From 99a4ff152771881b20135c2f65cfc690dbf4ee2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Asdow <20314541+Asdow@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 2 May 2026 09:30:25 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Guard against invalid value

---
 Strategic/Assignments.cpp | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Strategic/Assignments.cpp b/Strategic/Assignments.cpp
index 05a0e6fe..969fefe3 100644
--- a/Strategic/Assignments.cpp
+++ b/Strategic/Assignments.cpp
@@ -11089,7 +11089,8 @@ void DetermineWhichAssignmentMenusCanBeShown( void )
 	CreateDestroyMouseRegionForFacilityMenu();
 	CreateDestroyMouseRegionsForFacilityAssignmentMenu();
 
-	if( ( ( gCharactersList[ bSelectedInfoChar ].usSolID->stats.bLife == 0 )||( gCharactersList[bSelectedInfoChar].usSolID->bAssignment == ASSIGNMENT_POW ) ) && ( (guiTacticalInterfaceFlags & INTERFACE_MAPSCREEN ) ) )
+	const auto selectedCharacter = gCharactersList[bSelectedInfoChar].usSolID;
+	if( selectedCharacter < NOBODY && ( (selectedCharacter->stats.bLife == 0 )||(selectedCharacter->bAssignment == ASSIGNMENT_POW ) ) && ( (guiTacticalInterfaceFlags & INTERFACE_MAPSCREEN ) ) )
 	{
 		// show basic assignment menu
 		ShowBox( ghRemoveMercAssignBox );