Dynamite

Dynamite, also known as TNT or Explosives, is a special type of ammo with more than one function. Next to being used as ammo for explosive weapons it can also be used as weapon directly as some kind of grenade.

Explosives are very useful against large groups of enemies or particular strong enemies, as bait, to destroy traps and obstacles, rescue people from coffins, access loot hidden in mines or to clear large groups of containers.

Dynamite is also a popular trade item because it is rather valuable compared to other types of ammo.

Finding Dynamite
Dynamite can be found in most containers and is dropped rarely next to common ammo. Some enemies are also dropping dynamite after being defeated. The most reliable source of dynamite are dynamite crates that can be found from time to time, often being placed in groups of containers but also sometimes spawning as a single crate.

Dynamite can also be bought from some merchants. Some upgrades will also grant dynamite.

Throwing Dynamite
To use dynamite as a throwable grenade the player has to press and hold the dynamite button. A pack of dynamite of dynamite will be ignited, provided that the player is carrying at least one pack of it with them.

The dynamite can be cooked. The player has about five seconds before the dynamite explodes. Holding the dynamite for some time before throwing will help getting the dynamite to explode as soon as it reaches its destination. If not cooked the dynamite might drop next to the target but not explode for some time, possibly allowing the target to get out of range.

As soon as the dynamite button is released the dynamite will be thrown wherever the player was aiming. It will not perfectly follow the predicted trajectory, but it is accurate enough to know in which area the dynamite will come down. Now the player should take cover to avoid being hurt by their own explosives.

To abort the process of throwing dynamite the player can do a melee attack. This will cancel the process and the dynamite will be extinguished. This will preserve the dynamite ammo.

Limitations
Dynamite is the only ammo type that has a default carry capacity of 5. This means a single player cannot carry more than five dynamite, which is not a lot. However, there are upgrades to increase this limit.

Dynamite can not be thrown over cliffs.

Using dynamite as ammo in weapons can waste a lot of potential explosives because some weapons will turn a single pack of dynamite (one ammo) into multiple shots/sticks. If the player is reloading the weapon immediately after only firing one of those shots an entire second pack of dynamite will be used. All unused shots will therefore be wasted. That is why explosive weapons should only be reloaded if they are actually out of ammo.

Explosions are not dealing damage through solid walls.

Explosives can hurt companions and even the one who caused the explosion.