A cry for help - Am i pushing the engine too far?

[dlseanan]

Hi guys,

 

Yes it's another crash to desktop post. My larger question is this; Is there something in particular that is crashing my game, or am i just pushing the Skyrim engine past its limit?

The smaller questions are then the details. We'll make those up as we investigate.

 

These CTD's generally happen after about an hour of play, but are most likely to occur when walking towards towns or cities, or when opening a SkyUI overlay (inventory screens, mostly); my sphincter clenches every time i loot something now. Interior cells fare better than exterior ones, but i'm guessing that's expected.

 

Here are my PC specs:

 

 

Windows 7 64-bit SP1

Intel Core i5-4670K CPU @ 3.40GHz

8.0GB RAM (single stick, i'll get another i promise)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (1GB VRAM)

 

 

 

Skyrim itself is Legendary v1.9.32.0.8

I use Mod Organizer v1.3.7

SKSE v1.7.3 (beta build)

Following the STEP guide i use Wrye Bash (Smash?), Dual Sheath Redux, and Fore's New Idles and their patches - all run through MO.

I used DDSopt and STEP's guide to optimise as many textures as i could.

Everything is located in C:\Program Files (x86)\ directory, but MO has administrative privileges, so i haven't run into many problems.

 

My mod list follows the full STEP: Extended routine, and then most of REGS, a fair chunk of Survival, some mods i chose myself, and then relevant patches from Modular Morrowloot.

Mod list:

# This file was automatically generated by Mod Organizer.

+FNIS Patch

+Fores New Idles in Skyrim - FNIS

+Better Shaped Weapons - All in One Installer

+Dual Sheath Redux Patch

+Dual Sheath Redux

+Bashed Patch

+STEP - Skyrim Total Enhancement Project

+STEP Core & Extended - Survival patch

+REGS Merged Patch

+Modular Morrowloot Patch

+High Level Enemies - SIC - OBIS Patch

+Unique Uniques - Weapons and Armor Fixes Remade Patch

+Vanilla Reduced Textures

+Unofficial SPERG Patches

+JContainers

+vwr Wet Eyes

+VioLens - A Killmove Mod

+UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul

+TK HitStop

+TK Recoil

+Smart Cast

+RealisticRoomRental-Enhanced

+Predator Vision - Vampire Werewolf and Khajiit

+No Combat Boundaries and Unofficial Encounter Zone Patch

+Mine Foremen Sell Ore

+Loot and Degradation

+iNeed - Food, Water and Sleep

+Immersive Spells and Light - Spells emit light

+Harvest Overhaul

+Frostfall - Hypothermia Camping Survival

+Face to face conversation

+Farmers Sell Produce

+Enhanced Skyrim Factions - The Companions Guild

+Dragon Soul Relinquishment

+Cobb Encumbrance

+College of Winterhold Entry Requirements

+Classic Level Up

+Chasing the Dragon - Toxicity and Addiction

+Better Fast Travel - Carriages and Ships - Overhauled

+OMINOUS Dragon Soul Absorb Music

+Musical Lore (Soundtrack Mod By Nir Shor)

