Textures go missing after awhile playing (Purple Texture Glitch?)

[aozgolo]

I've played Modded Skyrim for a long time but this is my first time getting this issue. I recently redid all of my mods after having some horrible CTD issues and finally got the game running again, but now after awhile of playing I start having new textures not load into the game and instead get just purple cel shading around meshes. It's not a missing texture problem because saving and reloading the game fixes it. I would be inclined to think maybe it's due to super high quality textures running me out of VRAM but I find this doubtful, aside from the High Resolution Texture Pack and some high quality skin I haven disabled the majority of texture improvement mods and I don't have a bad rig. My specs:

 

Intel i7 4790K @ 4GHz

Asus Maximus VII Hero Motherboard

Ultra LSP750 750-Watt PSU

16GB DDR3 RAM

Zotac GEForce GTX 970 (4GB VRAM)

2TB Seagate HDD Sata 6.0 x2 (one HDD for OS, one for game installs)

Windows 7 Professional SP1

2 ACER 21.5" LCD Monitors @ 1920x1080 Resolution (Connected via DVI)

 

I'm running a high mod load right now (238) but have ran similar high loads in the past with a weaker system and never had these issues. All mods except the official ESMs are loaded through Mod Organizer, cleaned with TES5Edit, ordered with LOOT, and Bash Patched. So any idea what it might be?

 

Load Order:

