Mods / Crossbows

Category: #Weapons
Author: Maltiez
Side: Both
Created: Oct 16th 2023 at 10:44 AM
Last modified: Apr 15th at 7:34 PM
Downloads: 13962
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Latest file for v1.19.4:
maltiezcrossbows_0.3.4.zip 1-click install


Required mods: FSMlib, Config lib, ImGui, AMlib


Adds medieval crossbows. They are balanced as slower but harder hitting alternative to bows. Crossbows are also balanced with consideration of player using Firearms and Bullseye mods.

Crossbows are cheaper to craft and use than firearms, and has more damage per shot compared to bows. However, crossbows has less damage per shot than firearms and cant be stored fully loaded, and has less damage per minute than bows, and less accurate than Bullseye bows. Only the simple crossbow becomes obsolete with progression in game, the other three having their own use cases, so one might consider use cases when choosing what to craft or if to upgrade, because more powerful crossbows have their drawbacks and can be an overkill for specific use case.

For other modders: would be nice to collaborate on combat related mod. Would be nice to have somebody to test features, to animate player and items, may be even to write some code, or just do research part. 

Roadmap:

  • (RELEASED) pre-Alpha → Alpha (approximate release date: 29.10.23 - 5.11.23)
    • first person stop-motion animations
    • third person stop-motion animations
    • first person smooth animations (Bullseye)
    • advanced aimimng (Bullseye)
  • Alpha → Beta (approximate release date: November December January, 1.19-rc release messed up all the plans)
    • sounds
    • parts and their recipes
    • descriptions and control hints
    • smiting recipes for windlass and goat's foot lever
  • Beta → Release (approximate release date: 2024)
    • more sounds
    • more storage options
    • config

Check out also:

Extra:

Version For Game version Downloads Release date Changelog Download 1-click mod install*
v0.3.4 1002 Apr 15th at 7:34 PM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.3.4.zip Install now
v0.3.3 1059 Apr 8th at 12:02 AM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.3.3.zip Install now
v0.3.1 997 Apr 1st at 7:33 AM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.3.1.zip Install now
v0.3.0 389 Mar 30th at 6:05 PM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.3.0.zip Install now
v0.2.2 1101 Mar 17th at 10:55 AM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.2.2.zip Install now
v0.2.1 694 Mar 11th at 4:50 AM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.2.1.zip Install now
v0.2.0 172 Mar 10th at 6:05 PM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.2.0.zip Install now
v0.2.0-dev.4 211 Mar 9th at 8:36 PM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.2.0-dev.4.zip Install now
v0.2.0-dev.3 177 Mar 8th at 9:33 PM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.2.0-dev.3.zip Install now
v0.2.0-dev.2 114 Mar 8th at 2:36 PM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.2.0-dev.2.zip Install now
v0.2.0-dev.1 93 Mar 8th at 10:32 AM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.2.0-dev.1.zip Install now
v0.1.4 3163 Dec 12th 2023 at 4:38 AM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.1.4.zip Install now
v0.1.2 2906 Nov 1st 2023 at 4:04 AM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.1.2.zip Install now
v0.1.1 255 Oct 30th 2023 at 7:45 AM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.1.1.zip Install now
v0.1.0 334 Oct 29th 2023 at 5:02 AM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.1.0.zip Install now
v0.0.5 683 Oct 21st 2023 at 5:59 PM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.0.5.zip Install now
v0.0.4 92 Oct 21st 2023 at 5:29 PM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.0.4.zip Install now
v0.0.3 162 Oct 21st 2023 at 10:02 AM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.0.3.zip Install now
v0.0.2 143 Oct 21st 2023 at 12:09 AM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.0.2.zip Install now
v0.0.1 210 Oct 20th 2023 at 6:25 PM Show maltiezcrossbows_0.0.1.zip Install now

58 Comments (oldest first | newest first)

💬 Perdous, Apr 14th at 2:01 PM

I think I forgot that I had something else in my other hand in game. Problem solved. I am just a bit stupid. Maltiez

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Apr 14th at 7:50 AM

Perdous

Channel in official VS discord server was the issue tracker link, changed link to just invitation to this server: https://discord.gg/CkJjdrB

💬 Perdous, Apr 14th at 7:37 AM

Since the Issue Tracker does not seem to work, I will say it here. I just got back into my world/server and there I was unable to load my already span goats foot crossbow. Maybe it is worth looking into that. (the models and animation are gorgeous btw)

💬 Nikkolai, Apr 10th at 6:53 AM

Man, crossbows used to be OP before guns existed. They still kinda OP if you have some proficiency.

