Hi. This is my first post here on this forum. I've been a diehard fan of Fallout 3 and NV for years on the PS3, and upon getting Fallout withdrawal and getting into the games again, a friend suggested I get the PC versions which are more stable, and also customizable with mods. But with no experience with mods I've run into some problems. I've tried to figure my own way out of it to save making a new thread but after all the stuff I've tried I think I need some help. I'll try to keep it as short but detailed as possible. So I ended up dual-booting Windows 7 (yeuch...) on my Macbook Pro, and used MotionJoy to map my PS3 control to the game (I don't want to faff around with Q's, W's and trackpad clicks), and then streamed the audio and video to my tv, just like I was playing a console version. I had a careful look at all the mods I wanted and needed, and used FOMM to put them together. I used FNVEdit to make a merge mod, but all that seemed to do was take a seemingly working game and give some characters bright flourescent pink faces. So I started again from scratch adding all my mods back in and figuring out the order I should put them in. I've tried using BOSS which doesn't seem to give me any errors but I'm not sure exactly what it's telling me. I've got all the way to Nipton before having any issues. I started a new game with all my mods working, did the main Goodsprings quests, got Delilah (mod) tagging along, and then picked up Niner (mod) wanting to put 200-year-old fuel in his 200-year-old bike (good luck with that...). He does his random s***, leading me to the Yangtze Memorial (after taking me right past it and almost into Deathclaw country first). I take the two of them to Primm and do the initial quests there and still no problems. I then go back to Goodsprings with the stuff I needed to bribe Vanessa (mod) to come with me. I get to the abandoned tent on the way to the Mojave Outpost to find that Willow (mod) is a gigantic neon exclamation sign. Archive Invalidation wasn't making a difference to this, but I eventually found that removing the FCO - Willow (Cazy).esp fixed it (still leaving the FCO - Willow.esp working). So I had her tagging along too and took all four of them to the Mojave Outpost. Niner does some more of his weird s**t, dressing up as NCR and doing something with some glue that I still haven't figured out yet. Once he's done we all head off to Nipton, but this is where the first problems arose. At about the point where you encounter those two nut jobs killing each other for star caps, the game just kept crashing. I eventually got past this to Nipton, but the crashes still keep occuring maybe two minutes into gameplay. I thought it may be all the companions I had with me at once so I sent all of them home except Niner, but this didn't help. I also got rid of a few mods that I hadn't encountered yet and wasn't too fussed about but this didn't help either. So I go back to pick all the companions up again, and then completely reinstall my entire mod list in FOMM from scratch again. This has helped a tiny bit, but I'm still getting crashes every few minutes, especially with fast travel, loading screens and entering new areas. On one of these crashes I got the "Out of memory" error (but only the once). My hardware specs: Late 2012 MacBook Pro dual-booted with Windows 7 2.9GHz QWuad Core i7, which automatically boosts up to 3.6Ghz when it can (though I don't know if it would do this in Window too) 8GB DDR3 (1066MHz I think) RAM Although my load order may have been slightly different before, it doesn't seem to have made a difference. Here's the complete order: FalloutNV.esm DeadMoney.esm HonestHearts.esm OldWorldBlues.esm LonesomeRoad.esm GunRunnersArsenal.esm ClassicPack.esm MercenaryPack.esm TribalPack.esm CaravanPack.esm IWR.esm (Invisible Wall Remover) FOOK - New Vegas.esm FOOK - New Vegas DLCs.esm NVStripOpen.esm (removes doors between casinos) Project Nevada - Core.esm Project Nevada - Equipment.esm (btw this gives 404 error when selecting in MCM) Project Nevada - Extra Options.esm Run the Lucky 38.esm FCOMaster.esm Project Nevada - Rebalance.esp (marked as esm) Project Nevada - Cyberware.esp (marked as esm) NVWillow.esp (marked as esm) Niner.esm FNVD_Ritas_Cafe.esm (Ritas Cafe in Freeside) VanessaFollowerNV.esm New Vegas Redesigned 3.esm Gomorrah Redesigned.esp (marked as esm) IWR - Rebuilt.esp populatedcasino.esp (puts more NPC's in casinos) StripOpenMain.esp NewVegasStripOverhaul.esp (cleans up the strip) 50sFFFLVJOD-Freeside.esp (overhauls Freeside) New Vegas Trade Centre.esp (in Freeside) The New Bison Steve Hotel.esp FOOK - New Vegas.esp FOOK - New Vegas DLCs.esp XFO - 4bb - Perks - Two per level.esp Project Nevada - Cyberware Additions.esp Project Nevada - Rebalance Complete.esp Project Nevada - All DLC.esp Rusty Highways.esp (adds more cars to roads) Loot Vehicles.esp ASG.esp (can't remember what this is) FCO - Niner.esp FCO - Willow.esp Unlimited Companions.esp (allows up to 6 - didn't install the update for 12 maximum) Fellout.esp ProjectRealityMkIv5HDR.esp Buck's Place.esp (extra casino) delilah.esp FOOK-PN Convergence.esp FCO - GlowingOne.esp FCO - FOOK-PN Convergence.esp FCO - Delilah.esp Freeside Food & Supplies.esp Freeside Junkers Store.esp FreesideStudio.esp LadderRestorationProject.esp (adds ladders to towers) LRPWatertowers.esp LRPNexusCommunityPack.esp Lucky 38 Balcony.esp mycasino.esp (can't remember exactly what this does) Mojave Rooftops.esp (adds ladders to larger buildings) Novac_Casino.esp FNVD_Ritas_Cafe_ESM_Helper.esp (patch for Rita's Cafe) The Lucky 38 Empire.esp UndergroundBar.esp Vault Diner & Casino.esp Zan_AutoPurge_SmartAgro_NV.esp New Vegas Redesigned 3.esp (update for 2.9 version) Cass alternate version.esp Can anybody help figure out why the game has spontaneously started having these crashes when it was working fine up until Nipton. I don't know if I'm using too many of the wrong mods or if my order is off (I think it may be now, but it was in a neater order until after the crashes started and I built them all back up which seemed to make the game like 1% more stable. I could get rid of a couple of the big ones, but I don't want to if it turns out that they weren't the problem. I also have NV crash protector installed in NVSE. And yes, I have both 4GB NV and stutter remover running. In case it gives any clues, one weird glitch it has is two Boxcars in that store in Nipton. It's like one is standing on the other's shoulders, but they both share the same inventory. Another thing is that in FOMM when I open the Package Manager it gives me an Invalid Archive window giving a read error for 'Fallout Character Overhaul-54460-2-3-1.fomod' It didn't the first time it was installed, but i've had it every time since I installed it the second time before I started my game. Any help will be really appreciated. Thanks in advance.
