Silver Arrows
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #54 of 94 Weapons mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod aims to introduce silver arrows in a lore-friendly and balanced way, the following additions are made:
Ammunition: Silver Arrow;
- Damage: 10 (Steel Arrow: 10)
- Value: 3 (Steel Arrow: 2)
- Weight: 0. 1 (Steel Arrow: 0. 1)
- Additional Effects: When hitting an enemy who is either undead (skeletons, vampires, draugr), a ghost or a werewolf / werebear the target is set aflame, dealing 12 additional fire damage over the duration of 3 seconds
- Uses the steel arrow model + textures
// I have no experience with texturing so I had to use a existing arrow type, steel seemed the most fitting
Leveled List & NPC Integration;
- Blacksmiths can sell silver arrows starting from level 1
- Silver arrows have a chance of appearing as loot and on NPCs once level 7 has been reached. This includes bandits but not undead like Draugr
- Silver Hand members will always utilize silver arrows instead of regular ones
Crafting;
- Requirements: "Steel Smithing" Perk
- Recipe: 1 Silver Ingot + 1 Firewood
- Result: 24 Silver Arrows
The following optional files are available:
Silver Arrows - Instant Damage;
- The 12 extra damage is now dealt instantly without any flame effects
CCOR Patch - Crafting Changes;
- Adjusts the crafting requirements to be in-line with CCOR: the silver smithing perk requirement has to be reached and both arrow- and silver recipes have to be enabled inside the CCOR MCM
- Adds a breakdown recipe: 40 silver arrows will result in a single silver ingot
WACCF-esque Patch - Projectile Changes;
- The WACCF projectile values are utilized instead of the vanilla ones to increase consistency, e.g. projectile speed is increased and the gravity value reduced. WACCF itself is not a requirement
KYE Patch - Additional Effect Changes;
- The object effect now utilizes the KYE "Ghostly" and "Undead" perks instead of the vanilla "ActorTypeUndead" and "ActorTypeGhost" keywords
KYE Patch - Instant Damage - Additional Effect Changes;
- The object effect now utilizes the KYE "Ghostly" and "Undead" perks instead of the vanilla "ActorTypeUndead" and "ActorTypeGhost" keywords. The extra damage is now dealt instantly without any flame effects
Known Issues:
- Arrows disappear when not hitting an enemy, i.e. when being shot into the ground
// This is due to the object effect implementation: Ammunition / Projectiles can't have an object effect, meaning that an alternate solution was required. The Dawnguard explosive bolts were used as a basis for this, meaning that silver arrows technically explode upon impact which removes the arrow as a result. However, arrows which actually hit
Silver Arrows adds craftable silver arrows to Skyrim, integrated into leveled lists and distributed to NPCs, with patches for other mods. A popular utility mod with 1,031 endorsements and 187,926 downloads, last updated in August 2022.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge download count (187,926) shows it's a go-to for many players.
- Over a thousand endorsements (1,031) means the community digs it.
- Leveled list and NPC integration make silver arrows feel like part of the world, not just a standalone item.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2022, so it might not be fully compatible with the latest Skyrim updates or newer mods.
- Requires patches for other mods, which means extra setup if you run a heavily modded game.
- If you're not into silver weapons or playing a vampire hunter, this mod might not add much to your playthrough.
For Skyrim players who want silver arrows to be a viable option without breaking immersion. If you're a stealth archer or vampire hunter, this is a must-have. Skip if you don't care about silver weaponry or prefer gameplay overhauls.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and install—it's that simple.
- Check the mod's patches for other mods you have installed; you might need to grab those separately.
- Silver arrows are great against undead, so keep some in your quiver when exploring crypts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Zer0o123
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 187,926
- Endorsements
- 1,031
- Category
- Weapons
- Created
- 6/9/2021
- Updated
- 8/5/2022
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