ArchiveInvalidation

[AzureDrak]

Recently, my game has decided to stop working with mods that require AII (ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated) and I'm getting all kinds of errors. For example, my Esc key not working to bring up the Mod Configuration Menu (and failing to bring up any menu altogether), my Pip-boy menu coming up bright pink, and my character and weapons coming up invisible and replaced with a large red exclamation mark. I was in the middle of the game and this all just happened suddenly.

 

For a while, I tried looking for what the problem was and soon enough, I find out it's AI. So, looking up some guides on how to fix it and viewing the Sarchive section of my Fallout_default.ini file and every time I made some changes, my startup menu would be nothing but a blank, bright pink screen with my mouse cursor looking glitched. When I set it back to its original settings, my screen would turn back to normal though my AI-required mods would still fail to activate. Even starting a New Game with a new character didn't solve anything as the problems continued to persist.

 

However, this is only a "thorough" guess at this point. Dunno if it's AI exactly causing all this trouble or maybe it has something to do with NVSE.

 

Any help or info on this matter would be appreciated.

[n0t0ryczny]

Check those in fallout_default.ini:

 

SInvalidationFile=ArchiveInvalidation.txt

bInvalidateOlderFiles=1

 

Are you using separate ArchiveInvalidation program or just a FOMM function?

[theobeau]

Hello there,

 

Like to add that I've encountered the same problem since I mucked around with archiveinvalidation trying to get the Type 6 Body Mod to work.

 

For me, it seems to only glitch around GoodSprings (well more accurately it hasn't glitched up my current game through Lonesome Road with occasional trips back to the Strip to sell junk). Like AzureDark, I have also encountered Courier weapons changing into the Red !, delays in the ESC and container menus starting and texture problems upon changing outfits.

 

Previously I've had no problems with using a Archive Invalidation mod http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=35935 and because of this problem, I've tried using FOMM's default AI without resolving the mesh/texture glitch.

 

For me the obvious short term work around is to avoid GS but any other brighter suggestions would be appreciated.

 

FYi

My Fallout_default, Fallout and Fallout_Prefs .ini files are synced as

 

[Archive]

SInvalidationFile=

iRetainFilenameOffsetTable=1

iRetainFilenameStringTable=1

iRetainDirectoryStringTable=1

bCheckRuntimeCollisions=0

bInvalidateOlderFiles=1

bUseArchives=1

SArchiveList=Fallout - ArchiveInvalidationInvalidated!.bsa, Fallout - Textures.bsa, Fallout - Textures2.bsa, Fallout - Meshes.bsa, Fallout - Voices1.bsa, Fallout - Sound.bsa, Fallout - Misc.bsa

[n0t0ryczny]

Try to delete your .ini files, the game will rebuild them. And it looks like a menu problem. Anyway, are you using any UI mod? Do you have a mreged or bashed patch? Are you using large texture packs?

 

@theobeau

What do you mean by 'mucking around with ArchInvInv'?

[theobeau]

@n0t0ryczny,

 

Had to deactivate and re-activate AI in getting the new-ish Type 6 Body mod to work. I haven't had to touch it since I got installed the game and put in my preferred body mod in late 2010.

 

AI itself works fine but this odd and new error is something I had not ever encountered during this year's worth of game play.

 

The other thing is that as I've been experiencing the problem, Steam has at least twice done a large update of ~9Gbs rebuilding supposed missing files. From what I can work out, Steam has re-downloaded the textures, meshes, voices, sound BSA files and the esps for NV and the DLCs despite these not having been altered by myself.

 

I can't work out what has happened but as mentioned in the earlier post, the error seems to only trigger in GoodSprings. I will have a closer look at the various GS mods and try de-activating and reactivating them to see if I can resolve the problem.

[n0t0ryczny]

.esm files got updated. OWB patch was a 4 hr download for me. You may notice it i fyou use older mods and tinker around with FNVEdit.

 

.bsa were not updated, instead of newer archives you should have update.bsa.

[theobeau]

@n0t0ryczny,

 

Thanks for the info on what Steam was actually doing with 18+GB of my bandwidth. I spent a little bit of time on the Steam forums and google trying to work out was going on without any success. It was particularly strange as I am running is an up to date patched version of the game.

 

What I can't work out is if this has anything to do with the strange mesh and texture errors. I removed the Type 6 body mod and am going through the numerous previously installed mods to see if any are the culprit; even though it was all working fine 2 weeks ago pre- T6 body mod.

[theobeau]

@AzureDark,

 

I've done a bit of searching to see if others have had the issue. It has been reported before and may have something to do with the number of active mods. When I checked, I found I have over 150 mods installed and active. There is a detailed Beth forums thread that outlines the issue.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Cheers!

 

http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1223160-some-weird-issues-too-many-mods/page__view__findpost__p__18391001

[AzureDrak]

I kinda gave up on this thread after a few days with no replies. I would've checked back sooner if I knew this was up again.

 

Anyways, theobeau. I've since deleted everything to do with the game, then reinstalled FNV and re-added all my mods again. Things have gone smoothly since then but now I'm back to the same problem again. Missing textures, floors and walls going crazy with them, large red exclamations marks, etc. Before the reinstall, I was using the ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated that you linked too. Now this time, I didn't have it installed and this still occurred. I'm only using FOMM and the New Vegas Configator now

 

Was using DarnUI, no merged or bashed patches, NMC's Texture Pack, and the Weapon Retexture Project.

 

I'll give that link a read. Thanks.

[theobeau]

Hi AzureDrak,

 

I deleted a few mods to bring the total number of active to below 140 and it worked quite smoothly for a day. No texture problems in Goodsprings and around the Mojave.

 

However, I foolishly decided to have a go a making a custom race and installed GECK for the first time; needless to say something stuffed up though it was my fault rather than anything else.

 

I hope the thread offers something use.

 

Cheers!