Well you can make them fight, but getting it to run away when it is damaged is more complicated

It mostly depends on what encounter you use.

I believe area_attack might be one where they will run when damaged.

well, i could use some help on the scripting on account of i have almost no knowledge of modding (for example, i made the possibly simplest mod possible and it didnt work. ill email u the files if u want them) So, in addition to Versoth's Challenge, i think i(or we, if u like) should start work on this project. IF u want out, say "I,I,I,I,I" multiple times

Don't run from the sniper, you'll just die tired

To do it you would need to create your own encounter, then look through or create a new entry in pilots population. Down the botton is behavial stuff like flee at ....(this much damage). You`d have to do the new encounter because i believe the area assault is for fighers only.
I`m not a real expert, so unless somebody more experienced give u the goods, i`ll have a go in a few days or so..

Err.. Actually looking through the new encounters (from nephilim`s very handy Battleship encounter), the ships should flle once they get to 0.2 hull anyway.
If you haven`t added the B`ship encounters u`ll need to do that first.
Then you`ll need to add an entry into faction_prop, npcships and (ship) loadouts.
Or you could just copy the entry from one of the other millitaries. Don`t forget to add a formation to the faction your adding it to or the game will most likely crash.
Let me know how you get on..

well, i couldnt mod if my life depended on it. Seriously, i thought that this thread would catch the eye of a more experianced modder, because im just not that good yet. However, thanks for the info, ill try it. Aftyer i get my Kusari BAttleship mod working. (thing crashes when i try ti start a new game. if u want the files im using tell me on this thread)

Don't run from the sniper, you'll just die tired

What did you have planned for you kusari B`ship mod? Is it flying it or having the encounters in kusari space?
To be honest, the model for the kusari B`ship is a bit plain, the destroyer is much better. It has loads of guns mounted on to the prow, its one of the best ones. If you are doing the flyable capital ship, you`ll have to also add the tutorial on "docking capitals at space stations" or you won`t be able to fit anywhere..

i was gonna so the ame thing for the Kusari Bship and the Liberty Dreadnaught. Just a different model. But ill look into the Kusari Destroyer. As for the docking cap ships a stations, where is that?

I forget the encounter name, but there is a general patrol encounter that ALL factions use around major facilities. I inserted capital ships into this patrol encounter. Now whenever I am around a military base or jumpgate, cruisers, gunboats, and destroyers will all jump in and out of the area. Its the easiest way to add cap ships in game without editing every single encounter file. Also, I gave several factions of pirates a "captured luxury liner" as a capital ship. This also was inserted into the patrol encounter. I now have pirate luxury liners flying around pirate bases.

To add a little capital ship battle excitement, I created a pirate capital ship encounter using the luxury liner pirate ship. It will randomly spawn a pirate luxury liner along with 2 or 3 fighters into a military area that is heavily guarded (usually by a military battleship) The fight that ensues is quite fun to watch, although if there is a battleship in the system, the pirate cap ship usually gets toasted pretty quick.

I also created a bounty hunter assault encounter. It basically adds a bounty hunter armored transport to bounty hunter patrols that fly in areas around pirate bases. It adds a little excitement when visiting your favorite villians.

When I get home, I will post up my custom encounters I made. Tweaks will have to be made to make the ships run if damaged though....