[TopAce]

What's the difference between the cruiser  and the corvette flag in the code?

I am only asking this, because my new HD seems to crash my computer very often when a cruiser is present in the area(cruiser= anything with the cruiser flag). I could easily fix these crashes if I modified all cruiser flags to be corvettes, but I am not sure how it will affect the gameplay. The reason I ask here, is because a coder can probably easily find the code for these two flags easily and tell me the difference. As far as my FS Modding experience takes, I have not experienced a technical difference between a Fenris and a Deimos, except for the Big damage, but I am sure that it is separate from the  corvette flag.
I think the difference is related to cargo or issuable orders in FRED, but I am not sure.

[aldo_14]

Um.... I think maybe it affects some of the firing ranges & icons (when making briefings, of course), not sure about anything else.

[Taristin]

Possibly used for which weapons can be used to kill them?

Icons are user selectable, so that's not a purpose of them. But it could be sensor range, like Aldo says, or it could be used to prevent weak lasers from damaging them. I'm not certain, though.

[TopAce]

I used a GTCv Deimos-NoBigDamage table entry to balance out one mission of ITHOV. The projectile which took the final blow on that ship was a Prometheus S, so I don't think it's anyhow related to damage taken.

[Goober5000]

Originally posted by TopAce
What's the difference between the cruiser  and the corvette flag in the code?

I am only asking this, because my new HD seems to crash my computer very often when a cruiser is present in the area(cruiser= anything with the cruiser flag).

Your hard disk crashes it?

I very much doubt that's a hard disk issue.  Mantis it.

[TopAce]

The problem is with my Hard Disk. When I run FS from my old winchester, it works flawlessly in this field. Anyway, strange things happen if I run programmes from the 160GB hard drive. Games crash so often.

I am completely sure these crashes are because of the HD.

[karajorma]

Is this with all cruisers? Try an Aeolus as that is one of the few unmodded cruisers left in FS2.

[FireCrack]

or cain, lilith, rachasa...

Shivans dont get a lot of love.

[karajorma]

There are modified versions of the first two. Can't remember if they're in the media VP files but who knows what TopAce has on his PC right now.

[FireCrack]

They never had been released, remember how everyone complained about the missile launcher's shroud.

[karajorma]

I'm refering to the ones in Lightspeed's Shinemap packs not the HTL one.

[TopAce]

I tried with almost all cruisers. The Fenris, Leviathan, Cain, Rakshasa and Lilith crashed. I didn't pay special attention to Vasudan cruisers, though.
As for the cruisers being modded, I was circumspecting enough that I moved all the devouring mediaVPs away from the reach of FSO. Anything being modded/unmodded cannot be a problem.

[Sesquipedalian]

If your new hard disk is causing crashes with various programs ( ), take it back and have them replace it.

[TopAce]

There's a  one-year guarantee for it, if the problem still exists with Windows XP then I will take it back and have it replaced.