CTD Problem

[Kevorama0205]

Whenever I create or load a game, Oblivion crashes right when the loading screen appears. Here is a list of my active mods (in current load order):

 

Oblivion.esm

CLS-ClassyClothes.esm

Cobl Main.esm

Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm

TamrielTravellers.esm

Kvatch Rebuilt.esm

Open Cities Resources.esm

CustomSpellIcons.esm

Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp

UOP Vampire Aging & Face Fix.esp

ANBToggleGrab.esp

BookTrackerOBSE.esp

DBSQR.esp

Reznod_Mannequin.esp

Spell Delete And Item Remove.esp

CLS-ClassyClothesFactions.esp

CallSteed3.0a.esp

Cobl Glue.esp

OOO 1.32-Cobl.esp

Bob's Armory Oblivion.esp

Oblivion WarCry EV.esp

Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp

OOO-Ayleid Coin Add-on.esp

DBSQR - OOO.esp

TamrielTravellerAdvscript.esp

TamrielTravellers4OOO.esp

TamrielTravellersItemsCobl.esp

OOO-WaterFish.esp

allinonebasement_COBLnoCM.esp

Kvatch Rebuilt.esp

OCC-KR-Patch.esp

Kvatch Rebuilt - OOO Compatibility.esp

KumikoManor.esp

Angel's Arena Loot en.esp

Open Cities Full + Leyawiin Reborn.esp

OCC-OOO-Patch.esp

100% Harvest Chance.esp

AdenseMiscValue.esp

BOO_BulletTime.esp

kuerteeCustomisableHUDComponents.esp

High Personality Namira Quest.esp

Kyoma's Journal Mod.esp

NirnrootPermPotions.esp

P1DkeyChain.esp

SigilStonesUnlevelled.esp

Speedy Disrobe OBSE.esp

Stronger Soul Gems - no cap x10.esp

Alternate Start Revamped.esp

Active_Inventory_Spell_1.2.esp

ClaimThatInterior.esp

Detect Item.esp

EnchantmentMastery.esp

SupremeMagicka.esp

SM_OOO.esp

SM_COBL.esp

SM_EnchantStaff.esp

SM_Scrolls.esp

SM_SigilStone.esp

MidasSpells.esp

OC+Midas Magic Patch.esp

Midas OscuroGems.esp

Midas Betterholy.esp

Midas Tigernolevel OBSE.esp

 

I've checked for conflicts with OBMM, but didn't find any. Does anyone know why?

 

I used BOSS to order these mods.

Edited June 17, 2010 by Kevorama0205

[bben46]

Has it ever worked? Did you test each mod as you installed?

Do you have OBSE and are you starting the game with it?

What did you change since it last worked?

 

Here is a troubleshooting trick to get you back to the vanilla (unmodified) game - it's fully reversible.

 

Bben's Oblivion Revert to Vanilla game

http://www.tesnexus.com/articles/article.php?id=340

[Kevorama0205]

It doesn't work when reverted to vanilla either, so I re-installed Oblivion. It works now! Thanks!

[Kevorama0205]

I have the same exact problem again. I think activating and/or deactivating my OMODs is corrupting my game for some reason. It might be the Oblivion XP or DarkUI'd DarN OMODs. Re-installing my game is only a temporary solution, at least until I figure out the problem. Does anyone know what could be causing this?

 

My game says it can't find the uninstall program when I try to uninstall it, so I can't fix my game at all.

Edited June 19, 2010 by Kevorama0205

[Shadowfen]

I have the same exact problem again. I think activating and/or deactivating my OMODs is corrupting my game for some reason. It might be the Oblivion XP or DarkUI'd DarN OMODs. Re-installing my game is only a temporary solution, at least until I figure out the problem. Does anyone know what could be causing this?

 

My game says it can't find the uninstall program when I try to uninstall it, so I can't fix my game at all.

 

Bben has an article on how to uninstall/reinstall Oblivion which includes a tip on what to do without the uninstaller:

 

Bben's Reinstall Procedure

[Kevorama0205]

I reinstalled my game with the procedure and it worked fine. When I renamed the folder to use my mods and created my omods, I had the problem again. When I renamed the folder to use the unmodded game, it worked fine again. I'm not sure what mod is causing this. It seems like Oblivion XP is the problem, so I'll try disabling that and see if it works.

 

Oblivion XP isn't causing this. I don't know what other mods could be causing this. Any ideas?

Edited June 20, 2010 by Kevorama0205

[bben46]

Why are you renaming folders?

What folders are being renamed?

What are they being renamed to?

 

Oblivion uses the Windows registry to tell it where to find its folders. Renaming folders can cause it to look for the old folder name in the original folder location.

 

Renaming mod files can cause the same kind of confusion as the esp tells the mod to look for its various parts by the original name - usually in the Oblivion\data\sub folders.

 

I have seen people rename things like data or texture folders in the mistaken belief that adding a new folder named data to the data folder that already exists will cause a problem or replace the original folder. It will not do either. When it is installed, you will get a message warning about overwriting - It does not overwrite anything - it actually appends the data folder into the original by creating a new folder inside the existing folder and naming it by the mod name.

[Kevorama0205]

I meant that I renamed my newData and newOblivion backups in order to use them instead of my corrupted game.

 

I deactivated all my mods and now my game crashes at the loading screen. I don't know why the problem is worse after deactivating all my mods, but one of my mods must be corrupting my game when I activate it. Is there any way to discover which mod is causing this?

[bben46]

I understand what you are doing now. Deactivating a mod (unchecking in either the game data list or OBMM) is not the same as removing it. Unchecking an esp only stops that esp from loading on start. All of the textures, meshes etc, and any mod that does not include an esp or esm will still be loaded and can still cause problems. Often corrupt games are stored in the saves as well - which are not touched by deactivating and are not even touched by a standard reinstall.

 

You may try this instead: Bben's Oblivion Revert to Vanilla game

http://www.tesnexus.com/articles/article.php?id=340

 

It allows you to remove all mods and have a completely vanilla game - and keeps any official patches without reinstalling. And it is reversible.

 

If you have to reinstall: Here is a link to my complete uninstall/reinstall procedure located in the articles section of the Nexus

http://www.tesnexus.com/articles/article.php?id=240

 

It allows you to preserve any saves and mods, or remove them completely - your choice.

[Kevorama0205]

I've done what was at both of those links before, I just don't know what mod could be causing this. When I load Oblivion.esm in the Constuction Set with oldData renamed to Data, the faces of the NPCs just look like black squares with glowing cyan hair. I know now that the textures and meshes from one of my mods must be causing this, but I don't want to get rid of all my mods.

 

EDIT: I've fixed the problem.