For example, 6-pounder cannon are overpowered, giving some ships a disproportionate boost to firepower. Better realism: some unrealistic features of vanilla naval combat are removed. This mod is based on the following ideas:. This encourages players to capture ships with different strengths to build a balanced navy. Different navies have different advantages, including larger crews for Spanish vessels (see below for what this mod means for different navies). Ships which are weaker in vanilla now have advantages such as better acceleration and higher top speed. Simple Navy removes unrealistic features, improves gameplay balance and makes capturing ships more worthwhile.
Robert Dodd Action Between the 'Amazone' and HMS 'Santa Margarita': Cutting the Prize Adrift, 30 July 1782 National Maritime Museum, source. Inspired by historical research by BattleDrumz