The Dreaded Purple/Black Textures..

[GonzaloVeraYT]

I have a problem, but this time I don't think I've ever came across something like this before. Basically, every time I'm playing Skyrim, once I see purple/black, I close and re-open my game to which I see that the problem goes away, until I see purple on something once again. I mean, I can live with it, since yesterday, my game would crash after a couple minutes of playing on every and any save, but I'd really like some options. I have over 230 mods, and I don't know how to give my mod list without having to copy and paste every single mod myself. But every thing is purple, not a select group. A crab would turn purple, the trees would turn black, clothes would turn black, and the carpet would turn purple. Like I said, I am fine with this if no solutions would help, but I'd really like some help.

[ZeroKing]

 

 

.....I mean, I can live with it, since yesterday, my game would crash after a couple minutes of playing on every and any save, but I'd really like some options. I have over 230 mods.....

 

You'd be best listing (under a spoiler) your mod list. Having a lot of mods, which are not properly sorted for loading is bad. As well, do you use outdated mods? Broken mods, perhaps? Do you use the Unofficial Skyrim patches? Perhaps your save files are also broken.

 

Did you use console commands for quest advancements? You should not have, if you already did.

 

As well, what are your hardware specs? Black textures indicate low VRAM availability. Purple textures indicate missing texture files and/or corrupted texture files.

[Algabar]

Purple textures are usually a sign of missing texture files, but they CAN also be caused by lack of VRAM. If textures are missing entirely, always the same objects will be purple. If objects get purple randomly, it might be a VRAM issue. The fact, that the problem occurs after some time of playing, points in that direction - as well as the black textures.

 

Apart from getting rid of extremly memory intensive (i.e. large) textures, the general way to deal with such issues is carefully optimizing ini settings regarding memory usage, especially in the SKSE.ini and (if you use ENB) the enblocal.ini. As Zeroking already said, system specs, operating system and some input on additional software used (like SKSE and/or ENB) woudl be helpful.

 

As for the mod list: If you use LOOT (which is an absolute must with 230 mods!), you can easily copy your loadorder to clipboard and insert it here: Click on the three dots in the upper right corner, choose "copy load order", paste it here within spoiler tags.

[GonzaloVeraYT]

 

.....I mean, I can live with it, since yesterday, my game would crash after a couple minutes of playing on every and any save, but I'd really like some options. I have over 230 mods.....

 

You'd be best listing (under a spoiler) your mod list. Having a lot of mods, which are not properly sorted for loading is bad. As well, do you use outdated mods? Broken mods, perhaps? Do you use the Unofficial Skyrim patches? Perhaps your save files are also broken.

 

Did you use console commands for quest advancements? You should not have, if you already did.

 

As well, what are your hardware specs? Black textures indicate low VRAM availability. Purple textures indicate missing texture files and/or corrupted texture files.

 

Here is my mod load order. Took a while to write down.

skyrim.esm

update.esm

apachiihair.esm

azarhair.esm

climates of tamriel.esm

Dawnguard.esm

Dragonborn.esm

EagleEyePerk.em

HearthFires.esm

MFVM.esm

RaceCompatibility.esm

RSkyrimChildren.esm

Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp

Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp

Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp

Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp

WARZONES - Civil Unrest.esm

SkyTEST - RealisticAnimalsandPredators.esm

WATER.esp

3DNPC.ESP

[JmV]LTTF.esp

ABT - Faster Arrows Improved +100%.esp

ABT - Faster Bolts Improved +100%.esp

ABT - Loot Arrows +100%.esp

ABT - Merchant Arrows +100%.esp

ABT - Recover +50% Arrows and Bolts.esp

AHZmoreHUD.esp

aMidiamborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp

AOS.esp

AOS2_GDO Patch.esp

AOS2_SkyRe Patch.esp

AOS2_WetandCold Patch.esp

Armored Curclets.esp

armored-horses.esp

ArmorPerkHelmetRemover.esp

Artifact Disenchanting - Dawnguard.esp

Artifact Disenchanting - Dragonborn.esp

Artifact Disenchanting.esp

Auto Unequip Ammo.esp

Backstab Enchantment new.esp

Bandanas of Skyrim.esp

BarenziahQuestMarkers.esp

beholdthecompanions.esp

Better Dynamic Snow.esp

Better Thieves Guild Gloves.esp

Better Vampires.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-AFTpatch.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-Dawnguard.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-Hearthfire.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-MoonlightPatch.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-PaarDilemmaPatch.esp

