What does it mean when the creation crashes on exit?

[Demarcus220]

I wasn't able to find much on this topic so I decided to start a new one here. So I can load into the creation kit just fine barring the usually error "yes to all" pop ups. However, whenever I finish using the app, I get a windows " program not responding" error message and have to close it manually instead of it just shutting down normally.

Whats more bizarre is that it only happens when I load specific mods, chief being the GOTadaptation mod and others where this mod is a master due to armors I've given to npcs. I only recently started getting these errors after using a bsa unpacker to get some of the armors from the mod to show up in the preview window. Now I noticed that any edits to the mod just won't take for the reason of the crash happening each time I exit.

 

 

I'm sure I'm missing a crucial part to this dilemma and as soon as I remember it, I'll be sure to edit this post. Just wanted to see if anyone else is experiencing crashes to the creation it upon exit only.

 

 

Thanks All,

Edited June 26, 2013 by Demarcus220

[Gojira2287]

Exactly what happens to me, and the only changes that will not stick are changes related to custom content made by me or someone else, I had edited the ini file to list the mods I wanted to use along with dawnguard etc.. when that didn't help I unpacked like you did and added the files to my data folder. I have been seeking an answer as well.

[Phelan42]

Sorry for the necro-bumping, but I've run into the exact same problem and haven't found any other posts on this.

In my case, I even restored an earlier backup of the mod I was editing, and which hadn't posed any problems the last time. Before editiing it now, I had just reinstalled the CK due to an alleged infection that Panda Security had detected and "eliminated" (and since even a full scan with several scanners didn't pick up any other infection, I kind of doubt that even the CK was infected). Yup, editor.ini and editorprefs.ini were the same as before, only the .exe had been deleted.

It's really annoying to have essentially the exact same situation I had a couple of weeks before, but now the CK crashes upon exit and doesn't save any changes. So, any ideas? Anyone? Please? :smile:

Edited June 4, 2015 by Phelan42

[Deleted1016523User]

I got this issue too, but luckily, since I save the ESP and THEN press the Exit button, nothing is lost at all. If you select exit and the Kit ask you if you wanna save it, dont do it that way, then you may lose your progress and all you've done. Plus, I also save twice or thrice before exiting.

 

But yah, the CK's - all of them - are incredibly buggy. So, save your ESP/Mod THEN exiit the kit, not exit and confirm save. ALWAYS save first THEN exit the program. If it crashes or freezes, it wont harm the ESP - not in my experience. For the FREEZING crash one, click around until a message pops up and tell it to forcefully quit. It will load a bit, then just press EXIT/END PROGRAM or whatever it says in the bubble. Tell me if this helps you.

 

PS: You can copy the files being used by the CK as you work on the mod, so you can also SAVE, copy the files the mod uses - mainly the ESP, BSA, BSL and if neccessary, the CKM file - the CKM is used exclusively by the Creation Kit when the mod is loaded into the CK, I think, but keep it and save it as well. THEN once you've saved and copied, close/force-shutdown the CK. NOT sure copying files in use will work for others, but it works for me.