Available on Nexus and Bethesda.net (PC & Xbox)
 

MOD REQUIREMENTS:
UIEXTENSIONS

Harness the power of the elements and unleash a whole new level of fury from a distance.

This mod adds 17 new types of arrows/bolts to the game. These new ammo types can be equipped like standard vanilla ammo. Each ammo type has its own unique appearance. (quivers, arrows, and bolts have colored unique meshes / textures)

Many arrow types are good for pacifists or thieves while other arrow types are good for rangers who just want to watch the world burn.

This mod is an ESL and will not count towards your maximum total mod count.

ARCANE FORGING GUIDE (Available on Nexus PC version, not included in Bethesda.net PC & Xbox version)
Upon starting the game with this mod installed, you will be given a spell called "Arcane Arsenal".
Casting this spell will launch a menu that will allow you to craft arcane ammunition.

You must have the minimum enchanting level and magicka level to make the different ranked arrows/bolts.
Each time you forge an arcane arrow/bolt, your magicka will be sapped. You must wait for it to recover to make more arrows/bolts.
Additionally, there is a firewood and steel ingot requirement to craft each arrow / bolt. (more ingots are required for higher ranked ammo)

Rank I arrows/bolts & Utility arrows/bolts

• Required Enchanting Level: 25
• Required Magicka: 100
• Required Firewood: 1
• Required Steel Ingots: 1
  

Rank II arrows/bolts

• Required Enchanting Level: 50
• Required Magicka: 150
• Required Firewood: 1
• Required Steel Ingots: 2
  

Rank III arrows/bolts

• Required Enchanting Level: 75
• Required Magicka: 200
• Required Firewood: 1
• Required Steel Ingots: 3
  

Rank IV arrows/bolts (legendary variants - not all elements have this yet)

• Required Enchanting Level: 100
• Required Magicka: 250
• Required Firewood: 1
• Required Steel Ingots: 4
  

The "Arcane Arsenal" spell will also allow you to check your capabilities.
This will let you see if your crafting resources, enchanting level and magicka amount is high enough to craft arcane arrows / bolts.

This is also a good way for those focusing on the enchanting skill to make money.
You can sell the arrows / bolts you make to vendors and profit.

WHERE TO FIND ARCANE AMMO
All ammo types are craftable in the included menus under the "Arcane Arsenal" spell. (unless you are using Bethesda.net PC or Xbox version- no arcane forging)
There is a vendor in Dragonsreach that will sell you content added by this mod. (should be to the left of the entrance inside)
There is also a cheat chest on Farengar's table in Dragonsreach.
Lastly, you could use the console's help function or the cheat functions within PROTEUS)
The vendor and cheat chest can provide you a "Harmless Hunting Bow" and "Harmless Crossbow" that both do 0 damage. (may be good for roleplaying purposes)
I may soon release a SPID mod that will distribute these arrows across the world but for now use the above two methods.

MOD REQUIREMENTS
This mod requires UIExtensions. Please download and install it!

COMPATIBILITY NOTES
Archery Gameplay Overhaul: you will want to turn off bleeding in the MCM. In AGO settings, toggle Arrow Wounds (Player) and Arrow Wounds (NPC) off.
You must do this as every arcane arrow explosion somehow triggers AGO into thinking an NPC was hit by an arrow and thus they should be bleeding.







Unique Effects: explodes to deal fire damage to targets, harming health
Projectile Hazard: leaves a fire hazard that will damage health (lasts 30 sec)
Projectile Speed: 3600 arrows, 4600 bolts
Target Resistance: targets with fire resistance will absorb some of the fire explosion damage

• Rank 1:  
  

Base Damage: 10
Explosion Dmg: 35
Explosion Area: 120
Hazard: 15 dmg/sec to health
Other: N/A

• Rank 2:
  

Base Damage: 15
Explosion Dmg: 55
Explosion Area: 200
Hazard: 20 dmg/sec to health
Other: N/A

• Rank 3
  

Base Damage: 20
Explosion Dmg: 100
Explosion Area: 350
Hazard: 25 dmg/sec to health
Other: N/A

