No Quest Needed - Dawnguard and Creation Club Crossbows
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ Install Order · 5 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
- 👍 0.6% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #10 of 17 Crafting mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Craft the crossbows without needing their quests, because chances are you are distributing them. You still need to complete the quests in order to craft the enhanced crossbows though.
The following is affected by these patches
Compatibility
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[]Proper Crossbow Integration - Load after it so it it overrides the recipes
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]Dawnguard Arsenal - Load after it so it it overrides the recipes[]Tinker's Forge - Load after it so it it overrides the recipes
Dawnguard
This unlocks the following recipes by default, provided you have the correct smithing perks:
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[]Dawnguard Steel Crossbow[]Recipe updated to match Proper Crossbow Integration, which is 2 Steel Ingot + 4 Firewood.
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]Dwarven Crossbow- []Recipe updated to match Proper Crossbow Integration, which is 1 Steel Ingot + 4 Dwarven Metal Ingots.
[]Dwarven Bolts
You still need to complete the quest Ancient Technology to unlock:
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[]Enhanced Crossbow Recipes
[]Exploding Bolt Recipes
Expanded Crossbows Creation Club
This unlocks the following recipes by default, provided you have the correct smithing perks:
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[]Daedric Crossbow
[]Dragonbone Crossbow
[]Glass Crossbow
[]Imperial Crossbow
[]Nordic Crossbow
[]Orcish Crossbow
[]Silver Crossbow
[]Stalhrim Crossbow
[]You still need to complete A New Source of Stalhrim to craft.
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[]Enhanced Crossbow Recipes (seriously, they could bother to add a quest?)
Elite Crossbows Creation Club
This unlocks the following recipes by default, provided you have the correct smithing perks:
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[]Elven Crossbow
- []Enhanced Crossbow Recipes
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[]Daedric Crossbow
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[]Dawnguard Steel Crossbow[]Recipe updated to match Proper Crossbow Integration, which is 2 Steel Ingot + 4 Firewood.
No Quest Needed - Dawnguard and Creation Club Crossbows removes quest requirements for crafting base crossbows from Dawnguard and Creation Club content, letting you craft them with the right smithing perks. Enhanced and exploding bolt recipes still require quest completion. Includes compatibility patches for Proper Crossbow Integration, Dawnguard Arsenal, and Tinker's Forge.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Saves you from grinding quests just to craft basic crossbows—perfect for distributing them to followers or displaying them.
- Works with popular mods like Proper Crossbow Integration and Dawnguard Arsenal, so it slots into existing setups.
- Respects balance by keeping enhanced and exploding bolts locked behind quests, so you don't skip the endgame content.
⚠️ Cons
- Only 69 endorsements, so it's a niche mod with limited community testing—you might hit edge cases.
- Requires manual load order management for compatibility patches, which can be a hassle if you're not used to it.
- Last updated in April 2022, so it may not be fully compatible with the latest Skyrim updates or newer mods.
For Skyrim players who want to craft crossbows early without doing the Dawnguard questline or hunting down Creation Club crossbows. Also great for mod authors or players who like distributing gear to followers. Skip if you prefer quest-gated progression or don't use crossbows.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use Proper Crossbow Integration, Dawnguard Arsenal, or Tinker's Forge, make sure this mod loads after them so the recipes override correctly.
- You'll need the appropriate smithing perks (like Dwarven Smithing for Dwarven crossbows) to see the recipes, so plan your perk points.
- For Creation Club crossbows, you still need to collect one of the crossbows to unlock enhanced recipes—so grab one from a vendor or loot.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Webmetz
- Version
- 1.2.5
- Downloads
- 11,259
- Endorsements
- 69
- Category
- Crafting
- Created
- 4/26/2022
- Updated
- 4/27/2022
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