Sometimes they randomly fluctuate from peaceful to fight graphic very quickly, like 15 times per second.

This is always AFTER they've attacked or been aggressive. It looks quite bad. It would look funny if it were like the slow clap the sniper urqa ship does, but it's quite rapid

All fight/travel modes should have never been added in the first place. You're supposed to be constantly in combat mode in a combat ship thats in combat most of its combat life?

Probably why Lions were never used to haul stuff around.