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Test Server Update, September 18

Captains,

The following changes were deployed today, September 2025, on the Test Server:

  • Grape damage maximum distance reduced by 100 meters

  • Grape damage slightly rebalanced: it now takes 5 broadsides to fully decrew an unarmored enemy ship (up from 4 broadsides on the testbed)

  • Grape ricochet angle adjusted to correspond to ball, approximately 45 degrees

  • Leak water inflow reduced by 20–25%

  • Cannon maximum horizontal aiming arc reduced from 40 degrees to 30 degrees (from 20° to each side to 15° to each side) to increase the importance of ship positioning in battles

  • Ship structure increased to 120% of planking

  • NPCs will now use battle sails more often

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