Mod:DUST Survival Simulator/Makeshift Crossbow

The Makeshift Crossbow is a craftable two-handed weapon in Fallout:DUST

Characteristics
The Makeshift Crossbow is an exceptionally precise and powerful weapon, and, next to Throwing Spears, may be one of the most underrated weapons of the Mojave. The weapon itself, its scope, as well as its Bolt ammunition can be crafted by the Survivor.

Tribals will ocassionally hold a Makeshift Crossbow and Bolt ammunition, which frees the Survivor from collecting the materials required for crafting the weapon and dragging them around as dead weight.

Only a handful of other weapons match the precission of the Makeshift Crossbow, and none of them is craftable or has craftable ammunition readily available.

Due to its high precission, the Makeshift Crossbow can be used to very reliably take out hostiles silently at great distances, and even at close range it can be reloaded fast enough to land multiple hits on opponents, with each single one quite possibly being lethal by itself.

Bolt ammunition not only provides armor piercing capabilities, but also can be crafted in comparably large amounts by breaking down the also craftable Throwing Spears and Throwing Knife Spears easily looted from the Tribals and other factions of the Mojave.

The Makeshift Crossbow suffers from durability issues, though, requiring frequent maintenance, which substantially lowers its value to Survivors lacking repair skills.

Makeshift Crossbow
Workbench (Survival 40)

Homemade Crossbow Scope
Workbench (Survival 40)

Ammunition
Crafting Kit and Workbench (Repair 40) Workbench (Repair 30)

Locations

 * Ocassionally found in the hands of Tribals
 * Captain Dean Boat rentals, next to a dead Survivor

Behind the scenes
The Makeshift Crossbow is featured as Hunting Crossbow in Shoeburglar’s Wastelander Pack, as are many other weapons in DUST.