Grape Shot

The Grapeshot is a special cannon ammunition type which can be found in supply crates, appearing as a sack of multiple small, round bullets. It can be loaded similarly to normal cannonballs, but has a different effect.

When fired, Grapeshot will release 8 bullets in a wide spread, similarly to the Blunderbuss. Each bullet deals 26 damage, and can pass through multiple players. Grapeshot's effective range is 100 metres or less.

Grapeshot does not deal damage to ships, only players. Its advantage over the Cannonball is in close-quarters ship combat; its much wider firing area means you can kill or damage more people in a single shot.

The Grapeshot uses projectile-based hit detection, actually firing multiple rather small projectiles, rather than the hitscan hit detection of cannonballs and other small arms. Its range is technically infinite, but effectiveness quickly drops off outside of close range.

"Grapeshot" derives its name from its visual similarity to a bundle of grapes.