Enemy mages suicide when they try to heal themselves

[argininesy]

Whenever an enemy NPC attempts to heal themselves using any non-concentration (i.e. fire-and-forget) healing spell, they seem to instead lose the equivalent health that should be restored, frequently leading to enemy mages instantly dying when their health gets below 1/3 as they cast the spell. My character is unaffected. NPC potion use seems to be working correctly. LOOT does not detect any errors or missing compatibility patches, and all mods are up-to-date as of this posting.

 

My sorted modlist:

 

Skyrim.esm
Update.esm
Dawnguard.esm
HearthFires.esm
Dragonborn.esm
RSkyrimChildren.esm
Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp
ClimatesOfTamriel.esm
LegacyoftheDragonborn.esm
MajesticMountains_Landscape.esm
arnima.esm
Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm
Gray Fox Cowl.esm
Wyrmstooth.esp
SkyUI_SE.esp
UnlimitedBookshelves.esp
MoonAndStar_MAS.esp
Joy of Perspective.esp
Undeath.esp
RelightingSkyrim_SSE.esp
SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp
Gildergreen Regrown.esp
Immersive Sounds - Compendium.esp
AcquisitiveSoulGemMultithreaded.esp
Increased Bounty & Guild Rewards - Reduced Fedex.esp
CoT-AlternativeSoundsSE.esp
J42_ArmorRatingRedux.esp
Dr_Bandolier.esp
Castle Volkihar Rebuilt.esp
Weapons Armor Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp
Cutting Room Floor.esp
CollegeOfWinterholdImmersive.esp
LeftHandRings.esp
Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp
Skyrim Immersive Creatures Special Edition.esp
Immersive Weapons.esp
MLU.esp
Blues Skyrim.esp
Summermyst - Enchantments of Skyrim.esp
MLU - Summermyst.esp
Helgen Reborn.esp
Complete Crafting_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.esp
BreezehomeByLupus.esp
Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp
OpulentThievesGuild.esp
SAFO.esp
Thunderchild - Epic Shout Package.esp
SkyTEST-RealisticAnimals&Predators.esp
Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
MajesticMountains_Moss.esp
moonpath.esp
JRMoonpathtoElsweyrPatch.esp
OwnCivilWar.esp
JK's Falkreath.esp
Tes Arena NorthKeep.esp
Point The Way.esp
JK's Rorikstead.esp
Tes Pagran Village.esp
SimplyBiggerTreesSE.esp
ZIA_Complete Pack_V4.esp
JK's Dawnstar.esp
SkyrimSewers.esp
Inconsequential NPCs.esp
Tes Arena Nimalten.esp
BirdsAndFlocks_SSE.esp
BloodmoonRising.esp
Undeath Immersive Lichdom.esp
UndeathClassicalLichdom SSE.esp
QaxeWinterholdRebuild.esp
CFTO.esp
High Level Enemies.esp
JK's Riverwood.esp
Run For Your Lives.esp
Cloaks.esp
Cloaks - Dawnguard.esp
Cloaks - USSEP Patch.esp
Disparity.esp
Dragon Soul Relinquishment.esp
wizDynamicThings.esp
FloraRespawnFix.esp
HarvestOverhaul_Redone_Creatures.esp
HarvestOverhaul_Redone.esp
High Level Enemies - Dawnguard.esp
High Level Enemies - Dragonborn.esp
TES Arena Amol.esp
DBM_HelgenReborn_Patch.esp
JKs Dragon Bridge.esp
JK's Morthal.esp
MLU - Immersive Armors.esp
PrvtI_HeavyArmory.esp
MLU_HeavyArmory Patch.esp
MLU - Immersive Weapons.esp
DBM_MLU_Patch.esp
Tes Vernim Wood.esp
Immersive Horses.esp
Immersive Patrols II.esp
JK's Ivarstead.esp
TES DunstadGrove.esp
Tes Granite Hall.esp
CWIRLSSEPatch.esp
increasedbountygoldz.esp
LeftHandRings-1stPersonView.esp
DBM_IW_Patch.esp
Wyrmstooth - Landmarks.esp
Vigilant.esp
JKs Skaal Village.esp
MoonAndStar_ImmersionPatch.esp
DBM_MAS_Patch.esp
iNeed.esp
DBM_WACCF_Patch.esp
DBM_CRF_Patch.esp
Simply Stronger Dragons.esp
WorldEaterBeater.esp
ForgottenCity.esp
DBM_Vigilant_Patch.esp
DBM_Undeath_Patch.esp
NotSoFast-MainQuest.esp
BCS_NotSoFast_Patch.esp
DBM_BeyondReach_Patch.esp
DBM_ImmersiveCreatures_Patch.esp
DBM_Cloaks_Patch.esp
DBM_IA_Patch.esp
TradeBarterLite.esp
DBM_HA_Patch.esp
DBM_ImmersiveHorses_Patch.esp
Qw_WACCF_ISC Patch.esp
DBM_ISC_Patch.esp
DBM_RSChildren.esp
