I love all the work that has been done to fine tune maneuvering, reload times etc. The mod has taken a big step away from the ridiculous arcade battles we had in vanilla. However, if it is possible to mod, I think raking shots need some work.
Is anyone else a little underwhelmed by the damage dealt out by raking shots? In my experience, shots through the stern of the ship seem to do less damage than a volley onto the ship's broadside.
For example, I delivered a point blank (5-10 yards) broadside of round shot from a third rate into the stern of a galleon, results: 3 men killed and one gun dismounted. I like that there is a morale penalty when a ship receives shots through the stern, but this should be accompanied by serious casualties. I know that naval warfare in this game has an almost rock paper scissors approach (i.e. round shot for hull, chain for sails, grape for crew). But, when taking raking shots, round shot should be just as devastating to the crew numbers as grape shot.
What do others think?