+Kill The Orchestra

+Immersive Sounds - Footsteps 2.0

+Hoths Main Menu Music Replacer

+Supreme Storms

+Supreme and Volumetric Fog

+Subliminal Traps 2 - NMM Installer by Kevkas

+Remove Interior Fog V2

+Realistic Sun Vanilla

+No Snow Under The Roof

+ETHEREAL CLOUDS

+Enhanced Lights and FX

+Vilja in Skyrim

+Sofia - The Funny Fully Voiced Follower

+Serana Dialogue Edit

+Queen of the Damned - Deadlier Serana

+INIGO

+Hoth

+Follower Commentary Overhaul

+Familiar Faces

+Erandur Redone

+Companion Valfar

+The Dragon Engine

+Skyrim Immersive Creatures

+OBIS - Organized Bandits In Skyrim

+Interesting NPCs

+Inconsequential NPCs

+Immersive Patrols

+High Level Enemies 1.6 SIC Edition

+Extended Encounters

+Deadly Dragons

-Civil War Overhaul

+Black Horse Courier Reborn

+Wearable Lanterns 3 0b

+Unique Dragon Priest Masks - HD textures

+Unique Uniques

+Unique Weapons Redone

+The One Ring a LOTR mod

+Real Bows Lite

+Psilocybin Mushrooms NMM

+Ethereal Ghostblade

+Eli's Coffee Mod

+Book Covers Skyrim

+Windhelm Lighthouse

+Windcallers Pass

+Unique Border Gates

+The Shadow of Meresis

+Provincial Courier Service

+Ogmunds Tomb

+Nightingale Hall Restored - Karliah as a Follower

+Immersive Fallen Trees Mod

+Immersive Dawnguard Dayspring Pass

+Immersive College of Winterhold

+High Hrothgar Overhaul

+Hidden Hideouts of Skyrim

+Helgen Reborn

+Dawn of Skyrim Collection 1.2-58275-1-2

+Breezehome Firepit Removed

+Blackreach Overhaul

+Better Docks

+Apple garden_Il giardino delle mele

+Alternate Start - Live Another Life

+Realistic Boat Bobbing

+Player Headtracking

+Equipping Overhaul

+Enhanced Camera

+Better Jumping

+Belt-Fastened Quivers 1 2 Release

+Small Crosshair

+No Boring Sleep-Wait Menu

+moreHUD

+iActivate

+A Matter of Time - A HUD clock widget

+SafetyLoad

+Arissa - The Wandering Rogue

+SPERG - Skyrim Perk Enhancements and Rebalanced Gameplay

+Winterhold - Expanded Ruins

+Expanded Towns and Cities

+Dynamic Loot

+Even Better Quest Objectives

+When Vampires Attack

+Wet and Cold

+Traps Make Noise - More Dangerous Traps

+T3nd0s Skyrim Redone

+Thieves Guild Requirements - No Auto Quest Start Brynjolf

+The Paarthurnax Dilemma

+The Choice is Yours - Fewer Forced Quests - Improved Dialogue Options

+Skyrim -Community- Uncapper

+Skyrim Coin Replacer Redux

+Run For Your Lives

+Oblivion Gates

+Non-Essential Children

-No NPC Greetings

+Lock Overhaul

+Gildergreen Regrown

+Follower Trap Safety

+Dual Wield Parrying

+Immersive Horses

+Come together N Out of the way - Nausicaa-S Tweaker

+ClamsDropPearls

+Bring Out Your Dead

+Auto Unequip Ammo

+Ultra Realistic Crossbow Shoot Sounds

+Ultra Realistic Bow Shoot Sounds

+Thundering shouts

+Smooth blades draw and sheath

+Realistic wolf howls

+Lower Sounding Thieves Guild Door

+Improved Combat Sounds

+True Storms - Thunder and Rain Redone v1.4

+IHSS - Improved Horse Step Sounds

+Heart of the Beast - Werewolf Sound and Texture Overhaul

+Dragons Shout with Voice

+Audio Overhaul for Skyrim 2

+Better Weapon Swing Sounds

+Better Horse Pain Sounds

+Better Animal Footsteps

+White Phial Replacer

+Sweet Mother - the Night Mother Improvement

+Super Realistic Ore Textures

+Soul Gems Differ

+Skyrim Redesigned

+Silly Level of Detail - Wine Cellar -- SLOD WC

+Silly Level of Detail - Potions and Poisons -- SLOD PnP

+Septim HD

+Ren's HD Shrines by Rengel

+Realistic Instruments - Flute Lute and Drum HQ

+Radiant and Unique Potions and Poisons HD

+Pilgrims Delight - Legacy

+Not Really HD Keys

+N-R HD Display Case

+Intricate Spider Webs

+HQ Paper

+HD Sacks Retexture

+HD Ore And Ingots

+HD Linens

+HD Baskets Retex

+Gemling Queen Dragon Claws

+Enhanced HD Dragon Bones 1k v1.6a

+Improved Enchanter Candle Meshes

+Detailed Rugs

+Dark Brotherhood Tenets Restored - Standard Edition

+Better Shadowmarks

+Better Bones

+The 418th Step

+Skyrim Performance PLUS

+Smaller Ice Spike and Ice Spear

+Running with your Bow Replacer

+Wonders of Weather

+NoMaaM Breathing Idles BBB

-No Spinning Death Animation

+Lightning During Thunderstorms

+Improved Weapon Impact EFFECTS Correct Metal