• Legendary - Inferno Blast
  

Base Damage: 30
Explosion Dmg: 180
Explosion Area: 1500
Hazard: 30 dmg/sec to health
Other: N/A


Unique Effects: explodes to deal frost damage to targets, harming health and stamina and slowing speed
Projectile Hazard: leaves a frost hazard that will damage health and stamina (lasts 30 sec)
Projectile Speed: 3600 arrows, 4600 bolts
Target Resistance: targets with frost resistance will absorb some of the frost explosion damage

• Rank 1:  
  

Base Damage: 9
Explosion Dmg: 25
Explosion Area: 120
Hazard: 10 dmg/sec to health & stamina
Other: Weak slowing effect

• Rank 2:
  

Base Damage: 14
Explosion Dmg: 45
Explosion Area: 200
Hazard: 15 dmg/sec to health & stamina
Other: Moderate slowing effect

• Rank 3
  

Base Damage: 18
Explosion Dmg: 75
Explosion Area: 350
Hazard: 20 dmg/sec to health & stamina
Other: Strong slowing effect

• Legendary - Glacial Strike
  

Base Damage: 27
Explosion Dmg: 120
Explosion Area: 500
Hazard: 25 dmg/sec to health & stamina
Other: Strong slowing effect

Unique Effects: explodes to deal shock damage to targets, harming health and magicka
Projectile Hazard: leaves a shock hazard that will damage health and magicka (lasts 30 sec)
Projectile Speed: 3600 arrows, 4600 bolts
Target Resistance: targets with shock resistance will absorb some of the lightning explosion damage

• Rank 1:  
  

Base Damage: 10
Explosion Dmg: 25
Explosion Area: 120
Hazard: 10 dmg/sec to health & magicka
Other: N/A

• Rank 2:
  

Base Damage: 15
Explosion Dmg: 45
Explosion Area: 200
Hazard: 15 dmg/sec to health & magicka
Other: N/A

• Rank 3
  

Base Damage: 20
Explosion Dmg: 75
Explosion Area: 350
Hazard: 20 dmg/sec to health & magicka
Other: N/A

• Rank 4 - NONE (to come in a future update)
  

Unique Effects: explodes to deal darkness damage to targets, harming health and weakening fire resist
Projectile Hazard: leaves a dark tentacle hazard that will damage and grab all that step on it for 20 sec
Projectile Speed: 3600 arrows, 4600 bolts
Target Resistance: N/A

• Rank 1:  
  

Base Damage: 10
Explosion Dmg: 25
Explosion Area: 120
Hazard: 4 dmg/sec to health for 3 sec and staggers
Other: reduces fire resist of impacted targets by 20 for 30 sec

• Rank 2:
  

Base Damage: 15
Explosion Dmg: 45
Explosion Area: 200
Hazard: 6 dmg/sec to health for 3 sec and staggers
Other: reduces fire resist of impacted targets by 40 for 30 sec

• Rank 3
  

Base Damage: 20
Explosion Dmg: 75
Explosion Area: 350
Hazard: 9 dmg/sec to health for 3 sec and staggers
Other: reduces fire resist of impacted targets by 60 for 30 sec

• Legendary - Eternal Black
  

Base Damage: 25
Explosion Dmg: 10 dmg/sec for 9001 sec
Explosion Area: 100
Hazard: 12 dmg/sec to health for 3 sec and staggers
Other: reduces fire resist of impacted targets by 70 for 30 sec

Unique Effects: explodes to deal divine damage to targets, harming health (also healing player)
Projectile Hazard: circle of protection that lasts for 5 sec that will cause undead to flee 
Projectile Speed: 3600 arrows, 4600 bolts
Target Resistance: N/A

• Rank 1:  
  

Base Damage: 9
Explosion Dmg: 20
Explosion Area: 300
Hazard: undead up to level 20 flee
Other: heals the player by 15 each time a target is hit (can hit multiple targets in one shot)

• Rank 2:
  

