1. Are There Different Types Of Crossbows In Skyrim

I joined the dawn-guard and then I became a vampire. I love to use my crossbow but I don't have any more bolts. I tried to craft them but I couldn't so I upgraded my smithing. However, they still don't show up in the smithing menu.

Holding left-click on the crossbow will not draw the crossbow. AFAIK, the crossbow is not drawn by the player character due to the nature of the weapon. (Once the character has 'loaded' the crossbow, it is effectively already and always drawn, unlike the bow which has to be manually drawn.). No idea what you mean by them being viable. The top crossbow maxxed out with smithing is plenty powerful. There really don't need to be all those redundant types. I'm not saying it wouldn't be nice but it certainly isn't necessary for it to be a viable weapon.

How can I make bolts?

4 Answers

Step 1

Complete the quest A New Order.

Step 2

Make sure you have the Steel Smithing perk & talk to Sorine Jurard. She should train you in constructing a basic crossbow & steel bolts.

Step 3

Locate Gunmar's Forge, you'll need it to craft most crossbow & bolt recipes in much the same way as the Skyforge is required for Nord Hero gear.

You can now start making bolts

Step 4 (Optional)

Are There Different Types Of Crossbows In Skyrim

Complete an Ancient Technology quest for Sorine. Your reward will be plans for either an improved crossbow or exploding bolts. When you start getting plans for dwarven gear, get the Dwarven Smithing perk if you don't already and you plan on using them.

Repeat Step 4 until you have common & enhanced crossbow recipes and common & 3 elemental bolt recipes, all in both steel & dwarven varieties.

To be able to smith crossbow bolts, you must first finish the Ancient Technology quest. To start this quest, A New Order must be completed, and you must talk to Sorine Jurard.

You can not craft crossbows or bolts if you have gone the vampire route in the dawngaurd dlc. The quests everyone is mentioning and sorrine are only if you go dawngaurd and refuse Harkins gift of becoming a vampire lord.

Talk to sorine then ask her if she can teach you then she tells you to go to gunmar for tools(you need steel smithing perk)

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