💬 Caydet, Apr 6th at 7:37 PM

@Maltiez

I know that "Issue tracker" leads to the discord but like I said, it doesnt work for me. Anyhow, another issue is for whatever reason the crossbows are transparent for me, no idea why that is

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Apr 5th at 4:30 PM

Caydet

Issue tracker link is link to official VS discord server

Tbh, I dunno how is it possible to brick crossbow. Cant reproduce the bug. Need more info.

💬 Caydet, Apr 5th at 3:37 PM

I would post this on the discord but thats not possible since... well either the discord dont exist or, discord is having a meltdown again. Anyways, the latch crossbow seems to have some issues. After dying with it in my main hand it stopped working, only hanging in my right hand, unable to reload it.

 

P.S no relogging doesnt help it.

 

P.P.S It's more spesifically after I died with a lantern in my off hand, while holding the crossbow.

💬 Mythimna, Apr 4th at 8:19 PM

Love this mod! The new crossbows are super fun. I've found the repeating crossbow to be super useful underground, has saved my butt a couple time now. Thank you for the mod and the updates!

💬 RenayEdor, Apr 1st at 6:15 PM

@Maltiez We do have the latest version (0.4.1). I've only tested the latest version of Crossbows (0.3.1). I can provide logs if necessary? Maybe it's a conflict with something else we have, which would be a shame, but also doens't make sense as 0.2.2 works just fine with everything else

P.P.S we're on VS 1.19.7 now and 0.2.2 works just fine

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Apr 1st at 2:52 PM

Drakoflame

Make sure you have latest FSMlib version

💬 RenayEdor, Apr 1st at 2:04 PM

Currently having an issue where the crossbows aren't being registered with the new update. I believe that it is this mod causing the issue, as Firearms itself works fine, but the crossbow mod does not load (on our server all relivant items are black squares with broken names). I'd love to update to get the two new crossbows but at the moment it's just not working :(

💬 TimSithis, Apr 1st at 1:54 PM

Hey about those Latch crossbow i am not sure if it's because of other mods but I can see my bolt still there when firing and only after a full reload does it vanish and gets replaced

+It seems to also bug out when you pick something up and it lands in your off hand, I would upload some pictures on the Discord

Otherwise love it

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Apr 1st at 6:30 AM

KyoKyoshi

hold right mouse button

💬 KyoKyoshi, Mar 30th at 11:11 PM

How to reload?

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Mar 28th at 5:30 PM

GmanAmatin

Check out mod's post in "mods" forum in official VS discrod server (or even "mods general" channel)

Also crossbows of each age are not direct upgrades, they all have their niches.

💬 GmanAmatin, Mar 28th at 4:23 PM

Will there be an iron crossbow sometime in the future? Having that gap between bronze and steel for Crossbows is a bit awkward to deal with.

💬 Aki_II, Mar 12th at 11:23 PM

Which version of the mod should I use for 1.19.3?

 

💬 GuppyTheRat, Mar 9th at 8:59 PM

not compatible with 1.19.3?

💬 Heckacoolmon, Mar 8th at 9:39 PM

Super excicted for this in 1.19!

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Mar 8th at 9:32 PM

Dj3dzx

Yeah, I finally was able to overcome my burnout and start updating it.

💬 Dj3dzx, Mar 8th at 9:31 PM

AM I DREAMING? OMG OMG OMG OMG

💬 Dj3dzx, Feb 9th at 12:13 AM

I really love this mod but it's currently broken D: could you update it to the current version of the game?

💬 i_aint_no_toast, Jan 25th at 12:44 AM

epic mod. cant wait for 1.19 release :)

💬 Sirfalloutcat, Jan 22nd at 11:21 AM

day 5 of asking for htis mod to be updated

 

💬 Sirfalloutcat, Jan 20th at 7:02 PM

 jbbfjasbfjhhBBU~!uHGGIhIASHDI~!!

AAAAA

💬 Sirfalloutcat, Jan 19th at 8:55 AM

Ima guess thiws will be updated soon? I hope so cuz i need my crossbow fix, I mean i aint addicted i can stop any time. 

