Strange Dialogue Option Added by Unknown Mod. Any Clue of Which Mod Added It?

[gjcampesi63]

I've been working for several weeks on preparing a heavily modded and decently stable loadout from which to start a series of playthroughs, and while I have overcome a majority of hurdles in this regard, there is still one bug that I cannot seem to weed out.

For almost every non-hostile NPC in the game, I have a bizarre dialogue option of:

 

"..." (Yes just the three periods)

 

to which they respond:

 

"Praise the Gods! You're from Tamriel aren't you? The Jarl will be most anxious to see you! Pr" (Yes it just cuts off)

 

There is no audio file to go alone with this line, nor is there any lip-syncing. The NPC will just stare back at me silently while the line is displayed.

 

I am especially annoyed at this because whatever mod is doing this adds this option to every NPC, even the ones who would normally have no dialogue options (i.e. Guards and other generic NPCs). But this also adds the option to other NPCs, such as Merchants, Quest-Givers, and others. And no matter what, I cannot seem to get it to go away.

 

I have a very extensive loadout (200+ active plugins) and thus pinpointing the source of this problem has become difficult, and so I turn to you, Nexus community, for any possible assistance. Below is my load order, which may help narrow it down. I have searched Google about a dozen times looking for similar posts but so far I have been unable to locate one.

FYI: I started noticing the bug when I began adding new content mods (Quests, Dungeons, and New Locations) so my intuition is that it is one of those.

 

 

 

