The following tunes have been made with respect to ship-related game
functions:

1) Ship ramming speed has been decreased. (-)

2) The general cost to buy crew has been reduced significantly. (+)

3) The possible distance within which you may pursue a ship has been
increased, larger ships have better range due to increased sight. (+)

4) The hit points of player ship crewmembers was reduced. (-)

5) The 'toss speed' of ship golems has been reduced. Quicksilver golems don't
quite 'auto-toss' anymore, but they remain quite fast. (-)

6) The 'chances' of certain Silverlake shops opening has been improved. (+)

Additional changes/tuning to these features may be made in the near future if
necessary, without notice.

-- Lord Tarken Aurelius, the Sage