Guns don't work underwater

@tahngarthor Because it is a game and the creators decided it was possible. There are walking skeletons and you find it weird guns fire underwater?

I hide it between my booty underwater, and shoot fast and hide it again to keep it dry.

@helena-nilfhelm I just fire from within my butt, why risk water damage you know ?

Was an easy way out for the devs.

Now that you mention it.... I have never seen a sword fight underwater, hmmm.... maybe we should do away with underwater swords too.

@txspadez13

There is no reason why a sword wouldn't work underwater.

It would be less effective because of the resistance/pressure of the water, but you most definitely can still cut things with sharp objects underwater. Firing guns (that clearly aren't air/pressurized gas rifles) does not work at all with ball+gunpowder ammo, and very poorly with modern ammunition.

Actually it was an honest response. Thrusting a sword underwater would not be very likely... and swinging a sword underwater to defend yourself from a shark would be highly ineffective. This why most divers, including pirates in the 1800's had "diving knives".... A cutlass just wouldn't cut it. Heh pun intended...

@txspadez13 said in Guns don't work underwater:

Actually it was an honest response. Thrusting a sword underwater would not be very likely... and swinging a sword underwater to defend yourself from a shark would be highly ineffective. This why most divers, including pirates in the 1800's had "diving knives".... A sword just wouldn't cut it. Heh pun intended...

A sword would be clumsy underwater because of its size. But not technically non functional. As you said, knives work. Swords work, just not as well. Too much water displacement.

Ball-and-powder weapons would be 100% non functional in water. You would do better to use it as a melee weapon.

But you are ok with eating oxygen infused bananas to stay underwater?

@tahngarthor Have you ever tried to punch someone underwater? Do you know what kind of force that would take? Especially if you don't have a pool floor to support you trying to swing. You are not going to hurt anyone. Your argument is ridiculous and your basis of theory doesn't hold up. Try again once you have tested your theories, then come up with a better concept for a solution.

Complaining just to complain is not helpful. Thanks!

@tahngarthor said in Guns don't work underwater:

So why do they in this game?

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(For some reason even though I swear I hit REPLY, the forum decided to EDIT my original post instead)

Yes, I do. Because the sailing is (semi)realistic and little else about the game other than the existence of undead is entirely unbelieveable.

I was in fact killing skeletons when I heard cannonfire, and deciding that it was a lost cause I tried swimming over to the other ship and the other guy jumped in the water and shot me.

I guess yon posters are not familiar with the concept of "suspension of disbelief" in video games. Fantastical things can exist in video games that otherwise obey laws of physics and other real life elements, as long as they make logical sense in context. i.e. I can bleed and die, ships require wind to sail, cannons must be loaded and fired in an arc, I can carry limited firepower, and in fact can't do anything else when carrying large/heavy objects, so one would expect guns to behave relatively realistically.

guns DO work underwater.
not as effective, but low-speed rounds work just fine underwater. Mythbusters showed that 9mm pistols fired a bulet well into balistics gel from some 15-20 feet away underwater. And yes, this is a game.

Swordfighting underwater

@sir-rhavi
I heard some ninja can slice people underwater just like normal.

Swordfighting Underwater 2....

@txspadez13 said in Guns don't work underwater:

@tahngarthor Have you ever tried to punch someone underwater? Do you know what kind of force that would take? Especially if you don't have a pool floor to support you trying to swing. You are not going to hurt anyone. Your argument is ridiculous and your basis of theory doesn't hold up. Try again once you have tested your theories, then come up with a better concept for a solution.

Complaining just to complain is not helpful. Thanks!

Complaining about other people complaining is even less helpful. Thanks!

You can use edged weapons underwater. You will not be winding up for big swings with them, but rather cutting up close. It can be done, and as another poster mentioned, smaller knives were often carried for use under water.

The point is, edged weapons are not rendered entirely nonfunctional underwater, but firearms are. The gun should literally not work underwater at all. Edged weapons should be less effective, but not nonfunctional.

@Tahngarthor I am sorry, just pointing out your logic is flawed. And even gave you a solution to your underwater combat issue by suggesting that only daggers or knives be used underwater.

@mysticdragon297 said in Guns don't work underwater:

while i would argue that this is a game, i do think that if guns were disabled, it would make sharks much more threatening and the sea much more scary.

As it should be. I mean really, have you ever seen someone shoot a shark underwater with an ordinary gun?

There are specialized weapons for such purposes, but they didn't exist in the Age of Piracy.

@tahngarthor I agree with OP, this is a little ridiculous. The guns should not work underwater, you should have to use a sword and with a thrusting motion. Being sniped under water from 100 meters away is pretty lame.

@txspadez13 said in Guns don't work underwater:

@Tahngarthor I am sorry, just pointing out your logic is flawed. And even gave you a solution to your underwater combat issue by suggesting that only daggers or knives be used underwater.

My logic isn't flawed. And having said that, I already agree that only cutting weapons should be functional in water.

I'm even okay with using guns at the surface (even though your gun is wet and probably wouldn't fire if the game were completely realistic). But underwater, no way a flintlock pistol or other similar gun should work.

@willy-pordobel The Can of Worms... it's been opened! LOL

Next thing you know they will be asking for a more realistic death too. Come on guys it's a game!

@txspadez13 said in Guns don't work underwater:

Next thing you know they will be asking for a more realistic death too. Come on guys it's a game!

Actually permadeath would be cool as an OPTIONAL mode. Just because the only continuity between sessions is the vanity items you've bought, perhaps for this game, it would be "die once and your session is over." But, like I said, as an OPTION.

Lots of "Games" have permadeath options.