Fix #8434: Crash if curl_easy_init fails

distribution/changelog.txt

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 - Fix: [#8204] Crash when tile element has no surface elements.
 - Fix: [#8358] Infinite loop when changing vehicle count on stopped ride.
 - Fix: [#8433] Crash if master server response is not valid JSON.
+- Fix: [#8434] Crash if curl_easy_init fails.
 - Improved: [#2940] Allow mouse-dragging to set patrol area (Singleplayer only).
 - Improved: [#7730] Draw extreme vertical and lateral Gs red in the ride window's graph tab.
 - Improved: [#7930] Automatically create folders for custom content.

src/openrct2/network/Http.cpp

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2::Network::Http
         std::shared_ptr<void> _(nullptr, [curl](...) { curl_easy_cleanup(curl); });
 
         if (!curl)
-            std::runtime_error("Failed to initialize curl");
+            throw std::runtime_error("Failed to initialize curl");
 
         Response res;
         WriteThis wt;