From 58d42f7e39f576bcac77b0a6fc474afdd27c50ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "seer-by-sentry[bot]"
 <157164994+seer-by-sentry[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 22:51:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] bugfix(loadscreen): Add null check for TheChallengeGenerals
 during challenge load

---
 Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/LoadScreen.cpp | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/LoadScreen.cpp b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/LoadScreen.cpp
index 929082397c..119e5f6071 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/LoadScreen.cpp
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/LoadScreen.cpp
@@ -929,6 +929,10 @@ void ChallengeLoadScreen::activatePiecesMinSpec(const GeneralPersona *generalPla
 
 void ChallengeLoadScreen::init( GameInfo *game )
 {
+	DEBUG_ASSERTCRASH(TheChallengeGenerals, ("TheChallengeGenerals is not initialized, cannot load ChallengeLoadScreen"));
+	if ( !TheChallengeGenerals )
+		return;
+
 	const Campaign *campaign = TheCampaignManager->getCurrentCampaign();
 	const Mission *mission = TheCampaignManager->getCurrentMission();