From e35bfd42926150140be1a6dae14fc698b07b818d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kulltero <33698270+Kulltero@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:57:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix NRE during fade when element is destroyed

---
 CommunityEntity.UI.cs | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CommunityEntity.UI.cs b/CommunityEntity.UI.cs
index b052f81..a787bb4 100644
--- a/CommunityEntity.UI.cs
+++ b/CommunityEntity.UI.cs
@@ -1020,6 +1020,9 @@ private void BuildScrollbar(Scrollbar scrollbar, JSON.Object obj, bool vertical)
 
     static IEnumerator FadeCanvasGroup(CanvasGroup group, float to, float duration)
     {
+        if(group == null)
+			yield break;
+			
         float from = group.alpha;
         float elapsed = 0f;
         while (elapsed < duration)
@@ -1032,8 +1035,10 @@ static IEnumerator FadeCanvasGroup(CanvasGroup group, float to, float duration)
             if (group.alpha != value)
                 yield break;
         }
-        group.alpha = to;
-    }
+        
+        if(group != null)
+			group.alpha = to;
+    }
 
     // sets the transform to a sensible default
     private void FitParent(RectTransform transform){

From 5f73fbcb1fca926c1272d02de333a09a27a76db7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kulltero <33698270+Kulltero@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:58:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] check here too

---
 CommunityEntity.UI.cs | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CommunityEntity.UI.cs b/CommunityEntity.UI.cs
index a787bb4..85fe9d0 100644
--- a/CommunityEntity.UI.cs
+++ b/CommunityEntity.UI.cs
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ static IEnumerator FadeCanvasGroup(CanvasGroup group, float to, float duration)
             group.alpha = value;
             yield return null;
             // another fade changed the value since we set it, abort
-            if (group.alpha != value)
+            if (group == null || group.alpha != value)
                 yield break;
         }