ok, i got it to work finally

i found if you set the timescale to a very low value like "timescale 0.0000001" there is a slightly higher chance of success. also, having fraps running with the game basically guarantees the crash will occur. although I'm not absolutely sure about any of that, the crash is so random but those are the conditions where I finally got it to work (still took several attempts)
anyway, thanks for the tips guys. now i can finish doing my Let's Play
