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Crossbows are Kenshi's only ranged weapons that can be carried. To use a crossbow, equip the crossbow, make sure that the character has the correct…

Crossbows are Kenshi's only ranged weapons that can be carried. To use a crossbow, equip the crossbow, make sure that the character has the correct ammunition in their inventory, and ensure that RANGED is active under JOBS.

Crossbows can do a decent amount of damage to a single target and cause significant bleeding. It is important to note that the size of the target (and its hitbox) plays an important role in the accuracy of crossbows. As such, large animals are easier to hit than humanoids, but so also it's more difficult to hit small targets like spiders. Players should to be cautious using crossbow characters and especially positioning them with particular care during fights, it's not rare for high-powered crossbows to kill weaker enemies, and so too allies succumb to friendly fire, outright and permanently.

NOTE: There is an intentional mechanic from the developers that makes characters with the Diplomat tag "immune" to crossbows. Attempting to shoot units who have a Diplomatic status will usually result in your character aiming at someone else entirely. It is possible to have your marksmen target sometimes glitching and instead hitting an invisible target behind the Diplomat you set to attack. Despite the immunity, your marksmen can have a chance of 'accidentally' hitting the Diplomatic character in front of the unit you are aiming at. On occasion (Sometimes after stealing something from them, assassination attempt etc...) you will be able to shoot to Diplomatic targets with a Crossbow.

Crossbows can be crafted through the Crossbow Smith stat.

See Turrets for their immobile counterparts.

Skill at shooting with crossbows. Affects accuracy, reload speed, and target acquisition.

Stats

Related items

Medium Armour, Weapons, Katanas, Lantern of Radiance, Hackers, Backpacks, Clothing, Legwear

See also

• Item index (A–Z)
• Item index (by type)