Two major types of explosions are differentiated: '''Standard''' explosions and '''Localized''' explosions.
* '''Standard''' explosions are the typical kind of explosions; big, loud, fiery, and deals a lot of damage. They cause two kinds of damage: '''Target damage''' and '''Splash damage'''. Unless an Most explosive weapon or ammunition type is weapons and ammo types cause Standard explosions, unless specifically described otherwise, it will create a standard explosion.* '''Localized''' explosions are produced only by certain itemsweapons, most notably exploding [[ammunition types]] (namely, [[Ammunition#Exotic|FRAG-12]] and [[Ammunition#Arrow and bolt projectiles|XPL]]), which are not quite as powerful as standard ones. Localized explosions are small, so they only cause '''Target damage''' (no splash damage at all), being closer in function to regular attacks.
Explosives, like all other weapons, can deal both [[Pain]] and [[Limb damage]]. How much damage exactly, and under what circumstances, is where target damage and splash damage are differentiated. These differences influence the end result and why being targeted directly by a grenade has more consequences than merely being splashed collaterally by that grenade's blast.