+Finer Dust

+Enhanced Blood Textures

+Enchantment Effect Replacer

+Blocking Animation Pack

+Deadly Spell Impacts

+Dawnguard Rune Weapons FXS Replacer

+Burn Freeze Shock Effects

+Better Turn Animation only One pose

+Animated Weapon Enchants

+Animated Clutter

+Ultimate HD Torch

+Not Really HD Mask of Clavicus Vile

+Nightingale Prime HD

+New Thinner Torch

+Greatsword Sheaths and Scabbards Redux

+Skyrim Weapon De-LARP-ification Project

+Sky Haven Temple Merchants and More

+Gemling Queen Jewelry

+Elemental Staffs

+Closer Quivers and Longer Arrows

+Dawnguard Crossbow Explosive Bolts Visualized

+Better Circlets HQ V1o1

+aMidianBorn stormcloak officer armour

+aMidianBorn imperial light and studded

+aMidianBorn Book of Silence - Content Addon

+aMidianBorn Book of Silence

+aMidianBorn Blade of Woe

+Natural Eyes

+Better males - Beautiful nudes and faces - New hairstyles

+XCE - Dawnguard

+XCE - Xenius Character Enhancement

+Dawnguard Rewritten - Arvak

+Superior Lore-Friendly Hair - HD textures

+PondFish and Salmon Replacer - texture

+new children

+More Realistic Hair

+Improved Foot Wraps for females

+Frost Atronach HD Retex

+Female Vampires Have Fangs

+Cover Khajiits

+Brows

+Birds and Flocks

+Better Freckles

+Better Beast Races v2

+Bellyaches HD Dragon Replacer Pack

+Beards

+83Willows 101BugsHD Butterfly Dragonfly Luna-Moth Torchbug

+Bellyaches Animal and Creature Pack

+Whiterun Trellis Redesigned and HQ

+Vivid Landscapes - Tundra Moss Revised

+Visible Windows

+TreesHD_Skyrim_Variation

+The Beauty of Skyrim - Dungeons

+Skyrim Improved Puddles - SIP

+Skyrim Distant Detail

+Realistic Water Two

+Re-Defined Dungeons WIP

+Real Wood Textures - Farmhouses No Green Moss Version 1K

+Real Ice

+Point The Way

+Moss Rocks - Dragonborn DLC Addon

+The Ruffled Feather

+Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - MCM Special Edition

+Improved Vanilla Mountains HD

+Hybrids Hires Plant and Herb Retexture

+HQ Snow Texture

+HiRes Legible Road Signs

+High Quality LODs

+Farmhouse Chimneys

+Footprints

+Ethereal Cosmos

+Purity

+HD Enhanced Terrain

+Dragon Glyphs HD - Fixed

-Skyrim Flora Overhaul 2.1

+aMidianBorn Whiterun

+aMidianBorn Solstheim Landscape

+aMidianBorn Farmhouse

+aMidianBorn Caves and Mines

+A Quality World Map and Solstheim Map - With Roads

+The Ruffled Feather - Enhanced Distant Terrain

+High Quality Food and Ingredients

+Tobes Highres Textures

+HD Misc

+Skyrim Realistic Overhaul

+Serious HD Retexture Skyrim

+Static Mesh Improvement Mod

+SkyFalls + SkyMills

+Ultimate HD Fire Effects

+The Skyrim Distance Overhaul Beta (S.D.O.)

+Realistic Smoke and Embers

+Ruins Clutter Improved

+Bethesda Hi-Res DLC Optimized

+Smaller Cursor

+SkyUI

+RaceMenu

+Main Menu Spinning Skyrim Emblem

+Main Font Replacement

+Lore-Based Loading Screens

+Lockpicking interface retex

+KenMOD - Time on loading screen

+Immersive HUD - iHUD

+High Quality 3D Map

-Disease Descriptions for the Immersive Adventurer

+Better MessageBox Controls

+Better Dialogue Controls

+XP32 Maximum Skeleton -XPMS

-Realistic Force

+Complete Crafting Overhaul Remade

+Cloaks of Skyrim

+Weapons and Armor Fixes Remade

+Trade and Barter

+Smart Souls

+Skyrim Project Optimization

+SKSE -Elys- AltF4

+Ragdoll Paralysis

+Improved closefaced helmets

+Guard Dialogue Overhaul

+Fuz Ro Doh

+SkyRealism - Time and Travel

-Fast travel timescale fix

+Double Cursor Fix

+Dead Body Collision Fix

+Cutting Room Floor

+Consistent Older People

+Clothing and Clutter Fixes

-Brawl Bugs Patch - Plugins - Modder Resource

+Bowlegged jump animation Fix

+Appropriately Attired Jarls

+STEP - Vanilla Optimised Textures

+Unofficial High Resolution Patch

*Unmanaged: HighResTexturePack03

*Unmanaged: HighResTexturePack02

*Unmanaged: HighResTexturePack01

+Unofficial Dragonborn Patch

*Unmanaged: Dragonborn

+Unofficial Hearthfire Patch

*Unmanaged: HearthFires

+Unofficial Dawnguard Patch

*Unmanaged: Dawnguard

+Unofficial Skyrim Patch

+Distant Decal Fix

+Stable uGridsToLoad

+skse 1 07 03

In reverse order of priority, i guess.

Plugin load order:

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

Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm

DynamicLoot.esm

ETaC - RESOURCES.esm

Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm

WinterholdDestruction.esm

SPERG.esm

CompanionArissa.esm

HighResTexturePack01.esp

HighResTexturePack02.esp

HighResTexturePack03.esp

Unofficial High Resolution Patch.esp

Cutting Room Floor.esp

SmartCast_1_0.esp

83Willows_101BUGS_V4_LowRes.esp

CobbEncumbrance.esp

DawnguardRuneWeaponsFXSReplacer.esp

BlackHorseCourier.esp

LootandDegradation.esp

Soul Gems Differ.esp

Auto Unequip Ammo.esp

College of Winterhold Entry Requirements.esp

towConversation.esp

BWS.esp

GQJ_DG_vampireamuletfix.esp

Brows.esp

Lock Overhaul.esp

Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp

Chesko_WearableLantern.esp

RaceMenuPlugin.esp

ClassicLevelUp.esp

Headtracking.esp

BFSEffects.esp

AHZmoreHUD.esp

TKRecoil.esp

Nausicaa's Tweaker.esp

UD_Serana.esp

DragonEngine2.esp

DragonShoutVoice.esp

Dual Wield Parrying_SKSE.esp

DynamicLoot_DB_DG.esp

ORM-Arvak.esp

SkyUI.esp

TradeBarter.esp

ChasingTheDragon.esp

HitStop.esp

Beards.esp

SMIM-FurnitureChestSnowFix.esp

Moss Rocks.esp

SMIM-DungeonsCliffsIceSkirts.esp

Appropriately Attired Jarls Redux.esp

NirShor-MusicalLore.esp

Dual Sheath Redux.esp

AMatterOfTime.esp

Footprints.esp

RaceMenu.esp

Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp

Moss Rocks_DB.esp

EnhancedLightsandFX.esp

ETaC - Complete.esp

ETaC IHO Compatibility Patch.esp

ELFX - Dawguard - Dragonborn.esp

RealisticRoomRental.esp

Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp

Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp

CollegeOfWinterholdImmersive.esp

ExpandedWinterholdRuins.esp

3DNPC.esp

Prometheus_No_snow_Under_the_roof.esp

Purity.esp

Bring Out Your Dead.esp

BetterQuestObjectives.esp

NonEssentialChildren.esp

FCO - Follower Commentary Overhaul.esp

No Combat Boundaries - Legendary.esp

Thieves Guild Requirements.esp

SkyRealism - Time and Travel.esp

mintylightningmod.esp

UFO - Dragonborn AddOn.esp

VioLens.esp

Ethereal_Ghostblade.esp

Radiant and Unique Potions Poisons and Booze.esp

aMidianBorn_ContentAddon.esp

Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp

Weapons & Armor_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.esp

Book Covers Skyrim.esp

DawnofSkyrim-AllMajorCities.esp

RRR_ELFX-Patch.esp

Supreme Fog.esp

Skyrim Immersive Creatures.esp

ExplosiveBoltsVisualized.esp

HarvestOverhaul.esp

ClamsDropPearls.esp

fallentreebridges.esp

Helgen Reborn.esp

SkyrimCoinReplacerRedux.esp

Distant DetailHF.esp

SkyFalls + SkyMills + DG + DB.esp

ESFCompanions.esp

OBIS.esp

REGS - Better Docks.esp

CWIMergedPatch.esp

SPTConsistentOlderPeople.esp

Remove Interior Fog V2 - Full Version.esp

EMCompViljaSkyrim.esp

EMViljaInSolstheimAddOn.esp

Skyrim Immersive Creatures - DLC2.esp

Sky Haven Temple M&M3.esp

SkyRe_EncounterZones.esp

Hebrock_Der Schatten von Meresis - EV.esp

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

BetterDGEntrance.esp

Oblivion Gates v3 - Skyrim + Dawnguard DLC.esp

Oblivion Gates v3 without Markers - Skyrim + Dawnguard DLC.esp

BirdsHFclean.esp

BFT Ships and Carriages.esp

ETaC - Complete Merged Patch.esp

RBB - Snowy Travel Merge.esp

Inconsequential NPCs.esp

Inconsequential NPCs - CRF Compatibility Patch.esp

BlackreachOverhaul.esp

Clothing & Clutter_3DNPC_Patch.esp

WetandCold.esp

WetandCold - Ashes.esp

When Vampires Attack.esp

WondersofWeather.esp

High Level Enemies - SIC.esp

ImmersiveSpells.esp

OBIS DG DB Patch.esp

Nightingale Hall.esp

HarvestOverhaulCreatures.esp

SMIM-DragonbornTernFix.esp

Cloaks.esp

TheChoiceIsYours.esp

SDO Full-LOD - Waterfall Effects.esp

Run For Your Lives.esp

UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul.esp

Point The Way.esp

imp_helm_legend.esp

Erandur Redone.esp

Inigo.esp

SeranaDialogEdit.esp

TheOneRing.esp

Dragon Soul Relinquishment.esp

UniqueBorderGates-All.esp

Immersive Patrols II.esp

SkyrimImprovedPuddles-DG-HF-DB.esp

SDO Full-LOD - Whiterun Trundra Creeks.esp

CompanionValfar.esp

Immersive Horses.esp

SMIM-ShackRoofFixes.esp

REGS Merged Patch.esp

MineVendors.esp

Farmers Sell Produce - Skyrim.esp

