Perception decreases and no landmark icons with bashed patch

[Aerostar44]

Hello all.

 

I'm new to modding Fallout 3, and I have it working decently. Today, I was browsing the forums and noticed the FAQ for beginners and decided to use the programs in it (LOOT, Wrye Flash, FO3 edit).

 

First off, LOOT shows no errors. After using LOOT, I launch Wrye Flash and the only errors that show are the Bashed Patch and F3ProjectReality (both are orange and say some mods have the same load order). I'm not sure how to get the orange background to go away, so I just loaded FO3 edit and no errors popped up, so I thought nothing of the orange backgrounds on those two lines. The problem I've been having is my perception has gone way down, to the point where the red blips won't show up until the enemy is attacking me already. The skill in the S.P.E.C.I.A.L.S. tab is 7(+). so that didn't seem to change. Also, the empty triangles that denoted an undiscovered region on the map no longer show up.

 

http://i.imgur.com/KOmFV6D.jpg

 

Is the orange background on the F3ProjectReality and Bashed Patch the culprit? If it is, how can I fix it?

[M48A5]

I don't use Wrye Flash, but what I have seen, the Bashed Patch should be loaded last.

 

Also, with such a small load order, is the patch really necessary?

[Aerostar44]

I'm not sure. I was just following the guide.

[M48A5]

Have you tried moving the Bashed Patch to load last in your load order?

 

Do you have the same problem without the patch?

 

Here are a couple of more guides to use.

 

http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1465357-installing-fallout-3-with-windows-78-and-xp/

 

http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/652876-fallout-3-modding-and-you/