CTDs in Boston.

[H4RDC0R3V1B3Z]

Figured I would post here, seeing as I have mods installed.

 

Specs and load order, as mainly sorted by LOOT (and a couple of changes by myself, due to author instructions):

Specs:

Core i7 8-Core Extreme i7-5960X (3.0GHz)

ASUS ROG Rampage V Extreme

32GB Kingston Hyper-X Predator Quad-DDR4 3000MHz

4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 980

Water-cooled

1920x1080, HDMI to 30" LG TV.

Load order:

*Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch.esp

*ArmorKeywords.esm

*Homemaker.esm

*Robot Home Defence.esm

*SettlementKeywords.esm

*Snap'n Build.esm

*Damage Threshold.esm

*TrueStormsFO4.esm

*UltraInteriorLighting.esp

*Armorsmith Extended.esp

*Snappy_HouseK.esp

*Snappy_DecoKit.esp

*Northland Diggers.esp

*Northland Diggers New.esp

*MysticPinesRetirementSettlement.esp

*Settlements - Lights Out.esp

*settlementheight9000-aio.esp

*g2m_Workshop_Nexus.esp

*RecruitableSettlers.esp

*Mercenary.esp

*SettlementAttacksBeyond.esp

*Conquest.esp

*PCDugBuildAWall.esp

*PCDugTriangularRevolution.esp

*Prefabs.esp

*IMG_Castle_Wall_Patches.esp

*BasementLiving.esp

*Binary Speech Checks V.4.esp

*BuildableBurningCampfires.esp

*BusySettlers.esp

*Companion Infinite Ammo.esp

*1% Fusion Core Drain.esp

*ConstructionLight_MAXBright_Shadows.esp

*DD_flag_poles.esp

*Craftable Armor Size - Fix Material Requirements.esp

*EndorsCustomCombatArmor.esp

*Craftable Armor Size.esp

*Crafting Workbench.esp

*Crafting Workbenches - Ammo.esp

*Crafting Workbenches - Ammo Special.esp

*Crafting Workbenches - Automatron DLC.esp

*Crafting Workbenches - Junk Items.esp

*Crafting Workbenches - Power Armor.esp

*Crafting Workbenches - Pre War and Manufactured.esp

*CrazyEarlsScrapyard.esp

*DarkerNightsDetection.esp

*offbaseballbat.esp

*offbaton.esp

*offboard.esp

*offknife.esp

*offknuckles.esp

*offleadpipes.esp

*offpipewrench.esp

*offrollingpin.esp

*offsledgehammer.esp

*offtireiron.esp

*off10mm.esp

*off44.esp

*offcombatrifle.esp

*offdeliverer.esp

*offgamma.esp

*offgauss.esp

*offinstitutelaser.esp

*offlasergun.esp

*offlasermusket.esp

*offpipeboltaction.esp

*offpipegun.esp

*offpiperevolver.esp

*offsmg.esp

*dinoshelf.esp

*dinoshelf_extra_ammo.esp

*dinoshelf_retex.esp

*DogmeatNoOpeningDoors.esp

*EasyHacking.esp

*EasyLockpicking.esp

*SellMoreShipments.esp

*Extra Shipments.esp

*Fatigues Extended - FO.esp

*free_downgrades.esp

*G3.esp

*offassault.esp

*GruffyddsSignsAndPosters.esp

*SignsOfTheTimesCategorized.esp

*Homemaker - Unlocked Institute Objects.esp

*Homemaker - Greenhouse and Bunker Disabler.esp

*GNAN.esp

*ImmersiveTP.esp

*ImmersiveVendors.esp

*Impervious Power Armour.esp

*Impervious Power Armour - Automatron.esp

*IncreasedSettlerPopulation50.esp

*Institute-AltEnding.esp

*AkaInvisibleFurniture.esp

*JCWBuilder.esp

*SLR.esp

*FusionGeneratorJuiced.esp

*K9TacticalHarness.esp

*LessMolotovSpam.esp

*BetterSettlers.esp

*LoadingScreenFixNukaWorld.esp

*LogicalJunkWeight.esp

*Lore Friendly Posters.esp

*P220.esp

*Bozar.esp

*ClassicSniper.esp

*m82a.esp

*SkibsWeapons-REDUX.esp

*DOOMLK05.esp

*WM Chinese Assault Rifle - Standalone.esp

*Spare Railroad as Institute.esp

*MakeshiftBattery.esp

*MinigunDamage.esp

*powerful.50 .esp

*More Where That Came From Diamond City.esp

*Move (Get Out the Way).esp

*move that workbench!.esp

*NanoSuit.esp

*NanoSuit_AWKCR_AE.esp

*NoLollygagging.esp

*NoMoreRandomTurretMks.esp

*NoBlurOnHit.esp

*Reduced Scope Fade In.esp

*Open Carry Patrol - Provisioner.esp

