Beta 4D crash when loading autosave

loaded my autosave and had a crash to desktop very soon afterwards.

Stardock SmartException Logging Information
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OS Version : Windows 2000
Video Card : Rage Fury / Xpert 128 / Xpert 2000
Application Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION
Crash Addr: 0043356C 01:0003256C C:\PROGRA~1\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe

Processor Registers (x86):
EAX:CDCDCDCD
EBX:7FFDF000
ECX:0458E4F8
EDX:192C5070
ESI:77F829C0
EDI:00000024
CS:EIP:001B:0043356C
SS:ESP:0023:00C3FBC8 EBP:00C3FC18
DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003B GS:0000
Flags:00010293


Current Application Call Stack:

Addr Frame Logical addr Module Name
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0043356C 00C3FC18 0001:0003256C C:\PROGRA~1\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
0046C746 00C3FC88 0001:0006B746 C:\PROGRA~1\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
0046C8F9 00C3FE04 0001:0006B8F9 C:\PROGRA~1\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
004FDE14 00C3FE60 0001:000FCE14 C:\PROGRA~1\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
004E5F5D 00C3FEBC 0001:000E4F5D C:\PROGRA~1\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
0054B720 00C3FF30 0001:0014A720 C:\PROGRA~1\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
00588D96 00C3FFC0 0001:00187D96 C:\PROGRA~1\Drengin.net\galciv\galciv.exe
77E97D08 00C3FFF0 0001:00016D08 C:\WINNT\system32\KERNEL32.DLL


Debug information for each stardock app follows ....