Windfish101

I've got the same problem. This is one of only two threads I've seen with this problem, and I've not found a single solution. The other post is from 2012. I use CH, but it doesn't seem to be the source of the problem. I've posted on the CH thread, but am waiting for a response.

I have found that in more modern computers, the problem isn't RAM, or what-not. It's the relationship between GPU and CPU. In most cases, your GPU does most of the work while the super-powerful CPU is sitting back sipping coffee. I play on an ASUS A53Z. It's nothing fancy, not even close to a gaming laptop, but I can run fine with Medium textures with high FX and fades. I have an AMD processor and a Radeon 6520G GPU, and run 30-40 fps, with the occasional dip to 25 in particularly intensive environments. (I use all reflections, complex shadows, and some other tweaks.) Here's how: I recommend downloading ATTK Skyrim (before the commercial version is released, so you can get it for free.) It seeks to address just this problem. Also, enabling threading in the .ini (or through skyconfig, if you get ATTK) will allow Skyrim to use more than a few CPUs at a time. I also recommend HiAlgoBoost if you see stuttering. It'll lower the resolution while you're turning, which can look weird, but it will smooth out most stuttering. Note: You may think, "Thirty FPS? That's nothing. I run 90." Well, you may be, but you're not seeing it. 30 fps is actually very close to how our brain processes what we see. That's why, while PS3's have really sharp graphics, they can seem rougher than the 360's smooth graphics.

One thing: .ckm files ARE downloaded every time you subscribe to a mod. They are housed in the Steam/userdata/#######/ugc/referenced. I only know this because I cannot seem to use any steam mods since a few days ago. I was looking for the downloaded .esp's and stumbled across these. Hence my googling of .ckm, which has yet to bear fruit.

I was looking for something specific today. I didn't see it, but I think it would be an excellent idea. Only I don't have the modding skills to do it. Ever downloaded a balanced, lore-friendly custom race like the dagi-raht, only to have it unused while you play as another race, but don't want to get rid of all of the suthay just because you want to see your custom race? Why not have a mod/wizard that detects custom races, or simply has support for some of the most popular, that adds custom races to leveled list? So we can see them as enemies, travelers, etc. In the case of the Dagi, I wouldn't mind something that replaces some, but not all, of the existing khajiit. Possibly an NMM installer that allows you to select from a list? (There aren't many, comparatively, in the game, so the list wouldn't be super long.) If anyone knows of an existing mod, or knows how one might be made, I would love to know.

Well, apparently I never posted what I wrote earlier. I guess it's fair, since I found the problem. For people that can't seem to load resources, even after validation CK, try validating Skyrim. That's what did it for me. Apparently, my Skyrim.esm had bad id's, or something. Probably the same thing that was causing Wrye Smash to tell me Skyrim.esm was missing, even though it listed it at the top.

(Pssst: I've fixed mystic emporium, but still have the CTD problem... Help please!)

Thanks for the ME tip. I have Frostcrag and UOP, but not UOOMP. I'll get right on that.

I've been getting CTD's from Strategy Master's Supreme Magic and was wondering if it was a common problem. The crash always occurs when I buy the last spell from a vendor. I linked it to this after multiple experimentations. Yes, I've BOSSed it, checked readme, removed ITM and UDR through TES4edit. I use Wrye Bash and OBMM for various modding tasks. I had frequent CTD's in the past, but since installing weOCPS and cleaning UDR, most have stopped. This one persists. Also, I've discovered that Mystic Emporium has been marked as a tresspass zone and locked, even in the middle of the day. I can unlock it and shop, but have to leave quickly or get fined for tresspassing. Thanks! Note: I use Midas Magic, but I still get the same problems whether it is active or not. Same with Deadly Reflex. And if anyone knows how to disable the date reset feature of Wrye Bash that would be great to know for OBMM.