CTD in foreign policy window if you click stats button before meeting other races.
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This is after a total uninstall/reinstall.
---- SE report ----------- Stardock SmartException Logging Information ------------------------------------------- OS Version : Windows XP Video Card : Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller Application Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION Crash Addr: 00503054 01:00102054 C:\My stuff\Stardock\GalCiv2\GalCiv2.exe Processor Registers (x86): EAX:00000000 EBX:00000000 ECX:09EB85D0 EDX:00000000 ESI:00000000 EDI:00000000 CS:EIP:001B:00503054 SS:ESP:0023:0012FB18 EBP:00000000 DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003B GS:0000 Flags:00010297 Current Application Call Stack: Addr Frame Logical addr Module Name --------------------------------------------- 00503054 00000000 0001:00102054 C:\My stuff\Stardock\GalCiv2\GalCiv2.exe -------------------
---- SE report ----------- Stardock SmartException Logging Information ------------------------------------------- OS Version : Windows XP Video Card : Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller Application Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION Crash Addr: 00503054 01:00102054 C:\My stuff\Stardock\GalCiv2\GalCiv2.exe Processor Registers (x86): EAX:00000000 EBX:00000000 ECX:09EB85D0 EDX:00000000 ESI:00000000 EDI:00000000 CS:EIP:001B:00503054 SS:ESP:0023:0012FB18 EBP:00000000 DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003B GS:0000 Flags:00010297 Current Application Call Stack: Addr Frame Logical addr Module Name --------------------------------------------- 00503054 00000000 0001:00102054 C:\My stuff\Stardock\GalCiv2\GalCiv2.exe -------------------