Composite Crossbows - Two deadly scoped crossbows, craftable at the Gunsmith's Workbench

Composite Crossbows - Two deadly scoped crossbows, craftable at the Gunsmith's Workbench

Two new fully functional composite crossbows have been added to the game - the classic wooden R1 Shadowhunter and the modern military MW tactical crossbow - each equipped with its own arrows and variable zoom scope. Realistic string pulling animation, nearly silent shooting, retrievable arrows. Just install it, go to the gunsmith's bench and start building.

✨ What it does

R1 Shadow Hunter - a reliable workhorse: 280 damage, 8-round magazine, super strong wooden body. Paired with R1 hunter scope (2x to 8x, shark mouth painting).

MW Tactical Crossbow - Top option: 340 damage, 12-round magazine, faster rate of fire and quieter shooting. For use with MW Marksman scopes (2x to 12x, flip lens).

Exclusive Ammunition and Optical Sighting - Each crossbow is loaded with its own arrows and equipped with its own scope. The original scope cannot be installed on the crossbow, and the crossbow scope cannot be installed on the original gun, and the two crossbows cannot be equipped interchangeably. No equipment clutter.

Variable Zoom - While aiming through the scope, press the cycle key (default is N) to gradually switch magnification. Real camera zoom, crosshair to match.

LIVE LINE - The sight line is pulled toward the snap after each shot and it pops out when the shot is fired. The loaded bolt appears and disappears with the reloading cycle.

Silent Hunting - Smaller noise radius than any firearm (Field: 10 meters, R1: 18 meters, vs. 100+ meters for rifles). Take down the rogues one by one without waking up the streets.

Recyclable Arrows – Arrows that hit the world remain on Earth and can be retrieved just like arrows.

Everything has to be crafted - the crossbow and scope are assembled at the Gunsmith's Workbench (Guns tab), and the bolts are on the Ammo tab. Teardown is fully supported.

⚠️ Please read: Iron sights (without scope)

The game doesn't have an on-screen crosshair for mechanical aiming - right-clicking to aim the original gun aligns your eyes with the physical sights on the model. Crossbows don't have that line of sight at all: the bow, rail, and bolt sit exactly where the rifle sights would. I have adjusted the iron sight cameras on both crossbows to provide the best view technically possible, but arrows fired with the iron sights sighted will not land in the direction of a hip fire or scope shot - there is no crosshair to focus on, so it can only be used as a crude emergency mode.

Recommended: Hip shooting (use normal sight - arrow hits) and scope (accurate long range shooting). Both crossbows feel best this way.

If necessary, the R1 iron sight can also be used at close range; the mid-range iron sight is not recommended - its high rail blocks too much.

The fine print, honestly

Properties (damage, magazine, rate of fire, velocity, range, noise) are hardcoded - this is not a cheat mod. Want to tune in? My WeaponTweaks mod adjusts damage, magazine capacity, time between shots, bullet speed, etc. in real time - the crossbow reacts to all of these parameters, including the draw animation speed.

Shotgun pellets, shotgun pellets, recoil, and over-range damage falloff settings have no effect on the crossbow—a crossbow is essentially a zero-dispersion, zero-recoil projectile weapon.

The falling distance of the bolt is based on real physical principles and is also designed. Guided shots from a distance.

Reloading uses the reload action of the host rifle (magazine visual effects are hidden) - this is a small visual compromise that allows the magazine, ammo interface and reload button to all be used natively.

⚙️ Configuration

Configuration file: BepInEx/config/humanhost.compoundcrossbow.cfg

CycleKey — Oscilloscope amplification cycle key (default N).

TiersR1 / TiersMW - Tiers of magnification for each scope cycle.

FireSoundVolume - shooting sound volume multiplier (0–2), effective immediately when saving.

Save and uninstall

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