OK just some clear obvious points here a, never have both version installed at the same time b, new version soon, be patient and everything will be fine c, crashes most likely having both versions d, Clone wars mod wasnt designed for research properly, so if theres nothing to build thats because theres nothing to research. When you say the bar was blank was that when you actaully opened the menu, or just on the interface itself, try using hotkeys if its the latter thing.