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Dec 13th 2023 at 2:01 AM

Falco

I may add this ammo selection feature later

"the loading aid gets put back into the offhand slot after use" - Now you need offhand empty for loading and drawing in case of earlier crossbows

Colecionador_00

I might add compatibility later, currently I dont have time and energy for this

Tsimshianic

I'll make 'Extra' mod later (much later) and add all the stuff that dont fit into main Firarms and Crossbows mods

Riotset

Thanks, it is much appreciated

💬 Colecionador_00, Dec 12th 2023 at 4:08 PM

Hi Maltiez, the crossbows mod, have a problem of compatibilite with mod Xskills?

💬 Falco, Dec 4th 2023 at 10:18 AM

With bullseye there is a key binding (default F) that allows you to switch the ammo for your bow. It would be neat if this could also be done for crossbows?

Also it would be nice if the loading aid gets put back into the offhand slot after use.

Would also be neat if it tied into xskills' archery system.

💬 Tsimshianic, Nov 26th 2023 at 9:18 PM

I would love to see a Repeating Crossbow (Chu-ko-nu)

💬 Riotset, Nov 2nd 2023 at 3:26 PM

I really love all your weapon mods, they are so high quality and it feels like they should be included in the base game. I just want to say thank you for all the effort you put in these gems.

💬 TheNiteFox, Oct 29th 2023 at 9:13 PM

@Maltiez Yup, that is totally true! When I was loading the crossbow it definitely felt real cause refiling it was so slow! But that is how its supposed to be xD Its really cool you managed to capture that in this mod! 

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Oct 29th 2023 at 8:29 PM

TheNiteFox

I'm happy you having fun with these mods.

Crossbows are finicky intentionally, so I can make them deal more damage without harming the balance to much. Btw irl most of the time that you loose loading muzzle loader or heavy crossbow is spent fiddling with ammunition and loading equipment.

💬 TheNiteFox, Oct 29th 2023 at 7:42 PM

Yup totally understand, and yeah the error is 100% harmless it doesnt even make my computer run hotter lol. I did try out the mod and though loading the crossbow is a little finicky I absolutely love it! I just recenelty watched the British Musketeers and both your mods kind of have the same vibe as the weapons in that show haha ^_^

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Oct 29th 2023 at 7:11 PM

TheNiteFox

Missing recipes are for bolts. There are more types of arrow heads than types of bolts (cause gold and silver bolts does not make sense, and filnt and obsidian are not in vanilla... I think). It is annoying to have these errors in a log, yes, but they are harmless.

Iron and bronze bolts intentionally have the same damage. They are same tire of bolts and the reason to have iron bolts instead of bronze is having more iron in stockpiles than bronze, that should be a quite often situation (iron actually is easier to find, at least for me).

💬 TheNiteFox, Oct 29th 2023 at 3:21 PM

On serverside Main.txt Got an error saying the crafting recipe & grid recipe for the maltiezcrossbows in flint, gold, silver & obsidian - could not be resolved. Is this suppose to be another type of crossbow available in-game? If it is then it's not showing up. 

Oh and I just figured out what this error is! The Bolts - flint, gold, silver & obsidian don't show up in game at all! Crude, copper, bronze x3 , iron x2 , and steel are the only ones that show up in-game.

Just wanted to let you know, but everything else is working just fine :)

 

Also just a sidenote - The Iron bolts should definitely do +8 dmg instead of +7, with a break chance between 5-7 maybe, cause as of right now there is now reason to use them, they have the same breakchance & dmg as bronze ones, which should definitely be changed in the future. That is just my opinion though, absolutely great mod though! 

💬 MelkorTheGreat, Oct 24th 2023 at 4:22 PM

tta say amazing work on this and the firearms mod man doing amazing.

💬 TimSithis, Oct 24th 2023 at 1:42 PM

Nice work ^^ And I see ya Also Like Tod's work. ^^

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Oct 23rd 2023 at 9:29 PM

TimSithis

Fixed. Update FSMlib to 0.1.8.

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Oct 23rd 2023 at 9:02 PM

TimSithis

Nope it is a bug, I'll fix in an hour or less.

💬 TimSithis, Oct 23rd 2023 at 8:19 PM

Not sure if it's a bug. But I seems to Lose all, My Bolts..even Steel on A Hit..Is that Wanted?