Base Damage: 14
Explosion Dmg: 30
Explosion Area: 400
Hazard: undead up to level 40 flee
Other: heals the player by 30 each time a target is hit (can hit multiple targets in one shot)

• Rank 3
  

Base Damage: 18
Explosion Dmg: 50
Explosion Area: 500
Hazard: undead up to level 60 flee
Other: heals the player by 50 when a target is hit (can hit multiple targets in one shot)

• Rank 4 - NONE (to come in a future update)
  

Unique Effects: explodes to deal blood damage to targets, harming health
Projectile Hazard: N/A
Projectile Speed: 3600 arrows, 4600 bolts
Target Resistance: N/A

• Rank 1:  
  

Base Damage: 15
Explosion Dmg: 50
Explosion Area: 120
Hazard: N/A
Other: harms the player by 10 each time a target is hit (can hit multiple targets in one shot)

• Rank 2:
  

Base Damage: 20
Explosion Dmg: 80
Explosion Area: 200
Hazard: N/A
Other: harms the player by 25 each time a target is hit (can hit multiple targets in one shot)

• Rank 3
  

Base Damage: 25
Explosion Dmg: 140
Explosion Area: 350
Hazard: N/A
Other: harms the player by 40 each time a target is hit (can hit multiple targets in one shot)

• Rank 4 - NONE (to come in a future update)
  

Unique Effects: explodes to deal wind damage to targets in an area, harming health and knocking back or stunning
Projectile Hazard: N/A
Projectile Speed: 9000 arrows, 9000 bolts
Target Resistance: N/A

• Rank 1:  
  

Base Damage: 9
Explosion Dmg: 10 dmg
Explosion Area: 120
Hazard: N/A
Other: slight stagger

• Rank 2:
  

Base Damage: 14
Explosion Dmg: 20 dmg
Explosion Area: 200
Hazard: N/A
Other: knockback

• Rank 3
  

Base Damage: 18
Explosion Dmg: 35 dmg
Explosion Area: 350
Hazard: N/A
Other: large knockback

• Legendary - Rapid Squalls
  

Base Damage: 20
Explosion Dmg: 40 dmg
Explosion Area: 500
Hazard: N/A
Other: continuously knockbacks targets in an area for a short period of time.



Unique Effects: explodes to deal poison targets in an area, harming health over a long duration
Projectile Hazard: N/A
Projectile Speed: 3600 arrows, 4600 bolts
Target Resistance: targets with poison resistance will absorb some of the poison explosion damage

• Rank 1:  
  

Base Damage: 10
Explosion Dmg: 1.2 dmg/sec for 40 sec
Explosion Area: 120
Hazard: N/A
Other: Weak slowing effect

• Rank 2:
  

Base Damage: 15
Explosion Dmg: 2.2 dmg/sec for 40 sec
Explosion Area: 200
Hazard: N/A
Other: Moderate slowing effect

• Rank 3
  

Base Damage: 20
Explosion Dmg: 4 dmg/sec for 40 sec
Explosion Area: 350
Hazard: N/A
Other: Strong slowing effect

• Legendary - Immobilizing Gas
  

Base Damage: 25
Explosion Dmg: 5 dmg/sec for 40 sec
Explosion Area: 350
Hazard: N/A
Other: paralyzes targets in an area for 6 sec

Unique Effects: explodes to deal earth damage to targets in an area, harming health and staggering targets
Projectile Hazard: N/A
Projectile Speed: 2000 arrows, 3000 bolts (much slower than other types, also has greater gravity pulling arrows down)
Target Resistance: targets with frost resistance will absorb some of the earth explosion damage

• Rank 1:  
  

Base Damage: 10
Explosion Dmg: 30
Explosion Area: 300
Hazard: N/A
Other: stagger

• Rank 2:
  

Base Damage: 15
Explosion Dmg: 50
Explosion Area: 600
Hazard: N/A
Other: stagger

• Rank 3
  

Base Damage: 20
Explosion Dmg: 90
Explosion Area: 900
Hazard: N/A
Other: stagger

• Rank 4 - NONE (to come in a future update)
  

