Sorry for the dramatic thread title guys but this is something that may well solve a few problems people have been having with the excellent new models during the tactical battle; and the game crashing upon leaving a tactical battle. After many moons of wondering why the said problem has been happening i've just come to the conclusion that the rebellion engine does not like sharing model textures. That's right. If, for example, you give the Empire and Alliance the rather cool new Dreadnaught Mask released and have a tactical ruck, the game crashes. But it doesn't if say only the Empire has the new model and the Alliance has the original one... I realized this enlightened discovery following a battle; and subsequent game-abandonment, in the early hours of yesterday morning when my game crashed after my glorious Imperial sixth fleet, mainly comprised of Allegiance Star Destroyers and Imperial Star Destroyer II's (but shaing Mask's Allegiance ship model) defeated an alliance fleet. It all became clear.... So don't share ship model slots with textures....though it's ok for both sides to be able to build them. ***Strums fingers on desk waiting for Mask to come along and obliterate findings***