
This patch integrates Deserter X's Faction Crossbows into wSkeever's Penitus Oculatus, distributing the crossbows to the faction's NPCs. It's a compatibility fix for players using both mods, with 151 endorsements and 45,046 downloads, last updated in June 2021.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid download count (45k) shows it's a go-to for people running both mods
- 151 endorsements from a niche patch means it does its job without drama
- Tiny patch, no bloat—just drops crossbows where they belong
⚠️ Cons
- Only works if you have both Faction Crossbows and Penitus Oculatus installed—otherwise it's useless
- Last updated in 2021, so it might not play nice with newer versions of those mods
- Compatibility risk if you use other mods that touch Penitus Oculatus NPCs or crossbow levelled lists
For Skyrim players who run both Faction Crossbows and Penitus Oculatus and want the faction's guards to actually use those crossbows. Skip if you don't use either mod or if you're after new content—this is purely a compatibility patch.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you load this patch after both Faction Crossbows and Penitus Oculatus in your load order so the changes stick
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, let it handle the load order automatically—just enable the patch
- Check that the crossbows actually appear on Penitus Oculatus NPCs in-game; if not, you might have a conflict with another mod
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Zer0o123
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 45,046
- Endorsements
- 151
- Category
- Patches
- Created
- 6/12/2021
- Updated
- 6/12/2021
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