Plasma discharges turn screen Black and White

[Dragonflight]

The title says it all. I've reduced the game back to its vanilla state, and it doesn't matter. Every time I use a weapon with a plasma blast effect, the game becomes black and white. After that, I have no choice but to reload a previous save, no matter how much progress I might lose in the process. I've been all over the 'Net looking for a console command, a file, or *something* which would restore color to the game after the plasma glitch. Nothing. It's like no one will discuss this problem.

 

Is there a fix for this? I've had to pass up several really tasty looking mods because they use plasma-style weaponry and it would happen every time I pull the trigger. How do I prevent the loss of color, or restore it? Or whatever?

[Purr4me]

History first ,before this occurred, what mods and what order of installation was done....did you have?

 

Black and white. Full screen is part of a vault scene getting triggered. it's an effect, I can assume an edited effect and or misplaced data code in a mod.

 

instead of 1 string of information being called up ,a similar but wrong string is called.

 

Your actions and editing activity is required, tools used, and how.

 

"History"

 

to fix this bug. you need to use Fomm to extract all the bsa's into the data folder as loose files and runt the test. should this clear up the issue and you have only fallout3.esm loaded? then you have a bad DLC or mod misdirecting trigger information's.

an animated *.nif file or *.kf file is firming when it's not supposed to, or was replaced by some one.

 

Archive invalidate should solve loading screens if they are Black and white.

 

post History.

[Dragonflight]

Hokay... When I first started having this issue, I had the following mods set up in this order.

 

Fallout3.esm
Anchorage.esm
BrokenSteel.esm
ThePitt.esm
PointLookout.esm
Zeta.esm
Mothership Crew.esm
EnclaveCommander-OA-Pitt-Steel.esm
CRAFT.esm
BelthansQuoVagis.esm
CALIBR.esm
EWE Energy Weapons Enhanced.esm
FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esm
EVE.esm
Lings.esm
LingsDLC.esm
TheSKINNYwearShopDC.esm
COMM.esm
TSC Air Support.esm
CrossModData.esm
Animy_prostitution.esm
SeducingWomen.esm
Vault 691.esm
Abbreviated Effects.esm
MagicSystem.esm
Alton, IL.esm
TSC Expansion.esm
Sharing and Caring Companions.esm
Sydney Follower.esp
Vampire race V2.esp
FOW - The Last Child of Gallifrey v2 - clean MASTER FILE.esm
Point Lookout Reborn by Jcro25.esm
2Perks Per Level.esp
CRAFT - Activation Perk.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC The Pitt.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Anchorage.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Broken Steel.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Point Lookout.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Mothership Zeta.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - Followers Enhanced (BrokenSteel).esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - Optional Restore Tracers.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - Followers Enhanced.esp
CS_ LightsaberQuest.esp
TinCanCRAFTing.esp
CALIBR Ammo Schematics - CRAFT.esp
Riverside Apartments.esp
T-51b_Repairable_V.2.esp
Yevic's Personal Vault.esp
Princess Rivet City House FIXED.esp
Fellout-pipboylight.esp
Princess Megaton Home Extension.esp
Princess Top of the World.esp
Princess Tenpenny Home Extension.esp
Springvale Water Tower.esp
WestTekCorporateVault ModContest.esp
FO3_WRP.esp
WeaponModKits - FWE Master Release.esp
WeaponModKits.esp
WeaponModKits - ThePitt.esp
WeaponModKits - OperationAnchorage.esp
WeaponModKits - BrokenSteel.esp
WeaponModKits - PointLookout.esp
WeaponModKits - Zeta.esp
CALIBRv14 Ammunition Schematics for FWE-WMK-CRAFT-V1_2-18639.esp
All Companions Essential.esp
FairfaxApartment.esp
Carter_Fallout_Shelter.esp
Enclave_Base_empty.esp
Yevic'sSpaceStation.esp
Mod-Contest-Safe-House.esp
Vault 89 (player home) V1-34.esp
Location 1 (Megaton-V101).esp
The_Bunker.esp
nightvisiongogglesft.esp
My Freeway Fort.esp
CPC.esp
Alpine Heights.esp
SmallVault V.4_02.esp
MedicStealthArmor.esp
ChineseStealthArmorFixed.esp
Alien Armor.esp
solarchargerzeta.esp
Solar-Scorcher.esp
LNC StealthSuit - No Field.esp
Millenia_AKS74U.esp
Strike Controller.esp
p90.esp
Abandoned Enclave Outpost.esp
Enclave Station The Ark.esp
MegatonBasement.esp
Megaton_House.esp
Personal_Vault.esp
solarcharger.esp
IVault.esp
Dree Perks.esp
Dree Perks Broken Steel.esp
Dree Perks Point Lookout.esp
Dree Perks Anchorage.esp
Dree Perks Mothership Zeta.esp
Dree Perks Requested by Fans .esp
Dree Perks Pitts.esp
Fellout-Full.esp
Fellout-BrokenSteel.esp
Fellout-Anchorage.esp
Fellout-PointLookout.esp
Fellout-Zeta.esp
EWE Load Order Fix.esp
EWE Supermutant Energy Weapons.esp
EWE DLC Addon.esp
eyes_hairpack_en.esp
YearlingsGlasses.esp
A-08 Fusion Cannon 2.0.esp
NovaCannon_Original.esp
TheLARG.esp
Ion Cannon.esp
StealthTechnicianPerk.esp
DimensionalStorage.esp
Night Vision Sunglasses.esp
Millenia_AK47_replacer.esp
Millenia_CombatShotgun_replacer.esp
RemoteControlCompanionsPlus.esp
LucyWestCompanion.esp
SeducedDLC03.esp
SeducingWomen_-_override.esp
SeducingWomen_patch_156.esp
TSC Air Support.esp
Deep eyes Nocturne.esp
SolarScorcher.esp
Ion Pulse Rifle.esp
TeslaForGirls.esp
Cobra.esp
MantisCyberGear.esp
+50%ReflexCannon+Armor.esp
IPip.esp
Field Testing Liberty Prime.esp
HT Unlimited Ammo.esp
CanterburyCommonsInteriors.esp
MLP Cutie Marks FO3.esp
HK Springfield Rifle.esp
SFO.esp
Flashlight-LOS.esp
Wattz Laser Non Replacer Mod.esp
Colossus Headgear.esp
GunOil.esp
Sniper Clip Size For Gauss Rifle.esp
Vacant Personal Vault.esp
TSC Moon Base.esp
Custom Race - Tranquility Lane Fix.esp
ChozoWeaponsSystem.esp
Vampirism.esp
NightVisionPerk.esp
BQV2CCI.esp
BQV2MZ.esp
BQV2PL.esp
AQFH.esp
AQFH_C_103.esp
SK6 ArmorReplacer.esp
Anchorage - SKINNY Assassin.esp
OldWorldSecretsV1.1.esp
IceColdWater.esp
Sun Systems Chargers Console and Portable Home Edition.esp
Binoculars.esp
FO3 - Grayscale Glasses.esp
HK Kar98Kurz.esp
Nanomatic!.esp
Lasersmg.esp
Imp's Laser Vision Perk.esp
UndergroundHideout.esp
Survivalist Bunker.esp
SteamPunkArmor.esp
AQFH2.esp
GaussCompleteBeta.esp
CoolLasersMod.esp
SKINNY SpaceSuit.esp
New Vegas Items.esp
New Vegas Weapons.esp
ZL-ACR.esp
ZL-ACRForFWE.esp
1PipboyPDA.esp
AltonAddon.esp
Goth Girls Multipack.esp
TSC Implants.esp
Fallout World Expansion.esp
TCMdivingsuit.esp
TL_Color.esp
BQV2DLC.esp
bittercup_comp.esp

