[New Vegas stutters]

"Texture packs" don't usually show up in the "load order". (They are replacing vanilla assets; thus they overwrite existing files.) And the issue with them is what size/resolution of the images you are using. Larger/"hi-rez" textures require more pixels, and larger screen display monitors multiply that requirement in a non-linear way. While your hardware may technically be able to handle it, the game was published in late 2010, designed for Windows Vista with maximum screen displays of 1920x1080, with default image sizes of 512x512 pixels. The game engine texture cache tends to be the bottleneck: "leaking memory" and causing "stutter". Please see the wiki "Display resolution versus Image Size" article.

 

Re: Stuttering or "micro-stutters". All visual stuttering or "frame rate" problems are caused by the video stream having to wait for the "art assets" required to render the display OR the game writing something to disk (such as a save game file or logging). Mostly these are due to the hard disk drive being orders of magnitude slower than VRAM, with System RAM (e.g. "ENBoost") and "solid state drives" (SSDs) being in-between. There are and will always be situations where the higher FPS will drop as you decide to head in a direction the game did not anticipate and "pre-load" into video memory.

 

Keep in mind that this game was designed for older PC and XBox console systems, and it is now possible for your new "latest and greatest" gaming machine to be faster than it can handle. There are internal design choices that cannot be overcome. This is especially true if you are attempting to run at a "frame rate" higher than 60FPS which can introduce unanticipated problems. (If you haven't already, try locking your video card to 60FPS for FNV.) The "video pipeline" has always been prone to problems.

 

The following are "mitigations" that have been found to help some people.

 

The mod FNV Mod Limit Fix has revealed that the "140 plugin limit" existed was because the game was opening 3 file handles for each plugin. The game has a hard coded limit of 512 maximum handles that could be opened at once, AND IT NEVER LETS THEM GO until it closes. (Potentially this applies to ALL files it opens.) This fix simply bumps that up to 2048 to allow for more room for file handles. This obviously has a potential impact upon any file related issues and makes it worth a try for that reason alone.

 

Please see the following entries under the 'Solutions to Performance problems' section in the wiki Fallout NV Mod Conflict Troubleshooting" guide if you haven't already.

* 'Issue: "Full screen mode" exhibits CTDs and stutters or micro-stutters'

* 'Issue: Lag or "micro stutters" even with "New Vegas Stutter Remover" installed'

* 'Issue: Win10 Screen tearing in "Borderless Windowed Mode"'

* 'Issue: CTD without warning, "Out of Memory error", or stops responding after the Main Menu' for other settings that can indirectly affect micro-stutter.

* There are also some NVSR configuration suggestions under the 'Issue: Game in slow motion' and entries. (These will not help with the "Tick Fix" alternative mod, but the author of NVSR now has a suggested configuration for Win10 linked there.)

* The 'Issue: What's with these Solid Green billboard signs in the distance (LOD)?' entry under the 'Solutions to Mesh (Red "!" icon) or Texture (solid color) problems' section can also help if your problems started after you installed VWD/LOD texture packages.

* If you are using CASM or some similar "auto-save" mod to manage your save game files (recommended), try increasing the "time between saves" set in the "save frequency"; and reducing the number of occasions it saves to the minimum (e.g. disable most "Autosave Events" in CASM) and see how that impacts the game seeming to freeze temporarily.

* If you have "NVSE logging" enabled (see the 'Checklist Item #4' entry in the wiki "Fallout NV Mod Conflict Troubleshooting" guide), disable it until actually needed.

(Reading from or writing to disk for any reason is the slowest thing the game does.)

 

The size of your image files also has an impact. Larger/higher resolution is not always "better". Please see the wiki "Display resolution versus Image Size" article.

 

The 'Issue: What INI edits seem to be most beneficial to performance' entry of the wiki "Fallout NV Mod Conflict Troubleshooting" guide) may also be some help. However, the above mitigations are more likely to have a fundamental beneficial effect with or without any INI adjustments, so consider them as the last resort.

 

As you can see, there are a number of things that can underlie your problem. If one of these doesn't fix it, I would be interested to hear about any eventual solution that does.

 

-Dubious-

I'ma go through all those, thanks for such an in depth reply!

[New Vegas stutters]

An actual load order is needed before anyone can begin to guess what would be causing the problem.

 

Also, have you installed any of the tools that do not show in the load order (NVSR, NVAC, NVSE, etc)?

yeah I have NVSE, NVAC, Onetweak, and NV Tick Fix, also idk what you mean actual load order, I just copied that from a loadorder.txt under \ModOrganizer\Fallout NV\profiles\Default

[New Vegas stutters]

New Vegas stutters, like it just isn't smooth, I would like suggestions if any of my mods would cause particularly bad performance

my load order is:

