As great as blackpowder barrels are, Grenades would be nice. Also while im thinking about it, it would be great to be able to light a timed fuse on a black powder barrel so that could detonate one in a place where it could not be shot (like the hold of a ship.) I heard something about harpoons and whaling being in future content and it would be cool to be able to harpoon a ship to keep it close. Opinions?
Grenades and Harpoon guns
Yeah, these should definitely be added. Grenades could maybe only make one hole in the hull but would do good damage against crew. There could also be a small chance of it blowing up too soon to reflect its volatility. There could also be a launcher for these: I'm not kidding this was an actual 18th Century weapon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_mortar
Harpoons have been confirmed as incoming content.
Grenades are a possibility however I worry about what it actually brings to the game as opposed to what it takes away.
Gunpowder barrels would be useless as a tool for example and you could arguably blow holes in the side of a ship without using cannons. Then there's the fact that someone could just board your ship and camp next to your ammo supply whilst blowing holes in the walls and anyone coming down the stairs, meaning sinking ships become a lot easier whilst removing the need for canonballs.
Fuse lit gunpowder could work though. It gives the opposition time to remove it which is it's balancing point. If you drew a powder line to it maybe they could use a bucket of water to douse it or even straight up remove the powder meaning you have to draw it out again.
Definitely potential there.
@rainbowspace770 Maybe use grenades as a crew killer. make the barrels the only way to put holes in ships.
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