diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
index beffd9d38..1773fb222 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
@@ -479,6 +479,9 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
       const defenderTroops = defender.troops();
       const defenderTiles = defender.numTilesOwned();
       const defenderdensity = defenderTroops / defenderTiles;
+      const avgDefenseDensity = gm.averageDefenseDensity();
+      const relativeDensity =
+        defenderdensity / Math.max(1e-6, avgDefenseDensity);
       const adjustedRatio = within(defenderTroops / attackTroops, 0.3, 20);
       return {
         attackerTroopLoss:
@@ -486,9 +489,9 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
           defenderdensity *
             mag *
             (defender.isTraitor() ? this.traitorDefenseDebuff() : 1),
-        defenderTroopLoss: defenderdensity,
+        defenderTroopLoss: relativeDensity,
         tilesPerTickUsed: within(
-          6.6 * defenderdensity ** 0.2 * adjustedRatio ** 0.4 * speed,
+          16 * defenderdensity ** 0.3 * adjustedRatio ** 0.4 * speed,
           6,
           500,
         ),
diff --git a/src/core/game/Game.ts b/src/core/game/Game.ts
index ebf4857bd..02bc8ba55 100644
--- a/src/core/game/Game.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/Game.ts
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ export interface Game extends GameMap {
   executeNextTick(): GameUpdates;
   setWinner(winner: Player | Team, allPlayersStats: AllPlayersStats): void;
   config(): Config;
+  averageDefenseDensity(): number;
 
   // Units
   units(...types: UnitType[]): Unit[];
diff --git a/src/core/game/GameImpl.ts b/src/core/game/GameImpl.ts
index 21b10c21d..b53d1f2e2 100644
--- a/src/core/game/GameImpl.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/GameImpl.ts
@@ -714,6 +714,19 @@ export class GameImpl implements Game {
   stats(): Stats {
     return this._stats;
   }
+  averageDefenseDensity(): number {
+    let totalTroops = 0;
+    let totalTiles = 0;
+    for (const player of this.players()) {
+      if (!player.isAlive()) continue;
+      totalTroops += player.troops();
+      totalTiles += player.numTilesOwned();
+    }
+    if (totalTiles === 0) {
+      return 1; // safe fallback to prevent division by 0
+    }
+    return totalTroops / totalTiles;
+  }
 }
 
 // Or a more dynamic approach that will catch new enum values: