Cannons

By Petra Fyde, October 2010

Cannon

Item	Skill Menu	Sub-Menu	Resources	Skill level
Light ship cannon	Blacksmith	Cannons	900 ingots, 50 boards/logs	65 smith, 65 carpentry
Heavy ship cannon	Blacksmith	Cannons	1800 ingots, 75 boards/logs	70 smith, 70 carpentry

Resources:

Most resources are crafted (see table below) however saltpeter is bought from the alchemist at Sea Market or mined from niter deposits in dungeons or from boats. Only miners with high luck can find these deposits which can occur in 5 different sizes. Once found the miner must mine the deposit until it is consumed. The niter will decay if not mined when found.

Saltpeter

Small Niter

Larger Niter

Huge Niter

Massive Niter

Gigantic Niter

Making Resources:

Ingredients – required to make the consumables

Item	Skill	Sub-Menu	Resources	Skill level
Charcoal	Cooking	Preparations	1 boards/logs (converts the entire stack, an oven is required.)	0
Potash	Alchemy	Ingredients	1 boards/logs, 1 water (heat source required)	0
Black Powder	Alchemy	Explosive	6 saltpeter, 1 charcoal, I sulphurous ash	65*
Match Cord (Make in multiples of 10)	Alchemy	Explosive	1 saltpeter, 1 ball of yarn, 1 water, 1 potash	25

* high failure rate (good talisman strongly recommended)

Consumables –

one fuse cord, one powder charge and one missile used on each firing. Use light charge and cannonball or grapeshot in light cannon, heavy charge and cannonball or grapeshot in heavy cannon.

Item	Skill Menu	Sub-Menu	Resources	Skill level
Fuse Cord	Alchemy	Explosive	1 black powder, 1 ball of yarn, 1 water, 1 potash	55
Light Powder Charge	Tailoring	Materials	1 yard of cloth, 1 black powder	0
Heavy Powder Charge	Tailoring	Materials	1 yard of cloth, 4 black powder	0
Light Cannon Ball	Blacksmith	Cannons	6 ingots	0
Heavy Cannon Ball	Blacksmith	Cannons	12 ingots	10
Light Grapeshot	Blacksmith	Cannons	6 ingots, 1 yard cloth	0
Heavy Grapeshot	Blacksmith	Cannons	12 ingots, 2 yards cloth	15

Sustainables – items which will last for an entire battle or longer.

Item	Skill Menu	Sub-Menu	Resources	Skill level
Match	Tinkering	Miscellaneous	10 match cord, 4 boards/logs	15
Ramrod	Tinkering	Wooden Items	8 boards or logs	0
Swab	Tinkering	Wooden Items	4 boards/logs, 4 yards cloth	0

Firing the Cannon

There two ways to operate your cannons, item use and menu use. I find the menu use the easier of the two:

• Item Use:
  • Double click the ramrod and target the cannon, you will begin loading the charge.
  • If the cannon is dirty you must first clean it with the swab by double clicking the swab and targeting the cannon.
  • After the cannon is charged you must load your ammo by double clicking a cannon ball or grapeshot and targeting the cannon.
  • Once the ammo is loaded you need to prime the cannon with a
    fuse. Double click the fuse chord and target the cannon. Once your
    cannon is primed you are ready to fire!
  • To fire the cannon double click the match, which will light it
    (they do not last forever, so make sure you’ve got plenty!) and target
    the cannon. The cannon will fire unleashing it’s fury on whatever you
    are pointed at!
• Menu Use:
  • Double-click the cannon to open the Cannon Control Menu.
  • You must have all needed tools and supplies in your backpack.
  • click each button in turn to clean, charge, load, and fire your cannon, pausing between each operation until the menu confirms the stage is complete.
  • At the ‘load’ stage you must target the ammunition you wish to use.

  

  NOTE: After each shot your cannon will take damage. Repair with ingots at the end of the battle, or when pausing for ship repairs. To do this access the context menu of the cannon by
  single clicking it. You may also dismantle cannons and remove various
  components through this menu as well. Cannons must be clean before
  dismantling. A ‘slightly damaged’ heavy cannon will require approximately 36 ingots to repair.