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Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp
HearthFires.esm
Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp
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Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp
Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm
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Cutting Room Floor.esp
FalskaarDawnguard.esp
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SkyUI.esp
Convenient Horses.esp
AMatterOfTime.esp
AchieveThat.esp
naturalclock.esp
Animations.esp
Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp
RaceMenu.esp
Dead Body Collision.esp
Lock Overhaul.esp
DeadlyCombat.esp
GrassOnSteroids_NaturalEdition_Vanilla.esp
Omegared99-WeaponSets.esp
DragonbornArmorFix.esp
DYNAVISION Dynamic Depth of Field.esp
DrSKnapsacks.esp
EnhancedLightsandFX.esp
ETaC - Merged Plugins.esp
ELFX - Exteriors.esp
ImmersiveFP.esp
Dual Sheath Redux.esp
ImportantInformationOverhaul.esp
Increased Bounty & Guild Rewards.esp
RaceMenuPlugin.esp
Chesko_WearableLantern.esp
SkyRe_Main.esp
AOS.esp
DeadlyCombat_GiantsAIFix.esp
HroldanNightgateSawmillSingleESP.esp
3DNPC.esp
FCO - Follower Commentary Overhaul.esp
Monster Wars.esp
AOS_SkyRe-AFTER Patch.esp
Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp
ETaC - Riverwood.esp
Real Wildlife Skyrim 0.1.esp
SkyRealism - Capacity and Carry Weight.esp
Skyrim Immersive Creatures.esp
FSP - Dawnguard Edition.esp
CastleGrey.esp
83Willows_101BUGS_V4_HighRes.esp
Helgen Reborn.esp
ELFXEnhancer.esp
Pureweather.esp
Complete Solitude.esp
Immersive Weapons.esp
SkyRe_EnemyScaling.esp
Rebirth Monster.esp
ASIS-Encounter Zones.esp
Undeath.esp
HarvestOverhaul.esp
HarvestOverhaul_SkyRe_Patch.esp
WHITEX.esp
Pinewood Village.esp
OBIS.esp
Birdsofskyrim.esp
Rebirth Monster - SIC Patch.esp
StaticMeshImprovementMod-FurnitureChestSnowFix.esp
wizDynamicThings.esp
WetandCold.esp
AOS_WetandCold Patch.esp
WetandCold - Ashes.esp
WATER Falskaar.esp
YOT - Your Own Thoughts.esp
Thunderchild - Epic Shout Package.esp
Solstheim - The Lost Levels.esp
Thirteen Oranges Quests and Places Merged Plugins.esp
Skyrim Immersive Creatures - DLC2.esp
w2salem.esp
MoonAndStar_MAS.esp
MorrowindArmor.esp
OBISDB.esp
Civil War Overhaul.esp
Thunderchild Wyrmstooth Patch.esp
Thunderchild - SkyRe Compatibility Patch.esp
mm_BeluaSanguinareRevisitedDGCompatibility.esp
sjel blad castle.esp
Hidden Hideouts of Skyrim - Merged - No Map Markers.esp
ESFCompanions.esp
aMidianborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp
SkyRe_EncounterZones.esp
DawnofWindhelm.esp
MarchOfTheDwemer.esp
AMO - Special.esp
Hunting in Skyrim - No Perks.esp
Ebonvale.esp
Higher Bounties Hold Specific.esp
Hebrock_Der Schatten von Meresis - EV.esp
RE_RealEstate.esp
Travel By Boat.esp
ArtifactOverhaul.esp
SkyRe_CraftingFix.esp
WATER DB Waves.esp
Ket_WEAPONIZER.esp
3rdEraWeapMoS-lvlList.esp
LrsamwaysExpandedSkyrimWeaponry.esp
TradeBarter.esp
RealisticNeedsandDiseases.esp
WATER.esp
RND_Dawnguard-Patch.esp
WATER DG.esp
RND_Dragonborn-Patch.esp
Solitude A City Of Trade.esp
SkyrimsUniqueTreasures.esp
Heimfeigr.esp
TheFrontier.esp
Inconsequential NPCs.esp
Cloaks.esp
StaticMeshImprovementMod.esp
Diseased.esp
quest_thebiggertheyare.esp
ORS_ChaptersLinker.esp
Ket_ARMONIZER_LListsNPC.esp
CommonClothes.esp
HarvestOverhaulCreatures.esp
StaticMeshImprovementMod-DragonbornTernFix.esp
HarvestOverhaulCreatures_RND_Animal_Loot_All_DLC.esp
DawnofRiften.esp
DragonmournInn.esp
Immersive Patrols Merged Plugins.esp
TheDomain.esp
LB_MuchAdoSnowElves_Quest.esp
TradeRoutes.esp
TradeRoutes-RNaD-Patch.esp
RND_USKP-Patch.esp
TradeRoutes-SkyRe-Patch.esp
quest_nomercy.esp
moonpath_questdata.esp
Fleetford.esp
AdalMatar.esp
Syerscote.esp
quest_seaofghosts.esp
elvenwood.esp
ELFX - Moonpath.esp
AgentOfRighteousMight.esp
Valuungrann.esp
LostLongSwords.esp
LCOAUpdate.esp
DoV.esp
Nuvanja.esp
Jotunheim.esp
SkyRe_StandingStones.esp
Chesko_Frostfall.esp
ColettesRevenge.esp
YOT - Frostfall Module.esp
quest_pitfighter.esp
RND_HearthFires-Patch.esp
SkyRe_Races.esp
Midas Magic Expanded.esp
Bandit Patrols.esp
SkyRe_Survivalism.esp
Tamriel Compendium - Skill Books.esp
Hidden Hideouts of Skyrim City Edition - Merged - No Map Markers.esp
FSP - Unique Towns & Locations.esp
Dr_Bandolier.esp
Dragon Soul Relinquishment.esp
_tck_SpellCrafting.esp
Nature of the beast.esp
DA_Skyship.esp
HHoS Subterranean Hot Spring.esp
Immersive Dragonborn.esp
HHoS Ancient Shrine.esp
AMO - Combat.esp
Predator Vision.esp
RND_AnimalLoot.esp
WATER Plants.esp
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bobsarmory.esp
AOS_SkyRe Patch.esp
SpellsOfTheThirdEra.esp
Extended Encounters.esp
Phenderix's Magic Evolved No Perks.esp
The Dance of Death - Ultimate Edition.esp
bhabhilon.esp
Hunterborn.esp
Immersive Dawnguard.esp
TheClockworkAdventure.esp
FishingInSkyrim.esp
Gersonia.esp
Hunterborn_Dawnguard-Patch.esp
Hunterborn_RND-Patch.esp
MzarkWonders.esp
PP_OgmundsTomb.esp
Spellblade.esp
KnapsackEnhanced.esp
Equipping Overhaul.esp
SkyRe_Combat.esp
Apocalypse - The Spell Package.esp
HraghenskaagLabyrinths.esp
Apocalypse - SkyRe Compatibility Patch.esp
ACE Synergy.esp
ACE BYOG.esp
ACE Realistic Fighting.esp
vAutosaveManager.esp
Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
Bashed Patch, 0.esp
ASIS-Dependency.esp
ASIS.esp
Dual Sheath Redux Patch.esp
ReProccer.esp
DeadlyCombat_ASIS_Patch.esp
ReProccerDragonborn.esp
ReProccerNONPLAYERfix.esp

