large number of seemingly unrelated issues

[cheeseninja333]

The game has suddenly started to break in several ways, and I have no idea what is causing them.

 

The first sign things were going wrong was when the FPS dropped to what I assume is ~20, and the game began to stutter constantly. I've ran the game just fine for years and I was already using the stutter remover and a number of .ini tweaks, none of which I've touched in several months. Loading an earlier save fixed it, but the problem quickly returned when I played further, making sure to do completely different quests etc. I spent a while digging through solutions that worked for other people but none of them fixed it.

 

So, I started a new game and it ran fine... until I got too far in the playthrough (around level 18) and the same problem arose. I tried fixing it again but nothing worked so I decided to just give up and accept it, seeing as it wasn't completely unplayable. Unfortunately several other issues arose soon after:

 

-Halfway through a shootout with some Legion assassins my AP refused to regenerate at all. This continued for the few minutes I tried to press onwards but was fixed by loading a save before the issue arose.

-Cases where NPCs are supposed to initiate dialogue (e.g the guard at Nellis AFB) rarely work, so I have to teleport the NPC in question to myself and manually talk to them.

-Many NPCs are in unusual places and I've encountered NPCs that are in the files but not meant to be in the game, e.g Doctor Barrows from FO3 was in Freeside.

-Sometimes NPCs will randomly declare me an enemy- I walked into the McCarren terminal building and every NCR soldier started shooting at me after a minute or so. Twice.

-Having completed the Debt Collector quest Lady Jane was still in Freeside for whatever reason, stood in front of the meat vendor. I was unable to initiate dialogue but trying to talk to her would zoom in the camera, remove 200 caps and hire Orris (part of the quest I was currently doing). Orris was seemingly as confused as I was, seeing as he'd immediately run over to her, stare at her and repeat this every time I teleported him away. Loaded an earlier save and hired him the correct way and he again decided to go and stare at her. He does this every time.

-The low FPS/lag never went away.

 

If any of you know what's causing any of these things I'd greatly appreciate some help.

[dubiousintent]

That is very strange strange set of symptoms. Suggest you start with the "Fallout NV Mod Conflict troubleshooting Guide" checklist and see if anything suggests itself to you. For instance, did you update to Windows 10 around the time all of this started?

 

It's always useful to post your "load order" (LO) (in "Spoiler" tags. Use the "Special BBCode" button in the "Reply" menu bar). LOOT can copy your LO into a file suitable for posting here. (It's under the ":" with three dots to the extreme right in it's menu bar.)

 

-Dubious-

[cheeseninja333]

Looked through the troubleshooting guide and changed the FPS clamp setting and dismissed my companion, but the performance issues are still there. Haven't made any major changes to my system in the last few months.

 

 

 

