Random & Frequent CTDs

[Siiix]

Hello there,

 

I've wanted to play Fallout 4 again because of Horizon, but the game CTDs for no particular reason, inside or outside. After 5 or 45 minutes. Tho i feel like I can't really play for a long time.

 

I tried to reinstall all of my mods (and delete/change some), test some things i saw on google with .ini, nvidia settings, etc. I did a fresh install and started a new game, but still the same.

 

I have Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, SSD 1TB with only games (400GB of free space on it)

Intel Core 17-8700K CPU @ 3.70Ghz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

 

I use Mod Organiser v2.1.6, but have some mods in my Fallout 4 folder :

Achievements, f4se, Place Everywhere, MCM and Survival Unlocker.

 

This is my load order on MO2

 

 

Fallout4.esm

DLCRobot.esm
DLCworkshop01.esm
DLCCoast.esm
DLCworkshop02.esm
DLCworkshop03.esm
DLCNukaWorld.esm
DLCUltraHighResolution.esm
ccbgsfo4006-pipboy(chrome).esl
ccbgsfo4025-powerarmorskin(chrome).esl
Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch.esp
XDI.esm
Z_Architect.esm
Vivid Weathers - FO4.esp
Vivid Weathers - Natural Bright.esp
Vivid Weathers - FO4 - Far Harbor.esp
Vivid Weathers - Nuka World.esp
DarkerNights.esp
AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp
AmazingFollowerTweaks_XDI_FIX.esp
EasyLockpicking.esp
Locksmith.esp
Pip-Boy Flashlight.esp
AzarPonytailHairstyles.esp
dD-Enhanced Blood Basic.esp
dD - Limited Blood Decals.esp
chem redux.esp
Eli_Armour_Compendium.esp
Repaired Roofs.esp
GraphixPatch.esp
Z_Horizon.esp
Z_Horizon_DLC_All.esp
Z_Horizon_DEFUI.esp
Z_Horizon_Desolation.esp
Z_Horizon_Timescale.esp
Z_Horizon_Loot_Respawn.esp
Z_Horizon_Loot_Respawn_DLC.esp
Z_Architect_EnhancedSettlements.esp
Z_Architect_EnhancedSettlements_DLC.esp
Z_Architect_HomePlate.esp
Z_Architect_Extras.esp
Z_Extras.esp
Z_Horizon_WeaponPack01.esp
Truly Unique Nick - VR+Horizon.esp
EAC-Horizon-Patch.esp
ChemRedux_Horizon_Patch.esp
SatelliteWorldMap.esp
Local Map Expanded (Zoom-out Ext. plugin).esp
LooksMenu.esp

 

 

 

The GraphixPatch is a bunch of textures I packaged with Archive2 after the first playthrough, thinking maybe I had to many loose files, ba2 and all. It contains :

 

 

NMCs Bundle Medium

High Resolution Texture Pack 2K - Valius

Vivid Fallout All in One Best Choice

A Little Bit of Green

Fixed Alpha Map

Valentine REBORN

Terminator Synth

FTO Pipboy

Valkyr Body & Face textures

High Contrast Eye Normal Map Fix

Eyewear & Mask retexture pluging free

Patch Job

Paint that house

Weathered Sanctuary Home

 

 

 

I can't attach my .ini files so here they are

Fallout4.ini

 

 

[General]

sLanguage=en

uGridsToLoad=5

uExterior Cell Buffer=47

bDisableAllGore=0

[screenSplatter]

bBloodSplatterEnabled=1

[Display]

iPresentInterval=1

bDeferredCommands=1

fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0

fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0

fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048

bAllowScreenshot=1

fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=3500.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=2000.0000

fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000

bNvGodraysEnable=0

bDynamicObjectQueryManager=1

bMultiThreadedAccumulation=1

bMultiThreadedRenderingUNP=1

fSAORadius=108.2

fSAOBias=0.6

fSAOIntensity=7.1

fSunUpdateThreshold:Display=0.5f

fSunShadowUpdateTime=1.0

[HairLighting]

fHairPrimSpecScale=0.02

fHairPrimSpecPow=125.0

fHairPrimSpecShift=0.36

fHairSecSpecScale=1.2

fHairSecSpecPow=160.0

fHairSecSpecShift=-0.40

[sSSSS]

