Question about crafting ammo

[Edreyn]

Hello everyone,
As many people already complained, ammo is sometimes hard to come by, so it should be crafted.
But crafting ammo requires gunpowder in most cases.

So, my questions are:

1) Is there a place where I can get a good amount of gunpowder? There are many places to loot for parts or meds, but gunpowder?
2) I need 7.62 nato ammo, but have a plenty of other types. Can ammo be reprocessed somehow?
3) Or can I make some gunpowder myself?
4) Or 7.62 can be made somehow without gunpowder?

And no, I don't want mods!

[Nox]

Get a mod.

It's barking dumb that people can shoot at you forever, but not have any ammo when you kill them. That's a design problem, and mods address it

[Lucid]

You can dismantle certain explosives for more gunpowder. If you have wire cutters, check if there is a combine option for different explosives. Pipe bombs are one kind that will give gunpowder if you dismantle, but it doesn't work for grenades.

[Edreyn]

Through using "combine" then? Didn't think about such an option. Will try, thanks!

[Lur Nen Rue]

i think D17 sells gunpowder that restock

[Insanity Factor]

I just wish you could craft 40mm HE grenades for the launcher(s), I'm practically swimming in the flashbang variants in comparison to the explosive ones. Tho I suppose in a way it makes sense since the grenade launcher is absolute beast of a weapon, considering it doesn't even require line of sight, and - unlike mortar - is an instant hit rather than taking a turn to actually land.

But godsdamnit, it's so satisfying to rain down explosive death on my enemies! Grumblegrumble!

[EALam3s]

Their desing is dumb. at explosive skill 50 it takes your merc 15 Hours for 30 Shots of 7,62mm WP, thats 30 Minutes PER BULLET.

This game is in dire need of the modding community, but at least mod support is there from day one.

[AllanWake™]

it's hilarious to me that the first reply is "GET A MOD"..... gamers just cant play anything more challenging these days huh?

TO MOD USERS

let me tell you my situation;

on mission impossible i have 9 mercs around the map, date of the game 2.12.2001 (my first play thru + first ever jagged game)

IN their squad bag i have over 2000 rounds of each low caliber bullet and around 1000 of every high caliber bullet, around 100 every type of mortar and gl ammo, over 2000 on both meds and spare parts, metric ton of gun powder/pipes/chips/lenses....

yesterday i reached 3.4 million mark on my cash counter, still earning over 20k/day

AND my flee market sector stash holds over 80 diamond shipments, over 100 in total small diamonds, over 30 big diamonds, not to mention sapphires and treasures, its easy another million there....

SO I ASK YOU, its it the games fault or are gamers(you) incompetent these days to play anything challenging without f MODS...??? p.s. the game itself states (game is challenging even on standard difficulty)

[Rhapsody]

Originally posted by AllanWake™:

you would be surprised how smart this game can get, if you can match it.

This.

[Edreyn]

I on purpose wrote that I want to play without mods.