diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/part_buf.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/part_buf.cpp
index 6f8e52b0d59..d78f0e67616 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/part_buf.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WW3D2/part_buf.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,10 @@ ParticleBufferClass::ParticleBufferClass
 		{
 			LineGroup=W3DNEW LineGroupClass();
 			LineGroup->Set_Flag(LineGroupClass::TRANSFORM, true);
-			LineGroup->Set_Texture(tex);
+			// Only set texture if it's not NULL to prevent access violation
+			if (tex) {
+				LineGroup->Set_Texture(tex);
+			}
 			LineGroup->Set_Shader(shader);
 			LineGroup->Set_Line_Mode(LineGroupClass::TETRAHEDRON);
 			TailPosition = NEW_REF( ShareBufferClass<Vector3> , (MaxNum, "ParticleBufferClass::TailPosition" ) );
@@ -283,7 +286,10 @@ ParticleBufferClass::ParticleBufferClass
 		{
 			LineGroup=W3DNEW LineGroupClass();
 			LineGroup->Set_Flag(LineGroupClass::TRANSFORM, true);
-			LineGroup->Set_Texture(tex);
+			// Only set texture if it's not NULL to prevent access violation
+			if (tex) {
+				LineGroup->Set_Texture(tex);
+			}
 			LineGroup->Set_Shader(shader);
 			LineGroup->Set_Line_Mode(LineGroupClass::PRISM);
 			TailPosition = NEW_REF( ShareBufferClass<Vector3> , (MaxNum, "ParticleBufferClass::TailPosition" ) );
@@ -662,7 +668,11 @@ ParticleBufferClass::ParticleBufferClass(const ParticleBufferClass & src) :
 			WWASSERT(src.LineGroup);
 			LineGroup = W3DNEW LineGroupClass();
 			LineGroup->Set_Flag(LineGroupClass::TRANSFORM, true);
-			LineGroup->Set_Texture(src.LineGroup->Peek_Texture());
+			// Only set texture if it's not NULL to prevent access violation
+			TextureClass* srcTexture = src.LineGroup->Peek_Texture();
+			if (srcTexture) {
+				LineGroup->Set_Texture(srcTexture);
+			}
 			LineGroup->Set_Shader(src.LineGroup->Get_Shader());
 			LineGroup->Set_Line_Mode(LineGroupClass::TETRAHEDRON);
 			TailPosition = NEW_REF( ShareBufferClass<Vector3> , (MaxNum, "ParticleBufferClass::TailPosition") );
@@ -676,7 +686,11 @@ ParticleBufferClass::ParticleBufferClass(const ParticleBufferClass & src) :
 			WWASSERT(src.LineGroup);
 			LineGroup = W3DNEW LineGroupClass();
 			LineGroup->Set_Flag(LineGroupClass::TRANSFORM, true);
-			LineGroup->Set_Texture(src.LineGroup->Peek_Texture());
+			// Only set texture if it's not NULL to prevent access violation
+			TextureClass* srcTexture = src.LineGroup->Peek_Texture();
+			if (srcTexture) {
+				LineGroup->Set_Texture(srcTexture);
+			}
 			LineGroup->Set_Shader(src.LineGroup->Get_Shader());
 			LineGroup->Set_Line_Mode(LineGroupClass::PRISM);
 			TailPosition = NEW_REF( ShareBufferClass<Vector3> , (MaxNum, "ParticleBufferClass::TailPosition") );