DirtyMoFo Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 After downloading and having fun with a bunch of mods, the game started crashing while placing stuff in Sanctuary, mostly anything to do with electricity. I could place electrical stuff as long as it isn't powered yet, but the game would crash as soon as I try to shut off something electrical, or try to run a powered cable to something (unpowered cables to unpowered items causes no problem). Sometimes crashes while picking up other items as well but not as common. This problem does not seem to happen in other settlements. -So far I have...Rearranged everything according to where the mods said they should be (though most didn't specify a LO), this didn't do anything.Downloaded LOOT to try and help, but it only rearranged everything to where it was before I adjusted it all, and this also did not solve anything.Shut each mod down individually and restarted the game for each mod, but it crashed each time.And finally, I have every single mod /plugin disabled, but the game still crashes when I try to turn off a generator. Any help getting my game stable again would be appreciated, thank you -Desktop-CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900x 12-coreCPU Speed: 4.6 GHzGPU: SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 5700 XTGPU RAM: 8gb DDR6Resolution: 2560 x 1440Total RAM: 64gb of DDR4Hard drive free space: 417gb on a fast NVMe SSDWindows 10 Using SteamThe games are installed wherever the system put them, I changed nothing. Run as Administrator isn't an option (even though my account is marked Admin)All DLCUsing VortexNo game construction kit (Would downloading GECK help?)Downloaded and used LOOTI do not believe I am using any gameplay enhancements, but I will put a list of mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showler Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 When you are checking to see if a mod is the problem, you generally need to start a new game to test after removing the mod. Settings from the mod can get "baked into" your save and still be in effect even after disabling the mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M48A5 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 (edited) Just disabling a mod does not remove it from the database. It needs to be uninstalled. Your best bet at this time would be to completely disable and uninstall all your mods and the game and start over. Get a stable vanilla game and then start adding mods one or two at a time and check in the game to make sure there are no problems. Also, do not use a download copy of LOOT. It is already part of VORTEX. Edited July 10, 2021 by M48A5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarannKiar Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Reinstall the game to a different location and start a new game. If it's working, then most likely the problem is caused by leftover files of the uninstalled mods. And don't disable or remove mods mid playthrough.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyMoFo Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 (edited) EDIT: Since I am a save freak, I went through and loaded several save files until I was able to find one that allowed me to do the stuff that kept crashing the game. I found one where I lose only 3 hours of gameplay. Question is, if I don't mess with the mods any further, is there at least a decent chance this save file can work for me? Or is a total wipe and restart really my only option? When you are checking to see if a mod is the problem, you generally need to start a new game to test after removing the mod. Settings from the mod can get "baked into" your save and still be in effect even after disabling the mod. I did not realize this, I was going off what I've been told for years of playing modded FO4 on the Xbox. I am brand new to modding PC games. Just disabling a mod does not remove it from the database. It needs to be uninstalled. Your best bet at this time would be to completely disable and uninstall all your mods and the game and start over. Get a stable vanilla game and then start adding mods one or two at a time and check in the game to make sure there are no problems. Also, do not use a download copy of LOOT. It is already part of VORTEX. So the only way to fix this is to yet again erase my entire progress and start all over again like usual? How exactly do I figure out what mod is causing the problem? Sounds simple, but I'm asking because this wasn't a problem before. Everything was running perfectly fine until randomly it just wasn't, and there wasn't any new mods being installed so I feel it's kind of a delayed thing. Let me ask for a proper way to do this; Am I meant to install 1 or 2 mods at a time, go through the game, install 1 or 2 more, go further into the game, and keep going? I feel doing it this way, I will miss a huge amount of stuff I am meant to do through the mods (certain collectibles, or quests/NPCs found in early areas, etc) so I'm asking if there is a specific way to do this that minimizes the amount of stuff I will miss. Thank you for letting me know about LOOT, I didn't realize it was already part of Vortex so I will get rid of it. EDIT: Is there a proper way to get rid of it so it does not screw anything up, or am I good to just get rid of it period? Reinstall the game to a different location and start a new game. If it's working, then most likely the problem is caused by leftover files of the uninstalled mods. And don't disable or remove mods mid playthrough.. This was a problem before I tried uninstalling anything. The uninstalling was just a way for me to try and fix the problem Edited July 10, 2021 by DirtyMoFo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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