Game crashing trying to load an existing co-op save

[reef stag]

**Reproduction Steps: **I had just opened the game, went to co-op and clicked on the existing save to load it. It gives an Unreal engine 4 crash.
**Repro Rate: **it happens every time I try to load it
**In-Game Date & Time: **n/a
**Players & Platform: **Steam
**Game Version: **v1.2-1238
Input Mode: Keyboard & Mouse
**PC Specs: ** AMD Ryzen 7 8700F 8-core processor
32 GB ram
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT GPU
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