Another player having trouble with CTDs

[SergeantQuackers]

Hey everyone, as the title says, I'm another player who's been having some trouble with CTDs due to my mods. I've run LOOT a bunch of times and it says everything is hunky dory, but when I go out into a city, or just random parts of the Wasteland in general, I constantly CTD. I'm at my wits end and I'm about to just to a completely fresh reinstall of Fallout 4 and be more careful with what mods I install. But before I do that, I wanted to ask if anyone could potentially help detect a problem with my mods list and load order. If not, that's totally cool, this is just my last resort before I do a fresh reinstall as I mentioned above so, no harm in asking!

 

It's been a while since I've played Fallout 4 (since my sessions usually led to me playing for about 5 minutes CTDing, then spending the next 2 hours disabling mods and activating them one by one to see which mod causes the issue. I've done that about, 6 or 7 times and I still can't determine which mod(s) are at fault). Nevertheless, a lot of my mods are outdated but when I was still able to play, I kept them up-to-date, and then the CTDing happened. All of that to say the CTDing (or at least most of it) isn't caused by mods being outdated, this is a problem I've been having for a long time.

 

Here's my mod list/load order.

 

 

Fallout4.esm
DLCRobot.esm
DLCCoast.esm
ArmorKeywords.esm
ConcealedArmor.esm
Homemaker.esm
Snap'n Build.esm
ACS Master.esm
GatlingLaserAmmoImprovement.esp
Weapons of Fate.esp
Weapons of Fate - Realistic Bullet Speed.esp
Weapons of Fate - Realistic Bullet Glow Effects.esp
Armorsmith Extended.esp
Armorsmith Deserter X.esp
Armorsmith Elianora.esp
Armorsmith Ellise.esp
Armorsmith L0rdofWar.exp
Armorsmith Automatron.esp
Armorsmith Far Harbor.esp
DX Chem I Care Outfit.esp
DX Commonwealth Mini Dresses.exp
ConcealedArmor.esp
CROSS_Gear.esp
CROSS_Cybernetics.esp
GlovesOfTTheCommonwealth.esp
Rangergearnew.esp
Spartan-Calyps.esp
The Rebel.esp
Toxic Raider Armor.esp
el_AgentOutfit.esp
Eli_Accessories.esp
bettervaultsuits.esp
betterpatrolman.esp
zWGirlClothSimply.esp
functionalrings.esp
Evil Detective Outfit.esp
HatswithHair.esp
el_precusorsuit.esp
cutoffs-Ballzdeep.esp
SuitDreams(5.Very Heavy).esp
SuitDreams(1.Very Light).esp
SuitDreams(2. Light).esp
SuitDreams(3.Average).esp
SuitDreams(4.Heavy).esp
Survivalist.esp
TheKite_VTS.esp
VaultSuitUnzipped.esp
NoteRacks.esp
BetterPiper.esp
BombshellLookForPiper 2F1E.esp
Companion Infinite Ammo and Unbreakable Power Armour.esp
CompRedo.esp
LovingCurie_1.0.3b.esp
Subtle Face Tweaks - Curie.esp
VaultMeatGirlV2.0.esp
VisibleCompanionAffinity.esp
CraftableAmmunitions.esp
Craftable Armor Size.esp
LegendaryModification.esp
ChineseStealthArmorLegendaryMod.esp
LegendaryModificationMisc.esp
MoreWeaves.esp
ConvenientStores.esp
ProtoLining.esp
Armorsmith Proto Vault Suit Extended.esp
Better Generators.esp
BetterStores.esp
BS-ExtraCustomProps.esp
BS-FarHarborExpansion.esp
BrighterSettlementLights.esp
Craftable dogs.esp
Eli¬_Crafting Shiz 9000.esp
Crafting Workbench.esp
Crafting Workbench - GlovesOfTheCommonWealth Patch.esp
Crafting Workbench - Ammo.esp
Crafting Workbench - Junk Items.esp
Crafting Workbench - Power Armor.esp
FunctionalDisplays-Collectibles.esp
FunctionalDisplays.esp
BS-FunctionalDisplaysPatch.esp
FunctionalDisplays-AID-VIS.esp
FunctionalDisplays-MISC-VIS.esp
FunctionalDisplays-Patch-DLC03-VIS.esp
Homemaker - Unlocked Institute Objects.esp
MYLadyKillerBed.esp
Walls and Floors - Simple Intersection.esp
Simple Intersection.esp
SMH.esp
Snap and Build - Modules.esp
Snap and Build - Patches.esp
This is MY Bed (Extended).esp
Fallout4 - Marmor1233 - Deathclaw.esp
TrueStormsF04.esp
ST_SummerTime.esp
Vivid Waters.esp
My_Minutemen.esp
AndStayBack.esp
Balanced Fusion Core Drain.esp
EasyHacking.esp
LongerPowerLines3x.esp
Multiple Floors Sandboxing.esp
No Aggro Impact Landing.esp
PA_Materials_Paints.esp
Nuke Screen Effect Remover.esp
KSHairdos.esp
Lots More Facial Hair.esp
AzarPonytailHairstyles.esp
CommonwealthChallenges.esp
DeadBodyCollision.esp
CBBE.esp
Cuts and Blunts 3.0.esp
VaultGirl.esp
DiverseChildren.esp
BetterSettlers.esp
BetterSettlersNoLollygagging.esp
BetterSettlersCleanFacePack.esp
BetterSettlersMortalSoldiersPack.esp
SettlersRename.esp
keke-bu Magnolia.2268A_1.0.0.esp
Insignificant Object Remober.esp
AdvancedSkeleton.esp
GeniusGamePerk.esp
More detailed perk description.esp
GhoulishOverhaul.esp
GN_Home.esp
Lore Friendly Posters.esp
Conelrad 640-1240.esp
OWR_GOP.esp
More Where That Came From Diamond City.esp
Well_Rested_72H.esp
ImmersiveLoversEmbrace.esp
PowerArmorT49
SkyrimInspiredPowerArmor.esp
BetterWeaponModDescriptions.esp
BetterWeaponModDescriptionsNLSABR1.02Lite.esp
BetterWeaponModDescriptionsNLSABR1.02.esp
ValdacilsItemsSorting-AidReducedWeight.esp
ValdacilsItemsSorting-AmmoWeightless.esp
ValdacilsItemsSorting-ArmorBySlot.esp
ValdacilsItemsSorting-CosmeticsByClass.esp
ValdacilsItemsSorting-ExplosivesSortBottom.esp
ValdacilsItemsSorting-Junk+DEF_INV.esp
ValdacilsItemsSorting-Misc
ValdacilsItemsSorting-Mods
ValdacilsItemsSorting-NotJunk
ValdacilsItemsSorting-Perks
ValdacilsItemsSorting-Weapons
ValdacilsItemsSorting-ZY-DLCAutomatron.esp
ValdacilsItemsSorting-ZY-DLCFarHarbor.esp
DeadlyVertibirds.esp
Tougher Cars.esp
Weightless Vertibird Flare.esp
DYNAVISION.esp
extendedLightsWS - No shadows.esp
PipBoyShadows.esp
Skibs223Pistol.esp
Magnum Damage.esp
CutWeaponModsRestored.esp
BetterWeaponModDescriptionCWMR2.2Lite.esp
BetterWeaponModDescriptionCWM42.2.esp
CutWeaponModsRestored-UniqueWeaponModRecipes.esp
Extended weapon mods.esp
GrenadeExpansionPack.esp
GrenadeExpansionPackAWKCRPatch.esp
GrenadeExpansionPackValsPatch.esp
SniperDamage v2.0x.esp
M1Garand.esp
M1Garand - AWKCR-VIS.esp
M1Garand-2xDMG.esp
m1941.esp
DD_M79_Launcher_woooot.esp
Family Mauser.esp
MinigunDamager.esp
MoreBipodAndSniperBarrel.esp
mip_PTRS41ATR.esp
Mosin.esp
MP40.esp
mysteriousmagnum.esp
No Lowered Suppressor and Bayonet Range.esp
RSh-12.esp
SCAR-LK.esp
RangerSequoia.esp
AssaultPhaser.esp
M14.esp
M9.esp
CorvahloWidowShotgun.esp
UniqueItems.esp
BossChestsHaveLegendaries.esp
Eli_NukaStuff.esp
ALD Travel Backpack.esp
Crafting Workbench ALD Backpack Patch.esp
AWKCR - Automatron.esp
AWKCR - Far Harbor.esp
FM_Wasteland_Mashups.esp
ACS Master.esp
ABP Paintings.esp
ACS Paintings.esp

