Index: source/graphics/FontMetrics.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/graphics/FontMetrics.cpp
+++ source/graphics/FontMetrics.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2013 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2022 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 
 CFontMetrics::CFontMetrics(CStrIntern font)
 {
-	m_Font = g_Renderer.GetFontManager().LoadFont(font);
+	if (CRenderer::IsInitialised())
+		m_Font = g_Renderer.GetFontManager().LoadFont(font);
 }
 
 int CFontMetrics::GetLineSpacing() const
Index: source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
+++ source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
@@ -718,6 +718,8 @@
 
 void InitNonVisual(const CmdLineArgs& args)
 {
+	g_GUI = new CGUIManager();
+
 	Autostart(args);
 }