Transparent ammo/shell casings bug

[45AARP]

EDIT: Years later I went back and found the issue. Some mod had set the settings "fGunShellLifetime" and "iDebrisMaxCount" and a few others to very low numbers, and they seemed "transparent" because my ENB was adding shadows to them, without me being able to see the actual casing. After two years of having this issue having shells fly across the screen again is really damn nice. Downloading this mod or any other similar one should fix it for anyone who doesn't know how to change game settings in the GECK: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/37867/?tab=files

The ammo casings ejected from my weapon are always transparent for some reason and I've never found anything on google about it. Reinstalling the mods associated with the shell casings doesn't seem to help. Is there any fix for this?

 

 

Active Mod Files:

 

00  FalloutNV.esm
01  Caliber.esm
02  More Perks for Companions.esm  [Version 1.0.0]
03  Lings.esm
04  Mo'.esm
05  More Traits.esm  [Version 1.0.0]
06  More Perks.esm
07  DeadMoney.esm
08  HonestHearts.esm
09  T6M Equipment Replacer NV.esm
0A  SomeguySeries.esm
0B  iHUD.esm
0C  OldWorldBlues.esm
0D  Weapons.of.the.New.Millenia.esm
0E  The.Armory.esm
0F  LonesomeRoad.esm
10  GunRunnersArsenal.esm
11  FNVD_DuctTapeRecipes.esm
12  CaliberXhonesthearts.esm
13  CaliberXgunrunners.esm
14  ClassicPack.esm
15  MercenaryPack.esm
16  TribalPack.esm
17  CaravanPack.esm
18  YUP - Base Game + All DLC.esm
19  FOOK - New Vegas.esm
1A  ELECTRO-CITY - CompletedWorkorders.esm
1B  Interior Lighting Overhaul - Core.esm  [Version 6.8]
1C  FOOK - New Vegas DLCs.esm
1D  AWorldOfPain(Preview).esm
1E  Interior Lighting Overhaul - L38PS.esm  [Version 1.1]
1F  NVInteriors_Core.esm
20  IWS-Core.esm  [Version 1.9]
21  Niner.esm
22  VanessaFollowerNV.esm
23  NevadaSkies.esm
24  Momod.esm
25  Project Nevada - Core.esm
26  Project Nevada - Equipment.esm
27  Project Nevada - Extra Options.esm
28  Weapon Mod Expansion.esm
29  WME - GRA.esm
2A  WME - DLCs.esm
2B  JIP Selective-Fire.esm
2C  XRE - CARS!.esm
2D  NVInteriors_ComboEdition_AWOP.esm
2E  Clean-Deluxe FNV.esm
++  YUP - NPC Fixes (Base Game + All DLC).esp
2F  Interior Lighting Overhaul - Ultimate Edition.esp  [Version 6.8]
++  ILO - PipBoy Light.esp  [Version 1.0]
++  Nights are Darker - Dead Money.esp  [Version 1.0]
++  Nights are Darker - Honest Hearts.esp  [Version 1.1]
++  Nights are Darker - Old World Blues.esp  [Version 1.0]
++  Nights are Darker - Fallout New Vegas.esp  [Version 4.9]
++  Nights are Darker - Lonesome Road.esp  [Version 1.0]
30  NewVegasBounties.esp
31  ILO - A World of Pain.esp  [Version 1.4]
++  WME - DLCs.esp
++  WME - DLCs Arenovalis.esp
32  EVE FNV - ALL DLC.esp
33  Project Nevada - EVE All DLC.esp
34  Extra Rounds.esp
35  The Mod Configuration Menu.esp  [Version 1.5]
36  The Weapon Mod Menu.esp  [Version 1.2]
37  FlashlightNVSE.esp
38  FOOK - New Vegas.esp
++  FOOK - New Vegas DLCs.esp
++  Project Nevada - IMPACT.esp
39  Project Nevada - Rebalance.esp
3A  Project Nevada - Rebalance Complete.esp
3B  Project Nevada - Cyberware.esp
3C  Project Nevada - Cyberware Additions.esp
3D  Project Nevada - All DLC.esp
3E  NVFR-Version_2.esp
3F  FOOK-PN Convergence.esp
40  EVE FNV - NO GRA.esp
41  Project Nevada - EVE No GRA.esp
42  AWOPDeadMoneyVendorPatch.esp
++  WME - Impact CP.esp
++  FOOK-Impact CP.esp
43  TheInheritance.esp
44  NewVegasKiller.esp
45  Factions Reloaded Legion.esp
46  AWOP-MoMod.esp
47  AltSpotterPerk_v1.esp
48  Reactive People - Ultimatum.esp
49  RealisticReloading.esp
4A  More Traits Update.esp
4B  1nivVSLArmors.esp  [Version 1.2]
4C  NewVegasBountiesII.esp
4D  Cripple Effects.esp
4E  AWOPDeadMoney.esp
++  HZSmoothLight.esp
++  ILO - Nevada Skies Patch.esp  [Version 1.1]
++  Improved Ballistics Effects V2.esp
4F  Companion Sandbox Mode3.esp  [Version 3.1]
50  MoreNiner.esp
51  More Ghouls.esp
52  NVWillow.esp
