Consistent CTD in Ivarstead area

[Kn1ghtmare00]

More specifically, the game never fails to CTD when I'm on the road between Ivarstead and Angarvunde, and always in the exact same spot roughly north of Bthalft. I have seen variations on this topic before and can't seem to identify the problem as there are a lot of conflicting reports about causes and solutions. I cleaned everything that LOOT was reporting with TES5edit and now LOOT is reporting 0 errors and 0 dirty plugins. The problem persists, so at this point I am stumped. For what it's worth, my mod list with load order:

 

0 0 Skyrim.esm

1 1 Update.esm

2 2 Dawnguard.esm

3 3 HearthFires.esm

4 4 Dragonborn.esm

5 5 Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp

6 6 RSkyrimChildren.esm

7 7 Campfire.esm

8 8 RSChildren - PlayableSizeFix.esp

9 9 RLO - Exteriors.esp

10 a RealisticNeedsandDiseases.esp

11 b RLO - Interiors.esp

12 c Hunting in Skyrim.esp

13 d Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp

14 e Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp

15 f RSChildren - PlayableHairPatch.esp

16 10 Frostfall.esp

17 11 RSChildren - ACK.esp

18 12 RSChildren_NonPlayableOverride.esp

19 13 RSChildren_PlayableOverride.esp

20 14 RSChildren - Complete.esp

21 15 BetterShapedWeaponsLW-XB.esp

Lupinus.esp

22 16 Moonlight Tales Special Edition.esp

RLO - IC Patch.esp

23 17 Convenient Horses.esp

24 18 IMAGINATOR SSE - Visual Control for Skyrim.esp

25 19 Master of Disguise - Special Edition.esp

26 1a RSChildren - NPCPR.esp

27 1b RSChildren_PatchUSSEP.esp

28 1c WetandCold.esp

RLO - Effects.esp

29 1d RLO - Illuminated Spells.esp

30 1e DarkerNights.esp

MTSE_Lupinus_Patch.esp

31 1f Perfect Legionnaire - Troops Re-equipment.esp

RLO - CRF Patch.esp

RLO - VIS Patch.esp

This is my first time ever visiting this area in SE, so I don't have a frame of reference if a mod is actually causing this problem or not. The only thing I haven't tried is disabling all mods, but that's because I seriously doubt mods are the problem quite honestly.

[BlueGunk]

I just mentioned this to another player: a while back I had black screen to desktop crash in Skybound Watch Pass - north and south entrances near Helgen. No matter what I did, the game instantly black screened and CTD the moment I opened the dungeon doors.

I went through everything, unloaded mods, validated game files, the lot.

 

In the end I reinstalled the game, reinstalled my mods, and the problem went away.

 

All I can think of is the original game installation threw a bad mesh in that dungeon. Reinstalling the game cleared it.

 

I've not yet encountered a similar crash in my current game (I hope). But if you keep your game saves and INI files safe, you should be able to reinstall and continue playing.

 

Of course - that's only my perspective; another gamer might have better advice / life story!

 

Good luck.