Well, nevermind, I guess.
I was able to open Wirecast with an old project file, which opened and converted to the new version, but also let me change the setting to not automatically open the last project when starting. I can now start Wirecast to a blank project, but interestingly enough, when I then open the project that was seemingly causing the crash, that project opens fine.
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