53  delilah.esp
++  No Hitscan.esp
54  Impact.esp
++  IMPACT - AllDLC.esp
++  IMPACT-WMX-DLCMerged.esp
++  IMPACT-WMX-ModernWeapons.esp
++  IMPACT-WMX.esp
++  IMPACT-AWOP.esp
++  IMPACT-Weapons.of.the.New.Millenia.esp
++  WME-PN-Impact CP.esp
55  Dynamic Third Person Camera.esp
++  More Subtle UI Sound Effects.esp
56  pyDoF.esp
57  Alternative Start.esp
58  More Perks Update.esp
59  Readius_NV.esp
5A  More Perks for Companions Update.esp
++  Improved Sound FX.esp
5B  Improved Sound FX - Weapon Sharing Fix.esp
5C  Improved Sound FX - Merged Major DLCs.esp
++  Improved Sound FX - Project Nevada.esp
5D  IWS-Core-Patrols.esp  [Version 1.9]
++  IWS-Core-Guards.esp  [Version 1.9]
++  IWS-Core-Civilians.esp  [Version 1.9]
++  IWS-DM.esp
++  IWS-HH.esp
++  IWS-OWB.esp
++  IWS-LR.esp
5E  The.Armory.Leveled.List.esp
5F  The.Armory.Immersion.Addon.esp
++  The.Armory.HonestHearts.Patch.esp
++  The.Armory.Leveled.List.Dead.Money.Patch.esp
++  The.Armory.Leveled.List.Honest.Hearts.Patch.esp
60  The.Armory.Leveled.List.Lonesome.Road.Patch.esp
++  The.Armory.Leveled.List.Old.World.Blues.Patch.esp
++  The.Armory.Sample.Sounds.esp
61  alternate_armor_system_v0999.esp
++  AAS_DeadMoney.esp
++  AAS_GunRunnersArsenal.esp
++  AAS_HonestHearts.esp
++  AAS_LonesomeRoad.esp
++  AAS_OldWorldBlues.esp
62  MoreChems.esp
63  Ducttape.esp
64  WeaponJamming.esp
65  medtektraumakit_edisleado.esp
66  Better Game Performance.esp
67  Weapons.of.the.New.Millenia.Honest.Hearts.Grunt.Patch.esp
68  Weapons.of.the.New.Millenia.Leveled.Lists.esp
69  Weapons.of.the.New.Millenia.Store.esp
6A  Glock Pack.esp
6B  dD - Enhanced Blood Main NV.esp
6C  WeaponModsExpanded.esp
6D  WMX-ModernWeapons.esp
6E  WMX-DLCMerged.esp
++  Weapon Mod Expansion.esp
6F  DLC Weapon Integration - WMX.esp
70  Project Nevada - WMX.esp
71  Wasteland Defense.esp
72  Project Nevada - WME.esp
++  WMX-EVE-AllDLCMerged.esp
73  FOOK-PN-WME-WMX-EVE Convergence.esp
74  FOOK-PN-AWOP Weapon Convergence.esp
75  Mo'Suite.esp
76  Mo'haveAmmoDepot.esp
77  AWOP-BOEWeaponPatch.esp
++  AWOP-BOE-DLC.esp
++  AWOP-BOE-WMX.esp
78  AWOPMonsterPatch.esp
79  AWOPCaliberXAmmoPatch.esp
7A  AWOP-LowNPCSWastelandOnly.esp
7B  Weapons.of.the.New.Millenia.CaliberX4+.Patch.esp
7C  ILO - GS Shack.esp  [Version 1.3]
7D  ILO - New Vegas Bounties.esp  [Version 1.3]
7E  ILO - New Vegas Bounties II.esp  [Version 1.0]
++  FOOK-PN Spice.esp
++  FOOK-PN-Impact CP.esp
7F  Vurt's WFO.esp
80  NevadaSkies - Ultimate DLC Edition.esp
++  NevadaSkies - Pitch Black Nights.esp
81  MojaveDelight.esp
82  RaestlozPCIdles.esp
83  FNV-PC idles.esp
84  AmmoList.esp
++  morevendorloot.esp
++  Soundmod.esp
85  Bashed Patch, 0.esp
86  Performance Of The Gods.esp
87  tweaks.esp

 

Edited June 1, 2018 by slapahotribe23

[dubiousintent]

Transparent textures usually indicate either the mesh cannot locate it's texture file, or an incorrect alpha channel value. Assuming you have ArchiveInvalidation implemented, both are problems for the mod author to resolve ... which means they would have been reported fairly quickly after the mod was released.

 

You have 135 active mods. That is in the range (130-140 depending upon your system) that often causes graphics issues. Time to look into merging plugins in addition to using the Bashed Patch. Try temporarily disabling a half dozen mods to get under 130 and see if it makes any difference to this issue first.

 

Just touching all bases to clarify the situation:

Do you have some form of ArchiveInvalidation (preferably BSA Redirection) implemented?

Does the problem apply to all weapons, or just certain ones? Can you narrow down which mod is the source of the weapons in question?

Does the problem occur in both first and third person views?

Do you have any animation replacers installed? If so, does the problem still occur if you use the vanilla animations instead?

Have you rebuilt your BP after making any changes to your LO?

 

-Dubious-