Mods used/tweaked:

AbrasaxDrake's Realistic Weapons Mod:

http://www.dragonagenexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=1506

Dennis Lee's Bow Modifier Changes:

http://www.dragonagenexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=328



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Introduction:


This very small mod started as a personal attempt to improve on existing mods and make crossbows a worthwhile weapon. I wanted a highly personalized weapon behaviour to suit my warrior archer in a "sniper" function. I believe the result provides a fairly balanced crossbow mechanic that makes them a worthwhile choice for a range character build. Most of the ground work is not mine, but the two people credited above.



This tweak combines elements of the two above mods with the following results:

-Crossbow equip requirement is now both Str and Dex

-Crossbow damage, crit rate and armour penetration significantly increased

-Crossbow attack speed significantly decreased

-Crossbow damage scales with Dexterity




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Installation:



If you already have ADRW (which I recommend), back-up the files in:

Dragon Age\packages\core\override\A_D's Realistic Weapons\ADRW_CrossBow

and replace with the two files in Crossbow_Tweak.rar after unzipping




If you do not have ADRW, I recommend creating the above path and pasting the files

Note: this has only been tested with ADRW installed