Gunpowder

A powerful propellant. Necessary for any firearm or explosive.

Item details

Type
Resource
Rarity
Common
Renewable
Yes
Refineable
No
Combustible
No
Weight
0.1
Stack size
100
Required level
15
Engram points
2
Crafting XP
0.2
Crafting time
1
Crafting yields
6
Hexagon Exchange
150 for 20 pieces
Prerequisites
  • Sparkpowder
Unlocks
  • Barrel of Gunpowder
  • Flare Gun
  • Grapeshot
  • Grenade
  • Simple Bullet
  • Simple Rifle Ammo
  • Tek Gravity Grenade
  • Thalassian Ammo
  • Tranq Thalassian Ammo
Crafted in
  • Mortar and Pestle
  • Chemistry Bench
  • Equus Saddle
Required stations
  • Mortar and Pestle
  • Campfire

Crafting materials

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Direct crafting costs for Gunpowder
Ingredient1 craft10 crafts100 crafts
Sparkpowder110100
Charcoal110100

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