long N' short bow

Divide bows into two categories: long and short, both of which vary greatly because of more ways to play. No scripts, simple plugin, highly compatible.

long N' short bow

ACE, SkyRE and Perkus Maximus are getting an overhaul, which also separates bows into two categories: long and short. However, they also changed a lot, making compatibility between other mods troublesome.

Long N' Short Bow is basically a stripped down version of ACE's Archery mod, ending up with two distinct bow classes while being compatible with almost every other mod. There is no script, just a plugin that changes the name and stats of the bow to provide a greater variety of ways to play.

Longbow: Heavy and powerful, but also slow and loud. They increase base damage but reduce critical damage. Perfect for long-range shots, powerful enough to target enemies once spotted. Perfect for powerful armored warriors.

Short Bow: Lighter, faster, quieter, but with reduced base damage. For quick stealth removal, critical damage is greatly increased. Good for agile thieves/assassins.

There are two main versions: one that requires nothing else, and one for those who use weapons armor clothing and clutter repair. Both major versions have unofficial Skyrim Special Edition patch changes to the merged bow, although USSEP doesn't require it.

There are also several patches available for custom weapons and mission mods. While patches are not required, any mod that adds new bows will need to patch their new bows into categories.

If you're interested in a new archery shake tree that complements the new bow classes, check out the Archery module for ACE for SSE. The Long N' Shortbow is for those who don't want the new perk, or those who use other perk overhauls.

This mod should be compatible with almost everything. Any mod that adds a new bow or changes a bow's stats will need to be patched.

Some popular weapon mods (Third Age Weapons SSE, Heavy Armory - New Weapons and Skyrim SE Expanded Skyrim Weapons) are compatible with this mod as they do not add any new bows.

Patches available on the documentation page: More Weapons Please SE, InsanitySorrow Weapons Pack, Lore Weapon Expansion SE, Helgen Reborn, Bruma, Unique Uniques, and AmidianBorn Book of Silence (Content Plugin) (for those who have ported the mod themselves).

What this mod changes:

longbow:

Increases base damage by 4 points and increases weight by 6 points, halving critical damage.

Speed: 0.6 for all longbows, 0.8 for Zephyr

All longbows are very loud and will be noticed by enemies when fired close to them

Imperial, Orcish, Dwarf, Ebony, Daedric, Ancient Nord, Iron, Ancient Nord Supple, Nord Heroes, Gauldur Blackbow, Froki's Bow, Drainspell Bow, Zephyr, Norse and Dwarf Black Bow of Destiny

Short bow:

Halved base damage and weight, greatly increased critical damage (3->16,4->18,5->21,6->24,7->26,8->28,9->30,10->32)

All shortbow speed: 1.2

All short bows are silent

Hunting Bow, Elf, Glass, Falmer, Draven Bow, Nightingale Bow, Hunting Bow, Angie Bow, Forsworn, Karliah Bow, Auriel Bow, Dragon Bone, Stag Prince Glass Bow and Stalhrim

All arrows have been modified to reduce gravity and increase speed. Currently, crossbows are unaffected.

Can be safely installed/uninstalled within the current game. The bows you currently have will be changed after installation and restored when uninstalling.

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Long N' Short Bows

ACE, SkyRE and Perkus Maximus are perk overhauls which also separated bows into two categories: long and short. However, they also changed much more than that, making compatibility between other mods a hassle.

Long N' Short Bows is basically a stripped down version of the Archery module of ACE, ending up with two distinctly different categories of bows, while being compatible with nearly every other mod. No scripts, just a plugin which changes the names and stats of bows to make for a greater variety of playstyles.

Long Bows: Heavy and powe …