[Fingers]

Thanks, I'll take a look at this when I have some free time.

2) could be caused by not having enough items left "unplaced". after the game populates the map and the Klakar hold. Check if this goes away on a smaller map, or if Klakar is removed.

5) is probably not possible, except via the mission quests (each mission can launch one or more quests.. the default game only used this for gameplay messages like game_brass.ini).

edit: my suspicion regarding the crash is that it's got something to do with the launched "fighters" staying in the fleet after the "carrier" is destroyed, which happens more often with the ravian heads (or your self-replicating ships) than it does with Garthan or Urluquai carriers.