Unique Effects: explodes to deal water damage to targets in an area, harming health and weakening frost and shock resist
Projectile Hazard: N/A
Projectile Speed: 3600 arrows, 4600 bolts (much slower than other types, also has greater gravity pulling arrows down)
Target Resistance: targets with frost resistance will absorb some of the water explosion damage

• Rank 1:  
  

Base Damage: 10
Explosion Dmg: 25
Explosion Area: 150
Hazard: N/A
Other: weakens frost and shock resist of targets in area of impact by 20 for 30 sec

• Rank 2:
  

Base Damage: 15
Explosion Dmg: 45
Explosion Area: 300
Hazard: N/A
Other: weakens frost and shock resist of targets in area of impact by 40 for 30 sec

• Rank 3
  

Base Damage: 20
Explosion Dmg: 75
Explosion Area: 500
Hazard: N/A
Other: weakens frost and shock resist of targets in area of impact by 60 for 30 sec

• Rank 4 - NONE (to come in a future update)
  

Unique Effects: explodes to paralyze targets in an area
Projectile Hazard: N/A
Projectile Speed: 4000 arrows, 5000 bolts
Target Resistance: will not work on dragons or targets that are immune to paralysis

• Rank 1:  
  

Base Damage: 0
Explosion Dmg: 0
Explosion Area: 120
Hazard: N/A
Other: paralyzes targets in area of impact for 3 sec

• Rank 2:
  

Base Damage: 0
Explosion Dmg: 0
Explosion Area: 200
Hazard: N/A
Other: paralyzes targets in area of impact for 5 sec

• Rank 3
  

Base Damage: 0
Explosion Dmg: 0
Explosion Area: 350
Hazard: N/A
Other: paralyzes targets in area of impact for 8 sec

• Rank 4 - NONE (to come in a future update)
  

Unique Effects: explodes to calm targets in an area
Projectile Hazard: N/A
Projectile Speed: 4000 arrows, 5000 bolts
Target Resistance: will not work on targets above level cap

• Rank 1:  
  

Base Damage: 0
Explosion Dmg: 0
Explosion Area: 120
Hazard: N/A
Other: calms targets up to level 40 in area of impact for 10 sec

• Rank 2:
  

Base Damage: 0
Explosion Dmg: 0
Explosion Area: 200
Hazard: N/A
Other: calms targets up to level 60 in area of impact for 15 sec

• Rank 3
  

Base Damage: 0
Explosion Dmg: 0
Explosion Area: 350
Hazard: N/A
Other: calms targets up to level 100 in area of impact for 20 sec

• Rank 4 - NONE (to come in a future update)
  

Unique Effects: explodes to frenzy targets in an area
Projectile Hazard: N/A
Projectile Speed: 4000 arrows, 5000 bolts
Target Resistance: will not work on targets above level cap (or for undead, dragons, or dwarven type targets)

• Rank 1:  
  

Base Damage: 0
Explosion Dmg: 0
Explosion Area: 120
Hazard: N/A
Other: frenzies targets up to level 40 in area of impact for 10 sec

• Rank 2:
  

Base Damage: 0
Explosion Dmg: 0
Explosion Area: 200
Hazard: N/A
Other: frenzies targets up to level 60 in area of impact for 15 sec

• Rank 3
  

Base Damage: 0
Explosion Dmg: 0
Explosion Area: 350
Hazard: N/A
Other: frenzies targets up to level 100 in area of impact for 20 sec

• Rank 4 - NONE (to come in a future update)
  

Unique Effects: explodes to cause fear in targets in an area
Projectile Hazard: N/A
Projectile Speed: 4000 arrows, 5000 bolts
Target Resistance: will not work on targets above level cap (or for undead, dragons, or dwarven type targets)

• Rank 1:  
  

Base Damage: 0
Explosion Dmg: 0
Explosion Area: 120
Hazard: N/A
Other: causes fear to targets up to level 40 in area of impact for 10 sec

• Rank 2:
  

Base Damage: 0
Explosion Dmg: 0
Explosion Area: 200
Hazard: N/A
Other: causes fear to targets up to level 60 in area of impact for 15 sec

• Rank 3
  

Base Damage: 0
Explosion Dmg: 0
Explosion Area: 350
Hazard: N/A
Other: causes fear to targets up to level 100 in area of impact for 20 sec

• Rank 4 - NONE (to come in a future update)
  

The below arrows only have 1 rank and fulfill various utility purposes.

