[LE] CK started crashing on loading plugins

[Syntia13]

Hey guys

I have the 'old' Skyrim (not SEE), and windows 10.

I was happily modding for the past few weeks, when yesterday, out of the blue, pretty much one moment to another, CK started crashing the second I try to load any plugin.

Initially I thougth I went overboard with the mod and it was something in it that caused it, and tried to load several backup versions of it, but then I tried loading different plugings, and they all caused CK to crash, even just skyim.esm.

 

The popup box says the generic 'creation kit stopped working'.

 

Validating files through Steam only reslted in resetting the skyrimeditor.ini file, and didn't help at all. (I tried running CK with the 'validated' ini file, then edited it to include changes I know I need - like "bAllowMultipleMasterLoads=1", "bEnableAudio=0", and " hearthfires.bsa, Dawnguard.bsa, dragonborn.bsa" in SArchiveList=Skyrim and SResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim lines. Neither version fixed the crashing issue).

 

Running CreationKit.exe as an administrator doesn't help.

 

Was there any 'downdate' to Steam or Skyrim or CK that could have caused it? Does anyone know the solution?

 

[agerweb]

Try a CK reinstall failing that; there have been other posts about a Windows 10 update that seem to cause problems with the CK, have a look round. I also believe you have to disable CK audio in the ini file. Didn't pay much attention as I use the CK on Win 7.

[varkonasnorse]

Try a CK reinstall failing that; there have been other posts about a Windows 10 update that seem to cause problems with the CK, have a look round. I also believe you have to disable CK audio in the ini file. Didn't pay much attention as I use the CK on Win 7.

That's what I had to do. This tells me that Steam had a hiccup someplace and it corrupted CK's .exe files. I uninstalled and re-installed and all was fine. You do have to uninstall the one you have first. You can't overwrite it. Do that and you should be fine. At least it worked out well for me. :dry:

[Syntia13]

Thanks for answering;

I'm sad to report that un- and re- installing CK didn't help me. (As for disabling audio, I already had it done, as mentioned in the original post).

 

I tried running CK as administrator and as not-administrator. I tried running it as compatible with win8 and win7; I added "bBlockMessageBoxes=1" to the skyrimeditor.ini;

 

Each and every time I try to load any plugin, I get the 'Creation Kit stopped working' message almost immediately after clicking OK, and the program shuts down.

 

As far as I can see, there wheren't any updates to Win10 or Nvidia drivers in the timeframe when the problems started.

 

What else could I try?

[HermaeusPriest]

Check "editor warnings.txt" - it can help.
I just had the same problem and fixed it using the info from that file.

[Syntia13]

Huh. There's only one line in that file, and it reads thusly:

 

MASTERFILE: ===========================================================

 

O_o

 

I have no idea what to make of it, and uncle google is not very forthcoming either.

I have a suspicion that it might translate to "your CK is dead, deal with it" :(

[HermaeusPriest]

Well, then I can at least tell what my problem was, maybe it will help you.
Do you have English version of Skyrim\CK?
The thing is both game and CK should be of one language.

[Syntia13]

Well, then I can at least tell what my problem was, maybe it will help you.

Do you have English version of Skyrim\CK?

The thing is both game and CK should be of one language.

Is there even a non-English version of CK? When I download it from Steam, I don't see the option to pick a language. And I've always played Skyrim in English, (because awkward voice acting is way less awkward when it's in foraign language :wink: ) So yes, they are both English, so that's one more possible reason/solution off the list. :sad:

 

What bothers me the most is how abruply it happened - one hour everything was working, the next one nothing did.

Edited February 6, 2018 by Syntia13