Thanks for the quick reply! Few things, I do have SKSE. Perhaps it is not evident in the mod load order? But it's working and all. I'm running the game through SKSE launcher. Unofficial patches for Skyrim? downloading right now. And as for mod managers, I'm not using any. Though I regret this more and more now, should I get Mod Organizer then? would it work alright since my game is already modded and barely halfway through? The freezing, I believe, occurs with time, not with setting. While I can say this certainly, I'm guessing so since the game has already froze while entering an inn, while marching in the pathway from winterhold to windhelm, after waking up in windhelm, etc. the places are pretty varied, but the time it takes the game to freeze is usually similar. (I thought at least).