We did not like that explosions were just a nuisance and were not really dangerous.
We also did not like that explosions did not do anything with masts much and with sails.
As a result we doubled the damage to masts, hull and crew and increased the radius slightly. (It was in the patch notes)
Explosions became deadly and dangerous (which they should be) but we do not want the battles to be played solely in this direction..
What do you guys think?
PS
Meanwhile - a reminder - ships
One of the rare ship explosion during the Napoleonic Wars was the Orient
We can have a look at the account of its explosion here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Nile#Destruction_of_Orient
What we can remember is that the ship was not moving (easier to shoot at), there seems to have a fire already started (probably from paint not stored at the right place), the crew was unable to fight the fire efficiently because of the water pump damaged. Also a very special ammuni