tiggerdyret Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Okay, the legendary edition is coming out tomorrow and now it's time to mod in it's celebration. I've moddet my game heavily i few times before with more or less success. Last time I ended up making a game, which a played for about ten hours with no problem and suddently I startet getting constant crashes. I didn't remove any mods and those a added I removed and startet from a save before they were added and even tried with a new character, but with no luck. I don't mind a crash once in a while, but it seemed like the game was totally broken and i simple weren't able to go to areas I had been a few hours earlier. Like the conflicts had bottled up and broken the game. It's pretty hard to make a stable game if the errors only show up after 10 hours of play. Is it possible to start a save and add the mods little by little or will that break the save or make the game unstable? So I need some modding tips on how to prevent this from happening. Last time a followed step thoroughly + a lot of other mods. I used wrye Bash (bashed patch), boss and I generally read the readmes for installation and compatibility. Here are some details on load order and mods + a papyrus log http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/998365-help-fixing-ctd-papyrus-log/ What i didn't do last time was using a merged patch and texture optimizer which I'm gonna try. Do you have any other suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsmanners Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Fixing everything all at once is a pretty big task for anyone. This is why you need to avoid big mods and overhauls like they're made of radioactive waste. Suddenly, the game starts crashing and no one can help you. You add small mods and gradually increase the size and complexity of the mods until you can't stand the instability. That's your threshold for modding pain. My own threshold is really really low, so I never touch overhauls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkerzX Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Install some mods. Play a bit. Install some more. Test some more. I've got around 300 mods with over 100 .esps but when I started crashing I knew it was definitely the last 5 mods I installed :D It definitely depends on exactly what is making you crash. Are you entering a cell which has been drastically altered? When you use certain items? Interacting with NPCs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggerdyret Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 Cool, I wasn't sure if you could play on with an old save after adding a mod to it, but it's only a problem if you uninstall mods right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackowonderful Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 yes. that's ussually right, unless it conflicts with something already in your save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkerzX Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Mm you still can do. It'll pop up saying some stuff might no longer be available but there's no real way of avoiding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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