Infinite Loading Screen Exiting Markarth and Labyrinthian

[MossGrisman]

I have encountered infinite loading screens when trying to leave Markarth and Labyrinthian (during the second to last College of Winterhold quest to get the Staff of Magnus). My PC is good, here are my specs:

 

 

CPU: Intel i5 4590 3.3 GHz

 

GPU: GTX 980

 

RAM: 2x 8GB DDR4 (Corsair)

 

and the game is installed on a 7200RPM HDD

 

 

Loot report is clean (no warnings, no errors). I run 49 mods including all the Skyrim HD-2K texture mods in their snazzy versions. Those are probably the most demanding mods I run. Here is my 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

Falskaar.esm

ClimatesOfTamriel.esm

JSwords.esm

DeadlyMonsters.esp

ClimatesOfTamriel-Interiors-Warm.esp

AMB Glass Variants Lore.esp

Convenient Horses.esp

dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp

dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp

The Dance of Death - Ultimate Edition.esp

balanceddestructionv4.esp

Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp

iHUD.esp

Immersive Weapons.esp

DeadlyDragons.esp

Improved Dragon Shouts.esp

Improved Dragon Shouts - Dragonborn.esp

JSwords_Load_Screens.esp

Relighting Skyrim - Dragonborn.esp

EnchantedArsenal.esp

Differently Ebony.esp

RelightingSkyrim.esp

CinematicFireFX.esp

Relighting Skyrim - Dawnguard.esp

Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp

aMidianborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp

Cloaks - Dawnguard.esp

WATER DG.esp

WATER DB Waves.esp

Dr_Bandolier.esp

Cloaks.esp

Improved Dragon Shouts - Dawnguard.esp

SkyUI.esp

UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul.esp

SMIM-Merged-All.esp

JSwordsDistributionBalancePlugin.esp

SFO - Dragonborn.esp

Relighting Skyrim - HearthFire.esp

Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp

Unique Uniques.esp

dD-Dragonborn-Dawnguard-EBT Patch.esp

WATER Plants.esp

LevelersTower.esp

Apocalypse - The Spell Package.esp

WATER Falskaar.esp

WATER.esp

Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp

 

 

 

Whats worse is that I'm fairly certain there are more locations that I cannot leave without a ILS given that I have only gotten through about the first quarter of the game, and entered/exited only 2/3 of the cities. I got out of Labyrinthian by using "coc whiterun" to teleport me to Whiterun. I am still working out getting myself out of Markarth at the moment.

 

 

Please advise

[duffman9465]

I had this exact same problem. I couldn't figure it out for a while too but I'm fairly certain that it's Skyrim HD 2k textures that's doing it. I had CTD's and endless load screens in the same places as you. I would get rid of the 2k textures