BetterQuestObjectives-SkyRePatch.esp

BetterQuestObjectives.esp

Black SacramentArmor.esp

Bounty Gold.esp

Brevi_MoonlightTales.esp

Brows.esp

Brynjolf & Vex Followers.esp

BSW-V2.esp

Bucklers Only.esp

CampArgentum.esp

CampingKitNorthernRanger.esp

CampNewZainab.esp

CampVarglya.esp

CharacterMakingExtender.esp

Chesko_Frostfall.esp

Chesko_WearableLantern.esp

Civil War Overhaul.esp

Civil War Repairs.esp

ColorfulLightsNoShadows - Merged DLCS.esp

ColorfulLightsNoShadows.esp

Complete Pack.esp

Convenient Horses - Faster Sprint.esp

Convenient Horses.esp

CreatureSizeVariants.esp

dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp

dD - No Spinning Death Animation Merged.esp

dD - No Spinning Death Animation.esp

Dragon Combat Overhaul.esp

DragonboneBarbarianMale.esp

Drinking Fountains of Skyrim.esp

DSerArcheryGameplayOverhaul.esp

DVA - Dynamic Vampire Appearances.esp

Elemental_Dragons.esp

EnchantmentSwapper.esp

EnhancedCharacterEdit.esp

EnhancedShouts.esp

ESO Breton Knight by NewrMind43.esp

ethereal_elven_overhaul.esp

Extended UI.esp

FaceMasksforNPC.esp

FaceMasksofSkyrim.esp

fallentreebridges.esp

FCO - Follower Commentary Overhaul.esp

FNIS.esp

FollowerAsCompanion.esp

Footprints.esp

Formsedit.esp

FreckleMania.esp

GetArrowsBack.esp

GetOverHere.esp

Ghosu - Auriel.esp

Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp

Hauntings and Mournings.esp

Height Adjusted Races - Dawnguard.esp

Height Adjusted Races - Dragonborn.esp

Height Adjusted Races with True Giants.esp

High Level Enemies - Dawnguard.esp

High Level Enemies - Dragonborn.esp

High Level Enemies.esp

Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilaton.esp

housecarl_fem.esp

iActivate.esp

IHSS.esp

iHUD.esp

Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp

Immersive Patrols II.esp

Immersive Weapons.esp

Improved Combat Sounds v.2.2.esp

Improved Combat Sounds - Dawnguard

Improved Combat Sounds - Dragonborn.esp

Improved Combat Sounds.esp

Inconsequential NPCS.esp

JaxonzEnhGrab.esp

Killable Children - Quest Important Protected.esp

Killable Children.esp

KS Hairdo's.esp

LeftHandRings - Dawnguard.esp

LeftHandRings.esp

LetMePass.esp

LFox No Nightingale Power Cooldown.esp

LocalizedGuildJobs.esp

LovelyHairstylesLITE.esp

LustmordVampireArmor.esp

Marriable Serana HF.esp

Marriable Serana.esp

Master Trainers 100.esp

MFVM_Hearthfire_Patch.esp

More Carriages.esp

Moss Rocks.esp

Muiri.esp

NARC.esp

NecromancerMask.esp

Nightingale Hall.esp

NightingaleArrows.esp

No NPC Greetings.esp

OBIS.esp

OBISDB.esp

Original Opening Scene.esp

Orla.esp

Predator Vision.esp

Public Executions.esp

PutOnSomeClothes.esp

RaceChanger.esp

RaceCompatibilityUSKPOverride.esp

RaceMenu.esp

RaceMenuPlugin.esp

ReProccer.esp

RevampedExteriorFog.esp

RSChildren - Complete.esp

RSChildren _NonPlayableOverride.esp

RSChildren_PatchUSKP.esp

SaturationBoost.esp

Senna.esp

Serana No Hood.esp

SeranaDialogueEdit.esp

SFO - Dragonborn.esp

SGEyebrows.esp

SkyRe_Combat.esp

SkyRe_EncounterZones.esp

SkyRe_EnemyAI.esp

TrueStorms-ClimatesofTamriel.esp

AOS2_COT3_1_patch.esp

ClimatesofTamriel-Dungeons-Hazardous.esp

ClimatesofTamriel-Interiors-Cold.esp

ClimatesofTamriel-Interiors-Warm.esp

ClimatesofTamriel-Nights-Level-1.esp

HighResTexturePack01.esp

HighResTexturePack02.esp

HighResTexturePack03.esp

Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp

ImmersiveCitizens - CRF patch.esp

Immersive Citizens - PCS patch.esp

Helgen Reborn.esp

WATER DB.esp

WATER DG + DB.esp

WATER DG.esp

WATER Plants.esp

serana vampire fix.esp

SeranaEyeFixGreenEyes.esp

SkyRe_HelmlessPerks.esp

SkyRe_Main.esp

SkyRe_Races.esp

SkyRe_SIC Crossbowfix.esp

SkyRe_StandingStones.esp

Skyrim Bigger Trees Overhaul.esp

Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp

Skyrim Immersive Creatures - DLC2.esp

Skyrim Immersive Creature.esp

SkyUI.esp

Smelter_Riften & Solitude.esp

SMIM-Merged-All.esp

ThalmorStandalone.esp

The Dance of Death - Ultimate Edition.esp

The Eyes of Beauty - Elves Edition.esp

The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp

The Choice is Yours.esp

The Choice is Yours_Dawnguard.esp

The Choice is Yours_Dragonborn.esp

The Eyes of Beauty.esp

Thieves Guild Followers.esp

Tribunal Maskes by Zairaam.esp

TrueEyes.esp

TrueStorms.esp

TTYM - Think to Yoursel Messages.esp

Unenchanted Items.esp

Unique Uniques.esp

Unlimited Training.esp

Touring Carriages.esp

Birds of Skyrim.eso

ViewableFactionRanksBothDLC.esp

vImmersiveBeds.esp

Vivid Weathers - AOS patch.esp

Vivid Weathers - Extended Rain.esp

Vivid Weathers - Expanded Snow.esp

Vivid Weathers.esp

vMYC_MeetYourCharacter.esp

Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp

Weapons & Armor_FasterArrows.esp

Weapons & ArmorTrueOrcish&DaedricWeapons.esp

Weapons & Armor_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.esp

WeaponArmorFixes_ImmersiveWeapons_Patch.esp

Weather Spell.esp

