Frequent crashes on saves around DC area and rivet city

[LordGrievous]

Essentially my game crashes over and over outside the D.C. area near Rivet City, near the Jefferson Memorial. It won't crash outside it but it'll crash if I save in it(or quicksave) or try to fast travel. Autosaves are all off and I've tried unloading the D.C. Interiors mod and rebuilding my patch. I've been playing for several hours before this, mainly operation anchorage and some of the wasteland survival guide quests and have only experienced other infrequent crashes. Just wondering if anyone could give me a hand.

 

[X] Fallout3.esm

[X] Anchorage.esm

[X] ThePitt.esm

[X] BrokenSteel.esm

[X] PointLookout.esm

[X] Zeta.esm

[X] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch.esm

[X] CRAFT.esm

[X] CALIBR.esm

[X] xCALIBR.esm

[X] Project Beauty.esm

[X] Mothership Crew.esm

[X] Apocalypse Armory.esm

[X] FOOK2 - Main.ESM

[X] FOOK2 - [DIK] DLC Improvement Kit.ESM

[X] Mart's Mutant Mod.esm

[X] Enhanced Weather - Rain and Snow.esm

[X] DCInteriors_ComboEdition.esm

[X] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Operation Anchorage.esp

[X] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - The Pitt.esp

[X] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Broken Steel.esp

[X] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Point Lookout.esp

[X] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Mothership Zeta.esp

[X] DarNifiedUIF3.esp

[+] Project Beauty- Broken Steel.esp

[+] Project Beauty- Point Lookout.esp

[X] MaxLevelWorkaround-BS.esp

[X] CRAFT - Activation Perk.esp

[X] TinCanCRAFTing.esp

[X] CALIBRxMerchant.esp

[X] Overhead3PCamera.esp

[X] Sprint Mod.esp

[X] KHWeaponscanner.esp

[X] GalaxyNewsRadio20[M].esp

[X] UPP - Pack 1.esp

[X] UPP - Pack 2.esp

[X] UPP - Experience Perks.esp

[X] UPP - Quest Perks.esp

[X] BookPerks.esp

[X] Almost Perfect Anytime Bobbleheads.esp

[X] WastelandMastery.esp

[X] SkillCheck.esp

[X] FPS Grenade Hotkey.esp

[+] FPS Grenade Hotkey - Zeta addon.esp

[X] UndergroundHideout.esp

[X] DCInteriors_DLC_Collectables.esp

[X] FOOK2 - Main.esp

[+] FOOK2 - Project Beauty.esp

[X] FOOK2 - [DIK] DLC Improvement Kit.esp

[+] FOOK - DIK - Project Beauty.esp

[X] FOOK2 - Main [Hotfix].esp

[X] FOOK2 - DIK [Hotfix].esp

[X] Apocalypse Armory.esp

[X] Apocalypse Armory - CALIBR.esp

[+] Apocalypse Armory - xCALIBR.esp

[X] Apocalypse Armory - DLC Enhancements.esp

[+] Apocalypse Armory - Optional Historical Names.esp

[X] WeaponModKits.esp

[X] WeaponModKits - FOOK.esp

[X] WeaponModKits - OperationAnchorage.esp

[X] WeaponModKits - ThePitt.esp

[X] WeaponModKits - BrokenSteel.esp

[X] WeaponModKits - PointLookout.esp

[X] WeaponModKits - Zeta.esp

[+] Apocalypse Armory + WMK.esp

[X] WMKAA12Shotgun.esp

[X] 3EFdrg.esp

[X] Stealthboy Recon Armor - CRAFT.esp

[X] CALIBR Ammo Schematics - CRAFT.esp

[X] Mart's Mutant Mod.esp

[X] Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Anchorage.esp

[X] Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC The Pitt.esp

[X] Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Broken Steel.esp

[+] Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Point Lookout.esp

[X] Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Zeta.esp

[+] Mart's Mutant Mod - Zones Respawn.esp

[+] Mart's Mutant Mod - Tougher Traders.esp

[+] Mart's Mutant Mod - Natural Selection.esp

[+] Mart's Mutant Mod - Master Menu Module.esp

[X] Mart's Mutant Mod - Project Beauty.esp

[+] MMM, FOOK2.esp

[+] MMM, FOOK2 - DIK.esp

[+] MMM, FOOK2 - Natural Selection.esp

[X] VATS - MCE.esp

[X] VatsLongerDistance.esp

[X] Enhanced Weather - Rain and Snow in Fallout.esp

[X] Enhanced Weather - Weather Sounds in Interiors.esp

[X] Enhanced Weather - Sneak Bonus during Storms.esp

[X] Enhanced Weather - REBOOT.esp

[+] LessGibsBloodyMess.esp

[+] overcoat edits.esp

[X] Auto Aim Fix v1.1.esp

[X] Bashed Patch, 0.esp

 

