Thoughts and feedback: Colonist Tier

[Tynan]

Yeah, admittedly it doesn't make that much sense that they'd use these specific weapon designs -

Maybe!

I mean, look. The AK series rifle has been in use for 63 years and isn't slowing down. The Colt 1911 is passing its 102nd birthday. Firearms don't really go obsolete. So I think it's actually reasonable that people in hundreds - maybe thousands - of years would use some of the same weapon designs if their tech level matched it. Especially if many of them were in longsleep for hundreds or thousands of those years, to skip social upheavals or just to travel slowly between stars.

[Untrustedlife]

Exactly.

[palandus]

So does that mean we will be getting some flintlock pistols and some blunderbusses? Or maybe a hand-powered gatling gun?

[Tynan]

So does that mean we will be getting some flintlock pistols and some blunderbusses? Or maybe a hand-powered gatling gun?

It's quite likely. Though bow and arrow will likely come first (tribal raiders).

[Trensicourt]

Bows & Arrows are unlikely though, unless there are natives. Ancient Firearms aren't likely, because what are the chances of discovering blackpower if their tech level is so low.

[palandus]

Bows and Arrows are more likely than finding 1970's NATO weapons though.

Bows and Arrows have been around for a very long time, from the tribal era, to the medival era. Heck, even bows and arrows are used today for sport, and sometimes hunting.

Though what is truly unlikely is seeing any weapon from Russian Overkill occurring in this universe... one can dream though...