fSSSSSPower = 4.0

[Audio]

bEnableAudio=1

[interface]

fDefaultWorldFOV=70

fDefault1stPersonFOV=80

fSafeZoneX=15.0

fSafeZoneY=15.0

fSafeZoneXWide=64.0

fSafeZoneYWid=36.0

fSafeZoneXWide16x10=64.0

fSafeZoneYWide16x10=36.0

[MapMenu]

uLockedObjectMapLOD=16

uLockedTerrainLOD=32

[Controls]

fMouseHeadingXScale=.021

fMouseHeadingYScale=.021

[Grass]

iMinGrassSize=20

bAllowCreateGrass=1

[imageSpace]

bDoRadialBlur=1

[Weather]

bPrecipitation=1

[Archive]

sResourceIndexFileList=Fallout4 - Textures1.ba2, Fallout4 - Textures2.ba2, Fallout4 - Textures3.ba2, Fallout4 - Textures4.ba2, Fallout4 - Textures5.ba2, Fallout4 - Textures6.ba2, Fallout4 - Textures7.ba2, Fallout4 - Textures8.ba2, Fallout4 - Textures9.ba2

sResourceStartUpArchiveList=Fallout4 - Startup.ba2, Fallout4 - Shaders.ba2, Fallout4 - Interface.ba2

SResourceArchiveList=Fallout4 - Voices.ba2, Fallout4 - Meshes.ba2, Fallout4 - MeshesExtra.ba2, Fallout4 - Misc.ba2, Fallout4 - Sounds.ba2, Fallout4 - Materials.ba2

SResourceArchiveList2=Fallout4 - Animations.ba2

sResourceDataDirsFinal=

SGeometryPackageList=Fallout4 - Geometry.csg

SCellResourceIndexFileList=Fallout4.cdx

SResourceArchiveMemoryCacheList= Fallout4 - Misc.ba2, Fallout4 - Shaders.ba2, Fallout4 - Interface.ba2, Fallout4 - Materials.ba2

[Papyrus]

fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=500.0

bEnableLogging=0

bEnableTrace=0

bLoadDebugInformation=0

[LOD]

fLODFadeOutMultObjects=4.5000

fLODFadeOutMultItems=2.5000

[Pathfinding]

fWarpMaxTime=4

iWarpMaxPathFailureCount=3

[Water]

bReflectLODObjects=0

bReflectLODLand=0

bReflectSky=0

bReflectLODTrees=0

Fallout4prefs.ini

[Display]

flocalShadowMapHalveEveryXUnit=750.0000

focusShadowMapDoubleEveryXUnit=450.0000

fShadowBiasScale=1.0000

fDirShadowDistance=20000.0000

fShadowDistance=20000.0000

uiOrthoShadowFilter=3

uiShadowFilter=3

iShadowMapResolution=2048

uPipboyTargetHeight=700

uPipboyTargetWidth=876

iVolumetricLightingQuality=3

bVolumetricLightingEnable=1

bSAOEnable=1

iDirShadowSplits=3

bVolumetricLightingForceCasters=0

iTiledLightingMinLights=40

bComputeShaderDeferredTiledLighting=1

iMaxFocusShadowsDialogue=4

iMaxFocusShadows=4

bForceIgnoreSmoothness=0

fBlendSplitDirShadow=48.0000

bSinglePassDirShadow=1

bEnableWetnessMaterials=1

fTessFactorMaxDistanceScale=100.0000

sAntiAliasing=TAA

fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000

fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000

fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000

fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000

fMeshLODFadeScalar=1.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000

fInteriorMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=1950.0000

fInteriorMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=2600.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=999999.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=999999.0000

iMaxAnisotropy=16

iPresentInterval=1

bTopMostWindow=0

bMaximizeWindow=0

bBorderless=1

bFull Screen=0

iSize H=1080

iSize W=1920

bAllowShadowcasterNPCLights=0

iScreenShotIndex=0

fMaxFocusShadowMapDistance=450.0000

bPrecipitationOcclusion=1

iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25

iMaxDecalsPerFrame=100

sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB"

iTexMipMapSkip=0

bEnableRainOcclusion=1

iAdapter=0

[imagespace]