Skyrim.esm
Update.esm
Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp
Dawnguard.esm
Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp
HearthFires.esm
Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp
Dragonborn.esm
Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp
Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm
ClimatesOfTamriel.esm
ApachiiHair.esm
CompanionArissa.esm
AmethystHollowsMaster.esm
GeneralStores.esm
EFFCore.esm
RSkyrimChildren.esm
SuccubusFollower.esp
MTAutoStorage.esm
RaceCompatibility.esm
HighResTexturePack01.esp
HighResTexturePack02.esp
HighResTexturePack03.esp
Unofficial High Resolution Patch.esp
Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esp
Remodeled Armor - Vanilla Replacer - Dragonborn.esp
Breast Size Scaling for NPCs.esp
Headtracking.esp
Invisibility Eyes Fix.esp
GoldenVendors.esp
Remodeled Armor - Vanilla Replacer - Dawnguard.esp
FlameAtronachArmor.esp
Auto Unequip Helmet.esp
Auto Unequip Ammo.esp
FollowerWander2.esp
RaceCompatibilityUSKPOverride.esp
QuickStart3_NoHelmet.esp
UIExtensions.esp
Convenient Horses.esp
DSAMG - Greybeard Fix.esp
DHuntress.esp
Beards.esp
CraftableCloudStorage(GS).esp
Dragon Combat Overhaul.esp
BetterBreathHolding.esp
NS_Eilhart_Dress.esp
CookingExpanded - Dragonborn.esp
SkyUI.esp
TimingIsEverything.esp
Bounty Gold.esp
AK- Clothe Dead NPCs.esp
TwoRings.esp
FollowerWander2Serana.esp
Proper Aiming.esp
Better Bee Hive.esp
Auto Unequip Shield.esp
DSAMG - Miraak Music Fixes.esp
HearthfireMoveKidsfix.esp
Improved Dragon Shouts.esp
Improved Dragon Shouts - Dragonborn.esp
Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp
KKSDGWeightSliderFix.esp
QuieterDogs.esp
KKSDrBWeightFix.esp
SkyTweak.esp
Improved Dragon Shouts - Dawnguard.esp
RSChildren - Complete.esp
RSChildren_PatchUSKP.esp
RealisticRoomRental.esp
Tribunal Robes by Zairaam.esp
SameWalkRunSpeedsLite.esp
UnlimitedBookshelves.esp
NPCsUseAmmoAllBows.esp
Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp
3DNPC.esp
HearthfireMultiKid.esp
HearthfireMultiKid_LastName.esp
Book Covers Skyrim.esp
Compelling Treasure Maps.esp
Skyrim Immersive Creatures.esp
Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp
LearnAlchemyFromRecipes.esp
UnreadBooksGlow.esp
VHTNF.esp
RealShelter.esp
BHTNF_Eli.esp
RSPatch.esp
SkyFalls + SkyMills + DG + DB.esp
Birdsofskyrim.esp
Bring Out Your Dead.esp
DG-NoAttacks.esp
Immersive Weapons.esp
Unique Uniques.esp
Remodeled Armor - Vanilla Replacer.esp
KKFur.esp
FullBootForKKSA.esp
SPTConsistentOlderPeople.esp
Skyrim Immersive Creatures - DLC2.esp
High Level Enemies - Dragonborn.esp
High Level Enemies.esp
High Level Enemies - Dawnguard.esp
skyBirds - Airborne Perching Birds.esp
FloraRespawnFix.esp
ClamsDropPearls.esp
I5K Treasure Hunt.esp
DragonTreeTemple.esp
AmethystHollowsUpdate.esp
Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
Civil War Repairs.esp
1nivWICCloaks.esp
TERAArmors_CBBE.esp
DF127MillwaterRetreat.esp
IngredientReweight.esp
ImprovedFishBASIC.esp
CookingExpanded.esp
CookingExpanded - Hearthfire.esp
83Willows_101BUGS_V4_HighRes.esp
EMCompViljaSkyrim.esp
Connys Improved Hearthfire.esp
Inconsequential NPCs.esp
EMViljaInSolstheimAddOn.esp
MVABasic.esp
SkyrimsUniqueTreasures.esp
TheChoiceIsYours.esp
Dogs-of-Skyrim.esp
Fachry Leona Follower.esp
Point The Way.esp
Victoria Velina Revamped.esp
EFFDialogue.esp
WetandCold.esp
WetandCold - Ashes.esp
When Vampires Attack.esp
WieldableLantern.esp
JaxonzOutfitter.esp
Wintermyst - Enchantments of Skyrim.esp
dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp
nosalt.esp
vImmersiveBeds - HFDG.esp
thereserve.esp
Inigo.esp
SpellCombo.esp
betterwards.esp
Natalie - Healer Follower.esp
MageBackpack_byTumbajamba.esp
Run For Your Lives.esp
WindstadMine.esp
heartwoodcottageNM1_v2.esp
Improved Container Names.esp
haafinheim.esp
HearthFire Display Case Fix.esp
SMIM-Merged-All.esp
WeaponSmith.esp
QaxeWinterholdRebuild.esp
Dawnspire.esp
TCOSS.esp
ElementalArrows.esp
Underwater_Treasure.esp
RRR_3DNPC-Patch.esp
sneAnya.esp
Immersive Patrols II.esp
LostLongSwords.esp
SkyFalls Dragonborn Small waterfalls.esp
sneLola.esp
sneTobias.esp
CompanionValfar.esp
KhaleesiStandalone.esp
SKY_Followers2.esp
sneIsobel.esp
sneThorek.esp
sneMordyn.esp
skyforgedWeapons.esp
CerwidenCompanion.esp
Fachry Tanya Follower.esp
AyleidPalace.esp
ShadowstarCastle.esp
Vjarkell Castle.esp
Elisdriel.esp
more plants all.esp
HoamaiiClearskyHideout.esp
Ulath-Ranger.esp
Ulath-Swordsman.esp
DungeonQuestAwareness.esp
Ulath-Warlock.esp
Ekkii Spouse Life.esp
A Simple Marriage Mod.esp
ssapbwk.esp
DeadlyDragons.esp
UltimateDragons.esp
SofiaFollower.esp
AyleidSanctuary.esp
HiddenCityTreasures.esp
Smelter_Riften & Solitude.esp
Acquisitive Soul Gems.esp
Dead Body Collision.esp
Dawnspire - Dragonborn Plugin.esp
_tck_SpellCrafting.esp
gonkishvampdens.esp
UndergroundAyleid.esp
HallsOfDovahndor.esp
Lilarcor.esp
On Dragon Tongue.esp
Dr_Bandolier.esp
Darklilith.esp
Reaper's The Dark Tower.esp
FFImperials.esp
Sura the Lioness of Persia.esp
sneHaekwon.esp
sneMaurinth1.esp
Dwemertech - Magic of the Dwarves.esp
MercenariesPlus.esp
SinisterSummoner.esp
Love Season.esp
FriendlyCreaturesv1.1.esp
Kamille.esp
SkyDreamMaidens.esp
TKMN_MoreAdoptableChildren.esp
SkyDreamMerMaids.esp
Six Beautiful Followers Standalone.esp
silverfish.esp
My Home Is Your Home.esp
JaxonzEnhGrab.esp
sandboxcylinderheight.esp
ForgottenMagic_Redone.esp
sneAudmund.esp
sneCosette.esp
LustmordVampireArmor.esp
spelleraser.esp
FFRedguards.esp
sneKhargol.esp
sneLagra.esp
LycHairstyler.esp
sneLeodyn.esp
sneBrinna.esp
MeeraFollower.esp
rtZuleikaFollower.esp
vImmersiveBeds.esp
zzz_Jenassa_MAKEOVER_by83Willow.esp
Bashed Patch, 0.esp
ASIS-Dependency.esp

