Correction to prior post:
After further testing, I found that on my my computer, the character generation screen crashes randomly if VBO is turned "OFF". By default, on a fresh install, VBO is turned off. Turning VBO on fixes the problem for me.
I think this is a bug, so I'll make a post to flyspray.
For users who are experiencing a crash in the character creation screen, try this:
- close the application
- start it again
- go into settings
- change the graphics settings level to MEDIUM
( or, look for the option to switch vertex buffer objects ON )
- exit out and try creating a new character.