Purple Ground - And no, not the usual kind

[kylok]

Sup guys.

 

The battle against CTDs and instability is one I constantly wage. Recently though, something new has been plagueing me: purple blobs on the ground. First in Anvil, and now outside and inside Chorrol. On the Anvil + the outside Chorrol instance, many textures were black aswell. The "purple problem" is not really like missing textures; more like some retard went into Chorrol and splashed purple paint on the ground.

 

Take a look: http://oi52.tinypic.com/5f3o9g.jpg (I forgot to resize it, so being the saint I am I posted a link instead of stretching your screen)

 

I actually thought I'd sorted this out at 2 occasions; the first time, inside Anvil and in the Anvil Docks, I replaced the vanilla shaders, and things worked like they used to. The second time, outside Chorrol, I deactivated the most recent mods I'd installed (this problem hadn't been encountered before they were installed), and when I started up the game again, things were back to normal. Inside Chorrol, a bit later, things went crazy again.

 

The mods removed were:

 

• Note to Self (not likely to be a culprit)
  
• VOILA
  
• PTRoaming NPCs
  
• Basic Primary Needs
  
• Not Too Ugly Companions
  

I don't really think one of these is causing it, since it's still happening and since none really modify the affected areas, but I might aswell throw em' out there. ;)

 

I'd love some help sorting out what is causing this. If there's something in here that you know is a culprit in CTD-ing and instability, please let me know aswell. I appreciate any help I can get. :wub:

 

Load order:

 

Oblivion.esm

Windfall.esm

All Natural Base.esm

battlemagearmor2-0Base.esm

Cobl Main.esm

Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm

Enhanced Daedric Invasion.esm

TamrielTravellers.esm

Kvatch Rebuilt.esm

Better Cities Resources.esm

CM Partners.esm

Toaster Says Share v3.esm

HorseCombatMaster.esm

Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp

UOP Vampire Aging & Face Fix.esp

DLCShiveringIsles.esp

Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp

Better Cities .esp

All Natural.esp

All Natural - SI.esp

Immersive Interiors.esp

Immersive Interiors - Lights Addon.esp

Enhanced Water v2.0 HD.esp

AmbientTownSounds.esp

MIS.esp

MIS New Sounds Optional Part.esp

Storms & Sound.esp

All Natural - Real Lights.esp

WindowLightingSystem.esp

Oblivion Cats v0.2b.esp

Portable Campsite.esp

RAEVWD New Sheoth.esp

Crowded Roads.esp

C&C - The Blackwood Company.esp

DropLitTorchOBSE.esp

Oblivion Graphics Extender Support.esp

Streamline 3.0.esp

Map Marker Overhaul.esp

Map Marker Overhaul - SI additions.esp

DLCHorseArmor.esp

DLCHorseArmor - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCOrrery.esp

DLCOrrery - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCVileLair.esp

DLCVileLair - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCMehrunesRazor.esp

DLCMehrunesRazor - Unofficial Patch.esp

EVE_StockEquipmentReplacer.esp

ACCCGR SI.esp

kdRhazed.esp

Tyrael Armor.esp

Weapon Expansion Pack for Oblivion Nthusiasts.esp

DLCThievesDen.esp

DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch - SSSB.esp

Cobl Glue.esp

Cobl Si.esp

Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp

OOO 1.32-Cobl.esp

TamrielTravellers4OOO.esp

TamrielTravellersItemsnpc.esp

ShiveringIsleTravellers.esp

C&C - The Blackwood Company - OOO.esp

CastleEltz.esp

CompleteMagePack.esp

EM_RedRoseManor.esp

Kragenir's Death Quest.esp

KDQ - Rural Line Additions.esp

Kvatch Rebuilt.esp

Kvatch Rebuilt Weather Patch.esp

Lem - The Spire of Apparitions.esp

LetThePeopleDrink.esp

LostSwordOfTheAylied.esp

LostSwordOfTheAylied - OBSE Add-On.esp

Malevolent.esp

Nascosto Isles 3.esp

Region Revive - Lake Rumare.esp

Scribe Supplies.esp

Sky Haven.esp

SunderedKeep.esp

The Ayleid Steps.esp

Valley_View_Estate.esp

VaultsofCyrodiilBC.esp

VHBloodlines 1.2.esp

Windfall.esp

DLCBattlehornCastle.esp

DLCBattlehornCastle - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCFrostcrag.esp

