Explosives Skill Overhaul
Because that don't make no sense

First off, when using ammunition to craft one type, the ammo stays the same after a successful roll. Leaving absolutely no need to ever buy more ingredients than the main one. Which is hard to explain to people IC as well. "I need twenty of this item, here's twenty magazines." "Uhh, I only needed one."

The molotov cocktails when being crafted have a fairly high chance of yielding two from one bottle, which doesn't make sense in itself. And also require very specific and expensive types of bottles while the other types are fairly cheap, leaving this one fairly underused when otherwise it'd be a more preferable item as far as homemade crafted bombs go.

When making ALL these, the gas level in whatever receptacle you're using never lowers. You just crafted ten ethicol bombs, how do you still not need gas?! Which segways into my next point. The timebombs also have a chance to yield two, but from the main item that is used.. That's also not logical. Albeit, any second bomb crafted will have a lesser quality.

As for non-craftable items, I propose providing a piece of equipment that can make these craftable by players with said equipment. This will also lead to more uses with the munitions skill as well, meaning you can use the same equipment to craft ammunition! This will bridge the gap between war lords, fixers, solos, and bomb techs in a nice way in my opinion because currently the explosives skill is rather niche and I'm absolutely in love with it and would also like to see more homemade bombs!

Command detonated bombs would be outstanding and add an entire new level of warfare in Sindome. Right now you have time release and victim triggered bombs, which are okay too, but really lack that “fuck you” element. All you would need is a progia attached to your timebomb.

Turning a stolen car into a VBIED for mass destruction would also be a fun way to eliminate that city block of gangers hanging out.

Suicide rigs? Know you’re not gonna win this one? Flip open that trench coat and press that button arming the best holding all of that homemade explosive.

Also, being able to hide a timebomb or prime it and still being able to keep it mobile would also be optimal, but I also understand that it can be written off as a “stability issue” that it might go off if you’re running around with a primed explosive.

Just some thoughts.

last thing you see is *brreep brreep* followed by red lines

Chance to roll crossing the wrong wire while building like you do for defusing would be hilarious but also add an element of danger.

Danger element + skill craft (not sure if better skill yields better damage) = the ability for a bomb maker to fix pricing and make explosives building alone a viable means of profiting.

Empathy also exist and are kinda easy to obtain if you know the right people. I see kookie survivalist talking about homemade emp stuff and faraday cages and tinfoil hats but I think we should keep the technical explosives to what’s coded.