Will this game ever add historical firearms?

[Ives]

Seems like muskets would just fit right into this game for hunting bigger game. Have the devs ever considered this or is this outside of their plans?

[voxhaul]

I don't know the answer to the question, but I sure hope they don't add firearms.  Crossbows I'm fine with.  I'd also be happy with ballistae for static placement and defending against more dangerous foes (esp. during heavy temporal storms).  But portable, offensive pew-pew sticks?  Not my cup of tea at all.  There are a squillion first-person shooters out there.  I don't think the world needs any more.

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On 11/26/2020 at 10:46 PM, Ives said:

Have the devs ever considered this or is this outside of their plans?

I would say don't hold your breath on that. 

[l33tmaan]

If we don't get firearms, I would enjoy more than one kind of ranged weapon. Like a sling! That's a good early-game weapon with plentiful ammo lying around, waiting to be pelted at wolves.
But I'll also take a musket or blunderbuss, but only if they do a ton of damage and have hilariously long reload times.

[voxhaul]

7 hours ago, l33tmaan said:

I would enjoy more than one kind of ranged weapon. Like a sling! That's a good early-game weapon with plentiful ammo lying around, waiting to be pelted at wolves.

Oh, slings... I'd completely forgotten about those.  What a great idea!  I'm always throwing away stacks and stacks of stones of various types.  It would be nice to be able to actually make use of them.