Fallout 4 LOD issues

[missingno11]

Over the last few weeks I have modded Fallout 4 from the ground up 5 times (with completely different load orders each time, around 100-220 mods each time). I've been modding bethesda games for a while and have done so on this same PC a few times before, and I have never noticed this issue. While game stability was decent each time, the one thing that really really bothered me were the huge amounts of LOD/Object pop in, not just fade, but very jarring pop in. I had everything set to ultra and was getting a solid 60fps everywhere, but this one little issue bugged me to no end. I tried re modding the game with no texture enhancements at all to see if it was a vram issue, but alas the pop in was still annoying me to no end. I seriously don't know if I was doing something wrong with LOD generation or if this was just a hard fact of life. The only way I was able to stop this issue was to set Ugrids to 7, but I really don't know if the potential side effects and severe fps drop is worth it. I have uninstalled all my mods since then so I can't give a load order. I just seriously want to know if pop in will always be an issue that I have never noticed before because of the creation engine, or if this is because of mistakes made while modding/hardware. I was running an enb on every single load order, if that would impact this issue at all.

My specs:
(I tried running Fallout 4 off an SSD and a HDD and I was getting this issue on both, only real difference was the load times in actual loading screens)
i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz

Nvidia GTX1080
8GB of VRAM, 16GB of RAM

I also tried modding Skyrim LE, hoping that the older modding community would have a solution to this issue, but still the same thing. Currently building a load order for SE, because I have heard good things about the stability of it, but I haven't got my hopes up.

Very sorry if I have done something wrong with the creation of this topic, this is my first time posting in quite some time.

[tekmage]

Try using this mod. Faraway Area Reform. Use the performance ones. Just as good as the regular.

[missingno11]

Try using this mod. Faraway Area Reform. Use the performance ones. Just as good as the regular.Â

Thank you for the reply, I did try using this mod, as well as generating my own LODs. So Iâm really at the point where I am suspecting that this is just a fault of the creation engine more than anything else.

[tekmage]

It is pretty strange you are having this problem considering what you are running it on. I have zero LOD pop-up issues and I'm on a real potato. I highly doubt the fault is the Creation engine this time. It is very likely an altered .ini change on your part coming from a mod/mods or a conflict of some sort between multiple mods you are using.

 

Posting your load order might help the people on the forum to help you but with so little info given, it is pretty hard to determine where your problem is actually coming from.

[missingno11]

Sorry about that, I was quite busy and I had to do a bit before i got this info ready.

Load order:

This is my current one, earlier ones were a lot more carefully done and pretty but I was still having this same issue.

