This came to me just now, so I gotta post it before I forget.
The Idea is about Updating and adding new cosmetic touches to parts that are damaged. For example, let's take a sensor. If damaged, the sensor array at the top starts to lose satellite dishes or bits of them would be destroyed. Thrusters could spark and the thruster itself could have dents in it. For the reactor, it would be a bit different. If it's health is in the red, it would blink red like an alarm, and would spark. For parts that have viewports, I do think the glass cracks need to be changed from black to a greyish white. For weaponry, they could spark, have parts of the barrel missing, and for the flak the barrels could be disconnected from each other, or the connector would be damaged. For missile launchers, sparks would be fine. Also, if the reactor gets damaged even a little the lights would flicker. If the reactor detonates and there is no back-up reactor, the lights would turn off, leaving the entire interior of the ship a dark grey hue.
