The Empire: Total War Forums have details on plans for an upcoming version 1.4 patch for Empire: Total War, which will focus on improving naval combat in Creative Assembly's RTS sequel through a series of balance changes. The post goes into detail on the pros and cons of various ship types in the game and how they are altering the rock, paper, scissors (Spock!) dynamic. They conclude with an overview, saying: "All these changes combined add a new dynamic to naval battles. The best fleet will still be mostly Ships of the Line with a few frigates in support, but now there is the possibility of a wider range of tactics. So with 1.4 you will be getting a new gameplay experience for naval battles which adds a new dynamic and rock, paper, scissors element to them." There's no word on when the patch will be released. Thanks Big Download.