Never mind, I worked it out. I use the Legendary Uncapped Perks mod which, for some reason, nerfs the dragonbone weapons to flawless level at 100 smithing. Once I disabled this mod, the diamond crossbow went to legendary level no problem.

Interestingly, I don't have this problem with the diamond dagger. ie I can leave the LUP mod enabled and the dagger will become legendary, while a dragonbone dagger will become flawless.

Is there a reason the diamond crossbow reaches only flawless quality when upgrading at a grindstone with 100 smithing?

This is the only crossbow mod that uses a unique model that isn't ugly.

may need to be updated; I am able to get SOME of the crossbows but not the bolts.

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@ep1c_g@m3r! whoops, I was missing the recipe for them. I just posted an update, you should be able to craft them now. soul trap bolts and arrows require the arcane blacksmith perk 1 firewood and 1 empty grand soul gem

wait seriously? oh come on! what perk do I have to have to craft the bolt version of these? I can craft the arrows no problem

@ep1c_g@m3r! Higher level enemies can resist spells like soul trap. you need to increase your conjuration skill. FYI sucsessfully shooting an enchated bolt or arrow will increase your magic as well as your archery skill

the enchanted soul gem bolts don't seem to work... I sneak shooted a bandit thug killing her in one shot and the game said she resisted it. does the effect have to be applied to a living target and then kill it?

Very nice work. Cheers

I love all the diamond mods, but one thing that would be super sweet is an automatic version of the diamond crossbow... Basically part crossbow part gatling gun.

can you improve the damage dealt by the gem crossbows? thay are too weak, not even close to vanilla crossbows.
garnet CB deals 9 damage, vanilla CB deals 19. it doesn't make sense, and it makes them useless, as they can't be efficient against strong foes.
it should be:
garnet: 18 damage
amethyst: 19 damage
Saphirre: 20
Ruby: 21
Emerald: 22
diamond: 23
this should make the CBs better, but not overpowered

to make enhaunced versions of the crossbows should be a good idea too.

neat finally something t odo with my diamonds
i love this mod bcaue it make crystals that re ultimatly usuless usable for crafting weapons

@ubersmaug thanks, im fine without now because i tempered it to 608 and i think thats enough.
but thanks for responding! but i agree about wanting to make it realistic.

@SwiftFire1002 Absolutly. I keep things modest out of respect for the dlc crossbows and all the questing involved, and to avoid getting grief about making an op mod. Feel free to change the stats to your liking.

@Ubersmaug can i change the base damage with the CK

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Can you craft this in a normal forge, if yiu have all perks unlocked?

This mod and all the mods in the Diamond Smithing Series are freaking amazing, epic work, i'll admit i was worried when i couldn't find the Bolt crafting area cuz i really wanted to try them, but just found them (i don't do much misc crafting, but i will now). this mod is the only reason i've ever actually completed the Stones of Barenzia quest (i don't like cheating the items onto my character)

Just a question shouldent the crossbows be about three or five points sronger then bows? Don't get me wrong its an awsome and very well made mod I just wanted to ask about that small subject.

grace bolt´s

@gloops, yeah I already did bud, every type of gem has a different effect you should try em out

Ah, my mistake my friend! I am not much into this wizardry stuff bud. Just a plain old muscle man mate! lol.

Listen, can't yer make some bolts that explode and some that give shocks like the guy who does the Hellion Arrows mate? There really is a scarcity of decent crossbow bolts out here buddy!

@gloops well there are both enchanted and unenchanted bolts of each gem type. Only the enchanted ones are exploding

Better if you tell me how you intended them to be used I think mate. When I shoot a bolt at anything, I am expecting it to explode on contact and this is not happening bud???

@gloops. Can you elaborate on "they do not work". Im assumeing you are talking about the enchanted bolts. Everything seems to be working fine for me.

Hi there!.. I am using Caden's 'Assassin Crossbow Kit' which is a starter kit and holds the 'Crossbow Of Shattered Souls' mate!

@gloops that should not matter, what crossbow are you useing?

When fired from another crossbow they do not work????????

I agree with owenthevilone I like the designs of the weapons but the crossbows are weaker than the dwarven crossbow so if you plan on making any modifications could you up the power of the crossbows please.

Does this work with two handed crowbow?

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This is a nice mod i have been using it for some time. only thing that would make it better is to up the damage to be more inline with the dawn guard crossbows

might i ask why the dmg on the crossbows (garnet, amethyst is all i have seen so far) is so low? They are quite easy to make however, but why is the dmg so low! do i just need better smithing to get better crossbows?

this is the best mod i ever had, i love you man! xD well done i trained myself up to 100 archery so this could be my main weapon

Daster its Dawnguard armor...

this is the best mod i have

Glowing purple bolts in my enemies

Not sure why, but the bolt is invisble on the Diamond Crossbow for me.

make a dworven gun mod

EPIC!!!! mod this should have been in the game from the start, can u add crossbows that don't require gemstones but keep both

make the crossbows a little stronger and this mod is epic....

@Shorttdawg. I didn't make that vid so I couldn't say. Don't think you can get SKSE in the workshop. It's a more involved mod and you need to install it manually. It opens the door for some cool mods but can be a bit awkward and invasive if you are new to modding. http://skse.silverlock.org/

Hey i have a question, what kind of SKYUI is that and where on workshop can i get SKSE? I am asking because my skyui is in Itallian, even though im half Itallian lol.

wich armor are you wearing in the screenshots?

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this crossbows look really badass, but maybe they're too weak.
every crossbow deals the same amount of damage that the same material bow.
çn comparison, dwarven bow base damage is 12 and the dwarven crossbow base damage is 22. (and crossbow reload is slower than bow's one )
is it possible to improve that, please?

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