SMIM-FarmhouseFlickeringFix.esp

SkyRe_StandingStones.esp

3DNPC Merged Patch.esp

Chesko_Frostfall.esp

SkyRe_Races.esp

Provincial Courier Service.esp

SkyRe_EnemyAI.esp

UniqueBorderGates-All-Merged.esp

PilgrimsDelight.esp

The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp

FarmhouseChimneys.esp

RealisticWaterTwo.esp

AOS.esp

ADS.esp

Animated Weapon Enchants.esp

Paralyze.esp

TrueStorms.esp

DeadlyDragons.esp

DeadlySpellImpacts.esp

Traps Are Dangerous.esp

Immersive Sounds - Footsteps.esp

IHSS.esp

SPERG.esp

SPERG Weapons and Armor Complete.esp

Supreme Storms.esp

UniqueWeaponsRedone.esp

Elemental Staves.esp

ISFootsteps AOS Patch.esp

aMidianborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp

Unique Uniques.esp

RealisticWaterTwo - Legendary.esp

Eli's Coffee Mod.esp

Dead Body Collision.esp

HothFollower.esp

HothFollower UFO Patch.esp

SMIM-ShackRoofFixesDragonborn.esp

Breezehome Firepit Removed.esp

CCO_Merged_Patch.esp

Predator Vision.esp

SofiaFollower.esp

Extended Encounters.esp

Argonian Access.esp

Windhelm Lighthouse.esp

Cloaks - Dawnguard.esp

STEP Core & Extended - Survival patch.esp

PP_OgmundsTomb.esp

high hrothgar overhaul.esp

dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp

Improved Combat Sounds v2.2.esp

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

iActivate.esp

iHUD.esp

iNeed.esp

BlockSparkles.esp

Gildergreen Regrown.esp

SDO Full-LOD - Giant Campfires.esp

AOS2_Merged Patch.esp

Equipping Overhaul.esp

Sky Haven Temple Masters Quarters.esp

SkyRe_Combat.esp

vMYC_MeetYourCharacters.esp

TheChoiceIsYours_Dawnguard.esp

Apple garden.esp

PP_WindcallerPass.esp

PsilocybinMushrooms.esp

Chesko_Step418_SN.esp

RBB - Row Boats - Hearthfire Hotfix.esp

iNeed - Dangerous Diseases.esp

vwr Wet Eyes.esp

STEP Extended Patch.esp

Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp

Modular Morrowloot Patch.esp

BetterQuestObjectives - MergedPatch.esp

FarmhouseChimneysMerged.esp

Bashed Patch, 0.esp

Dual Sheath Redux Patch.esp

 

 

I used TESVEdit to merge a lot of patches and reduce my plugin count. I will readily post what each of these merged patches contains.

 

I tweaked a few .ini settings too, following these resources: Skyrim Configuration Settings, Skyrim Graphics Guide, Skyrim Stability Guide.

Skyrim.ini:

[General]

sLanguage = ENGLISH

uExterior Cell Buffer = 36

uGridsToLoad = 5

sIntroSequence =

bBorderRegionsEnabled = 1

fFlickeringLightDistance = 7000.0

iNumHWThreads=4

iHWThread6=5

iHWThread5=5

iHWThread4=5

iHWThread3=4

iHWThread2=4

iHWThread1=4

iAIThread2HWThread=5

iAIThread1HWThread=3

iRenderingThread2HWThread=1

iRenderingThread1HWThread=0

bUseThreadedMorpher=1

bUseThreadedParticleSystem=1

bUseThreadedTempEffects=1

bMultiThreadMovement=1

bDisableAllGore=0

bTrackAllDeaths=1

bPreemptivelyUnloadCells=0

sIntroMovie=

sMainMenuMovieIntro=

[Display]

fShadowLODMaxStartFade = 1000.0

fSpecularLODMaxStartFade = 2000.0

fLightLODMaxStartFade = 7000.0

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary = 2048

bAllowScreenShot = 0

fSunUpdateThreshold = 2.0000

fSunShadowUpdateTime = 0.1000

iPresentInterval = 1

bDecalsOnSkinnedGeometry=1

bShadowsOnGrass=0

bActorSelfShadowing=0

bMTRendering=0

bForcePow2Textures=0

bForce1XShaders=0

bAllow30Shaders=1

bAllow20HairShader=1

bDoTestHDR=0

bDo30VFog=1

bDoTallGrassEffect=1

bDoTexturePass=1

bDoSpecularPass=1

bDoDiffusePass=1

bDoAmbientPass=1

bUseRefractionShader=1

bUse Shaders=1

bUseSunbeams=1

fMipBias=0.0000

bSimpleLighting=0

fDecalLifetime=30.0000

bPerPixelLighting=0

fDefaultWorldFOV = 81.0

fDefault1stPersonFOV = 81.0

fDefaultFOV = 81.0

[Audio]

fMusicDuckingSeconds = 6.0

fMusicUnDuckingSeconds = 8.0

fMenuModeFadeOutTime = 3.0

fMenuModeFadeInTime = 1.0

[Grass]

bAllowCreateGrass = 1

bAllowLoadGrass = 0

iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure = 7

bGrassPointLighting=0

iMinGrassSize = 80

[GeneralWarnings]

SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning = One or more plugins could not find the correct versions of the master files they depend on. Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the "Warnings.txt" file for more information.