 

 

Thanks everyone who took the time to read this post and especially to those who can help me sort this out!

(Unfortunately this is my first time posting and I don't know how to make spoilers or minimizable text-blocks. I will edit this post with one it is against forum rules and someone tells me how :tongue: )

[piperman123]

[ spoiler ] txt [/spoiler ]

That's how you add spoiler tags, just remove the spaces. As for your issue. I'm on my phone so I can't tell for sure but do you have 'become arl of ivarstead' mod? Sounds like a line that might be in that. Sorry I can't check properly, if I wasn't at work and on my phone I would lol.

[DeltaWulf]

It's Falskaar.

Same thing happened to me when I tried to play it. I got tired of dealing with the bugs in it and just gave up. If you want to play it, I'd suggest doing it with as few other mods as possible because it seems to have serious compatibility issues.

[gjcampesi63]

I figured it must have been a mod that added new lands because that would explain why the speaker would be surprised that I was from Tamriel. I suspected Falskaar but I had it installed for a while before the bug popped up, plus I figured that with the mod's notoriety I would have been able to find documentation of it. If it is a compatibility issue, that would explain why it didn't pop up when I first installed it. I'm going to do some testing with various Falskaar plugins enabled to see if I can narrow the bug down any further and report back.

 

Thanks for your help!

[gjcampesi63]

Not sure how helpful this will be, but if I use the loadout below (which includes Falskaar and all relevant plugins), the bug disappears.

 

 

 

