Project Zomboid

Project Zomboid

Homemade Gunpowder
46 Comments
AFancyFerret 24 Jan @ 7:26am 
Kinda new to modding PZ and a little confused why I can't get this mod to work. I have installed it, turned it on in the mod menu, but I can't see any of the recipes in my crafting menu in game. I'm playing single player if that makes any difference.
Johnny Dollar  [author] 5 Nov, 2024 @ 5:51am 
@Sinnl∅s
I always wondered that myself, but with B42 we should start to see a lot of recipes and frameworks to make our game society thrive again instead of running out of butter for example haha
Sparkbag 4 Nov, 2024 @ 6:03pm 
why the fuck is this not in the base game??
masonmoo14 16 May, 2024 @ 4:17am 
Campfire + wood = charcoal, I learned this from Minecraft.
Francisco Jose 8 Feb, 2024 @ 10:13am 
Isn't it possible to make having the campfire lit a requirement for making charcoal?
vsnegupal 5 Nov, 2023 @ 12:34am 
Greetings. Can you please give me permission to include this mod in the modpack for my personal server? There will be a link to this mod in the modpack description, and I will always be in touch for original mod authors. You can post your approval/disapproval here or in private messages.
Zelta 28 Sep, 2023 @ 3:45pm 
its ok anyways.
Zelta 28 Sep, 2023 @ 3:45pm 
well idk, other mods replace gunpower recipe to avoid that.
Johnny Dollar  [author] 28 Sep, 2023 @ 3:35pm 
Tested it now.
This is vanilla behavior, so mod or no mod it's going to happen.

This mod is merely a means of creating gunpowder once you run out of bullets to extract it from, or if it's too dangerous to look for bullets.
Zelta 28 Sep, 2023 @ 3:30pm 
well i tested only with ur mod. check and see.
Johnny Dollar  [author] 28 Sep, 2023 @ 1:45pm 
@Zelta
This mod doesn't touch on gunpowder itself or any of the ammo, it only gives you a recipe to create your own gunpowder, so it's not this mod causing issues.
Zelta 28 Sep, 2023 @ 9:56am 
can extract 1 full gunpowder from 1 bullet with this mod. could you fix it?
Viri 20 Apr, 2023 @ 7:27am 
Hello. Mmmh is it compatible with Snake's ammo maker reloaded? I know that mod uses vanilla ammo as is without modification, but I think it modifies the gunpowder, so probably gets overwritten and conflicts? Just looking for a way to make gunpowder and add the extra self sufficient aspect to that mod.
Dany 18 Feb, 2023 @ 9:16am 
hey bro where could I look at the code for this? thanks in advance
MAB 15 Nov, 2022 @ 5:51am 
Oh thank you sir.
Johnny Dollar  [author] 14 Nov, 2022 @ 11:08pm 
@MAB
No but with Blacksmith you can melt down metals to make tools, weapons, cookware and also bullet casings where you need gunpowder :)
MAB 14 Nov, 2022 @ 6:33pm 
@Johnny Dollar
Yea but people don't use blacksmith only for gunpowder right? or will they idk.
Johnny Dollar  [author] 14 Nov, 2022 @ 10:30am 
@MAB
You can with the Blacksmith Mod!
MAB 14 Nov, 2022 @ 8:56am 
Bro i just realize you can't make ammo from gunpowder XD
Toby 6 Aug, 2022 @ 1:19pm 
Is this mod safe to add to a pre existing save?
Peni4 6 Jul, 2022 @ 8:53am 
Is this mod compatible with Ammo Maker? It would be nice to have several alternatives to making gunpowder.
Squigee 1 Jul, 2022 @ 4:25pm 
this plus the ammo smelter for britas and gunfighter lets me get ammunition from pretty much nothing but corpses, rocks, logs, and melted pots and pans, gone are the days of hunting down gun stores for bullets!
Kafkatrap 19 Feb, 2022 @ 5:23am 
Cool! Thanks!
Johnny Dollar  [author] 19 Feb, 2022 @ 5:06am 
Yes.
Kafkatrap 18 Feb, 2022 @ 11:14pm 
This mod still works?
3G_modem 13 Feb, 2022 @ 5:01am 
I cant make charcoal 41+. I dont have recipe
Johnny Dollar  [author] 20 Jan, 2022 @ 9:12pm 
@natsumi_san
The campfire must be on the ground, and you must have two logs :)
natsumi_san 20 Jan, 2022 @ 8:53pm 
I can't make charcoal,though I have camfire in main inventory,and even next to a campfire
Johnny Dollar  [author] 21 Nov, 2021 @ 8:01pm 
@Trogladonis
The recipe is in the Survivalist tab of the crafting menu.
You need homemade compost from rotten food, and charcoal.
You will also find the recipe to make charcoal in the suvivalist tab.
Lastly, you need chipped stones.

With enough of these ingredients, and a mortar and pestle, you can make gunpowder :)
Hope that helps you out!
Trogladonis 21 Nov, 2021 @ 4:35pm 
Where is it actually made at? I assume it's made with the mortar and pestle but I don't have a recipe for it.
Johnny Dollar  [author] 21 Nov, 2021 @ 1:59pm 
@Trogladonis
No, not at all!
It's safe to add and remove as many times as you want, on existing saves :)
Trogladonis 20 Nov, 2021 @ 10:47pm 
Does this require a fresh game to be able to make?
Keenl3lade 6 Aug, 2021 @ 7:56am 
@Johnny Dollar Thank you.
Johnny Dollar  [author] 6 Aug, 2021 @ 6:18am 
Unless people write that it's broken, it means that it still works!
Keenl3lade 6 Aug, 2021 @ 5:30am 
Just wanting a status update on working condition for latest beta version?
Johnny Dollar  [author] 13 May, 2021 @ 10:08am 
@NordikaMan
Thank you!
That's what I aim for with my mods :)

@Roqueedorito
Yep it works with 41 and also stable
DoritooMx 13 May, 2021 @ 6:12am 
it works build 41??
:spiffo:
Nord 9 May, 2021 @ 12:58pm 
Solid mod. Simple and effective. Thank you!
ehfdl 19 Sep, 2020 @ 5:43am 
Thanks
Johnny Dollar  [author] 19 Sep, 2020 @ 5:22am 
@ehfld
It doesn't matter, works with both.
ehfdl 18 Sep, 2020 @ 11:58pm 
this mod made for version 41 ?
Johnny Dollar  [author] 28 Jun, 2020 @ 8:58am 
@djvirus I'm pretty sure Hydrocraft already has a gunpowder recipe.
This mod was made for people would like to keep the game close to vanilla, without adding too many complex and hidden features.
djvirus 28 Jun, 2020 @ 8:28am 
Maybe you could make a version thats compatible with hydrocraft, where you could mine some of the required recources.
Johnny Dollar  [author] 28 Jun, 2020 @ 8:26am 
@Mercev if you've got loot respawn turned off, and you're trigger happy, then you'll run out of ammo in a small matter of ingame days :)
djvirus 28 Jun, 2020 @ 8:21am 
If you make a harder version of this mod i might try it.
Mercev 28 Jun, 2020 @ 7:35am 
Can you actually run out of ammo in this game?