Naval Gameplay and ideas to breathe some life into it

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The counter system is fine

There is no counter system. It’s just spam as many ships as you can to win. There is supposed to be a system involving buildings and some artillery, but it is minimal and can be avoided by staying out at sea. What we need is ship roles that are actually differentiated such as ships that fight in melee.

Naval Rework - Melee Naval Combat

Naval combat is severely lacking in depth and a variety of new mechanics such as melee boarding attacks, better ranged and charged attacks, and better terrain interactions could greatly improve aspects of the strategy and fun of naval battles. Melee Attacks Melee attacks for ships could provide greater depth to naval combat. It could be a high-risk, high-reward combat stance that allows ships to deal more damage at the expense of also taking more damage. Boarding A melee attack that would al…

Better maps would also help. Hybrid maps with a chokepoint would actually let naval units be pivotal in participating in battles or bypassing a congested land route.