Enchanting a Bow (Glitched) : V

» Tue May 29, 2012 1:18 pm

ive just built my Daedric bow (Legendary) 104 dmg, now i went to enchant it with fire dmg 21pts, but just before i click ok i noticed my dmg had gone down to 64 ??
so i tried it with my great sword, got 21pts fire dmg but the over all dmg never moved, so why does the bow lose nearly half its power by putting an enchant on it ?

» Tue May 29, 2012 11:16 am

You need the arcane blacksmith perk, I think. at least that's what UESP says. Otherwise it reverts to base damage.

» Tue May 29, 2012 7:18 am

You need the arcane blacksmith perk, I think. at least that's what UESP says. Otherwise it reverts to base damage.

i have the arcane perk on, that only means you can upgrade enchanted weapons

» Tue May 29, 2012 1:51 am

Probably because you did the fortify restoration thing wrong.

» Tue May 29, 2012 2:06 pm

Tried to reproduce the problem but couldn't. My 130 Legendary Daedric bow doesn't lose any damage when I enchant it, regardless of what perks I have.

Edit: Actually, I reproduced it. The Smithing perk breaks it.

» Tue May 29, 2012 7:40 am

Probably because you did the fortify restoration thing wrong.

i did nothing wrong, ive enchanted loads of weapons, as i said i did the greatsword ok and that dmg didnt change, ive checked and double checked, just another bug to add to the rest !!

» Tue May 29, 2012 5:09 am

Tried to reproduce the problem but couldn't. My 130 Legendary Daedric bow doesn't lose any damage when I enchant it, regardless of what perks I have.

Edit: Actually, I reproduced it. The Smithing perk breaks it.

does that mean that its glitched ?

» Tue May 29, 2012 1:59 am

Not sure why but having the perk Arcane Blacksmith removes the improvement from bows when you enchant them, so you have to smith them after the enchant, not before. It's a strange bug.

» Tue May 29, 2012 6:53 am

Not sure why but having the perk Arcane Blacksmith removes the improvement from bows when you enchant them, so you have to smith them after the enchant, not before. It's a strange bug.

ahh ok, but how come i did the greatsword ok, that never lost the improvement

» Tue May 29, 2012 2:08 pm

It only happens to Bows, other weapons have no problem.

» Tue May 29, 2012 1:52 am

dam, gonna have to find more Daedric hearts, only got 2 so far

BTW thanks for your help

» Tue May 29, 2012 1:44 pm

You should be able to re-smith the improvement onto your bow after enchanting it, will just need another Ebony ore.

» Tue May 29, 2012 12:18 am

ive already got the improvements on it

ah just got what you said, will give it a try

» Tue May 29, 2012 2:22 am

no that didnt work, just says i lack the required skill to improve it, even though i have the Arcane perk

» Tue May 29, 2012 9:15 am

Another update. It's not bows that are bugged, it's whatever weapon you have equipped while you're trying to enchant it. Also, it's only a visual bug in the enchatment window. Once the item is enchanted it goes back to normal damage.

Edit: This happens even without the Arcane Blacksmith perk, so I think it's just having the item equipped that causes it, nothing else.

» Tue May 29, 2012 7:23 am

ok, will check again, xbox if off as dinner time, will reply later when checked

thanks again for your help

» Tue May 29, 2012 2:17 am

Another update. It's not bows that are bugged, it's whatever weapon you have equipped while you're trying to enchant it. Also, it's only a visual bug in the enchatment window. Once the item is enchanted it goes back to normal damage.

Edit: This happens even without the Arcane Blacksmith perk, so I think it's just having the item equipped that causes it, nothing else.

Can confirm this. Have noticed the enchantment display bug previously, but when I checked the weapon in my inventory after enchanting it everything was normal and good-to-go.

» Tue May 29, 2012 12:10 pm

Another update. It's not bows that are bugged, it's whatever weapon you have equipped while you're trying to enchant it. Also, it's only a visual bug in the enchatment window. Once the item is enchanted it goes back to normal damage.

Edit: This happens even without the Arcane Blacksmith perk, so I think it's just having the item equipped that causes it, nothing else.

yes its sorted, just an error if you have the item equiped

thanks for all your help