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Old July 15th, 2005, 10:23 PM
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Default Re: Surprising battle outcomes

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Hummm. 12 winning over 50 does not sound right at all. One quick check… Boarding rules are heavily affected by the ‘Difficulty Override’ setting. If ‘Difficulty Override’ is set to any of the negative numbers (-1 or –2) then boarding becomes very easy. So: Make sure you have ‘Difficulty Override’ set to 0 or higher.

The next thing that can affect boarding (although 12 Vs 50 is still a bit extreme) is the combination of Quality and Moral of the combatants. A Quality 10 and Moral 10 ship can achieve dramatic boarding victories against a low quality and/or low moral ship.

Oh, about sinking. Battles in the age of sail were often decided with neither side even loosing a single ship, and ships sinking as a result of combat was the exception rather than the norm. The wood hulls of these ships can absorb a lot of damage, and it is almost impossible to do significant damage below the waterline. The water bounces the shot up, or slows it down before impact. Add to that the fact that removed masts and debris makes the ship float up, and less likely to sink due to the damage sustained. Maybe try upping the Damage Factor if you want to see more sunken ships, and what not.

See if that helps and let me know.
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