Experienced a CTD when clicking on 'Idle Ship' in lower-right corner. Had only been playing for 15 minutes.
Please go through the troubleshooting guide and if you still have issues there's instructions on how to submit a support ticket so we can look into it.
https://esupport.stardock.com/index.php?/default_import/Knowledgebase/Article/View/496/161/general-galactic-civilizations-iii-troubleshooting
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