Access Violation..?

Might be a corrupted file. You could try to re-install SE5 on your PC or (for testing purposes) on a different one and try again. Don't forget to back up your save games first.
Unfortunately, there is no way to tell (as far as I can say) which file exactly causes the access violation. Worst case is that it's not an SE5 file at all - in which case re-installing SE5 wouldn't help either.

Another, probably crazy, idea is to install a mod which changes the gameplay, like the Balance Mod, and try again. I have no idea why this should make a difference when it comes to pressing the Planets List button, but it's easy to do, and if you have no clue, everything might (or might not) work.

This bug is fixed in the upcoming patch.

Space Empires Depot | SE:V Balance Mod

I hate that bug it also hapens when you have satelites in space and somehow supply and ordonace ger in space 2 . When you try to get them down you get a nice crash .

Official pach or your pach ? If it your pach can you pls describe how to fix the problem so i can try to code it ?

It if for the next SE5 patch.

Space Empires Depot | SE:V Balance Mod

I've abandoned 3 stock and 1 BM game spoilt by this access violation stuff. I don't now any way around them so I guess it's waiting for the next patch indeed I never had this happen with 1.44 to be honest.

You could always avoid the planet list window.

Patch should be out this week, so it shouldn't be a long wait.

Space Empires Depot | SE:V Balance Mod

I am waiting for the next patch to play again. The error seems to be in a difference between the remembered galaxy and the actual galaxy... because if you cheat with `omni` then the planet's screen doesn't crash the game.

That is correct. It's a glitch with the memory sight for other player's colonies in the planet list window.

Space Empires Depot | SE:V Balance Mod

I am patched up to 1.74 and have this access violation crash occur under diverse circumstances. Sometimes it strikes when I click on a planet and sometimes when I click on something else. It seems to be worse actually when I try the Balance Mod. I do not know what to do. Any suggestions?
hammersinger4

It happened to me this weekend when I was starting a new game. I pressed "Add a new empire" and bam! It happened about 4 times, could not get a new game running. I came back about 3 hours later to write down the error and it has been working fine ever since.

Why are there so many people who don't update their software?

Since my last post I erased SEV from my system, re-loaded it, patched to 1.74 and attempted to run it. It almost immediately blew up with the Access Violation. I ran it in the Balance Mod and it crashed by Access Violation even sooner.
I guess I will need to stop playing this for a while and see if another patch comes out and fixes this. I really like this game but I have NEVER been able to finish a game because of one sort of crash bug or another.
My pattern now is to go play something else and monitor this site to see of another patch has been released, patch the game and see if it plays.
SEIV was notably stable and robust by the later patches.
hammersinger

Trying re-installing then patching if you haven't already. Sometimes that helps. Don't alter your files right away either if you like modding them yourself (or apply any mods until it works).

When the access violation happened to me I had completely erased my hard drive and started over (I use this particular computer for gaming only, so I didn’t lose much). It was after I reloaded SEV along with the 1.74 patch, stock game only. It seems to be working fine now but I always update my software.