An interesting Texture bug

[DandenYas]

Howdy,

 

I’m experiencing an interesting issue with Skyrim but before I get into it I would like to confirm that I have cleaned my files with TES5EDIT, ran LOOT and made a bashed patch with Wrye Bash. The issue I have is that textures, rugs, hair and face textures seem to go completely black and it gets progressively worse as time goes on.

 

There doesn’t seem to be any pattern as to which textures are affected and seem to change as I load new areas (Hopping between shops or taverns). For the first while the textures come back when changing areas but it does get worse the longer I play to the point of almost everything going black.

 

Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated, please find the load order in the spoiler below.

 

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Skyrim.esm

Update.esm

Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp

Dawnguard.esm

Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp

HearthFires.esm

Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp

Dragonborn.esm

Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp

Falskaar.esm

Wyrmstooth.esp

ApachiiHair.esm

ClimatesOfTamriel.esm

moonpath.esm

Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm

HighResTexturePack01.esp

HighResTexturePack02.esp

HighResTexturePack03.esp

Unofficial High Resolution Patch.esp

DragonBoneWeaponsComplete.esp

iHUD.esp

ClimatesOfTamriel-Nights-Level-5.esp

Chesko_WearableLantern.esp

ClimatesOfTamriel-Dungeons-Hazardous.esp

Blacksmithforge water fix HF.esp

Convenient Horses.esp

GrassOnSteroids_Short.esp

360WalkandRunPlus-RunBackwardSpeedAdjust.esp

ClimatesOfTamriel-Dragonborn-Patch.esp

Differently Ebony.esp

SkyCompleteLegendary.esp

SplashofRain.esp

Dragon Knowledge Spell.esp

EnhancedLightsandFX.esp

Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp

FollowerCompatibility.esp

SkyCompleteDragonborn.esp

Beards.esp

UFO - Dawnguard AddOn.esp

Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp

Locational Damage.esp

RaceMenu.esp

RaceMenuPlugin.esp

Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp

AOS.esp

FireAndIceOverhaul.esp

DeadlySpellImpacts.esp

3DNPC.esp

FCO - Follower Commentary Overhaul.esp

AOS2_FIO Patch.esp

AOS2_DSI Patch.esp

AOS2_CoT3_1_patch.esp

ClimatesOfTamriel-Dawnguard-Patch.esp

Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp

Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp

RealisticNeedsandDiseases.esp

Purewaters.esp

RND_PureWaters-Patch.esp

FalskaarRNDPatch.esp

Purewaters-Falskaar.esp

RND_USKP-Patch.esp

RND_Dawnguard-Patch.esp

Book Covers Skyrim.esp

Immersive Sounds - Compendium.esp

ISCompendium AOS Patch.esp

RND_Dragonborn-Patch.esp

SkyComplete3DNPC.esp

SkyCompleteDawnguard.esp

SkyCompleteFalskaar.esp

SkyUI.esp

LessIntrusiveHUD.esp

Skyrim Immersive Creatures.esp

RealShelter.esp

RSPatch.esp

Cloaks - Dawnguard.esp

Blacksmithforge water fix DG.esp

GloriousEnviroments.esp

OBIS.esp

Immersive Weapons.esp

OBISDB.esp

OBISDB-FaceMasksFix.esp

Birdsofskyrim.esp

Skyrim Immersive Creatures - DLC2.esp

TheEvilMansionFE.esp

UFO - Dragonborn AddOn.esp

UnreadBooksGlow.esp

Vivid Landscapes.esp

WeaponsArmorFixes_ImmersiveWeapons_Patch.esp

aMidianBorn_ContentAddon.esp

Improved Closefaced Helmets_Legendary.esp

AMB Glass Variants Lore.esp

Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp

Inconsequential NPCs.esp

Cloaks.esp

1nivWICCloaks.esp

UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul.esp

UFO - Heartfire AddOn.esp

1nivWICSkyCloaksPatch.esp

HigherLevelEnemies.esp

Inigo.esp

SMIM-Merged-All.esp

Inconsequential NPCs - Enhancement.esp

aMidianborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp

AOS2_GDO Patch.esp

WetandCold.esp

AOS2_WetandCold Patch.esp

WetandCold - Ashes.esp

moonpath_questdata.esp

AdalMatar.esp

Immersive Patrols II.esp

HothFollower.esp

HothFollower UFO Patch.esp

The Asteria - Dwemer Airship.esp

Chesko_Frostfall.esp

RND_HearthFires-Patch.esp

RND_AnimalLoot.esp

ELFX - Moonpath.esp

CompanionArissa.esp

PerkusMaximus_Master.esp

DeadlyDragons.esp

Blacksmithforge water fix DB.esp

PerkusMaximus_Thief.esp

BCS - PERMA Patch EN.esp

PerMa Expansion 1 - Wintermyst.esp

PerkusMaximus_Mage.esp

PerkusMaximus_Warrior.esp

Duel - Combat Realism.esp

Cloaks - USKP Patch.esp

Blacksmithforge water fix Vanilla.esp