Edited August 1, 2015 by aozgolo

[Oubliette]

 

 

I would be inclined to think maybe it's due to super high quality textures running me out of VRAM but I find this doubtful, aside from the High Resolution Texture Pack and some high quality skin I haven disabled the majority of texture improvement mods and I don't have a bad rig.

 

 

You might not like it but it's probably that and it's not your specs fault it's Skyrim's. This used to be a common issue before the large address aware patch and Skyrim's second or third update (which included a similar patch) you'd be running along everything fine and then, bam, missing textures. Moving to a new cell or reloading will "fix" the issue but really there's not much else to be done I'm afraid.

[soupdragon1234]

Thats usually a Vram issue. It struggles to load textures and eventually gives up and so they turn purple and will eventually cause a crash. Try DDSopt or Optimizer Textures to compress and free up some Vram. This won't work for Bethesda's official HD texture pack though as they're inside BSA's you'd have to extract to loose files first and then re-compress after, suggest BSAopt for that.

 

The 4gb on that card should be more than enough though. :/ Are you using the latest versions of SKSE with the memory patch and ENB boost?

Edited August 1, 2015 by soupdragon1234

[aozgolo]

I am currently having issues updating the drivers for my card, the driver itself may also be wonky at the moment. I will try to troubleshoot this and see if it has any effect.

 

The main reason I'm skeptical about the VRAM being an issue is I have ran most of these mods (with the exception of some new companion and house mods) on previous installs, though without Mod Organizer (through NMM). That was on a GEForce GTX 550 Ti with 4GB VRAM, if it could handle the high res patch I don't see why my current rig shouldn't.

 

Thats usually a Vram issue. It struggles to load textures and eventually gives up and so they turn purple and will eventually cause a crash. Try DDSopt or Optimizer Textures to compress and free up some Vram. This won't work for Bethesda's official HD texture pack though as they're inside BSA's you'd have to extract to loose files first and then re-compress after, suggest BSAopt for that.

 

The 4gb on that card should be more than enough though. :/

 

Can I run Optimizer Textures in Mod Organizer? I assume I just have it scan the texture folder and it compresses them? Not really sure how it works.

 

I'll finish trying to update drivers and see if that has any net effect then report back.

 

 

UPDATE: Driver has been updated successfully but no apparent differences can be seen.

Edited August 1, 2015 by aozgolo

[Ondrea]

This post is similar to what I posted last year. Everyone suggested ENBoost and that was the only thing that resolved the issue for me. I was skeptical because I had nearly the same mods as on my older computer which ran without too much issue, but ENBoost was what did the trick. It not only resolved all missing textures but created a much more stable Skyrim all around.

[aozgolo]

This post is similar to what I posted last year. Everyone suggested ENBoost and that was the only thing that resolved the issue for me. I was skeptical because I had nearly the same mods as on my older computer which ran without too much issue, but ENBoost was what did the trick. It not only resolved all missing textures but created a much more stable Skyrim all around.

 

I installed the ENBoost and did the Memory tweaks in the INI as suggested by the STEP Wiki, It does seem to alleviate some of my CTDs on cell transfer issues, I will have to play a bit longer to determine if it's solved the VRAM issue.