diff -r bb1310c4bd79 -r d7cd5b43588f hedgewars/uVisualGears.pas
--- a/hedgewars/uVisualGears.pas	Tue Mar 11 22:49:01 2014 -0400
+++ b/hedgewars/uVisualGears.pas	Wed Mar 12 22:40:49 2014 -0400
@@ -250,13 +250,13 @@
                              else
                                  DrawSpriteRotatedF(sprFlake, round(Gear^.X) + WorldDx, round(Gear^.Y) + WorldDy + SkyOffset, Gear^.Frame, 1, Gear^.Angle);*)
                vgtSpeechBubble: begin
-                                if (Gear^.Tex <> nil) and (((Gear^.State = 0) and (Gear^.Hedgehog^.Team <> CurrentTeam)) or (Gear^.State = 1)) then
+                                if (Gear^.Tex <> nil) and (((Gear^.State = 0) and (Gear^.Hedgehog <> nil) and (Gear^.Hedgehog^.Team <> CurrentTeam)) or (Gear^.State = 1)) then
                                     begin
                                     tinted:= true;
                                     Tint($FF, $FF, $FF,  $66);
                                     DrawTextureCentered(round(Gear^.X) + WorldDx, round(Gear^.Y) + WorldDy, Gear^.Tex)
                                     end
-                                else if (Gear^.Tex <> nil) and (((Gear^.State = 0) and (Gear^.Hedgehog^.Team = CurrentTeam)) or (Gear^.State = 2)) then
+                                else if (Gear^.Tex <> nil) and (((Gear^.State = 0) and ((Gear^.Hedgehog = nil) or (Gear^.Hedgehog^.Team = CurrentTeam))) or (Gear^.State = 2)) then
                                     DrawTextureCentered(round(Gear^.X) + WorldDx, round(Gear^.Y) + WorldDy, Gear^.Tex);
                                 end;
                vgtSmallDamageTag: DrawTextureCentered(round(Gear^.X) + WorldDx, round(Gear^.Y) + WorldDy, Gear^.Tex);