There should be nothing specific causing issues. Does this work in broadcast mode, or just 3D mode? If you start a game in broadcast mode, can you switch to 3D mode and have it crash, or does that work?
I would expect this to be an openGL issue. I'd suggest re-installing/updating your graphics drivers to see if that helps. If that does not, you can try some of the suggestions here (
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...-see-here.html) to play around with openGL settings. You can also try playing around with some facegen settings, as it could be something causing facegen issues, and when we load the field that's when pictures get generated.