We got rared today. I usually know better, but absent-mindedly harpooned a GPB on brig triggering an explosion killing all 3 of us, and sending our ship to davey jones. We then spawned on the other side of the map making loot recovery impossible, because of course it did.
For the love of all that is good please fix this. I can take the L if I lose my stuff in a 'legitimate way', but loosing all of ones loot due to bugs is beyond frustrating.
@sinjaming It's a bug the barrel hits the ship when being harpooned. This is absolutely not intended design.
It is not a bug, if you run over a gunpowder barrel in the water, it would blow it up, just as it would on the harpoon. Want to harpoon kegs? put them above the harpoon, so it doesn't touch the boat. regular gunpowder kegs are useless to take anyways, and give almost no money even with double gold on merchant emissary.
@sinjaming said in Harpooning gun powder barrels:
It is not a bug, if you run over a gunpowder barrel in the water, it would blow it up, just as it would on the harpoon. Want to harpoon kegs? put them above the harpoon, so it doesn't touch the boat. regular gunpowder kegs are useless to take anyways, and give almost no money even with double gold on merchant emissary.
You're wrong my friend. This hasn't always been an issue and it disproportionately effects the brig. If you think GPB are useless you aren't using them to their full potential. They're an excellent tool for both pvp and pve.
I have never had an issue with them, unless I touch the barrel to the ship, regardless of which ship I'm on. I assure you, it's not a bug, and I've known this happens for as long as I can remember. Like I said, there's multiple ways to avoid it, by either placing the barrel higher than the harpoon, that way it doesn't touch the ship, or just not harpooning it at all.
@sinjaming I don't think you're understanding. When harpooned, no matter the angle the barrel should never touch the ship, like on a galleon. I've had it happen only once on a sloop.
You're saying you think it's intended design to make it so the brig in particular is mostly effected by harpoon explosions?
Huh? When it's harpooned, if you have the harpoon at a straight down angle, it WILL touch the gunpowder barrel to the ship, no matter what ship you use. I haven't noticed anything being different with a brig compared to a galleon, they both work the same for me. If you want a video on it, here: video
This is a bug. Its not intended to blow up when harpooning.
I have shot barrels from the bottom angle and everything is fine. I have shot barrels from the top angle and it explodes.
The barrel isn't suppose to explode when harpooning.
@danbeardluff harpooning kegs is dangerous and supposed to be, originally the kegs insta exploded every time.
If you have a wrong angle when harpooning a keg the keg hits the hull since it is sticking out on the tip of the harpoon and thus on the outside of the hull.
This means when moving it incorrectly upon harpooning or if you harpoon it whilst facing the harpoon to far left or right boom.
This is intended since it touches the outside of your ship
@callmebackdraft said in Harpooning gun powder barrels:
@danbeardluff harpooning kegs is dangerous and supposed to be, originally the kegs insta exploded every time.
If you have a wrong angle when harpooning a keg the keg hits the hull since it is sticking out on the tip of the harpoon and thus on the outside of the hull.
This means when moving it incorrectly upon harpooning or if you harpoon it whilst facing the harpoon to far left or right boom.
This is intended since it touches the outside of your ship
I understand how it works. Call it a bug or call it bad design idrc. I think it should be adjusted.
