Balance of the guns

[TopNard]

At patch 9.94 we can see the add in game of the 36lbs guns, the most used in the lower deck on 2nd and 1st rate vessels in history.

We must remember that no ship has ever been used in battle with the 42 lbs guns, exception for the british HMS Victory, replaced then with 32lbs at Trafalgar.

My suggest for the game is change limitation for 36lbs (usables only for class Oceàn) to be able to use in most of the currently and future 2nd and 1st rates, and add limitation about 42lbs guns only for HMS Victory.

This would be correct for a great simulator game.

[akd]

They may have backed themselves into a corner with the class rating system of guns.  All guns would need to be reclassed to leave 42 pounder as class 1 and make 36pdr as class 2 (restricted to current 1st and 2nd rates), then 32pdr becomes class 3, etc.

 

Alternatively, they could use the special exception that is currently applied to the 36pdr in regards to Ocean on the 42pdr instead (restricting it to use on Victory).

[pietjenoob]

Well you have also take into account that not everybody uses the british pound. I know for a fact is that the dutch had generally 36 pdr Dutch on the lower deck which roughly translates to the 42 pdr british pound on most ship of the line and a few other nations use a different pound than the british which makes it heavier or lighter

[akd]

Well you have also take into account that not everybody uses the british pound. I know for a fact is that the dutch had generally 36 pdr Dutch on the lower deck which roughly translates to the 42 pdr british pound on most ship of the line and a few other nations use a different pound than the british which makes it heavier or lighter

 

Dutch 36pdr is approximately 39 pounds English, just like French / Spanish / Russian 36pdr.  This is why English 42pdr was substituted for 36pdr on lower deck of Santissima, Bucentaure and Pavel in game.  Now they have added "36pdr" (which is presumably 39 pounds English for purposes of damage scaling and penetration), but they didn't plan for this when class system was made, so it is same class as English 42pdr despite really being in a class that should fall between 32pdr and 42pdr.  This isn't really an issue with the current ships, as arguably all these 1st and 2nd rates could probably also handle 42pdr, but it would become problematic if a French 74 with a 36pdr main battery were added.