Unique Effects: creates a light at location of impact for 30 sec
Projectile Hazard: N/A
Projectile Speed: 4000 arrows, 5000 bolts
Target Resistance: N/A
Base Damage: 0
Explosion Dmg: N/A
Explosion Area: N/A
Hazard: N/A
Other: N/A

Unique Effects: teleport wherever the arrow / bolt lands (works at both short and extremely long distances)
Projectile Hazard: N/A
Projectile Speed: 10000 arrows, 10000 bolts
Target Resistance: N/A
Base Damage: 0
Explosion Dmg: N/A
Explosion Area: N/A
Hazard: N/A
Other: N/A



Unique Effects: turn a target into a harmless creature for 30 sec
Projectile Hazard: N/A
Projectile Speed: 4000 arrows, 5000 bolts
Target Resistance: may not work on some high level targets
Base Damage: 0
Explosion Dmg: N/A
Explosion Area: N/A
Hazard: N/A
Other: N/A


V.1.1.0
New BSA file structure. (replaces loose files)
Darkness ammo now damages resist fire, not damage resist.
Revised way resistances are manipulated via a new script. (only temporary rather than permanent target changes)

V.1.0.2
Repackaged ESL with correctly compacted form IDs. (removes LOOT error message)

V.1.0.1
Properly made water arrows do explosion damage.
Properly updated some of the arcane effect resistance types. (and updated guide)
Arcane Arsenal vendor now sells firewood and steel ingots.

V.1.0.0
The initial release of Phenderix Arcane Arsenal.
Please let me know in the comments if you have any suggestions regarding future updates!

Subsequent updates will add more rank 4 legendary ammos and more utility arrows.
Please be sure to leave your thoughts on additions and balance changes in the comments section! Track this mod so you are aware of all updates! 

I will soon make a SPID mod that will distribute these arrows across some vanilla Skyrim vendors and arrow leveled lists.
Configurable MCM will arrive in a future update. The barebone essentials are there and you can see it, but for now there are no adjustable options.


Does this mod have any requirements?
Yes, this mod requires UIExtensions.

Didn't you release an Arcane Archery mod before? Didn't Phenderix Magic World have arcane arrows?
My previously released mods Phenderix Arcane Archery and Phenderix Magic World used to have some basic arcane arrows. This new mod builds upon that content and tremendously enhances it in many ways. New elemental effects, better visuals and new textures/meshes, completely reworked mechanics, new forging system and much more. Look at Arcane Arsenal as a completely new mod that has this previously released content as a foundation.

Can I use these ammos with the ammos that used to be included in your Phenderix Magic World mod?
You could but I wouldn't recommend it. I removed arcane archery content from Magic World in V.6.0.4.



PROTEUS -  play as multiple characters within one save game, edit items, spells, NPCs, and more in-game
PROTEUS Mod Explorer and Spawner - a subset of PROTEUS that includes only the cheat functions to add items and spawn NPCs
Phenderix Arcane Arsenal - harness the power of the elements and unleash a whole new level of fury from a distance.
Phenderix Magic World - The Magical World of Manantis - explore a huge, completely new world
Phenderix Magic Evolved - adds 170+ new, unique spells to the game (included in Phenderix Magic World)
Phenderix Magic SPID - gives Phenderix Magic spells to NPCs across Skyrim in a balanced way
Phenderix Weather Changer - easily change the weather in-game to any of 23 included options
Phenderix Energy Consumption - hotkey to convert health and/or stamina to magicka (configurable via MCM)
Phenderix Dynamic Summons - view the stats of vanilla summons and choose to dismiss them
Phenderix Host Spells - a collection of spells that will allow you to summon 3 creatures at once