FalloutNV.esm

DeadMoney.esm

HonestHearts.esm

OldWorldBlues.esm

LonesomeRoad.esm

TribalPack.esm

MercenaryPack.esm

ClassicPack.esm

CaravanPack.esm

GunRunnersArsenal.esm

YUP - Base Game + All DLC.esm

YUP - NPC Fixes (Base Game + All DLC).esp

Unofficial Patch Plus.esp

Unofficial Patch Plus - Addendum.esp

HeroinZero Weapon Fixes.esp

The Mod Configuration Menu.esp

FOVSlider.esp

Inventory Search.esp

The Weapon Mod Menu.esp

oHUD.esm

DarNifiedUINV.esp

FCOMaster.esm

Simple DLC Delay.esp

VATS Alternative - Bullet Time.esp

JustModsAssorted.esp

Helmet Overlay.esp

Water Overhaul.esp

Mojave Arsenal.esp

JSawyer Ultimate - FCO Patch.esp

JSawyer Ultimate - Mojave Arsenal Patch.esp

JSawyer Ultimate - WO Patch.esp

JSawyer Ultimate.esp

FCO - GlowingOne.esp

FCO - Russell.esp

FCO - Saxons Quest Collection.esp

FCO - The New Bison Steve.esp

FCO - Willow.esp

Karmic Balance.esp

Enhanced NPC Awareness.esp

Economy Overhaul.esp

Simple Reputation and Disguises.esp

ELECTRO-CITY - CompletedWorkorders.esm

FCO - ElectroCity Patch.esp

FCO - YUP English.esp

Distributed Necklaces and Chains.esp

FCO - PathFixing Vanilla.esp

FCO - Spice of Life Clothing.esp

FireRehireWillow.esp

Follower Tweaks.esp

QSMaresLeg.esp

JIP Selective-Fire.esm

Convenient Fast Travel Markers.esp

MiscItemIconsNV.esp

Pipboy2501.esp

FCO + CNR.esp

FCO + LQE.esp

FCO + YUP + JSawyer UE.esp

Lucky38 Climate Fixed.esp

FCO + TOD.esp

NevadaSkies.esm

NS - DLC.esp

LightUpAndSmokeThoseCigarettes_edisleado.esp

lightupandsmokethosecigarettes_dm.esp

Quickthrow.esp

SaxxonsQuestPack.esm

The New Bison Steve Hotel.esm

NVWillow.esp

SomeguySeries.esm

Russell.esp

NewVegasKiller.esp

NewVegasBounties.esp

KingOfTheRing.esp

NewVegasBountiesII.esp

TheInheritance.esp

1nivVSLArmors.esp

ADAM - MERGE.esp

ADAM - Trooper Gloves.esp

ADAM Complete.esp

Book of Steel.esp

WMIMNV.esp

Weapon Retexture Project.esp

LaLongueCarabineMod.esp

357retex.esp

GRA-WRP-Patch-Two_Unofficial.esp

EVE FNV - ALL DLC.esp

RangerHuntingCarbineSequoia.esp

HeavyPlasmaRepeater.esp

RetrievableThrowables.esp

TacticalSurvivalistRifle.esp

Vurt's WFO.esp

Groundcover Overhaul.esp

Desertlurk.esp

Uncut Wasteland.esp

Cazador Queen.esp

TheLozza's_Gasmasks_V2.esp

CAGE 1.9.3.2.esp

Lucky38Reloadedv5.esp

B42Inertia.esp

YamsPinupParade.esp

Lucky38Overhaul.esp

New Vegas Strip ReDone - Walled.esp

HonestHearts2.esp

HonestHearts2b.esp

CNR_Beta.esp

Cowboy Perk Complete - New Vegas Bounties.esp

Legion Quests Expanded.esp

D.E.I.M.O.S..esm

Badlands.esm

NiptonRebuilt.esp

Windows of the Mojave v1.2.1.esp

enclavebunker.esm

NVInteriors_ComboEdition_AWOP.esm

NVInteriors_Core.esm

NCRTrooperOverhaul.esp

TrooperOverhaul-Dragbody.esp

SaltLakeStories.esm

SLS - No Type3 Clothing.esp

AutumnLeaves.esp

domecity.esm

AWOP - Russell.esp

AWOP Interim Fixes.esp

AWOP WRP Patch.esp

AWOP-FCO3.esp

AWOPDeadMoney.esm

AWOPDeadMoneyVendorPatch.esp

AWOPMonsterPatchVanilla.esp

AWorldOfPain(Preview).esm

Radio Free Wasteland.esp

Conelrad 640-1240.esp

Existence 2.0.esp

NVInteriors Addon AWOP.esp

Laurens_Bathroom_poetry.esp

History.esp

The Law Won.esp

CourierCacheWSE.esp

FCO - Eyes.esp

FCO - NPC Changes.esp

also for some reason Nipton Town Hall's lower level was like 10 fps the whole time I was there, but that was the only cell I have encountered such an issue

[Better Cities Anvil Crash]

me too idk why

[Messed up landscape in Cheydinhal with OOO and Better Cities]

I have hills covering house's entrances and a few market stalls in Cheydinhal. It wasn't messed up before I installed OOO but I'm fairly sure it doesn't change anything in cities, not sure what's wrong

[First game you remember playing.]

Resident Evil 2, I remember playing it with my dad... that licker tho