*Power Conduits and Pylons Overhaul - SKE.esp

*Pip-Boy Flashlight.esp

*Marmo1233 - PowerArmorAirdrop.esp

*Quieter Settlements - Vanilla.esp

*Quieter Settlements - Wasteland Workshop.esp

*Quieter Settlements - Contraptions.esp

*RadUnclechubbyTS.esp

*dD-Action Ragdoll Force.esp

*ShorterNPCgreeting.esp

*SelectMarkMacTurret.esp

*SkjAlert_All_DLC.esp

*ShelteredBeds.esp

*EferasBetterBeds.esp

*Simple Locational Damage.esp

*Simple Salvageable Power Armor Frames.esp

*DD_All_the_COncrete.esp

*TimerPowerSwitch.esp

*Tougher Vertibirds.esp

*TrueStormsFO4-FarHarbor.esp

*TrueStormsFO4-NukaWorld-FH-Compat.esp

*DarkerNights.esp

*Dogmeat behavior reflagged.esp

*Vault 88 Lights Out.esp

*FunctionalDisplays-Collectibles.esp

*FunctionalDisplays.esp

*FunctionalDisplays-AID-Vanilla.esp

*FunctionalDisplays-MISC-Vanilla.esp

*FunctionalDisplays-Patch-DLC-ALL.esp

*AnS Wearable Backpacks and Pouches.esp

*AnS Wearable Backpacks and Pouches - Ballistic Weave.esp

*AnS Wearable Backpacks and Pouches - No Crafting Perks.esp

*AnS Wearable Backpacks and Pouches - Power Armor Carry Capacity.esp

*WestTekTacticalOptics.esp

*WestTekTacticalOptics-AWKCR.esp

*WorkshopWallFillers.esp

*UncappedSettlementSurplus.esp

*FO4Hotkeys.esp

*spacefiddle_Follower-Stealth-Distance-Fixes.esp

*HZS NavMesh Fixer.esp

*EndorsCustomCombatArmor_AE.esp

*EndorsCustomCombatArmor_CAS.esp

*LegendaryModification.esp

*LegendaryModificationMisc.esp

*LegendaryModificationCSA.esp

*LegendaryModificationGroknak.esp

*VATST_BulletFlyAdd_FasterNLonger.esp

*VATST_Combat_1stP_SlowMo.esp

*VATST_Distance_10000.esp

*VATST_HitChance_1_2.esp

*VATST_Targeting_Slow.esp

*LongerRangeProjectiles.esp

*Tracers - Light em up.esp

*TimeScale 15 to 1.esp

*FO4 Seasons - Autumn - AllDLC.esp

*DPAssaultCarbine.esp

*DPAssaultCarbineNukaWorld.esp

*HZS Easy Homebuilder and Working Double Beds.esp

*HexHomes.esp

*Settler Sandbox Overhaul.esp

*PD_LowerWeapon.esp

*OVT.esp

*Scrap Everything - Ultimate Edition.esp

*ScrapUpdate - Ultimate.esp

*StartMeUp.esp

The end of the load order seems a bit random, I know. LOOT didn't move anything (sometimes doesn't). Scrap Everything and StartMeUp need to be at the bottom, as per instruction. It all works as intended, with nothing else bad happening aside from the CTDs upon reaching Boston.

 

Most settings are Ultra, aside from shadows on high (because I can't stand the pop-in of medium, it's really hard to ignore and annoys me to no end), godrays on low, AO on high (don't really need HBAO+ anyway), no weapon debris and no motion blur.

I've installed the Optimized Vanilla Textures, to see if that would help but haven't really noticed any changes to be fair. Still getting CTDs around Boston. It's very random too. Sometimes I can play for an hour, other times (such as just now) only for about 5-10 minutes.

No other game crashes like this and I rarely have issues running anything on maximum. Sometimes have to drop a setting or two (which I have done). I know it's most likely an engine-related issue and many people here with PCs and cards better than mine are still reporting the same issues but I'm just trying to sort it out. Finally got into a game proper and now it decides to crash. Hard to wonder why I bother with Bethesda games sometimes lol.

EDIT: I'm wondering if it could be NVG that is causing the crash. Turned them off and have been okay since posting, whereas it crashed before. Using the West-Tek "Multi-Vision" Goggles from here, on Nexus. Anybody using them experiencing crashes perhaps?

Edited May 13, 2017 by H4RDC0R3V1B3Z