 

First thing I tried to do was remove EVE and EWE, on the theory that they had the most to do with altering the behavior of energy weapons. Nada. Same problem.

Edited July 19, 2014 by Dragonflight

[Purr4me]

oh my, that a lot of spaghetti. some of those mods are just plain gone too. ok.....in fallout's main esm, there is a vault...I am not sure which 92? one of them when you walk upon a stairwell will fire to black and white.

• The_Bunker.esp
• Custom Race - Tranquility Lane Fix.esp
• OldWorldSecretsV1.1.esp
• FO3 - Grayscale Glasses.esp
• AQFH2.esp

the files I listed here have some properties that effect a scene, sort of movie action gets triggered. this is not accurate as it's from memory.

But the triggered parts are real, very real.

 

do this ,look in the Data folder for any Vid's that are not default that were installed by a mod. you will need a Bink player application to view them with.

you will need to download and install Bink software to verify this.

 

if you have such vid's in there that are not part of the Original game, then you have narrowed down a possible hit. all this will do is give you a hint at which mods data is effected ,but not to blame.....but is being altered by another mods data during game play.

 

a lot of times, the load order will fix it, overwrites of overwrites and a small needle in this hay stack is very hard to find.

 

just a way to start.

kitty

[Dragonflight]

Okay, that helped. I also along the way uninstalled <cough>a few<cough> mods. Some of them were originally added for the "oh, cool!" factor, but were largely ignored. No sense wasting space and cluttering up the game for them.

 

The culprit turns out to be "Field Testing Liberty Prime." I'm not sure why, but I guess I don't get to pilot my own personal Jaeger. :smile:

Edited July 20, 2014 by Dragonflight

[Purr4me]

Field Testing Liberty Prime, ok so what sort of mod is that? is there a link or maybe I'll just hunt it down. odd, I wonder whats in it to cause the effect?

Not to worry, I make mistakes too, i built mods of my own and ran into weird things, no way to figure out why the anomalies would show up when I installed other mods.

 

the mixing of the code , does strange things, this I know now. the trick is figuring out the what.....of it. That's some sort of Giant robot, I read some where when It came out.

 

there is a mod that has him listed as Little MO, small little guy but shakes the ground when it walks. I'll study it's structure for posterity.

kitty

[Dragonflight]

The link is Field Testing Liberty Prime. It allows the player to drive a full-size Liberty Prime robot, complete with weaponry and cheesy dialogue.

[Purr4me]

cheesy dialogue.? for a cheesy game, looks like a winner, marriage made for each other.

I bet...Fo4 will be even worse.