DLCFrostcrag - Unofficial Patch.esp

Knights.esp

Knights - Unofficial Patch.esp

Castle_Knightstone.esp

TOTF.esp

RTT.esp

RTT-Weye Relocation Patch.esp

The Lost Spires.esp

SoT_TheOrderofNibenay.esp

HoarfrostCastle.esp

AFK_Weye.esp

Rumare-AFK_Weye Patch.esp

MannimarcoComplete.esp

Shadowcrest_Vineyard.esp

ShezriesTownsMaster.esp

LostSpires+PellsGate Patch.esp

BrewHouse.esp

Enhanced Daedric Invasion.esp

Wellspring Vale.esp

road+bridges.esp

NRB4+Vineyard Patch.esp

Feldscar.esp

Vergayun.esp

HeartOftheDead.esp

xuldarkforest.esp

LostSpires-DarkForest patch.esp

xulStendarrValley.esp

xulTheHeath.esp

XulEntiusGorge.esp

xulFallenleafEverglade.esp

LostSpires-Everglade patch.esp

xulColovianHighlands_EV.esp

xulChorrolHinterland.esp

TheOrderofNibenay-Chorrol Hinterland patch.esp

mythsandlegends.esp

xulBeachesOfCyrodiilLostCoast.esp

Castle_Almgard-V2.esp

KragenirsDeathQuest-LostCoast patch.esp

xulBravilBarrowfields.esp

xulLushWoodlands.esp

HoarfrostCastle-LushWoodlands patch.esp

xulAncientYews.esp

xulAncientRedwoods.esp

xulCloudtopMountains.esp

KragenirsDeathQuest-CloudtopMountains patch.esp

Ravenview-Cloudtop-Patch.esp

xulArriusCreek.esp

xulPatch_AY_AC.esp

HeartoftheDead-ArriusCreek patch.esp

LostSwordoftheAyleids-ArriusCreek patch.esp

xulRollingHills_EV.esp

KragenirsDeathQuest-RollingHills patch.esp

xulPantherRiver.esp

xulRiverEthe.esp

xulBrenaRiverRavine.esp

xulImperialIsle.esp

RegionReviveLakeRumare-ImperialIsle patch.esp

xulBlackwoodForest.esp

xulCheydinhalFalls.esp

TearsOfTheFiend-CheydinhalFalls patch.esp

KvatchRebuilt-CheydinhalFalls patch.esp

xulAspenWood.esp

Lakewood+AspenWood Patch.esp

xulSkingradOutskirts.esp

xulSnowdale.esp

Feldscar+Snowdale Patch.esp

OOO-Snowdale Patch.esp

NRB4+UL-II Patch.esp

West Roads.esp

WellspringVale+WestRoads Patch.esp

bartholm.esp

Frostcrag Village.esp

Millstone_Farm_COBL.esp

MillstoneCOBL_UL_Patch.esp

NRB4+RR Patch.esp

Natural_Vegetation_by_Max_Tael.esp

Harvest [Flora].esp

Harvest [Flora] - DLCFrostcrag.esp

EVE_ShiveringIslesEasterEggs.esp

ImmersiveHealthIndication.esp

P1DkeyChain.esp

Storms & Sound - AFK_Weye.esp

Storms & Sound - Bartholm.esp

Storms & Sound - The Lost Spires.esp

Storms & Sound - Better Cities.esp

Quest Award Leveller.esp

Quest Award Leveller - Vile Lair.esp

Quest Award Leveller - Knights of the Nine.esp

Alternative Start by Robert Evrae.esp

RealisticForceHigh.esp

RealisticMagicForceHigh.esp

SupremeMagicka.esp

SM_ShiveringIsles.esp

SM_EnchantStaff.esp

MidasSpells.esp

Deadly Reflex 6 - Timed Block with no damage or durability changes.esp

Mounted_Spellcasting_Deadly_Reflex_Compatible.esp

SP1stPLegs.esp

CM Partners.esp

DKImperials.esp

Toaster Says Share Faction Recruitment.esp

not_recruit_companions.esp

CM Partners NPC.esp

CM Partners More NPCs NE.esp

CM Partners Extra NPCs.esp

Companion Postal Service.esp

1em_Vilja.esp

Companion Neeshka.esp

Rhianna.esp

Sonia.esp

Cobl Races.esp

Better Cities Full.esp

Better Imperial City.esp

Better Cities Full FPS Patch.esp

Better Cities - All Natural.esp

Better Cities - Unique Landscape Barrowfields.esp

Better Cities - Ruined Tail's Tale.esp

Better Cities - Unique Landscape Chorrol Hinterland.esp

Better Cities - Unique Landscape Cheydinhal Falls.esp

Better Cities - Unique Landscape Skingrad Outskirts.esp

Better Cities - Valley View Estate.esp

Better Imperial City FPS Patch.esp

Better Cities - The Lost Spires.esp

