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INI_settings.txt

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+Another Archery Tweak - INI Tweaks
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+Add/Replace the following lines in your Skyrim.ini & (if applicable) SkyrimCustom.ini:
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+[Combat]
+f1PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.2
+f1PboltTiltUpAngle=0.2
+f3PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
+fMagnetismLookingMult=-0.0
+fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=-0.0
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+			(Explanation following if you're interested)
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+	What do these settings do?
+		Lining up fired arrows/bolts with your crosshair/screen center in 1st & 3rd person:
+				f1PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.2
+				f1PboltTiltUpAngle=0.2
+				f3PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
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+		Stop arrows from impacting targets they pass in close proximity:
+				fMagnetismLookingMult=-0.0
+				fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=-0.0
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+			You can use either 0.0 or -0.0 here, but personally I've had more success with -0
+				(Detailed explanation below if you're interested)
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+	(Magnetism value explanation)
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+				Normally we would consider -0 to not be valid. However, with computer code this works a little differently.
+				Since the first character of the line is 'f', this means the value is a floating-point variable, often called a "float".
+				Floating-point variables are capable of holding "real" numbers in both positive and negative. 
+				To give you an idea as to why a float can be either a 0 or a -0 consider the following 
+				32-bit representations of 2 float values below:
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+						0 00000000 00000000000000000000000
+						1 00000000 00000000000000000000000
+						^	  ^				  ^
+					  sign   exponent	   fraction
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+				As you can see, the only difference between these values is the first, or "sign" bit. The sign bit is used to determine 
+				whether a value is positive or negative, which is why a float can be -0.
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+				I've been playing around with the magnetism ini setting for a while, and based on my testing, 
+				a magnetism value of 0 does not appear to actually turn off magnetism entirely. I tried using a negative value here, but it 
+				(somewhat obviously) caused arrows to miss, even when they had visibly impacted the target.
+				And that's why I tried using -0.0, which on my system, appears to have actually worked! 
+				(Likely due to the game engine not expecting -0 to be a possible input, but this doesn't cause any instability.)

Merging_Plugins_Guide.txt

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+Another Archery Tweak - Merging Plugins Guide
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+METHOD 1: zEdit (Automatic)
+	DIFFICULTY: 
+		Very Easy
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+	REQUIREMENTS:
+		zEdit	( https://github.com/z-edit/zedit/releases )
+		All AAT .esp files active at the bottom of your load order.
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+	PROCESS:
+		1.	Open zEdit, select "zMerge" & "Skyrim SE" from the dropdown, then click "Start Session"
+		2.	Click the green "Create Merge" button at the bottom
+		3.	A popup will open with 4 tabs labelled "Details", "Plugins", "Load Order", & "Data"
+		4.	In the Details tab, replace "New Merge" with a mod name of your choice, I recommend "AAT Merged"
+		5.	Replace the Filename with "Another_Archery_Tweak.esp"
+		6.	Select "Clean - Merge down (improved)" from the dropdown.
+		7.	In the Plugins tab, select ALL of the Another_Archery_Tweak plugins.
+		8.	In the Load Order tab, check the "Use game load order" box.
+		9.	(optional) 	In the Data tab, open "General Assets" and check the "Copy General Assets" box.
+						(This will copy the readme files into the merged mod folder)
+		10.	Click "OK" at the bottom of the pop-up window, then find the newly created Merge in the list.
+		11.	Next to your newly created merge name, click the "Build" button, and wait for it to finish.
+		12.	Once done, exit zEdit. (It will automatically save the merge as a new mod folder.)
+		13.	If you use Mod Organizer 2 (HIGHLY recommended) press F5 to refresh your mod list, there will be a new
+			folder at the bottom with the name you gave it in zEdit. Copy the "Meta.ini" file from the original AAT
+			folder into your merged folder, then delete the original mod. You will now use the merge folder to
+			activate/deactivate AAT.
+			If you do NOT use MO2, do the equivalent process for your preferred mod manager.
+		14.	Run LOOT & make sure AAT is loaded after any of the mods you have patches for.
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+METHOD 2: xEdit (Manual)
+	DIFFICULTY:
+		Easy
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+	REQUIREMENTS:
+		xEdit	( https://github.com/TES5Edit/TES5Edit/releases )
+		All AAT .esp files active at the bottom of your load order.
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+	PROCESS:
+		1.	Open xEdit, R+Click anywhere in your plugin load order and click "Select None", then scroll to the
+			bottom and select all the AAT plugins. Click "Ok" and wait for the "Background Loader: Finished" msg.
+		2.	Click the '+' icon to the left of all of the AAT plugins. (Excluding "Another_Archery_Tweak.esp")
+		3.	Shift+Click on the "Projectiles" element for the uppermost AAT plugin, and again on the bottommost plugin.
+		4.	R+Click on any one of the selected "Projectiles" elements, and select "Deep copy as override into..."
+		5.	Select "Another_Archery_Tweak.esp", and wait for it to finish.
+		6.	Close xEdit, and save "Another_Archery_Tweak.esp"
+		7.	If you use Mod Organizer 2 (HIGHLY recommended) double-click on the AAT mod folder, go to the "Optional ESPs" tab.
+			Select all of the plugins in the folder EXCEPT "Another_Archery_Tweak.esp" and move them to the optional folder.
+		8.	Run LOOT & make sure AAT is loaded after any of the mods you have patches for.