There's no random roll in damage. There's a min and a max. You do the max at point blank and the min at max range. The actual % for the min and max is shown on the ammo. Damage modifiers affect your min and max damage. That gives a static damage number, then we apply the defenses.

Defense is based on your shot type. Only one defense check is made per shot.

Modifying a value affects the lerp. The point moves. Increasing max range slightly increases accuracy.

I intend to add it when I have time. The chart has to be recompiled, because every accuracy number on it is wrong. Those numbers are from before ships had innate defense values.

The new recipes will appear in a new book, not a modified existing book.

There was a bug, and I believe it was fixed in 1.1. It'll take awhile for the supply to grow.

It's not simply a matter of removing a limitation. It's something that's on our list of possible additions, but it's really much harder than it sounds.

A new pirate career is on the list of possible additions.

The mission is supposed to be easy now because it's gating an important Navy skill and it can only be solo'd. It'll get more properly tuned when the other issues with the mission can be hammered out.

Closed as a link to the correct thread for Flag and Sail Vote requests has been provided.

Concerns have been expressed and noted, the great flatulance debate can now come to a close.

Best,
Aether