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[ronin]

Maybe a dumb question but is it possible to have a crossbow be one handed? I tried to change it in NI to be one handed and the game wont even load.

thanks in advance

[pro5]

Not possible to wield anything in off-hand when using missile weapons. You'll see hardcoded "Cannot equip off-handed weapon when a launcher is equipped."

[ronin]

hmmm, thats what I thought. Is it possible someway to make a hand crossbow or simulate it. Without it being 2 handed, it has to fit in the primary weapon slot.

Edited by ronin69hof, 19 March 2007 - 10:29 AM.

[Sticz]

I once tried that as a 'quick-slot' item. Itgot a little confusing. I ended up dismissing the idea, but thought that a 'repeating' item would be nice (five hots or so at once). Otherwise, you may be sunk.

Sticz

[GeN1e]

Afair 1h ranged weapons allow using a shield.

Aslo it's possible to create melee weapon with large range (say 30 or what else is eye-sight). It will use strength bonuses (not a problem to fix) instead of dexterity (bad) and show fake attacks (it's confusing for ranged weapon to do so, but might be tolerable). I don't know if it will object against proper using of bolts.

[Anomaly]

Afair 1h ranged weapons allow using a shield.

You are right, slings work with a shield.

So, it's strange that a modified crossbow does not.

[Rabain]

I think this is to do with the animation that goes with the item. You can't use a two handed animation in conjunction with an item that would allow an offhand weapon or shield because you would then have conflicting animations.

The error is similar to what you would get if you tried to make a 2-handed sword into a 1-handed one.

The problem here is that you could take a sling and replace the icons for it so that it looks like a crossbow. However on the game screen the animation will still be that of a sling.