bDoDepthOfField=1

bScreenSpaceBokeh=1

bMBEnable=0

bLensFlare=1

[Pipboy]

fPipboyEffectColorB=1

fPipboyEffectColorG=1

fPipboyEffectColorR=1

[VATS]

fModMenuEffectHighlightPAColorB=0.4100

fModMenuEffectHighlightPAColorG=0.8200

fModMenuEffectHighlightPAColorR=1.0000

fModMenuEffectPAColorB=0.4100

fModMenuEffectPAColorG=0.8200

fModMenuEffectPAColorR=1.0000

fModMenuEffectHighlightColorB=0.0824

fModMenuEffectHighlightColorG=1.0000

fModMenuEffectHighlightColorR=0.0706

fModMenuEffectColorB=0.4200

fModMenuEffectColorG=0.9900

fModMenuEffectColorR=0.4900

[MAIN]

fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000

bCrosshairEnabled=1

fHUDOpacity=1.0000

bSaveOnPause=0

bSaveOnTravel=0

bSaveOnWait=0

bSaveOnRest=0

[LightingShader]

bScreenSpaceSubsurfaceScattering=1

bScreenSpaceReflections=1

[General]

bGamepadEnable=0

bPipboyCompanionEnabled=0

iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1

bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0

uGridsToLoad=5

[interface]

bDialogueSubtitles=1

bGeneralSubtitles=1

iHUDColorB=255

iHUDColorG=255

iHUDColorR=255

bDialogueCameraEnable=1

bShowCompass=1

uHUDActiveEffectWidget=2

[Controls]

fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0300

fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=0.6667

bAlwaysRunByDefault=1

bInvertYValues=0

bGamePadRumble=0

[GamePlay]

iDifficulty=6

bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1

bShowQuestMarkers=1

[Particles]

iMaxDesired=750

[saveGame]

fAutosaveEveryXMins=15.0000

[AudioMenu]

fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000

fVal7=1.0000

uID7=0

fVal6=1.0000

uID6=0

fVal5=1.0000

uID5=0

fVal4=1.0000

uID4=138006

fVal3=1.0000

uID3=1007612

fVal2=1.0000

uID2=94881

fVal1=0.0865

uID1=466532

fVal0=1.0000

uID0=554685

[Water]

bUseWaterDisplacements=1

bUseWaterRefractions=1

bUseWaterReflections=1

bUseWaterDepth=1

[TerrainManager]

fTreeLoadDistance=75000.0000

fBlockMaximumDistance=250000.0000

fBlockLevel2Distance=110000.0000

fBlockLevel1Distance=90000.0000

fBlockLevel0Distance=60000.0000

fSplitDistanceMult=1.5000

bShowLODInEditor=0

[Grass]

fGrassStartFadeDistance=7000.0000

fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000

fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=400.0000

[Decals]

uMaxDecals=1000

bDecals=1

bSkinnedDecals=1

uMaxSkinDecals=100

uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=25

[LOD]

fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000

fLODFadeOutMultObjects=30.0000

fLODFadeOutMultItems=10.0000

fLODFadeOutMultActors=15.0000

[NVHBAO]

bEnable=1

fBackgroundAOViewDepth=750.0000

bBackgroundAOEnable=1

fDepthThresholdSharpness=100.0000

fDepthThresholdMaxViewDepth=500.0000

bDepthThresholdEnable=0

iDepthClampModeEnum=0

fCoarseAO=1.0000

fDetailAO=0.6500

fBlurSharpnessProfileBackgroundViewDepth=1.0000

fBlurSharpnessProfileForegroundViewDepth=0.0000

fBlurSharpnessProfileForegroundSharpnessScale=4.0000

bBlurSharpnessProfileEnable=0

fBlurSharpness=16.0000

iBlurRadiusEnum=1

bBlurEnable=1

fPowerExponent=2.5000

fBias=0.1000

fRadius=0.6500

[NVFlex]

bNVFlexEnable=1

iQuality=2

iMaxNeighbors2=64

iMaxNeighbors1=48

iMaxNeighbors0=32

iMaxParticles2=32768

iMaxParticles1=16000

iMaxParticles0=6000

fKillRadius2=4000.0000

fKillRadius1=3000.0000

fKillRadius0=2000.0000

bNVFlexInstanceDebris=1

bNVFlexDrawDebris=1

[blurShaderHDR]

