High withdraw naval units showing blitz-like behaviour vs enemy patroling units

Yes. A naval unit with blitz is free to do anything. Non-blitz boats can still attack and then pillage x unprotected improvements.

 

Sorry let me rephrase it.

No changes to Pillage for Naval units unless

4. the improvement is protected by a patrolling unit in an adjacent tile

is met correct?

Meaning the changes would Only effect pillaging near a patrolling unit and all other pillaging would remain as it is now?

If so then it doesn't seem to make a big difference to the rest of the game, only to sea patrol, which is what we want right.

 

^^Absolutely--that was the whole idea.

 

I must admit I have never used patrol, because until these threads started I had no idea what it did So my opinion may not be that relevant. But for what it's worth, having followed the whole debate, I agree with the above - I don't think it needs to be fixed.

 

This seems to be a very good solution for this situation.

 

My opinion: Do nothing.

This thread has amply shown why any "fix" is way beyond the scope of the "unofficial patch". Too complex, and possibly nothing's broken.

And you have no consensus anyway, also making this issue a bad candidate for inclusion.