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I know that Dexterity improves the attack (chance to hit) rolls of the bows and crossbows, but does it also improve the damage rolls of these weapons?

I read about some specific bow that has Strength damage scaling which is neat but its just one specific item, and its not Dex damage scaling.

Thanks for explaining.

Yup, Dexterity increases both accuracy and damage for ranged weapons. You can check this by howering over the damage number under the weapon slot in your inventory and it tells you which stats increase what and for how much.

As for the unique bow you've mentioned, it's Titanstring bow. I actually haven't checked that one in detail when I obtained it, but I believe it also primarily gains bonuses from Dexterity while Strength is merely used as bonus damage.