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Ugh, a problem I usually run into...just too many fabulous mods to choose from. Anyway, my game used to be barely-playable but somehow stable, and I ended up making it run a LOT smoother by getting rid of some unnecessary stuff. Here's the ones I recommend getting rid of: - Birds and Flocks (causes problems with spawns, buggy in general. if i recall correctly it had some compatibility issues with the USKP Hearthfire) - Bring Out Your Dead (just a heavy load on a game, especially one that modded) - Convenient Horses (script heavy, can bloat save games) - Dragon Combat or Deadly Dragons (might cause some problems because they're so similar...in that case, you don't really need two) - FOOTPRINTS (trust me. get rid of it. this is most likely causing CTDs. really script heavy and bloats saves.) - Wet n' Cold (I loved this one, but it is very script heavy and sticks around on saves. easily lightens up your mod load) Finally, you're using both Cloaks and Winter is Coming, so you need the compatibility patch for them. It's on WIC's page, I think. Realistic Ragdoll and Dead Body mods will most likely be incompatible, since both change the way a skeleton functions in game...pretty sure it's not compatible with the XP32 skeleton mod either, but I could be wrong. Hope this helps!

Heya. I've literally no clue where these CTDs are coming from, because it literally started happening last night. I took a break from Skyrim for maybe 3 months due to school, and started a new game this previous Saturday. Crashes started happening, I went through and updated the "larger" and more important mods like SMIM, the Unofficial Patches, etc. Uninstalled RRR (by perseid) because I got a navmesh warning and decided to be safe, and then a few smaller mods that didn't do much other than aesthetics. Did the install-step-by-step to see what was causing it, and couldn't find anything. Most recently I noticed the game crashing when I try to enter Solitude. I'm fine traveling near it, but attempting to go directly into the city via the door below the rock-bridge or the main gate crashes the game. I've finished the Civil War quests for the Empire, and am currently trying to get to Solitude for Diplomatic Immunity in the main quest line. I started the game off with Alternate Start, then uninstalled when I finished the main quest. I mix and match textures from different dungeon-changing packs, and have a few of my own custom textures for clothing mods installed. I'm using SG Hair, downloaded from Lover's Lab. I use BOSS religiously. SKSE is updated, as is FNIS. The only other thing I can think to do is remove less script-heavy mods such as UFO, Run for Your Lives!, and When Vampires Attack. These are pretty important to my gameplay though :( Mod List directly from NMM: My load order is attached, as well as a notepad document of my Boss Log.

Thank you! I've managed to get the FO3 Archive Utility working with Skyrim's BSAs. The gemstones are located not in the texture BSA, but the meshes. The FO3 utility has the option to extract and copy selected files from the BSA to a specified location. A full-blown tutorial on the subject would be useful, so maybe I'll work on that. Thanks for the discussion, guys.

I'm thinking of doing only retexture works, probably misc. items as people request them. One of my friends would like flagons/plates/precious gems/etc. to add just another layer of immersion. I haven't seen any gem retexs, so I want to make that my number #1 priority. Problem I'm having is finding the textures for the precious gems. I can't find them in the texture folder. I'm a serious noob when it comes to mods though, so maybe I have to make an esp via the CK to texture them correctly? Thanks in advance! <3

Edit: Thank you for your help, but I've solved the problem. The crashing was due to the "Friendly Brynjolf" mod conflicting with something in USKP. There are no mentions of incompatibility on the mod's page, so I'm assuming that his "busy" dialogue was fixed in USKP and was clashing. Thanks!

Heya. My problem is that whenever I try to sleep, right as the last few hours prepare to pass, I crash. My Papyrus has this as the last few lines, right before I get the "VM is freezing" "VM is frozen" "VM is thawing" lines that indicate a crash. [08/01/2013 - 12:20:17PM] [08/01/2013 - 12:20:18PM] Error: Object reference has no 3Dstack:[ (0001E68C)].Sound.Play() - "<native>" Line ?[ (0009C024)].fxDustDropRandomSCRIPT.OnLoad() - "<savegame>" Line ?[08/01/2013 - 12:20:25PM] VM is freezing...[08/01/2013 - 12:20:25PM] VM is frozen[08/01/2013 - 12:20:26PM] Saving game...[08/01/2013 - 12:20:27PM] VM is thawing...[08/01/2013 - 12:20:30PM] Error: Cannot call IsInFaction() on a None object, aborting function callstack:[alias Lass on quest FBComeToSleep (76013AF3)].FBComeToSleepLassScript.OnSleepStop() - "FBComeToSleepLassScript.psc" Line 14[08/01/2013 - 12:20:30PM] Warning: Assigning None to a non-object variable named "::temp4"stack:[alias Lass on quest FBComeToSleep (76013AF3)].FBComeToSleepLassScript.OnSleepStop() - "FBComeToSleepLassScript.psc" Line 14[08/01/2013 - 12:20:30PM] Error: Cannot call AddSpell() on a None object, aborting function callstack:[alias Lass on quest FBComeToSleep (76013AF3)].FBComeToSleepLassScript.OnSleepStop() - "FBComeToSleepLassScript.psc" Line 16[08/01/2013 - 12:20:30PM] Warning: Assigning None to a non-object variable named "::temp2"stack:[alias Lass on quest FBComeToSleep (76013AF3)].FBComeToSleepLassScript.OnSleepStop() - "FBComeToSleepLassScript.psc" Line 16[08/01/2013 - 12:20:30PM] Error: Cannot call GetValueInt() on a None object, aborting function callstack:[ (0200B282)].DLC1DawnguardRuneAxeSCRIPT.OnUpdateGameTime() - "DLC1DawnguardRuneAxeSCRIPT.psc" Line 39[08/01/2013 - 12:20:30PM] Warning: Assigning None to a non-object variable named "::temp6"stack:[ (0200B282)].DLC1DawnguardRuneAxeSCRIPT.OnUpdateGameTime() - "DLC1DawnguardRuneAxeSCRIPT.psc" Line 39[08/01/2013 - 12:20:37PM] VM is freezing...[08/01/2013 - 12:20:37PM] VM is frozen[08/01/2013 - 12:20:38PM] Saving game...[08/01/2013 - 12:20:38PM] VM is thawing...My load order is here: http://pastebin.com/KEg0hycA (The Serana.esp is the "Seranaholic" mod with the yellow eyes unp version.)I use BOSS for load order and NMM for downloads. Other mods with no esp: Two of the Skyrim HD mod texture packs (misc. and landscape), SLOD Potions and Poisons, Sexy Boats/Windhelm/Solitude, Realistic Mushrooms, and Aegrus Soul Gems retexture. Any help would be extremely appreciated!