OWB: Instant CTD when speaking with Sink CIU

[Allanx]

I'd been playing the opening segments of OWB just fine (just finished all the conversations with the members of the Think Tank, picking up a bunch of quests in the process), when I came across a major bug. When I insert the Sink CIU's chip and select a few dialogue options, I get an instantaneous, repeatable crash to desktop. Attempting to end the conversation also causes a CTD. I hear this problem is caused by RFCW, but since I don't have RFCW installed, I'm stuck trying to figure out which mods - if any - are responsible.

 

These are the mods I have active (quite a lot; a couple of them are inherently incompatible, and I was planning on making a few texture path adjustments of my own to get them to work together better, though FNVEdit reveals surprisingly few conflicts between them):

 

FalloutNV.esm

DeadMoney.esm

HonestHearts.esm

OldWorldBlues.esm

LonesomeRoad.esm

GunRunnersArsenal.esm

ClassicPack.esm

MercenaryPack.esm

TribalPack.esm

CaravanPack.esm

Companion Core.esm

AEVegas.esm

More Perks.esm

More Perks for Companions.esm

More Perks for Dead Money.esm

More Perks for Honest Hearts.esm

More Perks for Old World Blues.esm

More Traits.esm

NVInteriors_Core.esm

NVInteriors_WastelandEditon.esm

Project Nevada - Core.esm

Project Nevada - Equipment.esm

RobCo Certified.esm

Selective Fire.esm

Weapon Mod Expansion.esm

WME - DLCs.esm

iHUD.esm

Lings.esm

Project Nevada - Cyberware.esp

Project Nevada - Rebalance.esp

NVInteriors_Urban_Edition.esm

WME - GRA.esm

Brahmin Bess.esm

Mission Mojave - Ultimate Edition.esp

MMUE-CP-NVInteriors.esp

LFox Sink Bug Fixes.esp

HUD Extended.esp

Readius_NV.esp

The Mod Configuration Menu.esp

Armor Replacer Child NPC Fix.esp

Better Burned Man.esp

Wasteland Defense.esp

UHNV.esp

UHNV-Dead Money.esp

UHNV-Honest Hearts.esp

UHNV-OWB.esp

UHNV-Lonesome Road.esp

Project Nevada - Dead Money.esp

Project Nevada - Honest Hearts.esp

Project Nevada - Old World Blues.esp

Selective Fire - Project Nevada.esp

CRL9K_ThisMachineSound.esp

NewVegasBounties.esp

NewVegasBountiesII.esp

More Perks Update.esp

More Perks for Companions Update.esp

More Perks for Dead Money Update.esp

More Perks for Honest Hearts Update.esp

More Perks for Old World Blues Update.esp

More Traits Update.esp

BoostedSkills.esp

Dire Contraptions.esp

BinglesMeleeComplete.esp

Glow Sticks.esp

Masada S New Vegas.esp

QS_Blackwolf_NV_Backpackmod.esp

DeadMoneyFemaleTuxedo.esp

DragonskinTacticalOutfit.esp

DragonskinBonusPack.esp

DTO-ProjectNevada.esp

DTOBP-ProjectNevada.esp

DuffleBagOfGuns.esp

FlashlightNVSE.esp

Geonox_Riot_Armor.esp

HDTshop.esp

Holster.esp

JillBSAA Multicolor.esp

merccustom.esp

RCSS.esp

Tailor Maid - NV.esp

Tactical Combat Gear.esp

TumbaJamba Tactical Gear.esp

UrgeWasterScarf.esp

Max Level 100.esp

dD - Enhanced Blood Main NV.esp

extraspecial.esp

Weapon Mod Expansion.esp

Project Nevada - WME.esp

Project Nevada - Lonesome Road.esp

Project Nevada - Gun Runners' Arsenal.esp

WME - DLCs Arenovalis.esp

WME - Arenovalis.esp

WME - GRA - Complete.esp

WME - GRA - Arenovalis.esp

Wasteland Defense and RTS Cleaned Up Searchlight Airport.esp

ZLArmaments-NoCaliberX.esp

DWPPC357_NV.esp

KnuckleBlades.esp

knife.esp

Blck_Fx NV-- Add Casque M1.esp

The Black Armor.esp

Sneaking_SuitNV.esp

Holster Gear.esp

FarmingSomebodyNotBob.esp

FarmingSomebodyNotBobHH.esp

ProjectRealityMkIv5HDR.esp

EVE FNV.esp

Project Nevada - EVE.esp

WMEVE.esp

MoonShadowRace.esp

ShilohDS-Desert Succubus CORE.esp

 

EDIT:

 

It seems like the crash occurs whenever the CIU's dialogue tree switches to NVDLC03DialogueHQBuddiesNVDLC03SinkMainComputerTalkerTopic008 (the dialogue is listed in the GECK as "Indubitably, sir.", though the CTD occurs before this line is heard in-game). It also seems to occur whenever you bring up the barter window with it. Basically, anything that exits dialogue with the Sink CIU causes a crash. Very puzzling.

 

EDIT 2:

 

Some other weirdness; apparently, it's letting me install the other personality modules without having installed the CIU first. That's... odd. It's not supposed to do that, is it? Is "All My Friends Have Off Switches" really this bugged?

Edited March 10, 2012 by Allanx