SAFO - SkyTEST RAP.esp
DBM_SAFO_Patch.esp
DBM_SkyTEST_Patch.esp
MLU - ZIA.esp
DBM_ZimsImmersiveArtifacts_Patch.esp
LostGrimoire.esp
MajesticMountains.esp
more plants all extra.esp
NARC.esp
NoBSAIProjectileDodge.esp
The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp
CFTO - Arthmoor Danwstar Patch.esp
JK's SkyHaven Forge.esp
NotSoFast-MageGuild.esp
MeekoReborn.esp
RSChildren - CRF Patch.esp
HOR Creatures-Flora Respawn Fix Patch.esp
HOR-Flora Respawn Fix Patch.esp
Qw_RelightingSkyrim_CRF Patch.esp
Inconsequential NPCs - CRF Compatibility Patch.esp
CCO_LeftHandRings_Patch.esp
MoonAndStar_RSC_Patch.esp
RSC IncNPC.esp
CRF_RSChildrenPatch.esp
HelgenRebornRSChildrenPatch.esp
SERR Summermyst Patch SE.esp
JoP - Immersive Armors Patch.esp
RealisticRoomRental-Basic.esp
Predator Vision.esp
AmuletsShowOnEverything-JOP.esp
Qw_ISC_USSEP Patch.esp
Qw_WACCF_CRF Patch.esp
RSChildren.esp
Qw_WACCF_RSChildren Patch.esp
Realistic-Voice.esp
dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp
ReasonableMovementSpeed.esp
Simple AUA.esp
Skytest Immersive Creatures.esp
Skytest Immersive Horses.esp
SkyTweak.esp
TESCombatStyleFormCTDFix.esp
Companions Radiant Quests Requirement.esp
Thief skills rebalance for Ordinator.esp
TKDodge.esp
UMSOingredientCrafting.esp
UnreadBooksGlow.esp
Vigilant Voiced.esp
WetandCold.esp
Wyrmstooth - Craftable Sets.esp
Wyrmstooth - Realistic Ownership.esp
Wyrmstooth - Dragon Lore.esp
Wyrmstooth - Typo Fix.esp
Wyrmstooth - Quest Tweaks.esp
Wyrmstooth - Radiant Encounter Tweaks.esp
Wildcat - Combat of Skyrim.esp
Relationship Dialogue Overhaul.esp
Relationship Dialogue Overhaul - Immersive Horses Patch.esp
RDO - CRF + USSEP Patch.esp
Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
Skyshards.esp
Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim.esp
Apocalypse - Magic of Skyrim.esp
Apocalypse - Ordinator Compatibility Patch.esp
HOR_OrdinatorPatch.esp
UndeathClassicalLichdom Ordinator Patch.esp
Sacrosanct - Vampires of Skyrim.esp
ELE_SSE.esp
Qw_ELE_CRF Patch.esp
Qw_ELE_ICoWinterhold Patch.esp
RealisticWaterTwo.esp
Qw_ELE_RW2 Patch.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Needs Mod Patch.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Waves.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Wyrmstooth.esp
Scarcity SE - Less Loot Mod.esp
Simple Enchant Restriction Remover SE.esp
Simple Enchant Restriction Remover Hothtrooper44.esp
Scarcity SE - 2x Merchant Item Rarity.esp
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WACCF_BashedPatchLvlListFix.esp
SmashedPatch.esp
ASIS-Dependency.esp
ASIS.esp

 

[nagrom2608]

At least it beats fighting them LOL

[QuagaarWarrior]

Havent gone through your mod list because im lazy but my guess is you have a spell mod which adds this spell to the game. A spell that heals other whilst draining the health of the caster or something.

 

This spell has been distributed to mages through ASIS

 

You could try re-running the ASIS patches and deactivating spell distribution. It may not be a bad idea anyway unless you want to get spammed by fireballs.

 

Or you could deactivate the offending spell mod, run ASIS patches, then reactivate the spell mod. This will mean the spell is accessible to you but not enemies.

 

If you run the patches again you will probably need to start a new game

Edited November 13, 2018 by QuagaarWarrior

[argininesy]

As a matter of fact QuagaarWarrior, that was exactly what it was. The perk "False Light" from Ordinator in the restoration tree causes targeted healing spells to damage hostile targets. Enemy mages were receiving the perk through ASIS, causing them to injure themselves every time they tried to heal up. By excluding that specific perk under ASIS's exceptions ini I was able to resolve this.

[QuagaarWarrior]

Glad you got it sorted