GECK crashing

[VaultdwellerExile]

I've been working on my first quest in the GECK, everything was working fine until this morning. I added a weapon, and wanted to create a specific list of repair items - so I went to the Form List branch and right-clicked and said to create a new one, named it, and when I closed it the form had been added to the branch list. I openned it back up and went to the data section, right-click>edit does nothing, and when I double-click in the form the GECK crashes. Any ideas?

 

the second crashing problem I have is with quest topics - if I attempt to create a new topic, or to create new response text the GECK crashes.

 

I'm using Vista (and I'm pretty sure I have a realtek mobo; thought I don't see why response text would have need of a sound card)

I've set the GECK to "run as admin"

I retooled the CRYO weapons CRAFTworkbenchquest quest to create the new items I put in with my quest, and renamed it as to not conflict - though when I enable both my esp and the cryo weapon one the previous CRAFTworkbenchquest doesn't show up in the quest list, but the cryo weapons are added to my edited and renamed quest (as additional topics)

 

the CRAFT quest /used/ to work, but then it wouldn't open the menu when I had the schematic/note so I tried to edit it - and now the GECK crashes all the time and it still doesn't craft the custom items :/

 

 

update: uninstalled the GECK and restarted my laptop then reinstalled GECK and it still crashes on the same stuff - used to work, just doesn't now -_-

 

update 07-06-09: uninstalled everything (FOMM, GECK, and Fallout 3) and redownloaded FOMM and GECK (and 1.5 patch) then reinstalled Fallout 3 (and patched to 1.6) and the two (all used to be on D:\ now on C:\)- openned GECK with no mods installed to F3 and started a new esp with only Fallout3.esm available - openned new quest - went to topic - was able to make topic - however when I tried to the "info" section and right-click then choose "new" from the menu - GECK crashes... still...

same crash when i double-click inside the Form List window to add an item

 

I am still running GECK as admin

 

I can make new items and weapons - but cannot make Form Lists or change a few things in the Quest sections

 

any ideas?

[VaultdwellerExile]

bump for status update on what i've tried to do to fix the situation

 

I've also tried setting the program to run in compatibility for Windows XP SP2, and have checked on and off the "Disable Desktop Composition" and "Disable Visual Themes"

still crashes

[Baelkin]

I'm running Vista Ultimate and have the same problem with FormLists, however you can use TESnip as workaround to that problem as the data contained in the FormLists are pretty manageable to work with. I can't tell if you my GECK behaves the same in the Quests section as I've never mucked about with it though.

[VaultdwellerExile]

thanks, i'll give that a try (my other work around was just giving the weapon a HUGE ammount of HP :P instead of a repair list and a different way to create ammo)

i'm on vista ultimate as well (32-bit) -- really waiting for W7 to come out xD

 

well i actually (accidentally) deleted my .esp from the old directory when i reinstalled FO3 - so now i need to start over (for a third time from scratch :P)

so i guess that Form List and Quest Topic thing will come up later (possibly after another update?)

 

 

update 7-13-09:

Using TEsnip worked - took a bit of back and forth clicking and reopenning but i was able to create a repair [form]list for my weapon, and using TEsnip i was able to get a clutter item model for my ammo :)

 

to create the topics for use in the CRAFT mod .esm i just edited the Stealthboy Recon Armor.esp they included with the mod and changed the info to what my items were then created them as new forms - the SbRA .esp was not affected and my new topics were saved in my .esp - AND THEY WORK! :D

 

was also able to use the CRAFT .esm mod to make it so you can mix the liquid ammo for my weapon at any sink in the game as well as CRAFT workbenches >_O