Hey, got the game a few days ago and seems pretty cool this far. The cross between Minecraft and Don't Starve is exactly what I was looking for, and it seems like Hypetale still needs a few years.
Long story short: To fulfill my escapist/off the grid fantasy and live on a ranch in no man's land I still need the tool that won the west, the torch of the frontier, The Gun.
Search turned up a few rough ideas on the forum, one mod that adds an Arquebus that may or may not work with the current version, but nothing of substance. I also found out today that blasting powder is in the game. I know little about codes and I work 50 hours a week, so I cut a long story slightly less long and just gonna ask who I need to pay to get what I want (because that is how money works). Might as well go to the developers first for a semi-official mod, considering that these weapons don't fit the setting at all.
A little about myself, I consider Firearms to be pieces of art first and a tool of survival second. A Rifle should spend most of its Life above a Fireplace and should be made from Metal and Wood. Yes, I like Steampunk and no, I don't think any part of a Firearm should be black, painted or otherwise.
I consider 3 tiers of Weapons:
• Flintlock Musket, the early game you-shouldn't-reload-during-battle weapon that you first start using bronze, fails when wet
• Over/Under Double Barrel, the mid-tier 2-shot that you actually can reload in a reasonable manner. Maybe made from Iron?
• The Lever Action, the endgame load-Sunday-and-shoot-all-week 12 round Rifle. I think this game has steel so might as well use that.
I suppose a single round for all 3 weapons would be the easiest ammo solution, so might as well load Shotgun Slugs into all 3 (I know it doesn't make that much sense). But the game seems to support different ammo types, so might as well add classic Shotgun Rounds too (again, one type that fits all 3). Ammo shouldn't be hard with the mold system in place, the Arquebus guy managed to do it. Chasing made from copper (soft metal), Slugs made from lead (hard metal), Shotgun Grain from Stone Gravel (good enough, maybe just granite?), Blast Powder is already in the game.
Setting together a Firearm can be even more overcomplicated than pottery, almost like a (mini) quest. After all you are only doing it once per weapon. A well-kept (fatted/oiled) firearm lasts forever. But I just unlocked the Copper Pickaxe, so I am in no position to judge. I am not far enough in the game to unlock what I am asking for.
So hopefully in 9 to 12 months from now I can ride out with my dogs and shoot some ducks wolves around my Farm. (Riding is already planned, right?)
@ Mods If I managed to post this Topic in the wrong part of the forum, please move it where it belongs. I am both suggesting something for the Dev Team AND asking for a mod to be created (be it by a Dev or someone else). Also if I managed to break any rules on my first post please ban me right away