How to Make Gunpowder in Once Human

Gunpowder plays a vital role in Once Human as it is essential for crafting ammunition for ranged weapons. If you’re looking to gather materials and stock up on gunpowder, here’s how you can get started.

Once Human: How to Get Gunpowder

To obtain gunpowder, you can craft it, loot containers, or defeat zombie enemies to have a chance of getting Acid as a drop. Acid is a crafting material used in making gunpowder.

The most reliable method is to craft gunpowder, and here’s how you can do it.

How to Craft Gunpowder

Head to the Supplies Workbench in your base and locate the Gunpowder recipe, which requires 5x Sulfur, 3x Charcoal, and 3x Acid.

Sulfur can be found in grey nodes with a yellow patch on them, scattered throughout the map, especially in forested areas, near roads, and water bodies like rivers and lakes. Each node can yield around 16-20 Sulfur.

sulfur nodes in once human
image source: Replay Jutsu

Best Location to Farm Sulfur

According to YouTuber CosminCox, the prime sulfur farming location is at Chalk Peak.

sulfur farming location map

Travel to the nearest activated teleportation tower and ride your motorbike to the provided coordinates.

To obtain Charcoal, simply place logs in a furnace. Check out our guide on how to acquire Acid.

charcoal in furnace

Once you’ve gathered all the necessary ingredients, hit the Craft button to create gunpowder in Once Human.

How to Make Ammo in Once Human

First, unlock the Ammunition I blueprint from the Memetics menu under Crafting. This blueprint allows you to craft various types of ammo such as Copper Pistol Ammo, Copper SMG ammo, and more.

ammunition under memetics

These recipes may require Copper Ingots in addition to Gunpowder, so ensure you have an ample supply of this resource.

Additionally, you need to have unlocked Essential Tools to access the Supplies Workbench, constructed with 30x Logs and 20x Copper Ore.

Navigate to the Supplies Workbench to view the recipe costs for bullets and ammo. If you need Stardust Source, here’s how you can obtain this material.