EDIT: I think I figured out the cause of the issue. I have a mod enabled called 0xDB No UI Transitions 1.2. Honestly it was my favorite mod because it gets rid of the slow swipe effect of the menus. When I disable it, the game no longer crashes.
GAME INFORMATION
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- GAME BUILD #: 61321
- GAME PLATFORM: Steam
- OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10
ISSUE EXPERIENCED
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When I match for a ranked game and I click the civ button to change civs, the game freezes and then crashes.
FREQUENCY OF ISSUE
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100% of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS)
3 of 3 times I’ve tried with the update.
REPRODUCTION STEPS
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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:
- Open the game
- (optional) Queue for a ranked game
- (optional) Match for a ranked game
- Click the civilization button to change civs (By default it says ‘random’)
- Game freezes. Game crashes. It actually does this if I try to change civs even before clicking find match.
EXPECTED RESULT
What was SUPPOSED to happen if the bug you encountered were not present?
A menu should come up that lets me pick a civ
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GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)
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My issue happens before I can start a game 
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