Special Edition Won't Start

[screenagersunite]

Hey, I'm hoping someone can help me with an issue I'm having.

 

I recently downloaded some mods for Special Edition with the intent of starting a new game. I've used LOOT to try and get everything in the right order, and I have SKSE installed on my computer. However, anytime I try to launch the game with mods the mods enabled, nothing happens. Steam tells me the game is "running" for a few seconds, and then it syncs and goes back to how it looks when it's closed. Without mods enabled, the game pulls up the start menu, I click play, I hear the first few notes of the intro music, and then everything freezes. The screen never gets to the main menu, it just stays completely black, and my computer tells me the program isn't responding and closes it down. I've tried launching from NMM, Steam, and using the SKSE launcher. Nothing works.

 

Can someone please help me with this? I've been trying to work out this issue for almost a week now, and I just want to play SE at this point. Below is all the information I know. If you have any other questions that might help you help me, please ask away. I just want to get this issue fixed ASAP.

 

I'm running Windows 10 and using Nexus Mod Manager. My install path for NMM is:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Nexus Mod Manager

 

My install path for SKSE is:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Skyrim Special Edition

 

My load order is as follows (copied from LOOT):

0 0 Skyrim.esm

1 1 Update.esm

2 2 Dawnguard.esm

3 3 HearthFires.esm

4 4 Dragonborn.esm

5 5 Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp

6 6 Campfire.esm

7 7 RSkyrimChildren.esm

8 8 TouringCarriages.esp

9 9 Cutting Room Floor.esp

10 a SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp

11 b Differently Ebony.esp

12 c BlendedRoads.esp

13 d RLO - Interiors.esp

14 e CollegeOfWinterholdImmersive.esp

15 f immersivemerchants.esp

16 10 Carry Weight x100.esp

17 11 DIVERSE SKYRIM.esp

18 12 SRG Enhanced Trees Activator.esp

19 13 Footprints.esp

20 14 Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp

21 15 honedmetal.esp

22 16 Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp

23 17 3DNPC.esp

24 18 Reverb and Ambiance Overhaul - Skyrim.esp

25 19 Immersive Sounds - Compendium.esp

26 1a Vivid WeathersSE.esp

27 1b icepenguinworldmapclassic.esp

28 1c Helgen Reborn.esp

29 1d RLO - Exteriors.esp

30 1e OBIS SE.esp

31 1f AMB Glass Variants Lore.esp

32 20 Grass Clipping Fix.esp

33 21 Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp

34 22 aMidianborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp

35 23 dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp

36 24 Holidays.esp

37 25 AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp

38 26 Inconsequential NPCs.esp

39 27 SilianManor.esp

40 28 Immersive Patrols II.esp

41 29 Frostfall.esp

42 2a Master of Disguise - Special Edition.esp

43 2b OpenFaceGuardHelmetsSSE.esp

44 2c Order My Items.esp

45 2d RLO - Effects.esp

46 2e RLO - Illuminated Spells.esp

47 2f SkyHUD.esp

48 30 SkyUI_SE.esp

49 31 TKMN_MoreAdoptableChildren.esp

50 32 TrueStormsSE.esp

51 33 Unbelievable Grass Two.esp

52 34 Unique Uniques.esp

53 35 UnreadBooksGlow.esp

54 36 WetandCold.esp

55 37 WICO - Immersive Character.esp

56 38 WICO - Immersive People.esp

57 39 WindhelmRacism.esp

58 3a ICOW_WICO_Patch.esp

59 3b WICO - Immersive Dawnguard.esp

60 3c WICO - Wild Hunt Gears.esp

61 3d HearthfireMultiKid.esp

62 3e RSChildren.esp

63 3f PrinceandPauper.esp

64 40 HearthfireMultikid_PNP Patch.esp

65 41 HearthfireMultiKid_LastName.esp

66 42 CWICRFSEPatch.esp

67 43 RLO - CRF Patch.esp

68 44 Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp

69 45 Immersive Citizens - TC patch.esp

70 46 RLO - IC Patch.esp

71 47 Relationship Dialogue Overhaul.esp

72 48 RealisticWaterTwo.esp

73 49 RealisticWaterTwo - Watercolor.esp

Thanks for your time!

[Robeloto]

Have you tried starting the game from a clean install? Without any mods whatsoever and see if it works. Just to see if it is the mods that are causing it. I am not familiar with all these mods in your list either so I probably can't help you that much.

 

Btw, I see that you use NMM. I also used NMM in the past, and yes it works, but MO2(Mod Organizer 2) is much better IMO, especially if you run many mods.

 

You can read more about MO2 here. An MO2 vs NMM topic. https://www.reddit.com/r/skyrimmods/comments/7ph4wm/nmm_vs_mo2/

 

I really hope your current problem will be solved.

[screenagersunite]

@Robeloto

 

Thanks for the direction - I haven't tried starting the game from a clean install yet, as I'm kind of holding out hope it's something that I'm overlooking so I don't have to reinstall all those mods. However - it's looking more and more like that might be my only option. I'll try it out tonight.

 

As far as MO2 goes, thanks for letting me know about that! I have used Mod Organizer for Oldrim, and I like the UI a lot better, but when I started playing SE I switched to NMM because I heard that Mod Organizer didn't support it. I wasn't aware there was a second version! I'll definitely check it out!

[QuagaarWarrior]

I thought for a mod manager to function properly you had to launch Skyrim through steam initially in order for it to create your ini files etc?

Maybe try launching through steam first to the main menu then exiting and trying again from your mod manager.

By the way dont install 70 plus mods without testing it as you go. You are just asking for trouble. Your issues could stem from one single mod but because you havent tested as you went along you have no idea what it could be

[JVF4]

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[JVF4]

Order my items the mod might be your problem, it was mine, it won't let my game start even after i sorted the load order

[xareius]

having the same issue sadly. I've gone through my mods and just re-downloaded the ones i used a year ago minus the ENB ones that wrecked my machine.

 

Though as stated above i did not test the game out as i went I just loaded everything up ( which is likely the issue ) but everything worked a year ago when I used NMM ( vortex now ).

I've also done the same exact method with FO4. I just loaded my mods & went. I didnt even need to use LOOT for FO4, using it for skyrim only after the initial bootback did not occur.