0 0 Fallout4.esm

1 1 DLCRobot.esm

2 2 DLCworkshop01.esm

3 3 DLCCoast.esm

4 4 DLCworkshop02.esm

5 5 DLCworkshop03.esm

6 6 DLCNukaWorld.esm

7 7 Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch.esp

8 8 Homemaker.esm

9 9 ArmorKeywords.esm

254 FE 0 BerettaM9FS.esl

10 a XDI.esm

254 FE 1 Shared inventory - Sanctuary and Red Rocket.esl

11 b WorkshopFramework.esm

254 FE 2 Rusty Face Fix.esl

254 FE 3 FAR.esl

12 c Zipsuit.esp

13 d BostonFPSFixAIO.esp

14 e Homemaker - Unlocked Institute Objects.esp

15 f DX Courser X-92 Power Suit.esp

16 10 ApalLeotard.esp

17 11 DX Commonwealth Shorts.esp

18 12 DX Vault Girl Shorts.esp

19 13 fo3friedghouls.esp

20 14 Craftable Vault 81 Cure (Earned).esp

21 15 KSHairdos.esp

22 16 CROSS_GoreCrits.esp

23 17 CROSS_GoreCrits_FarHarborPatch.esp

24 18 EnclaveX02.esp

25 19 ExperimentalPlantFarming.esp

26 1a fathercompanion.esp

254 FE 4 Flicker Fixer.esp

27 1b GITS_suit_by_OniNigma.esp

28 1c FO4LaserBolts.esp

29 1d LongerPowerLines3x.esp

30 1e LooksMenu.esp

31 1f LooksMirror.esp

32 20 AzarPonytailHairstyles.esp

33 21 LovingCait.esp

34 22 BetterOpenSeason.esp

35 23 NeuraLOD.esp

36 24 NoDeathWeaponDrop.esp

37 25 Nuka-World Collectable Markers.esp

38 26 PlatinumCurieV2.1.esp

39 27 3DNPC_FO4.esp

40 28 SOTS.esp

41 29 MojaveImports.esp

42 2a BetterSynthRelayGrenadesNoSquads.esp

43 2b Jake'sMod.esp

44 2c OutcastsAndRemnants.esp

45 2d CombatZoneRestored.esp

46 2e AA FusionCityRising.esp

47 2f WZWildWasteland.esp

48 30 W.A.T.Minutemen.esp

49 31 AA 50 Ways To Die.esp

50 32 ProjectValkyrie.esp

51 33 CourserCrusher.esp

52 34 Towel_Beds.esp

53 35 BeastWhisperer.esp

54 36 EveryonesBestFriend.esp

55 37 RAW INPUT.esp

56 38 Randomized DC Guard Outfits.esp

57 39 dcc-dialog-helm.esp

58 3a SettlementLimitSlashedFarHarbor.esp

59 3b Subtle Face Tweaks - Piper.esp

60 3c THBrows.esp

61 3d The Eyes Of Beauty.esp

62 3e TheKite_ScoopDigger.esp

63 3f th1nkEyebot.esp

64 40 th1nkEyeBot-FarHarbor.esp

65 41 th1nkEyeBot-NukaWorld.esp

66 42 th1nkEyeBot-DLC03DLC04Addon.esp

67 43 VStringBikini.esp

68 44 Passthrough.esp

69 45 WaitAnywhere.esp

70 46 WorkshopPlus.esp

71 47 CBBE.esp

72 48 DA Micro Bikini v4(No AE & AWKCR).esp

73 49 TheKite_CaitSet.esp

74 4a HAAS Automatron.esp

75 4b HAAS Core.esp

76 4c HAAS Far Harbor.esp

77 4d HAAS Nuka World.esp

78 4e TheKite_CharredVaultSuit.esp

79 4f ALSL Vault Suit Unzipped - Vaults 111 and 95 suits only.esp

80 50 TheKite_HCD_SynthUniform.esp

81 51 TheKite_HCD_SynthUniform_Replacer.esp

82 52 Vivid Fallout - All in One - Best Choice.esp

83 53 10mmSMG.esp

84 54 45autoPistol.esp

85 55 Ak5C.esp

86 56 F4NV-AMR.esp

87 57 9mmPistol.esp

88 58 MREs.esp

89 59 F4NVServiceRifleRedux.esp

90 5a G11.esp

91 5b llamaCompanionHeather.esp

92 5c BasementLiving.esp

93 5d Hellfirenew.esp

94 5e NukaRadBans.esp

95 5f TheKite_VTS.esp

96 60 DP_CaravanShotgun.esp

97 61 Glock86.esp

98 62 HuntingRevolver.esp

99 63 InstitutePowerArmor.esp

100 64 Journal.esp

101 65 WinchesterP94.esp

102 66 EnhancedLightsandFX.esp

103 67 StartMeUp.esp

104 68 StartMeUpFarHarborPatch.esp

105 69 StartMeUpNukaWorldPatch.esp

I got a little recording here that kind of shows what I'm talking about. Its a pretty bad video honestly but these kinds of open valley-ish areas are the ones where it was most noticeable while i was playing.
It only really shows grass, but I did experience a bridge popping in from the low quality LOD version at awfully close range, if more examples are needed I can find some more.
https://youtu.be/e5OCu-MmXfs

[tekmage]

That is some of the worst LOD pop-ins I've ever seen. I would start with disabling the usual suspects such as enhanced lights and fx mod and flicker fixer. Disable mods that affect entire DLC and touches on the base mod next. There is a lot of mods in your load order I'm unfamiliar with so I'm not going to be much help except the above advice.

You might also consider converting the FAR mod to an ESL flagged esp and move it to be right under the startmeup esp as to possibly override whatever could be conflicting with the LOD meshes FAR altered as well.

[missingno11]

I tried disabling those mods and nothing changed. Then I disabled my entire load order, and somehow the issue became worse. I am going to do a complete reinstall of the game and the .ini files as well to see if this issue happens on a completely blank slate.

[tekmage]

Maybe, something got corrupt in your game save.

[missingno11]

I doubt that that would be the cause. I've been trying to learn how to mod better and more cautiously. I'm aware of how saves are affected by mods in Bethesda games, so basically whenever mods are uninstalled I start a new game essentially.

[cossayos]

I doubt that that would be the cause. I've been trying to learn how to mod better and more cautiously. I'm aware of how saves are affected by mods in Bethesda games, so basically whenever mods are uninstalled I start a new game essentially.

 

I don't know, have you tried this mod?

 

https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/35720