Improvised Fuses II

[DeWolf]

Actual suggestion. The ability to make an impromptu fuse out of laying string, gas etc to direct a fire in a certain direction for the purpose of more controlled detonation of non specific explosive items such as a pile of bullets or a bag of oxidizer powder.

[Stone]

A string soaked in gas would literally burn in less then a second unless it were extremely long, at least they always did in my experience

[kevin.granade]

I’m coincidentally looking into this exact thing as part of the explosives overhaul…

[DeWolf]

Are you also looking into having flammable liquids in non vehicle containers explode or something similar?

[kevin.granade]

Are you also looking into having flammable liquids in non vehicle containers explode or something similar?

No, just the fuse thing. Checking that in the context of these nasty suckers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M86_Pursuit_Deterrent_Munition

tl;dr it’s a tiny (palm-sized) mine that shoots wires across a 15’ area when deployed (thrown like a grenade), any contact or disturbance of any of the wires triggers the mine, which tosses a fragmenting charge in the air.

Supporting the wires and supporting a “burning trail of gasoline” are pretty similar code-wise.

[kuros]

My understanding is that it’s the fumes that burn faster than the string, otherwise poi dancing wouldn’t work. To make an improvised fuse, I would probably start with was first. I’m usually trying to get the for to travel quickly though, not the other way around.

[darktoes]

I wonder if you could scrape the metallic part off of some sparklers then rub that on some string to make an improv fuse. A string soaked in wax/vegetable oil? Could you twist steel wool into a stringish thing? Would it still burn then?

[kevin.granade]

Sounds like a great research task for someone to dig into.

[Wayticus]

String/rope/withered plants covered in pine sap would burn good.

[DeWolf]

I guess a wick could be considered a less exciting fuse.

[TheZoneWizard]

I want to add using spilled flammable liquids should string together. Anything flammable on the ground should catch fire like it would in real life.

I see gas spills all over the place when I drive damaged vehicles. But when I light one tile, it burns off and doesn’t ignite the adjacent gas tile spills.

I want this effect please and also to use with items on the gas tile such as bullets etc. Perfect fuse. Spill stuff! =D