There seem to be other issues in 0.97a, or perhaps mod incompatibilities, as well. Just flying through hyperspace, chasing a sensor ghost, approaching a "Black Pulsar" system, and another unknown contact in hyperspace, I got a sudden CTD, with this error message:
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1084585 [Thread-4] ERROR com.fs.starfarer.combat.CombatMain - java.lang.AbstractMethodError
java.lang.AbstractMethodError
at com.fs.starfarer.api.util.Misc.getMemberStrength(Misc.java:4773)
at com.fs.starfarer.campaign.fleet.FleetData.updateFleetPointsUsed(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.starfarer.campaign.fleet.FleetData.syncIfNeeded(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.starfarer.campaign.fleet.FleetData.sort(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.starfarer.campaign.fleet.FleetData.sort(Unknown Source)
at data.scripts.campaign.plugins.dustkeepers.SotfDustkeeperFleetCreator.createFlee t(SotfDustkeeperFleetCreator.java:292)
at com.fs.starfarer.api.impl.campaign.fleets.FleetFactoryV3.createFleet(FleetFactoryV3.java:156)
at org.selkie.kol.impl.fleets.ZeaFleetManager.spawnFleet(ZeaFleetManager.java:145)
at org.selkie.kol.impl.fleets.ZeaFleetManager.spawnFleet(ZeaFleetManager.java:160)
at com.fs.starfarer.api.impl.campaign.fleets.SeededFleetManager.advance(SeededFleetManager.java:62)
at org.selkie.kol.impl.fleets.ZeaFleetManager.advance(ZeaFleetManager.java:205)
at com.fs.starfarer.campaign.BaseLocation.advanceEvenIfPaused(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.starfarer.campaign.CampaignEngine.advance(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.starfarer.campaign.CampaignState.advance(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.starfarer.BaseGameState.traverse(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.state.AppDriver.begin(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.starfarer.combat.CombatMain.main(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.starfarer.StarfarerLauncher.o00000(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.starfarer.StarfarerLauncher$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Enabled mods list is:
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{"enabledMods": [
"$$$_lightshow_nc",
"pantera_ANewLevel20",
"advanced_gunnery_control_dbeaa06e",
"Angry Periphery",
"aod_vos",
"aotd_vok",
"AttunedDriveField",
"timid_admins",
"combatactivators",
"chatter",
"timid_commissioned_hull_mods",
"lw_console",
"DetailedCombatResults",
"EmergentThreats_Vice",
"EmergentThreats_IX_Revival",
"Everybody loves KoC",
"fleet_journal",
"fleetsizebydp",
"sun_flux_reticle",
"GrandColonies",
"IndEvo",
"timid_xiv",
"kazeron",
"lw_lazylib",
"leadingPip",
"lockedAndLoaded",
"luddenhance",
"lunalib",
"wisp_magicAchievementsVanillaPack",
"MagicLib",
"Mayasuran Navy",
"wisp_NeutrinoDetectorMkII",
"nexerelin",
"sun_nomadic_survival",
"PirateMiniMegaMod",
"pt_qolpack",
"assortment_of_things",
"secretsofthefrontier",
"PT_ShipDirectionMarker",
"sun_starship_legends",
"tahlan",
"knights_of_ludd",
"US",
"which_industry",
"whichmod",
"audio_plus",
"shaderLib",
"ShipCatalogVariantEditor"
]}
And I used the Inky start and had not done any of the Sierra quests yet, in case that might be relevant.