[ChrisG]

Have noticed that attempting to import a world_default.xml file via Database Tools crashes the game probably 98% of the time after any one of the three points in the attached images.

Answering "no" re: the names database doesn't seem to help either.

I don't believe this is an issue with the file itself, because the same file consistently imports without any issue on 26...plus, as I mentioned, it's not crashing at the same point each time and I believe I've gotten it to import successfully before.

Is this a known problem and is there a workaround in the meantime?

For what it's worth, importing names.xml, by itself, presents no issues. It's just world_default.