Better Cities - Unique Landscape Imperial Isle.esp

Better Cities - No LEYAWIIN Flooding.esp

DeadlyReflex 6 - Combat Moves.esp

NRB4 Standard Road Record.esp

Cobl Silent Equip Misc.esp

Bashed Patch, 0.esp

kylok.esp

 

 

[Lateralizm]

Sup guys.

 

The battle against CTDs and instability is one I constantly wage. Recently though, something new has been plagueing me: purple blobs on the ground. First in Anvil, and now outside and inside Chorrol. On the Anvil + the outside Chorrol instance, many textures were black aswell. The "purple problem" is not really like missing textures; more like some retard went into Chorrol and splashed purple paint on the ground.

 

Take a look: http://oi52.tinypic.com/5f3o9g.jpg (I forgot to resize it, so being the saint I am I posted a link instead of stretching your screen)

 

I actually thought I'd sorted this out at 2 occasions; the first time, inside Anvil and in the Anvil Docks, I replaced the vanilla shaders, and things worked like they used to. The second time, outside Chorrol, I deactivated the most recent mods I'd installed (this problem hadn't been encountered before they were installed), and when I started up the game again, things were back to normal. Inside Chorrol, a bit later, things went crazy again.

 

The mods removed were:

 

• Note to Self (not likely to be a culprit)
  
• VOILA
  
• PTRoaming NPCs
  
• Basic Primary Needs
  
• Not Too Ugly Companions
  

I don't really think one of these is causing it, since it's still happening and since none really modify the affected areas, but I might aswell throw em' out there. ;)

 

I'd love some help sorting out what is causing this. If there's something in here that you know is a culprit in CTD-ing and instability, please let me know aswell. I appreciate any help I can get. :wub:

 

Load order:

 

Oblivion.esm

Windfall.esm

All Natural Base.esm

battlemagearmor2-0Base.esm

Cobl Main.esm

Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm

Enhanced Daedric Invasion.esm

TamrielTravellers.esm

Kvatch Rebuilt.esm

Better Cities Resources.esm

CM Partners.esm

Toaster Says Share v3.esm

HorseCombatMaster.esm

Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp

UOP Vampire Aging & Face Fix.esp

DLCShiveringIsles.esp

Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp

Better Cities .esp

All Natural.esp

All Natural - SI.esp

Immersive Interiors.esp

Immersive Interiors - Lights Addon.esp

Enhanced Water v2.0 HD.esp

AmbientTownSounds.esp

MIS.esp

MIS New Sounds Optional Part.esp

Storms & Sound.esp

All Natural - Real Lights.esp

WindowLightingSystem.esp

Oblivion Cats v0.2b.esp

Portable Campsite.esp

RAEVWD New Sheoth.esp

Crowded Roads.esp

C&C - The Blackwood Company.esp

DropLitTorchOBSE.esp

Oblivion Graphics Extender Support.esp

Streamline 3.0.esp

Map Marker Overhaul.esp

Map Marker Overhaul - SI additions.esp

DLCHorseArmor.esp

DLCHorseArmor - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCOrrery.esp

DLCOrrery - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCVileLair.esp

DLCVileLair - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCMehrunesRazor.esp

DLCMehrunesRazor - Unofficial Patch.esp

EVE_StockEquipmentReplacer.esp

ACCCGR SI.esp

kdRhazed.esp

Tyrael Armor.esp

Weapon Expansion Pack for Oblivion Nthusiasts.esp

DLCThievesDen.esp

DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCThievesDen - Unofficial Patch - SSSB.esp

