I also had the same problem about decompressing. but then i used Winzip 12.1 and it worked.Hey Craiggo,
I tried downloading that file, I get decompression errors. I downloaded it 3 times with different clients, and tried decompressing it with various tools, could you pls check file integrity?
And what exactly is in that zip file now? Just the ships, or the starting chars, too?
And did you add / change the Packet Brigs? I think they're a bit overpowered for a lvl 6 ship, I got one with 24cal guns, 184 crew (not overloaded), 17 knots... (using your uncompressed files)