Nothing appears on the top before the crash.
I'm going to start a new game. Here's the game settings for future reference, just in case it crashes:
20 Random Civilizations, Planet_Generator_0_68, Large size, Starting in the Renaissance Era, Epic Speed, All other settings at default.
Options Checked: No City Flipping From Culture, New Random Seed on Reload, Require Complete Kills, No Revolutions, No Inquisitions, No BarbarianCivs.
Victories: All except space race.
Wish me luck!
EDIT: I still get occasional non-repeated crashing. I'll try redownloading and reinstalling the mod.