Cobl Glue.esp

Cobl Si.esp

Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp

OOO 1.32-Cobl.esp

TamrielTravellers4OOO.esp

TamrielTravellersItemsnpc.esp

ShiveringIsleTravellers.esp

C&C - The Blackwood Company - OOO.esp

CastleEltz.esp

CompleteMagePack.esp

EM_RedRoseManor.esp

Kragenir's Death Quest.esp

KDQ - Rural Line Additions.esp

Kvatch Rebuilt.esp

Kvatch Rebuilt Weather Patch.esp

Lem - The Spire of Apparitions.esp

LetThePeopleDrink.esp

LostSwordOfTheAylied.esp

LostSwordOfTheAylied - OBSE Add-On.esp

Malevolent.esp

Nascosto Isles 3.esp

Region Revive - Lake Rumare.esp

Scribe Supplies.esp

Sky Haven.esp

SunderedKeep.esp

The Ayleid Steps.esp

Valley_View_Estate.esp

VaultsofCyrodiilBC.esp

VHBloodlines 1.2.esp

Windfall.esp

DLCBattlehornCastle.esp

DLCBattlehornCastle - Unofficial Patch.esp

DLCFrostcrag.esp

DLCFrostcrag - Unofficial Patch.esp

Knights.esp

Knights - Unofficial Patch.esp

Castle_Knightstone.esp

TOTF.esp

RTT.esp

RTT-Weye Relocation Patch.esp

The Lost Spires.esp

SoT_TheOrderofNibenay.esp

HoarfrostCastle.esp

AFK_Weye.esp

Rumare-AFK_Weye Patch.esp

MannimarcoComplete.esp

Shadowcrest_Vineyard.esp

ShezriesTownsMaster.esp

LostSpires+PellsGate Patch.esp

BrewHouse.esp

Enhanced Daedric Invasion.esp

Wellspring Vale.esp

road+bridges.esp

NRB4+Vineyard Patch.esp

Feldscar.esp

Vergayun.esp

HeartOftheDead.esp

xuldarkforest.esp

LostSpires-DarkForest patch.esp

xulStendarrValley.esp

xulTheHeath.esp

XulEntiusGorge.esp

xulFallenleafEverglade.esp

LostSpires-Everglade patch.esp

xulColovianHighlands_EV.esp

xulChorrolHinterland.esp

TheOrderofNibenay-Chorrol Hinterland patch.esp

mythsandlegends.esp

xulBeachesOfCyrodiilLostCoast.esp

Castle_Almgard-V2.esp

KragenirsDeathQuest-LostCoast patch.esp

xulBravilBarrowfields.esp

xulLushWoodlands.esp

HoarfrostCastle-LushWoodlands patch.esp

xulAncientYews.esp

xulAncientRedwoods.esp

xulCloudtopMountains.esp

KragenirsDeathQuest-CloudtopMountains patch.esp

Ravenview-Cloudtop-Patch.esp

xulArriusCreek.esp

xulPatch_AY_AC.esp

HeartoftheDead-ArriusCreek patch.esp

LostSwordoftheAyleids-ArriusCreek patch.esp

xulRollingHills_EV.esp

KragenirsDeathQuest-RollingHills patch.esp

xulPantherRiver.esp

xulRiverEthe.esp

xulBrenaRiverRavine.esp

xulImperialIsle.esp

RegionReviveLakeRumare-ImperialIsle patch.esp

xulBlackwoodForest.esp

xulCheydinhalFalls.esp

TearsOfTheFiend-CheydinhalFalls patch.esp

KvatchRebuilt-CheydinhalFalls patch.esp

xulAspenWood.esp

Lakewood+AspenWood Patch.esp

xulSkingradOutskirts.esp

xulSnowdale.esp

Feldscar+Snowdale Patch.esp

OOO-Snowdale Patch.esp

NRB4+UL-II Patch.esp

West Roads.esp

WellspringVale+WestRoads Patch.esp

bartholm.esp

Frostcrag Village.esp

Millstone_Farm_COBL.esp

MillstoneCOBL_UL_Patch.esp

NRB4+RR Patch.esp

Natural_Vegetation_by_Max_Tael.esp

Harvest [Flora].esp

Harvest [Flora] - DLCFrostcrag.esp

EVE_ShiveringIslesEasterEggs.esp

ImmersiveHealthIndication.esp

P1DkeyChain.esp

Storms & Sound - AFK_Weye.esp

Storms & Sound - Bartholm.esp

Storms & Sound - The Lost Spires.esp

Storms & Sound - Better Cities.esp

Quest Award Leveller.esp

Quest Award Leveller - Vile Lair.esp

Quest Award Leveller - Knights of the Nine.esp

Alternative Start by Robert Evrae.esp

RealisticForceHigh.esp

RealisticMagicForceHigh.esp

SupremeMagicka.esp

SM_ShiveringIsles.esp

SM_EnchantStaff.esp

MidasSpells.esp

Deadly Reflex 6 - Timed Block with no damage or durability changes.esp

Mounted_Spellcasting_Deadly_Reflex_Compatible.esp

SP1stPLegs.esp

CM Partners.esp

DKImperials.esp

Toaster Says Share Faction Recruitment.esp

not_recruit_companions.esp

CM Partners NPC.esp

CM Partners More NPCs NE.esp

CM Partners Extra NPCs.esp

Companion Postal Service.esp

1em_Vilja.esp

Companion Neeshka.esp

Rhianna.esp

Sonia.esp

Cobl Races.esp

Better Cities Full.esp