FNISspells.esp

Dead Body Collision.esp

Into the Deep.esp

RabbitHole.esp

dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp

dD-DG-DB-Immersive Creatures EBT Patch.esp

dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp

dD-Reduced Wound Size.esp

AOS2_EBT Patch.esp

ISCompendium Enhanced Blood Patch.esp

Bashed Patch, 0.espw

[camaro_69_327]

Post your System specs...include amount of VRAM on the gpu.

 

Textures going randomly black is a sign of Texture overload. When the GPU is full Skyrim ramdomly decides what textures to NOT load , those go blank/black.

 

Download SPM (Skyrim Performance Monitor) Run that while playing till things start going Black...post the graph...

 

Also..Post what texture only mods you are loading, as thos wont show in a load order.

 

I will Bet...IF you disable these the problem goes away...

 

HighResTexturePack01.esp

HighResTexturePack02.esp

HighResTexturePack03.esp

Unofficial High Resolution Patch.esp

 

Edit: forgot link...:)

Edited December 31, 2014 by camaro_69_327

[DandenYas]

I'm having issues with getting Skyrim Performance Monitor to work with Mod Organizer to load my mods. All I get is a vanilla version when I try.

 

Edit: I fixed the monitor I have the results.

http://i.imgur.com/U3blFM0.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/U3blFM0.jpg

 

It seems indeed that my mods are too large for my graphic card and when it lags for a solid five seconds it's dumping some textures to keep the game going. My question is what mods should I take off and keep the game looking okay?

 

My spec's can be found here:

 

Operating System

Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit

CPU

AMD Phenom II X6 1050T

Thuban 45nm Technology

RAM

8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24)

Motherboard

ASUSTeK Computer INC. M4N98TD EVO (AM3)

Graphics

W2361 (1920x1080@59Hz)

SA300/SA350 (1920x1080@60Hz)

1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (ASUStek Computer Inc)

Storage

931GB SAMSUNG HD103SJ ATA Device (SATA)

111GB OCZ-AGILITY3 ATA Device (SSD)

Optical Drives

HL-DT-ST BDDVDRW CH10LS20 ATA Device

OXO YJO9UVW1AR8 ATA Device

Audio

VIA HD Audio (Win8.1)

 

Edited December 31, 2014 by DandenYas

[camaro_69_327]

As you see..that graph shows it all...the texture load is thru the roof... :smile:

 

Start by getting the "Optimized" versions of the 3 HR'DLC's. Then start removing texture mods, always get the lower versions of all texture replacers. You are seriously limited with a 1 GB video card..sorry.

 

You may need to remove all texture replacers, get a base line on how the vanilla game is as far as texture load goes, then keep an eye on the graphs as you add mods, stop when you get near the top! Leave some headroom as when you meet a bunch of bad guys and start fighting the load will increase. I learned a LOT when i had my 560ti, it was the reason i got a pair of 580's with 3GB of VRAM .. :smile:. The Vanilla game with only the 3 HR-DLC's load in at 1291.95...so more then a 1 GB card has...

 

Don't forget to "Endorse" SPM it will help you in the process of finding your limit!

 

EDIT: to add.....Check the TEMP on the GPU...81c is not HOT but its gettin warm, fan must be ramping up big time while you play..

 

IF you want to see how much "Over" the GPU is , download "Process Explorer" (free from Microsoft) and on the GPU tab it will show you the amount of "dynamic" System RAM in is use while you play. its the bottom Graph and only fills up IF you are going over the limit of your GPU. Fantastic program, i always have it running.

 

EDIT 2: post new graphs as you get this narrowed down...interested in what it takes to get you a bit under the line...:)

Edited December 31, 2014 by camaro_69_327

[DandenYas]

It seems that I had a 2K texture pack in with the game that I've taken out the game now runs just under the cap, I'm happy enough with this now thanks so much for your help Camaro have a great new year.

 

http://i.imgur.com/AGx3DT8.jpg

Edited January 1, 2015 by DandenYas

[camaro_69_327]

And a great New Year to you also...has the problem of Black textures gone? IF yes, good job...!

[DandenYas]

There are still some issues around some places and it does seem to happen after a few hours of play. It's something I can work with I don't really fancy cutting anything else I'll play with it for now and decide later.