I hadn't... but yes, disabling hints does fix the problem - thanks. I couldn't see anything in this thread suggesting disabling hints; where did you find that out?
Apologies for reviving this old thread again, but I can 100% reproduce this crash. It happens every time I respawn as a marine, whether on a server or playing locally with no mods, regardless of texture detail or fullscreen/windowed mode. It's alway…