Crash When Certain NPCs Die? Thread - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Wormwood mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

I've encountered this several times now, and has made it to where I can't hang around certain areas for very long anymore otherwise I risk a sudden crash.

I've spent a couple of hours playing this mod and haven't really left the area around Skadovsk in Zaton much. I've narrowed it down to the crash occurring whenever certain NPCs are killed, either by mutants, stray fire (as I haven't seen any of them shoot at other Stalkers yet), or by me (shot them just to confirm it was their deaths causing the crashing, lol). To be specific, they're the NPCs that hang around Skadovsk and nearby (there's one by the name of Kostyan Fatso at the campfire up the hill to the east of Skadovsk). It's only the NPCs that when you try to talk to them, they say "Go talk to the boss." or some variation of that. There's also at least one of these NPCs that actively guards Skadovsk and he's been hit by stray fire while defending the base from nearby mutants with the other guards, causing an instant crash. Is there a fix to this, or do I have to just save lots and not hang around these guys too much?

Update: Uninstalled Redux and CoP, reinstalled both, made a new save. Problem still occurs, and I'm now encountering it much more frequently all across the map, whenever the "Talk to the boss." NPCs get killed. I witnessed one of them walking around with a group that I decided to walk with, and upon getting attacked by a pack of mutants, that NPC got killed, crash to desktop. It's unfortunate, but this is a game breaking bug for me. Otherwise I love this mod!

Edited by: WalterBasherdinger