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Oct 22nd 2023 at 2:19 AM

Shion

Actually, even if it is not drawn, you should have the same behavior. Hold Alt to bypass it (like in Firearms).

💬 Shion, Oct 22nd 2023 at 1:07 AM

Once the crossbow is pulled, you can't place it on the ground or do anything else that is triggered by RMB without having any bolts in the inventory.

Bullseye mod support would also be nice.

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Oct 21st 2023 at 5:29 PM

Fynneberg

Fixed in 0.0.4

💬 Fynneberg, Oct 21st 2023 at 4:33 PM

It seems like the goats foot is currently uncraftable, as the game automatically recognizes the nails and stripes in combination with the steel plates as steel plaques in the crafting screen and not as the goats foot despite the arrangement. Is there a workaround for that?

💬 macoto_hino, Oct 21st 2023 at 11:56 AM

@RikeiR

I think the Japanese file contains unnecessary "w" in lines 7 and 9.
I think it's probably just a simple erasure.

💬 RikeiR, Oct 21st 2023 at 4:16 AM

@Maltiez

Done.

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Oct 21st 2023 at 12:44 AM
💬 RikeiR, Oct 21st 2023 at 12:42 AM

Thank you for making a great mod.
I have uploaded the Japanese translation file.

ja.json

💬 Fynneberg, Oct 20th 2023 at 11:36 PM

Decided to uninstall all three and reinstalling them, that fixed it (I probably should have done that before). Wish I knew and could tell you why the crossbows disabled the firearm things. But thanks for taking your time regardless.

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Oct 20th 2023 at 11:32 PM

Fynneberg

Not sure if you mean that all three mods work together, but I just tested it again, and it worked. This was my mods folder content:

  1. fsmlib_0.1.6.zip
  2. maltiezcrossbows_0.0.1.zip
  3. maltiezfirearms_0.3.2.zip
💬 Fynneberg, Oct 20th 2023 at 11:26 PM

Indeed I have the newest version, after doing that it started behaving this way, after changing back and forth between versions and activating/deactivating the crossbow mod with varying degrees of success I'm now successfully playing with the newest version of Firearms and newest version of FSM lib.

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Oct 20th 2023 at 11:20 PM

Fynneberg

Make sure that you dont have older fsm lib versions installed as well

💬 Fynneberg, Oct 20th 2023 at 11:12 PM

Looking forward to this mod develop, already love the firearms. Just a headsup, installing the new fsm update and using this mod together with firearms seems to break using firearms (couldn't aim or reload a flask anymore, the reload key bind option disappears aswell as log notifications regarding the loaded/unloaded state. Putting the comment here as the interference seems to be caused by this mod after some uninstalling and reinstalling.
Log in case it helps:
"System.Exception: Don't know how to instantiate item of class 'NoMelee' did you forget to register a mapping?
at Vintagestory.Common.ClassRegistry.CreateItem(String itemClass) in VintagestoryLib\Common\ClassRegistry.cs:line 273
at Vintagestory.Common.ItemTypeNet.ReadItemTypePacket(Packet_ItemType packet, IWorldAccessor world, ClassRegistry registry) in VintagestoryLib\Common\Network\ItemTypeNet.cs:line 192
at Vintagestory.Client.NoObf.ClientSystemStartup.PopulateItems(List`1 items, Int32 listSize) in VintagestoryLib\Client\Systems\Startup.cs:line 563
at Vintagestory.Client.NoObf.ClientSystemStartup.LoadItemTypes() in VintagestoryLib\Client\Systems\Startup.cs:line 381
at Vintagestory.Client.NoObf.ClientSystemStartup.HandleServerAssets_Step1() in VintagestoryLib\Client\Systems\Startup.cs:line 334
at System.Threading.QueueUserWorkItemCallback.Execute()
at System.Threading.ThreadPoolWorkQueue.Dispatch()
at System.Threading.PortableThreadPool.WorkerThread.WorkerThreadStart()
"

💬 Samino2, Oct 20th 2023 at 10:02 PM

YAY! Now I can pass trought all ages with a ranged weapon!

💬 TimSithis, Oct 20th 2023 at 9:04 PM

I love it..My Buddys and I love your Guns thank you so much for such nice work.

💬 MaltiezAuthor, Oct 20th 2023 at 7:23 PM

Vogi

Thanks!

💬 Vogi, Oct 20th 2023 at 7:07 PM

These models are stunning!

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