[Archive]

sResourceArchiveList =Skyrim - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Skyrim - Textures.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa

sResourceArchiveList2 = Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa

bInvalidateOlderFiles =0

SInvalidationFile =ArchiveInvalidation.txt

[Combat]

fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult = 0.0

fMagnetismLookingMult = 0.0

f1PArrowTiltUpAngle = 0.7

f3PArrowTiltUpAngle = 0.7

f1PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7

f3PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7

bDismemberOneLimb=0

bForceNPCsUseAmmo=1

[Camera]

fOverShoulderAddY=0.0

fOverShoulderPosZ=18.0

fOverShoulderPosX=0.0

fOverShoulderCombatAddY=0.0

fOverShoulderCombatPosZ=24.0

fOverShoulderCombatPosX=0.0

fOverShoulderHorseAddY=-72.0

fOverShoulderHorsePosZ=50.0

fOverShoulderHorsePosX=35.0

fActorFadeOutLimit=-100

fMouseWheelZoomSpeed=60.0

f1st3rdSwitchDelay=0.95

iHorseTransitionMillis=001

[Papyrus]

fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS = 500.0

bEnableLogging = 1

bEnableTrace = 1

bLoadDebugInformation = 1

bEnableProfiling = 1

iMaxAllocatedMemoryBytes = 76800

iMinMemoryPageSize = 256

iMaxMemoryPageSize = 512

fUpdateBudgetMS = 1.2

fExtraTaskletBudgetMS = 1.2

[Water]

bReflectLODObjects =1

bReflectLODLand =1

bReflectSky =1

bReflectLODTrees =1

[backgroundLoad]

bLoadBackgroundFaceGen = 1

bSelectivePurgeUnusedOnFastTravel = 1

bBackgroundLoadLipFiles = 1

bUseBackgroundFileLoader = 1

bUseMultiThreadedFaceGen=1

bUseMultiThreadedTrees=1

[interface]

fBookOpenTime = 500.0

fSafeZoneX=10

fSafeZoneY=10

fSafeZoneXWide=10

fSafeZoneYWide=10

[Actor]

fVisibleNavmeshMoveDist = 12288.0000

[Trees]

bForceFullDetail=0

bEnableTreeAnimations=1

[TerrainManager]

bKeepLowDetailTerrain=0

bDisplayCloudLOD=1

[Controls]

bMouseAcceleration=0

[saveGame]

bAllowProfileTransfer=1

bUseSaveGameHistory=1

[Animation]

bMultiThreadBoneUpdate=1

[Decals]

bDecalMultithreaded=1

bForceAllDecals=1

[imagespace]

bDoRadialBlur=1

 

 

 

SkyrimPrefs.ini:

[General]

fBrightLightColorB = 1.0000

fBrightLightColorG = 1.0000

fBrightLightColorR = 1.0000

iStoryManagerLoggingEvent =-1

bEnableStoryManagerLogging =0

sLanguage=ENGLISH

uExterior Cell Buffer=36

[imagespace]

bDoDepthOfField =1

iRadialBlurLevel = 1

[Display]

iBlurDeferredShadowMask =1

fInteriorShadowDistance =3000.0000

fShadowDistance =2500

iShadowMapResolutionSecondary = 1024

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary = 2048

iShadowSplitCount = 2

iMaxAnisotropy =0

fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd =4600.0000

fLeafAnimDampenDistStart =3600.0000

fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=10000000.0000

fGamma =1.0000

fDecalLOD2 =1500.0000

fDecalLOD1 =1000.0000

fSpecularLODStartFade =2000

fShadowLODStartFade =200.0000

fLightLODStartFade =3500

iTexMipMapMinimum =0

iTexMipMapSkip =0

iWaterMultiSamples =0

iMultiSample =4

iShadowMode =4

bTreesReceiveShadows =1

bDrawLandShadows =1

bFull Screen =1

iSize H =1080

iSize W =1920

fMeshLODFadePercentDefault =1.2000

fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault =256.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance =2048.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance =2844.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist =1e+007

fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist =1e+007

iScreenShotIndex =2

bShadowMaskZPrepass =0

bMainZPrepass =0

iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame =25

iMaxDecalsPerFrame =100

bFloatPointRenderTarget =0

sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1GB"

bFXAAEnabled =0

iShadowMapResolution =1024

fShadowBiasScale =0.3

iShadowMaskQuarter =4

iAdapter = 0

iPresentInterval = 0

iShadowFilter =4

bTransparencyMultisampling =0

bDrawShadows =1

bShadowsOnGrass =1

bDeferredShadows =1

fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0

fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0

fLightLODMaxStartFade=7000.0

bAllowScreenshot=1

[Grass]

b30GrassVS =0

fGrassStartFadeDistance=7000

fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000

fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0000

bAllowCreateGrass=1

bAllowLoadGrass=0

[MAIN]

bGamepadEnable =1

bCrosshairEnabled =1

fHUDOpacity =1.0000

bSaveOnPause =1

bSaveOnTravel =1

bSaveOnWait =1

bSaveOnRest =1

fSkyCellRefFadeDistance =250000.0000

[GamePlay]

