Ranged Weapons is a Vintage Story mod by Zarkonnen. Ranged Weapons adds crossbows, firearms, hand cannons, a blowpipe and poison ammunition, expanding combat beyond the standard bow.
Why this mod is worth installing
Choose this mod if you want ranged combat with distinct loading mechanics, stronger firearms and more ammunition choices. It suits players who enjoy crafting progression and tactical hunting or defense.
What Ranged Weapons adds
The mod introduces a blowpipe as a simpler, weaker alternative to the bow, along with crossbows that remain loaded after the lengthy loading action. Crossbows use featherless bolts and come in composite, iron, meteoric iron and steel variants.
Arquebuses and muskets bring match-based firearms to the game. Their ammunition uses blasting powder, twine and cast metal bullets, while muskets deal more damage but prevent movement during loading and firing.
Hand cannons provide an earlier firearm option and can be made from materials ranging from bronze to steel, with material affecting damage. Poison can be applied to blowpipe darts, crossbow bolts and ordinary arrows; it slowly harms susceptible creatures, though drifters and locusts are immune.
Crossbow bolts are made similarly to arrows but do not require feathers. The same section introduces the arquebus and musket firearms.
Firearms deal heavy damage and use ammunition made from blasting powder, twine and cast bullets. Bullet materials include copper, bismuth, lead, silver and gold.
Where to download Ranged Weapons
The official Vintage Story Mod DB page is the right place to get the current release through the in-game mod manager.