 

 

Any help would be appreciated, and if I need to provide more information, let me know - I honestly didn't know what information to give so I just went with the mod list. Thanks in advance!

[SMB92]

Well, Loot has only done part of job here, but you seem to have a number of obsolete plugins like the Better Mod Descriptions lite along with full version? This doesn't seem to be a carefully selected list but rather thrown together without reading descriptions for some mods at least. For example I use Vis, and only have 2 plugins.

[SergeantQuackers]

I try my best to read all of the mod descriptions but I did have the occasional sleepless night of just mindlessly browsing and downloading things, so yeah. The more I think about it, the more I think I've just screwed up my mods list and the better it would be to start over fresh, heh. Ah well. I'll be more careful with sleepless downloading so I don't make anymore boneheaded errors.

[TheMagician16]

From first look I don't see plugins that should cause immediate CTD's, however that is load order is incredibly messy IMO. Since you mentioned this being a pretty old session of Fallout 4, I imagine the files also is pretty old? In situations like these, where deactivating plugins one by one does not solve the issue, one must look at their loose files (since those get loaded, regardless of if their plugin counterpart is disabled). Specifically you should check out your HUD/UI mods. Go to your Fallout4/Data/Interface folder and examine each .swf file. See if you recognize any of them (and which mod they belong to). Write it down if need be and then remove them from that folder by either moving them out of there temporarily or simply deleting them. The former probably is the safer option. Once those files are not present in Data/Interface, play around and see if that improved in the CTD's aspect. If not, I would suspect something is wrong with other files, your ini files or worst case, your save file.

 

You could also try to reset your .ini files:

 

 

If you have edited your game's .INI file, restore it to its default state. Many issues can be traced to modification of the game's .INI file.

Delete your game's .INI files by navigating to C:\Users\<username>\Documents\my games\Fallout4 (default location) and removing the following files to reset all game settings:

Fallout4.ini

Fallout4Custom.ini

Fallout4Prefs.ini

 

http://help.bethesda.net/app/answers/detail/a_id/32172/~/what-do-i-do-if-fallout-4-is-crashing-after-i-click-play%3F

After deleting your ini files you must launch the game once through the default game launcher (i.e steam, no F4SE) so it can generate those files back to their default values.

Edited December 13, 2017 by TheMagician16