bShowFloatingQuestMarkers =1

bShowQuestMarkers =1

iDifficulty =2

[interface]

bDialogueSubtitles =0

bGeneralSubtitles =0

fMouseCursorSpeed =1.0000

bShowCompass =1

[Controls]

fGamepadHeadingSensitivity =1.0000

fMouseHeadingSensitivity =0.0250

bAlwaysRunByDefault =1

bInvertYValues =0

bGamePadRumble =1

bMouseAcceleration = 0

bUseKinect =0

[Particles]

iMaxDesired =750

[saveGame]

fAutosaveEveryXMins =5.0000

[AudioMenu]

fAudioMasterVolume =1.0000

fVal7 =1.0000

uID7 =1979916470

fVal6 =1.0000

uID6 =3954

fVal5 =1.0000

uID5 =2064013425

fVal4 =1.0000

uID4 =2063599709

fVal3 =1.0000

uID3 =94881

fVal2 =0.0000

uID2 =466532

fVal1 =0.8000

uID1 =554685

fVal0 =1.0000

uID0 =1007612

[Clouds]

fCloudLevel2Distance =262144.0000

fCloudLevel1Distance =32768.0000

fCloudLevel0Distance =16384.0000

fCloudNearFadeDistance =9000.0000

[TerrainManager]

fTreeLoadDistance =75000

fBlockMaximumDistance =250000

fBlockLevel1Distance =70000

fBlockLevel0Distance =35000

fSplitDistanceMult =1.5

bShowLODInEditor =1

[NavMesh]

fObstacleAlpha = 0.5000

fCoverSideHighAlpha = 0.8000

fCoverSideLowAlpha = 0.6500

fEdgeFullAlpha = 1.0000

fEdgeHighAlpha = 0.7500

fEdgeLowAlpha = 0.5000

fTriangleFullAlpha = 0.7000

fTriangleHighAlpha = 0.3500

fTriangleLowAlpha = 0.2000

fLedgeBoxHalfHeight = 25.0000

fEdgeDistFromVert = 10.0000

fEdgeThickness = 10.0000

fPointSize = 2.5000

[Trees]

bRenderSkinnedTrees =1

uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender =20

[Decals]

uMaxDecals =1000

bDecals =1

bSkinnedDecals =1

uMaxSkinDecals =100

uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor =60

bDecalsOnSkinnedGeometry = 1

[LOD]

fLODFadeOutMultObjects =15.000

fLODFadeOutMultItems =15.000

fLODFadeOutMultActors =15.000

fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell =1.0000

[Launcher]

bEnableFileSelection = 1

bShowAllResolutions = 1

uLastAspectRatio =3

[blurShaderHDR]

bDoHighDynamicRange = 0

[blurShader]

bUseBlurShader = 0

[Water]

iWaterReflectHeight =1024

iWaterReflectWidth =1024

bUseWaterDisplacements =1

bUseWaterRefractions =1

bUseWaterReflections =1

bUseWaterDepth =1

[Audio]

fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0

fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0

fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0

fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0

[Combat]

fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0

fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0

[Papyrus]

fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=500.0

bEnableLogging=1

bEnableTrace=1

bLoadDebugInformation=1

 

 

 

And enblocal.ini:

[PROXY]

EnableProxyLibrary=false

InitProxyFunctions=false

ProxyLibrary=other_d3d9.dll

[GLOBAL]

UsePatchSpeedhackWithoutGraphics=true

UseDefferedRendering=false

IgnoreCreationKit=true

[PERFORMANCE]

SpeedHack=true

EnableOcclusionCulling=true

EnableZPrepass=false

[MULTIHEAD]

ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false

VideoAdapterIndex=0

[MEMORY]

ExpandSystemMemoryX64=true

ReduceSystemMemoryUsage=true

DisableDriverMemoryManager=false

DisablePreloadToVRAM=false

EnableUnsafeMemoryHacks=false

ReservedMemorySizeMb=512

VideoMemorySizeMb=3926

EnableCompression=true

AutodetectVideoMemorySize=true

[WINDOW]

ForceBorderless=true

ForceBorderlessFullscreen=true

[ENGINE]

ForceAnisotropicFiltering=true

MaxAnisotropy=16

ForceLodBias=false

LodBias=0.0

AddDisplaySuperSamplingResolutions=false

EnableVSync=true

VSyncSkipNumFrames=0

[LIMITER]

WaitBusyRenderer=false

EnableFPSLimit=false

FPSLimit=60.0

[iNPUT]

//shift

KeyCombination=16

//f12

KeyUseEffect=123

//home

KeyFPSLimit=36

//num / 106

KeyShowFPS=106

//print screen

KeyScreenshot=44

//enter

KeyEditor=13

//f4

KeyFreeVRAM=115

[ADAPTIVEQUALITY]

Enable=false

Quality=1

DesiredFPS=20.0

[ANTIALIASING]

EnableEdgeAA=true

EnableTemporalAA=false

EnableSubPixelAA=true

EnableTransparencyAA=false

[FIX]

FixGameBugs=true

FixParallaxBugs=true

FixParallaxTerrain=false

FixAliasedTextures=true

IgnoreLoadingScreen=true

IgnoreInventory=true

FixTintGamma=true

RemoveBlur=false

FixSubSurfaceScattering=true

FixSkyReflection=true

FixCursorVisibility=true

FixLag=false

[LONGEXPOSURE]

EnableLongExposureMode=false

Time=1.0

BlendMax=0.0

 

 

enbseries.ini is left as is (default).

