Index: code/menuui/mainhallmenu.cpp
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--- code/menuui/mainhallmenu.cpp	(revision 9134)
+++ code/menuui/mainhallmenu.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -1972,9 +1972,24 @@
 				required_string("+Misc anim trigger:");
 				int temp_int = 0;
 				stuff_int(&temp_int);
+
+				//load the ani to get the number of frames
+				int num_frames;
+				int ani = bm_load_either(const_cast<char*>(m->misc_anim_name.at(idx).c_str()), &num_frames);
+				//unload it again
+				bm_unload(ani);
+
 				for (s_idx=0; s_idx<temp_int; s_idx++) {
 					m->misc_anim_special_trigger.at(idx).push_back(0);
-					stuff_int(&m->misc_anim_special_trigger.at(idx).at(s_idx));
+					int trigger_frame;
+					stuff_int(&trigger_frame);
+
+					if (trigger_frame < num_frames) {
+						m->misc_anim_special_trigger.at(idx).at(s_idx);
+					} else {
+						WarningEx(LOCATION, "Frame number %d is too high for animation %s. The animation only has %d frames.\nTrigger frame has been set to 0.\n",
+							trigger_frame, m->misc_anim_name.at(idx).c_str(), num_frames);
+					}
 				}
 			}