Increases the speed of all arrows and bolts, and makes them fly further before dropping towards the ground. This particular speed makes archery more realistic and satisfying while respecting gameplay mechanics.
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Credit to kevkas for his Faster Arrows component of ABT. I got permission from him in 2016.
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Adjusted aim settings for first-person view to better suit bows with medium to slow speed. The slowest (Daedric Bow) will still be slightly above target, and the fastest (Long Bow) will be slightly below target. This suits the most bows.
Version 4.0
Added merged versions for Anniversary Edition.
Version 3.3
Changed Seasoned Aim's editor ID from bullseye to SeasonedAim, so that dynamic patchers won't exclude it. They should exclude Bullseye but not Seasoned Aim.
Version 3.2
Fixed third-person aiming by adding a tiny amount of auto-aim to third-person. It's 1/4th of vanilla and 1/40th of the Proper Aiming mod. It has only been tested with the vanilla camera, so let me know if it isn't enough for a custom third-person camera. There's still no auto-aim in first-person view. (Cheers to Proper Aiming's author for showing what to tinker with)
Changed the priority on the critical damage boost in Seasoned Aim to 100.
Made patches for Torch Arrows, Project AHO, Bosmer Armor Pack, and Hunterborn (without Scrimshaw Expanded).
Version 3.1
Included fCombatDodgeChanceMin for good measure.
Decreased projectile gravity by 0.003. (Roughly 1.5% less than before... don't ask)
Created patch for Diamond Smithing Complete.
Version 3.0
Changed the mod's name and merged my other mod into the new Plus version. There's no real reason to upgrade if you're in the middle of a playthrough.
Version 2.1
Now also disables NPC's ability to dodge projectiles out of nowhere like Neo.
Version 2.0
The mod and all patches are now internally flagged as ESLs, meaning that they don't take up a load order slot once the game is running. No need for a merged patch!
Updated .ini settings.
Version 1.4
Disabled auto-aim in the global game settings.
Version 1.2
Slightly increased bolt speed and gravity. Bolts are now exactly 50% faster than arrows, like they were originally.
Released patches.
Version 1.1
Slightly increased projectile gravity. (0.212 to 0.22)
Corrected aim settings in the .ini.
Released patch for Hunterborn with Scrimshaw Expanded.
This mod increases the speed of all arrow and bolt projectiles by 42%. They also fly further before dropping towards the ground.
Allows all projectiles to hit targets that are far away, makes arrows fly through the center of your crosshair, disables auto-aim, and stops NPCs from dodging like Neo!
The Plus version also changes the bugged Bullseye perk to Seasoned Aim: Bows do 25% more critical damage and ignore 15% of armor. Standalone version available.
The mod and all patches are flagged internally as ESL, so they don't take up any load order slots once the game is running. No need for a merged patch!
Supports Anniversary Edition; just download the AE version if you have bought the Creation Club content.
Automatically tweaks Nightingale Arrows if you have Awesome Artifacts installed.
Comes with an .ini file that automatically sets the right aim settings for you. If it doesn't work from your data folder, copy its contents into your skyrim.ini.
These settings have been tested and fine-tuned over years to achieve what I feel is a pretty perfect compromise between realism and good gameplay.
Some patches are available under Optional Files. Check out the patch hub by xqxRAMPAGExpx for even more patches.
Archery Tweaks is available for the classic version of Skyrim here, and for Xbox One and Playstation 4 on Bethesda.net.
You can get the mod Crosshair-aligned Crossbow if you're tired of the way that crossbow bolts arc through the air.