For those whose eyes aren't tired yet, i have Papyrus logs. I won't post them now though as they don't seem much help (to me). They all end on something different, so i don't think it was the last call that crashed the application. If they are wanted, give a shout.

As you can probably see, i've put a lot of time into this before coming here, so i really need a guru or some such to help me. Even if you straight-up tell me that there's too much going on under the hood, i'm still going to have questions.

Sorry about all the links, but citing my references is what i'm used to.

It's midnight in my time zone, so i'm going to bed now, and i have an exam tomorrow, so don't be offended if i only get back here twelve hours from now.

Godspeed and hi-ho silver.

[MotoSxorpio]

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (1GB VRAM) <---1GB Vram might be holding you back...

[saurusmaximus]

Do you have any texture mods installed (they usually don't show up in your load order)? Either way, I agree with Moto that it sounds like you're running into trouble when you cross cell boundaries.

 

Also, this may not be relevant, but I noticed in your ENBLocal that you have EnableProxyLibrary=false, but you have an alternate proxy library listed. Are you not using it, or did you for get to set the above to true?

[dlseanan]

I suspected as much about the graphics card. Using Skyrim Performance Monitor, it tells me i'm almost always using 99% of my GPU, and all 1024MB of VRAM. Will the game just crash so easily when it can't load all the graphics?

All the texture mods i have installed should be listed in my mod list, which is different to my plugin list. I did optimise all of them, but that may not be enough. Will dropping resolution do anything? Playing on 1366*768 doesn't seem to change anything.

 

P.S. Could a moderator or admin delete my extra posts, please? I didn't mean to do that.

[dlseanan]

Also, i have absolutely no idea what an alternate proxy library is or does, forgive me. Will it help and what do i do?

[jones177]

Hi

Lowering your resolution will bring down your GPU usage & may up your fps but will not allow you to play longer. More Vram will.

I think you are doing a brilliant job at modding your game with what resources you have.

 

Back in 2013 I had a 2gb 670 & could only play for about 10 minutes (I have lots of NPC mods). I replaced it with a 4gb 680 & my play time went up to 6 hours.

 

Later

[dlseanan]

From what you're describing, jones177, it seems like the card can only load a certain total amount before it kicks it. Surely it's more fluid than that, loading and unloading as it comes (screen panning, character walking, etc.)?

I also have quite a few NPC mods, but aren't NPC's more taxing on the CPU via scripting, rather than the GPU (assuming largely vanilla textures and meshes)?

 

I think, short of getting a brand spanking new card, i'm going to have to go through my mod list on nexus and look for performance versions. Sigh...

Pretty textures are so nice though.

 

Peace

[saurusmaximus]

 

Also, i have absolutely no idea what an alternate proxy library is or does, forgive me. Will it help and what do i do?

You have the following in your enblocal:

[PROXY]

EnableProxyLibrary=false

InitProxyFunctions=false

ProxyLibrary=other_d3d9.dll

Do you remember what "other_d3d9.dll" was for? Part of an old ENB or sweetfx setup? A version of Sheeson's Memory Patch? Is the file still in your Skyrim directory?

 

From what you're describing, jones177, it seems like the card can only load a certain total amount before it kicks it. Surely it's more fluid than that, loading and unloading as it comes (screen panning, character walking, etc.)?

I also have quite a few NPC mods, but aren't NPC's more taxing on the CPU via scripting, rather than the GPU (assuming largely vanilla textures and meshes)?

NPC's can be quite taxing on your video card if they are visible because, not only does it have to render them, but they are moving which really ups the load on your GPU.

[MotoSxorpio]

only matters if they need to run SweetFX or something...don't confuse the issue. Not running a proxy library won't CTD.

[MotoSxorpio]

only matters if they need to run SweetFX or something...don't confuse the issue. Not running a proxy library won't CTD.

Sorry, Site Bot has been eating my posts tonight...

 

GFX 1GB...this is the biggest bottleneck for you. You can try using HialgoBoost and ENB to negotiate an adequate render, but...upgrading would be better. Something with 2gb+ and say equivalent to 1000 cuda cores (not really cores...just pretend it's a real measure of power).

 

 

Surely it's more fluid than that, loading and unloading as it comes (screen panning, character walking, etc.)?

Skyrim is not a game engine that uses culling for efficiency. There's a mod that places culling markers for indoor performance, but there's not such a thing for Exterior. its a demanding engine.