FalloutNV.esm
DeadMoney.esm
HonestHearts.esm
OldWorldBlues.esm
LonesomeRoad.esm
GunRunnersArsenal.esm
ClassicPack.esm
MercenaryPack.esm
TribalPack.esm
CaravanPack.esm
IWR.esm
ELECTRO-CITY - CompletedWorkorders.esm
Caliber.esm
NVInteriors_Core.esm
NVInteriors_ComboEdition.esm
ELECTRO-CITY - Highways and Byways.esm
Pip-Phone.esm
SomeguySeries.esm
Decrucifixion.esm
CoitoErgoSum.esm
The New Bison Steve Hotel.esm
More Traits.esm
NevadaSkies.esm
EnclaveCommanderNV.esm
Project Nevada - Core.esm
ACNV.esm
More Perks.esm
OONV.esm
Project Nevada - Equipment.esm
Weapons.of.the.New.Millenia.esm
Project Nevada - Rebalance.esp
Project Nevada - Cyberware.esp
WMVM.esm
Readius_NV.esp
Project Nevada - Honest Hearts.esp
Project Nevada - Dead Money.esp
Project Nevada - Lonesome Road.esp
Project Nevada - Gun Runners' Arsenal.esp
The Mod Configuration Menu.esp
Faster Terminals.esp
YUP - Gameplay Tweaks.esp
SierraMadrev3.0.esp
Vurt's WFO.esp
Uncut Wasteland.esp
[ARMOR]-NCR_Freelancer_gear.esp
The Weapon Mod Menu.esp
IndependentFollowersFix.esp
xatmosSkillPerks.esp
The Law Won.esp
NoMainStoryUltimatums.esp
SpecialEveryTwoLevels.esp
LFox Infinite Companion Ammo Repair.esp
LFox Infinite Companion Ammo.esp
NinjaPerkFix.esp
Casino Exchange All.esp
KillableKids.esp
CASM with MCM.esp
NVInteriors Addon.esp
Eyepatch.esp
ACNV.esp
SlaveMarket.esp
More Perks Update.esp
NVFR-Version_2.esp
EVE FNV - ALL DLC.esp
WeaponModsExpanded.esp
WMX-GunRunnersArsenal.esp
WMX-OldWorldBlues.esp
Project Nevada - WMX.esp
WMX-PreOrderPackCaravan.esp
WMX-PreOrderPackMercenary.esp
WMX-PreOrderPackTribal.esp
TheInheritance.esp
Legion Quests Expanded.esp
NewVegasBountiesIII.esp
Alternative Start.esp
populatedcasino-medium.esp
Russell.esp
IWR - Rebuilt.esp
KatanaSheathRemover.esp
MM Caravan Guard.esp
Revised.esp
Primm Legion.esp
SMOTS-EC patch.esp
NewVegasExtendedMapMarkers.esp
Companion Neutrality Act.esp
NewVegasBounties.esp
NewVegasBountiesII.esp
More Traits Update.esp
UnlimitedCompanions.esp
Better Casinos.esp
Couriers Stash - Package Selection Menu.esp
CPRadiostation.esp
CustomLighting.esp
CustomLighting II.esp
DeadMoneyAnnoyanceReducer.esp
DeadMoneyAnnoyanceReducerPN.esp
WMX-DeadMoney.esp
WMX-LonesomeRoad.esp
Project Nevada - Old World Blues (No Cyberware).esp
WMX-HonestHearts.esp
WMX-PreOrderPackClassic.esp
Weapons.of.the.New.Millenia.Leveled.Lists.esp
WotNM+HeffyAnim-CalXVer5-Patch.esp
WotNM+HeffyAnim-CalXVer5-Patch-WhiskeyCustom.esp
WotNM-CalXVer5-Patch.esp
Weapons.of.the.New.Millenia.Honest.Hearts.Grunt.Patch.esp
NCR Salute.esp
WMX-EVE-AllDLC.esp
OONV - Override.esp
NCR Rearmament v1.5.esp
IncreasedLegion1_1.esp
Simple Reputation and Disguises.esp
BKWeaponPack.esp
TmT - Peasant Open Broken Doors.esp
dlc weapon integration.esp
ImmersivePickupSoundsFNV.esp
WMX-ArenovalisTextures.esp
OONV - WMX.esp
Service rifle replacement.esp
Better Westside Militia.esp
NVInteriors_Rewritten.esp
LouderGuns+PN.esp
LouderGuns.esp
LouderGunsDLC-merged.esp
LouderGunsDM-dlc.esp
LouderGunsHH-dlc.esp
LouderGunsLR-dlc.esp
LouderGunsOWB-dlc.esp
AutumnLeaves.esp
LegionArmourRedesigned.esp
Free the Slaves.esp
Decrucifixion.esp
KingOfTheRing.esp
Weapons.of.the.New.Millenia.Store.LITE.esp
Decrucifixion - More Victims.esp
Type38 arisaka.esp
Weapons.of.the.New.Millenia.Cheat.Cabinet.esp
Slave.esp
StandAloneArmorsSoviet.esp
Neckchains.esp
Saints & Sinners.esp
Pushabilitator.esp
NevadaSkies - Ultimate DLC Edition.esp

 

[dubiousintent]

I count 143 plugins, assuming they are all active. Strange symptoms usually start occurring when you have too many plugins active. This number varies, but usually shows up between 130-140. You might try temporarily disabling some until you get down to around 130 and see if that doesn't resolve those problems. Don't expect it to affect your FPS, though.

 

If reducing the number of active plugins works, then look into "merging plugins". You have a number of candidates. See the wiki aritcle "Merged Plugin Guidelines for Personal Use" for some suggests on how to keep this simple.

 

I also note you do not have a "merged patch" or "bashed patch" file. That is covered in the "Troubleshooting Guide". One of those will also reduce the number of active plugins.

 

You have a couple of "lighting" mods. This is one of those graphics areas that can impact a game's FPS unexpectedly. Trying using just one.

 

That you are suddenly encountering low FPS and strange behavior after a certain point in the game suggests you are encountering some event in game that is causing the problem. Try to pin down when that happens.

 

One possibility is that your save game is becoming corrupted. That an earlier save doesn't have the problem supports this possibility. See the "Troubleshooting Guide" entry on "Fast Travel" CTDs.

 

Things like NPCs don't magically appear in the game. They get there due to some mod. You can identify the mod they come from the same way you identify the source of an item. See the "Issue: Find the source mod of an item in-game" entry in the "Troubleshooting Guide" for instructions.

 

-Dubious-

[cheeseninja333]

I believed I've tracked down the cause of the performance issues. Turns out the CaliberX patches were the cause of similar issues for several people, but it was supposedly fixed in the last update. Going to assume it was responsible for my problems as my melee build was the only one out of my last three to not suffer this problem. Moving to the new version sadly hasn't improved my current playthrough, but I'm just going to hope for the best and start over.

Edited August 18, 2016 by cheeseninja333

[dubiousintent]

If you are going to start over, I suggest rather than "hope for the best", you build for the best instead. Which means installing and testing your mods thoroughly before installing the next one, and then repeat for each mod you add. Get a stable game before you try to play. See both the "First Timer Advice" and the "Towards Game Stability" (especially in view of the CaliberX update) sub-topics in the wiki article "FNV General Mod Use Advice".

 

-Dubious-

Edited August 18, 2016 by dubiousintent

[cheeseninja333]

Ran into the lag problem on a new save but I believe I've fixed it for good. For whatever reason "Freeside Revision"/revised.esp was the cause.