[TribeFanInNC]

Hmmm...I don't know specifically what's going on, but maybe I can help you brainstorm.

So, if it only happens from the manager screen, it must be trying to access something that is only available from the manager screen. Sounds like maybe the email messages might be screwed up? Do you have a messages.dat file? I think that is what controls the messages. Also, it could be that the messages got corrupted (i.e. it barfs when it finds a character it doesn't recognize) - maybe if you delete all the text files for the emails, it might work. Or maybe delete the messages.dat altogether; I think the game will create a new one. Sorry, I'm not at home right now with the game, so I can't be terribly specific.

Alternatively, I would also try completely uninstalling and reinstalling the game. Could be that the game file got corrupted. On second thought, this seems somewhat likely. I might try this first.

Good luck.