bDoHighDynamicRange=0

[blurShader]

bUseBlurShader=0

[Launcher]

uLastAspectRatio=1

[bethesda.net]

uPersistentUuidData3=362584265

uPersistentUuidData2=2279554617

uPersistentUuidData1=4225451171

uPersistentUuidData0=2619279956

Fallout4custom.ini

[Archive]

bInvalidateOlderFiles=1

[Display]

fDecalLifetime=800.000

fDecalLOD0=70000

fPipboyScreenEmitIntensityPA=1.25

fPipboyScreenDiffuseIntensityPA=0.15

fPipboyScreenEmitIntensity=1.25

fPipboyScreenDiffuseIntensity=0.15

[interface]

bShowTutorials=0

uConfirmContainerTakeAllMinimumItems=5

[Pipboy]

fPAEffectColorR=1

fPAEffectColorG=1

fPAEffectColorB=1

bPipboyDisableFX=1

[General]

SIntroSequence=0

sIntroMovie=

fChancesToPlayAlternateIntro=0

uMainMenuDelayBeforeAllowSkip=1

bAllowConsole=1

bForceUpdateDiffuseOnly=1

iNumHWThreads=6

iTextureDegradeDistance0=1600

iTextureDegradeDistance1=3000

iTextureUpgradeDistance0=1200

iTextureUpgradeDistance1=2400

And because why not, here are my Nvidia settings

Ambien Oclusion = Can't use with this application

Anisotropic Filtering = Controlled by the application

AA FXAA = Deactivated

AA Gamma = Activated

AA Mode = Controlled by the application

AA Setting = Controlled by the application

AA Transparency = 8x

Max pre rendered frames = Controlled by the application

MFAA = Deactivated

Power management mode = High Performance

Texture filtering and optimisation = Activated

Texture filtering Neg LOD Bias = Autorised

Texture filtering Quality = Performances

Texture filtering Trilinear = Activated

Threaded optimization = Activated

Triple Buffering = Activated

V Sync = Activated

 

And that's it. I'd really like some help, I've been checking google for 2 weeks, tinkering things here and there but no luck.

Also, if you have any suggestions (related to the subject or not) regarding the Nvidia settings or the .ini, it'd be great.

 

Thank you for your time and sorry for the long post (no potato)

Edited March 7, 2019 by Siiix

[Gilbert1958]

I am having the same problem, game worked perfect yesterday, today random crashes. I did notice the Creation Club news in the upper right hand corner is gone. Did Bethesda do an update???

[Gilbert1958]

Ok I am only CTD in Cambridge so far, slowly going thru map will update.

[Siiix]

Ok well, I disabled the High Res Texture official DLC and didn't have any CTDs today. I knew this sh*t was shady, I mean.. 58Gb, come on.

 

I downloaded some more textures mods instead and it runs perfectly with only ~5Gb and the game looks better. :)

[MarkusTay]

There was another update. I was playing yesterday (or maybe the day before... not positive) and suddenly my controller stopped working properly (I couldn't even draw my gun). So I thought my controller broke, woke my son and borrowed his (thank god I raised gamers LOL), and it was still wonky. Turns out that Steam decided to update WHILE I was playing the damn game. And I have automatic updates disabled, so go figure.

 

But except for that weirdness with the controller (which went away after I restarted everything, including the computer), I haven't had any problems.

[ozmods]

could be an overheating GPU mine will shut down if it reaches 65-70C, i have never had an issue like this before.. i bought a higher end computer thinking it would run fallout without a drama.. it seems that even a nvidia gtx 1060 gb cant even run the f game without it crashing.

[Veloth60]

I've been playing the same load order for 6 months, two days I started getting random CTDs. Is there a way to undo the update

[cossayos]

Since the last three or four beth updates the game has become virtually unplayable for me. CTDs happen randomly, when initiating conversations, opening containers or going into vats. I did a few reinstalls from scratch but nothing works anymore. Seems like I have to can the game for good.

[BlazeStryker]

Basically, I am starting to wonder if the Bathwarter is so desperate to bilk us they'll nuke their own franchise to force us into playing 76...