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Update.esm

Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp

Dawnguard.esm

Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp

HearthFires.esm

Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp

Dragonborn.esm

Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp

Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm

Falskaar.esm

Wyrmstooth.esp

3rdEraWeaponsMoS.esm

JSwords.esm

ETaC - RESOURCES.esm

Ket_ARMONIZER_v2.esm

Omegared99-Compilation.esm

LCOA.esm

GameOfThronesArmors.esm

AMO.esm

Fantasy Soundtrack Project.esp

SkyMoMod.esm

moonpath.esm

daymoyl.esm

TouringCarriages.esp

Cutting Room Floor.esp

Convenient Horses.esp

AMatterOfTime.esp

83Willows_101BUGS_V4_HighRes.esp

Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp

RaceMenu.esp

Lock Overhaul.esp

StaticMeshImprovementMod-FurnitureChestSnowFix.esp

wizDynamicThings.esp

Omegared99-WeaponSets.esp

DragonbornArmorFix.esp

GrassOnSteroids_NaturalEdition_Vanilla.esp

DeadlyCombat.esp

DYNAVISION Dynamic Depth of Field.esp

DrSKnapsacks.esp

EnhancedLightsandFX.esp

ETaC - Merged Plugins.esp

ELFX - Exteriors.esp

ImmersiveFP.esp

Animations.esp

ImportantInformationOverhaul.esp

Increased Bounty & Guild Rewards.esp

RaceMenuPlugin.esp

Chesko_WearableLantern.esp

SkyRe_Main.esp

AOS.esp

DeadlyCombat_GiantsAIFix.esp

HroldanNightgateSawmillSingleESP.esp

3DNPC.esp

FCO - Follower Commentary Overhaul.esp

Monster Wars.esp

AOS_SkyRe-AFTER Patch.esp

Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp

ETaC - Riverwood.esp

Real Wildlife Skyrim 0.1.esp

Skyrim Immersive Creatures.esp

FSP - Dawnguard Edition.esp

Immersive Weapons.esp

SkyRe_EnemyScaling.esp

Rebirth Monster.esp

ASIS-Encounter Zones.esp

Rebirth Monster - SIC Patch.esp

ELFXEnhancer.esp

Pureweather.esp

Complete Solitude.esp

Undeath.esp

HarvestOverhaul.esp

HarvestOverhaul_SkyRe_Patch.esp

WHITEX.esp

Pinewood Village.esp

OBIS.esp

Birdsofskyrim.esp

SkyRealism - Capacity and Carry Weight.esp

SkyUI.esp

AchieveThat.esp

Dual Sheath Redux.esp

FalskaarDawnguard.esp

iHUD.esp

The Dance of Death - Ultimate Edition.esp

WetandCold.esp

AOS_WetandCold Patch.esp

WetandCold - Ashes.esp

WATER Falskaar.esp

YOT - Your Own Thoughts.esp

Thunderchild - Epic Shout Package.esp

Solstheim - The Lost Levels.esp

Thirteen Oranges Quests and Places Merged Plugins.esp

Skyrim Immersive Creatures - DLC2.esp

w2salem.esp

MoonAndStar_MAS.esp

MorrowindArmor.esp

OBISDB.esp

Civil War Overhaul.esp

Thunderchild Wyrmstooth Patch.esp

Thunderchild - SkyRe Compatibility Patch.esp

mm_BeluaSanguinareRevisitedDGCompatibility.esp

sjel blad castle.esp

Hidden Hideouts of Skyrim - Merged - No Map Markers.esp

ESFCompanions.esp

AMO - Special.esp

aMidianborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp

SkyRe_EncounterZones.esp

DawnofWindhelm.esp

Hunting in Skyrim - No Perks.esp

Ebonvale.esp

Higher Bounties Hold Specific.esp

RE_RealEstate.esp

Travel By Boat.esp

ArtifactOverhaul.esp

SkyRe_CraftingFix.esp

WATER DB Waves.esp

Solitude A City Of Trade.esp

Ket_WEAPONIZER.esp

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LrsamwaysExpandedSkyrimWeaponry.esp

