Skyrim CTD

[Roanark]

Okay, need some help, PLEASE!

I've never downloaded a Nexus mod.

Actually, until Skyrim I've never messed around with PC gaming.

And I just got this game a week or two ago!

So yeah, I'm a newbie.

 

So to my problem! I tried downloading the ApachiiSkyHair mod because... Well the normal hairstyles leave a lot to be desired.

So I extract the files to my documents.

Specifically under My Games > Skyrim > Data

Load up my game, open the console... showracemenu

Well, I see nothing new, actually, it won't even let me set my race now! Instead of staying on default like before (Nord) it says Argonian and for my race says PlayerRace at the bottom, and if I go to Nord it loads the default Nord look.

So I reload my save, get my character back, quit, and look at the folder.

I turn read-only off, without altering anything, and load the game.

Crash.

Turn read-only back on, delete the folder for the mod, because obviously I did something wrong....

And load the game.

Crashed again, right after the Bethesda logo.

I did not mess with any other folders, settings, or download any mods from the Nexus or Steam.... Any help?

Edited September 4, 2012 by Roanark

[bben46]

Here is a link to my troubleshooting blog.

http://s1.zetaboards.com/bbenlibrary/topic/4751769/1/#new

This is updated often so come back later for more.

 

If you use any of this and have some success - or even if nothing works - please post back here what you did that worked or didn't work. That kind of information can be invaluable to other members having the same or similar problems - And to me in fixing any problems in the blog.

[Brandy1123]

Roanark

If bben46 suggests a direction, you'd be pretty far off course if you didn't at least glance over his input.

 

In a nushell, SInce you claim you are a noob with mods, here is some quick and dirt free facts.

 

a lot of mods require other mods to be loaded as a pre-requisite. They also can demand, under threat of CTD's, that you need specific body meshes, skeletal tructures and HD capacity to do it with. When you do finally decide you want a mod, You need to see how it insalls. If the file overwrites reqiured game data (ie, askes to overwrite) and you do, be aware that uninstalling the mod will not fix this and revert back. That data is now gone. Also, some of the really amazing graphic enhancing "ENB" type mods, HD mods and some others also require you to edit your INI data files. You need to be careful as Bethesda made these really similar and STEAMypile made it worse.

 

Make sure all the files and edits are done as the mod's author describes. Also, before you download any new mod, make a back-up of your data folder and INI files. It can direct you back to a wonderful game experience after an incompatible mod does bad things with your load order and worse to your game playability.

 

Read the portion of Mr.BBens Load order assistance. Its a marvelous piece of work. The order you have mods loaded makes the world of difference in the already unstable platform we call Skyrim.

 

I hope all of this helps at least to some degree. :)