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This might be reported already? If it is, apologies, but I can't see it now.
I created a new spell that makes a monster appear (when it would explode if it was a fireball etc).
If you kill the monster and try to pick up its belongings (which don't seem to even be dropped for some) the game crashes.

Error:
an access violation exception.

Stack Dump:
RTC.PickUpStdObject(char 6, char 8, char 0, char 0);
RTC.MouseLButtonDownInDungeon();
RTC.OnLMouseButtonDown(int 154, int 319);
RTC.WinMain();

Also other undesirable things occur like the monster not being in the right position (I think for centre monsters like dragon) and if the spell breaks on the party a small version of the monster appears until it moves off the square.

Did you download RTC within the first hour or so of it being released?

If so, can you re-download it now and try again because I fixed a very similar crash to this just after releasing V0.36 and reposted up the executable!

The position thing is a new one and I'll have a look at that separately...

Ah yes I must have had the 'first hour' version.
The crashing bug is fixed.
The other issues remain..although a conjured dragon now leaves steaks behind, when it wasn't before....although all of them are on one spot, which might be connected to it appearing non centre?

Now fixed the position problem for V0.37 (and yes, the location of the dropped items is the same root cause).

How about the monsters being small if they get conjured on the partys square?

Same problem!

For V0.37, this shouldn't happen anyway as i've changed the algorithm so that if a monster is created on the same square as the party it is instantly moved to the tile infront (and if that's not free, to one that is nearby).