BaronMcChicken

Rebalances ship combat to make it less punishing, especially at higher difficulties. Multiple versions are available, so you can make ship combat much easier, or even harder than Vanilla if you like.

Overhauls the XP and leveling system with a flat leveling curve, level-appropriate XP from kills, and meaningful amounts of XP from all activities.

Smooths out the leveling curve, making higher levels less grindy, while remaining close to default at lower levels.