werewolvesvsvampires.esp

WetandCold.esp

When Vampires Attack.esp

zzzEverlastingWeaponEnchant.esp

Birds.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Dawnguard.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Dragonborn.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Legendary.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Waves - Dawnguard.esp

RealisticHumanoidMovementSpeed.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Waves.esp

RealisticWaterTwo.esp

1nivPantsArmor.esp

NARC-SkyTEST.esp

TrueEyesElves.esp

DragonFast TravelRedone.esp

AGTweaks - Extra Effects.esp

Amazing FollowerTweaks.esp

ESPV1_1.esp

The ones that are crossed out are the ones I don't use, either because MO gave me a warning of missing masters, or I found a better mod. I don't know why it's in alphabetical order, either. MO just does that every now and then, which works best with my skyrim now.

Edit: I forgot to mention that most of the ones crossed out are due to being unmanaged by MO, which were already on my game when I used to use NMM. I tried to open NMM again, but every time I download that new netloader thing that they've prompted me to download, it would mever go through. I don't use those mods, anyway.

Besides resetting my marriage quests to remarry other women, no, I have not used console commands to advance my quests. (Although my old save in which I was level 86 was over 2 years old)

 

Purple textures are usually a sign of missing texture files, but they CAN also be caused by lack of VRAM. If textures are missing entirely, always the same objects will be purple. If objects get purple randomly, it might be a VRAM issue. The fact, that the problem occurs after some time of playing, points in that direction - as well as the black textures.

 

Apart from getting rid of extremly memory intensive (i.e. large) textures, the general way to deal with such issues is carefully optimizing ini settings regarding memory usage, especially in the SKSE.ini and (if you use ENB) the enblocal.ini. As Zeroking already said, system specs, operating system and some input on additional software used (like SKSE and/or ENB) woudl be helpful.

 

As for the mod list: If you use LOOT (which is an absolute must with 230 mods!), you can easily copy your loadorder to clipboard and insert it here: Click on the three dots in the upper right corner, choose "copy load order", paste it here within spoiler tags.

Well, damn. If only I read your comment before copying all of my mods manually. I don't know how to carefully edit the ini, but I'll try to look around and see what can work for me.

Edited May 12, 2017 by GonzaloVeraYT

[VikingPrince]

 

.....I mean, I can live with it, since yesterday, my game would crash after a couple minutes of playing on every and any save, but I'd really like some options. I have over 230 mods.....

 

You'd be best listing (under a spoiler) your mod list. Having a lot of mods, which are not properly sorted for loading is bad. As well, do you use outdated mods? Broken mods, perhaps? Do you use the Unofficial Skyrim patches? Perhaps your save files are also broken.

 

Did you use console commands for quest advancements? You should not have, if you already did.

 

As well, what are your hardware specs? Black textures indicate low VRAM availability. Purple textures indicate missing texture files and/or corrupted texture files.

 

 

 

Purple textures are usually a sign of missing texture files, but they CAN also be caused by lack of VRAM. If textures are missing entirely, always the same objects will be purple. If objects get purple randomly, it might be a VRAM issue. The fact, that the problem occurs after some time of playing, points in that direction - as well as the black textures.

 

Apart from getting rid of extremly memory intensive (i.e. large) textures, the general way to deal with such issues is carefully optimizing ini settings regarding memory usage, especially in the SKSE.ini and (if you use ENB) the enblocal.ini. As Zeroking already said, system specs, operating system and some input on additional software used (like SKSE and/or ENB) woudl be helpful.

 

As for the mod list: If you use LOOT (which is an absolute must with 230 mods!), you can easily copy your loadorder to clipboard and insert it here: Click on the three dots in the upper right corner, choose "copy load order", paste it here within spoiler tags.

 

To be honest, it doesn't always mean low VRAM. I have an 8GB VRAM card, with 16 GB system RAM...but people tell me that Windows 10 limits DX9 applications to 4GB VRAM and Skyrim is only built to be able to use 3.1 GB system RAM. I have seen black textures once in a blue moon with my mods, and run into purple textures all too often, which is solved by saving, quitting to start screen, and loading.

 

It appalls me that Skyrim can't take advantage of computer resources in excess of what were average even back when the game first came out.