Hi I tried to search for this but didn't have much luck. So I was hoping someone could help with this.
I recently got the High Seas expansion and have been trying to figure out things. I finally managed to get some blackpower and cannon supplies made up. I ended up creating my own Alchemist because supplies seem to be hard to find at any price yet along reasonable prices. Still working Alchemy but burned through a ton of Saltpeter making enough powder for about 26 light charges and fuse cords. I picked light cannons because I had a limited amout of ingots available.
I gathered up my supplies including a mixture of grapshot and cannon balls and went in search of a merchant vessel. I found one took out the crew with my archer and decided to practice my cannon firing skill. After going through all 26 charges and a mixture of grapeshot and cannon balls. I managed to damage the ship but it was still not scuttled.
My question is, are light cannons just that useless or was it something I was doing wrong? Also can you scuttle a ship using grapeshot only or is that more of an anti-personel round? Any hints or tricks?
After being frustraded with having to call it quits without being able to get on a merchant ship I decided to buy some ingots from an NPC and make a couple of heavy cannons. For right now I'll probably run a mixture of light and heavy on the deck. Can you smelt cannons or are the light ones I'm replacing just wasted now?
Thanks for any help
I recently got the High Seas expansion and have been trying to figure out things. I finally managed to get some blackpower and cannon supplies made up. I ended up creating my own Alchemist because supplies seem to be hard to find at any price yet along reasonable prices. Still working Alchemy but burned through a ton of Saltpeter making enough powder for about 26 light charges and fuse cords. I picked light cannons because I had a limited amout of ingots available.
I gathered up my supplies including a mixture of grapshot and cannon balls and went in search of a merchant vessel. I found one took out the crew with my archer and decided to practice my cannon firing skill. After going through all 26 charges and a mixture of grapeshot and cannon balls. I managed to damage the ship but it was still not scuttled.
My question is, are light cannons just that useless or was it something I was doing wrong? Also can you scuttle a ship using grapeshot only or is that more of an anti-personel round? Any hints or tricks?
After being frustraded with having to call it quits without being able to get on a merchant ship I decided to buy some ingots from an NPC and make a couple of heavy cannons. For right now I'll probably run a mixture of light and heavy on the deck. Can you smelt cannons or are the light ones I'm replacing just wasted now?
Thanks for any help