Crash when config.json and/or "pluginsFolder" is missing

[vddCore]

Plugin repository assumes the config entry exists, leading to a crash on fresh installations.

Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=on -Dswing.aatext=true
Error: plugin.PluginRepository.Init:37 rt4.client.mainInit:1027 rt4.GameShell.run:610 java.base/java.lang.Thread.run:829 | java.lang.NullPointerException
error_game_crash

[PureTryOut]

I can reproduce this, I was wondering why the game just closed immediately. Is a fix near?
The latest version that still works for me is 1.0.2 from the 4th of August, anything newer crashes (even after running 1.0.2 first).

Also interestingly although it crashes (intentionally from code), the exit code is still 0. The shell or any launcher thus doesn't realize the game has crashed rather than exiting nicely.