diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameworld/BlockLayer.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameworld/BlockLayer.kt
index dacc7fc2a..08ed76528 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameworld/BlockLayer.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameworld/BlockLayer.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ open class BlockLayer(val width: Int, val height: Int) : Disposable {
     // using unsafe pointer gets you 100 fps, whereas using directbytebuffer gets you 90
     internal val ptr: UnsafePtr = UnsafeHelper.allocate(width * height * BYTES_PER_BLOCK)
 
+    val ptrDestroyed: Boolean
+        get() = ptr.destroyed
+
     init {
         ptr.fillWith(0)
     }
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/WorldgenLoadScreen.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/WorldgenLoadScreen.kt
index 33ab5ea29..69ae5ef3b 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/WorldgenLoadScreen.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/WorldgenLoadScreen.kt
@@ -95,13 +95,16 @@ class WorldgenLoadScreen(screenToBeLoaded: IngameInstance, private val worldwidt
                 val wx = (world.width.toFloat() / previewWidth * x).roundToInt()
                 val wy = (world.height.toFloat() / previewHeight * y).roundToInt()
 
-                try { // q&d solution for the dangling pointer; i'm doing this only because it's this fucking load screen that's fucking the dead pointer
-                    val outCol = if (BlockCodex[world.getTileFromTerrain(wx, wy)].isSolid) COL_TERR
-                    else if (BlockCodex[world.getTileFromWall(wx, wy)].isSolid) COL_WALLED
-                    else COL_AIR
+                try {
+                    // q&d solution for the dangling pointer; i'm doing this only because it's this fucking load screen that's fucking the dead pointer
+                    if (!world.layerTerrain.ptrDestroyed) {
+                        val outCol = if (BlockCodex[world.getTileFromTerrain(wx, wy)].isSolid) COL_TERR
+                        else if (BlockCodex[world.getTileFromWall(wx, wy)].isSolid) COL_WALLED
+                        else COL_AIR
 
-                    previewPixmap.setColor(outCol)
-                    previewPixmap.drawPixel(x, previewHeight - 1 - y) // this flips Y
+                        previewPixmap.setColor(outCol)
+                        previewPixmap.drawPixel(x, previewHeight - 1 - y) // this flips Y
+                    }
                 }
                 catch (e: NoSuchElementException) {}
             }
diff --git a/work_files/UI/modlist.kra b/work_files/UI/modlist.kra
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ba879f4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/work_files/UI/modlist.kra
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:1eb7a3f91b33fa082965657a7b073d5fd35f4f8ded6b9456872524d61f682a35
+size 71502