TradeBarter.esp

RealisticNeedsandDiseases.esp

WATER.esp

RND_Dawnguard-Patch.esp

WATER DG.esp

RND_Dragonborn-Patch.esp

SkyrimsUniqueTreasures.esp

Heimfeigr.esp

TheFrontier.esp

Inconsequential NPCs.esp

Cloaks.esp

StaticMeshImprovementMod.esp

Diseased.esp

quest_thebiggertheyare.esp

Ket_ARMONIZER_LListsNPC.esp

CommonClothes.esp

HarvestOverhaulCreatures.esp

StaticMeshImprovementMod-DragonbornTernFix.esp

HarvestOverhaulCreatures_RND_Animal_Loot_All_DLC.esp

LostLongSwords.esp

DawnofRiften.esp

DragonmournInn.esp

Immersive Patrols Merged Plugins.esp

TheDomain.esp

TradeRoutes.esp

TradeRoutes-RNaD-Patch.esp

RND_USKP-Patch.esp

TradeRoutes-SkyRe-Patch.esp

quest_nomercy.esp

moonpath_questdata.esp

Fleetford.esp

AdalMatar.esp

Syerscote.esp

quest_seaofghosts.esp

elvenwood.esp

ELFX - Moonpath.esp

AgentOfRighteousMight.esp

LCOAUpdate.esp

DoV.esp

Nuvanja.esp

Jotunheim.esp

SkyRe_StandingStones.esp

Chesko_Frostfall.esp

ColettesRevenge.esp

YOT - Frostfall Module.esp

quest_pitfighter.esp

RND_HearthFires-Patch.esp

SkyRe_Races.esp

Midas Magic Expanded.esp

Bandit Patrols.esp

SkyRe_Survivalism.esp

Tamriel Compendium - Skill Books.esp

Hidden Hideouts of Skyrim City Edition - Merged - No Map Markers.esp

FSP - Unique Towns & Locations.esp

Dr_Bandolier.esp

Dragon Soul Relinquishment.esp

RND_AnimalLoot.esp

_tck_SpellCrafting.esp

Nature of the beast.esp

DA_Skyship.esp

HHoS Subterranean Hot Spring.esp

Immersive Dragonborn.esp

HHoS Ancient Shrine.esp

AMO - Combat.esp

Predator Vision.esp

WATER Plants.esp

Into the Deep.esp

bobsarmory.esp

AOS_SkyRe Patch.esp

SpellsOfTheThirdEra.esp

Extended Encounters.esp

Hunterborn.esp

Immersive Dawnguard.esp

FishingInSkyrim.esp

Gersonia.esp

Hunterborn_RND-Patch.esp

Hunterborn_Dawnguard-Patch.esp

Phenderix's Magic Evolved No Perks.esp

MzarkWonders.esp

PP_OgmundsTomb.esp

Spellblade.esp

KnapsackEnhanced.esp

Equipping Overhaul.esp

SkyRe_Combat.esp

Apocalypse - The Spell Package.esp

Apocalypse - SkyRe Compatibility Patch.esp

ACE Synergy.esp

ACE BYOG.esp

ACE Realistic Fighting.esp

vAutosaveManager.esp

Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp

Bashed Patch, 0.esp

ASIS-Dependency.esp

ASIS.esp

Dual Sheath Redux Patch.esp

ReProccer.esp

DeadlyCombat_ASIS_Patch.esp

ReProccerDragonborn.esp

ReProccerNONPLAYERfix.esp

Anyway, I am not particularly excited to sift through all of these and look for the absent plugins, but I will do some more work on it tonight and see what I can find out.

[gjcampesi63]

After further testing I have made two conclusions:

 

1.) The Dialogue bug is definitely caused by Falskaar (So far as disabling Falskaar plugins disables the bug)

 

but...

 

2.) It only appears when the quest mod Much Ado about Snow Elves - A Tragedy is enabled.

 

 

Unfortunately for LittleBaron, I will be leaving Much Ado about Snow Elves out of my playthrough for now.

 

Thanks DeltaWulf for pointing me in the right direction. You've saved me a lot of grief!

 

Good News! I was dead wrong!

After playing for a while with Falskaar enabled and Much Ado disabled, the bug began to reappear. My false conclusions were drawn from the fact that the dialogue bug only appears after the reload of the game. But, since I was testing for this bug with new characters each time, I didn't notice.

 

So after about 90 minutes of disabling and enabling plugins, I have made two new conclusions:

 

1.) Falskaar was not the culprit (So far as disabling Falskaar plugins did nothing to disable the bug)

Looks like I owe Mr. Alexander J. Velicky an apology for a false bug report >.<

 

and

 

2.) Lost Colony of Akavir (listed in my load order as LCOA.esm and LCOA Update.esp) was the culprit.

 

After disabling LCOA, the bug is completely removed, as far as all my testing has revealed. Of course, my testing is clearly not the most credible >.<

I regret not testing LCOA sooner of course, as it seems like the most obvious suspect in hindsight (Adds new land, comparatively lower production quality, no voice acting, etc. etc.)

Anyway, I am greatly relieved to have relieved my loadout of this bug.

 

Thanks again to you guys who replied to my posts!

 

I'll probably be back on the forums in two hours to let you know that I was wrong again!

[DeltaWulf]

That's strange, because I was having the same exact bug with Falskaar. I had no other new lands or quest mods installed, and once I uninstalled Falskaar the dialogue bug was gone. Also a lot of the stuff within Falskaar wasn't working right, like I was immediately attacked by everything in sight as soon as I stepped into the first town. Even the Jarl came out of his Longhouse to fight me.

Maybe it's a kind of "general" bug that can happen when lots of new quests and dialogue is added.

Edited April 26, 2014 by DeltaWulf

[HarryWompa]

 

thanks guys for this forum, you saved me countless hours of searching; I had the same problem with the dialogue and couldn't pinpoint it

Edited August 9, 2014 by HarryWompa