 

 

Overcoat mod is just something I made to change stats on Autumns uniform. Also I'm running:

 

Windows 7

Intel® Core i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz(Quad Core)

8GB DDR3 RAM

GeForce GTX 460M

 

If any of that matters.

Thanks in advance.

[prensa]

LordGrievous - Hello!

 

The Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Broken Steel.esp has a bug that causes CTDs when saves & autosaves are made around Rivet City, particularly on that little area with seating across from the Jefferson Memorial.

 

I posted a simple fix using FO3Edit for it in the Discussion section of the Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch:

 

http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3808

 

Look for:

 

Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Broken Steel.esp Rivet City area CTD fix

 

Hope this helps!

 

Prensa

[LordGrievous]

Thanks Presna. I managed to do the first part of the UFP-BS fix in FO3 edit, but when I go to do the second part of the fix. it doesn't let me expand anything from 000003c Wasteland, and the game still crashes with just the first part. However disabling the BS portion of the plugin does stop the crashes, so thank you for pointing that out. I can actually play the game now. Do you know why it won't let me expand that section?

[prensa]

LordGrievous - Hello!

 

"it doesn't let me expand anything from 000003c Wasteland"

 

Can you see a + next to the 000003c under Worldspace?

 

If it's because the information is at the bottom of the FO3Edit window, use the slider on the right between the two windows to scroll the information up.

 

If you still can't get to it, copy & paste this into the FormID window at the top of FO3Edit:

 

0001f1f3

 

& press Enter/Return.

 

That should take you direct to the setting.

 

Just follow the instructions from:

 

"Once again it's the Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Broken Steel.esp column we want to modify. "

 

Hope this helps!

 

Prensa

[LordGrievous]

Entering the ID number manually worked like a charm. Thanks. Been playing for several hours without crashes. There wasn't a + next to the entry that i could click, but the id came up when i put it in and worked fine.

 

 

EDIT: I am having another problem now. In northern parts of the map(minefield,scrapyard) I'm getting random CTD's within a minute of even being in those areas.

Edited August 5, 2011 by LordGrievous

[prensa]

LordGrievous - Hello!

 

"Entering the ID number manually worked like a charm. Thanks. Been playing for several hours without crashes."

 

Great! :)

 

"I am having another problem now. In northern parts of the map(minefield,scrapyard) I'm getting random CTD's within a minute of even being in those areas. "

 

Bummer! :(

 

Did you use the V191_BETA_COMPLETE version of Apocalypse Armory?

 

If you did, you MUST have the new .esm & .esp from V193_UPDATE.

 

If you need to check which version you're using, open up FOMM & left click on Apocalypse Armory.esm & make sure it says 1.93 Beta down at the bottom of FOMM.

 

Do the same for Apocalypse Armory.esp, if either say 1.9, 1.91 or anything other than 1.93 Beta you've got the old files in still.

 

In that case drop the Apocalypse Armory.esm & Apocalypse Armory.esp from V193_UPDATE into your data folder, saying yes to overwrites.

 

You can get V193_UPDATE in the file section here:

 

http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=14773

 

Note that only the Apocalypse Armory.esm & Apocalypse Armory.esp will say 1.93 Beta. The Apocalypse Armory patches will still say 1.9, that's perfectly normal.

 

If that does not help, you're going to have to do some detective work!

 

Untick all your mods & see if the CTD problem around the Scrapyard still happens.

 

If it's all fine, you'll know it's one of your mods. In that case turn your mods back on one at a time, checking in game between to see if the trouble returns.

 

That way you will be able to track down the culprit!

 

Hope this helps!

 

Prensa

[LordGrievous]

I was using the latest AA version. I managed to fix the problem though, apparently some settings in my bashed patch were causing the crashes but I worked it out.

 

Thanks again.