Better Imperial City.esp

Better Cities Full FPS Patch.esp

Better Cities - All Natural.esp

Better Cities - Unique Landscape Barrowfields.esp

Better Cities - Ruined Tail's Tale.esp

Better Cities - Unique Landscape Chorrol Hinterland.esp

Better Cities - Unique Landscape Cheydinhal Falls.esp

Better Cities - Unique Landscape Skingrad Outskirts.esp

Better Cities - Valley View Estate.esp

Better Imperial City FPS Patch.esp

Better Cities - The Lost Spires.esp

Better Cities - Unique Landscape Imperial Isle.esp

Better Cities - No LEYAWIIN Flooding.esp

DeadlyReflex 6 - Combat Moves.esp

NRB4 Standard Road Record.esp

Cobl Silent Equip Misc.esp

Bashed Patch, 0.esp

kylok.esp

 

 

I don't know what kind of graphics card you may be running, but you could have the lighting settings or hdr or something on that could be trying to load things it just can't support.

[kylok]

I'm running an ATI Radeon HD 5800. HDR usually isn't a problem. Anyway I just hopped into the game to switch it off and see what happened... And now the purple blots were gone. Wierd as hell. They'll be back, I assure you. They're evil, and they're sneaky.

[Striker879]

Recently though, something new has been plagueing me: purple blobs on the ground. First in Anvil, and now outside and inside Chorrol. On the Anvil + the outside Chorrol instance, many textures were black aswell. The "purple problem" is not really like missing textures; more like some retard went into Chorrol and splashed purple paint on the ground.

Are the black patches anything like what's described in this thread? I see you use OBGE, are you also using bloom?

[kylok]

Recently though, something new has been plagueing me: purple blobs on the ground. First in Anvil, and now outside and inside Chorrol. On the Anvil + the outside Chorrol instance, many textures were black aswell. The "purple problem" is not really like missing textures; more like some retard went into Chorrol and splashed purple paint on the ground.

Are the black patches anything like what's described in this thread? I see you use OBGE, are you also using bloom?

Yes, the textures were black like so, but they were on non-LOD objects. I had that LOD issue before, turned off bloom and it stopped.

[Striker879]

The way the 'purple paint' looks makes me think of problems I've seen posted that were alpha maps related, but those were armor related problems and I don't really know squat about textures etc. (just read a lot and try to learn).

[stars2heaven]

This is certainly a textures issue, though not like one I've seen before. I have an idea of what is probably going on though.

 

Looking at your list of mods I think the 2 most likely culprits are All Natural, or Oblivion Graphics Extender. I'd place my money on OGE.

 

What it looks like to me is something is adding textures to the ground for some sort of enhanced effect. Since they are missing/Inaccessible they show up purple. The coming and going is probably because it doesn't always add the textures, maybe it is controled by a script or something else.

 

Try uninstaling OGE and see if it helps, then try All natural if not. If it turns out to be one of them then we can work on getting it to work right.

 

It's the best advice I can give atm :/

[kylok]

Well, I disabled HDR as the first poster told me, and although I suffer the great loss of that awesome effect, I have yet to see any purple blots. It seems this might have been the problem after all. stars2heaven, I recently updated OBGE's shaders, and these might have been conflicting in some way or other with the HDR lighting...

 

Anyhow, it seems the problem is solved for now. I'll just have to live without HDR. I thank you all for your time.

[Striker879]

Might not be relevant, but for anti-aliasing to work with HDR it must be set in your graphics card drivers, not the game settings.