Random CTDs, Can't Keep the Game Running

[Tragthemercenary]

Greetings!

 

When Vortex came out, I was hesitant to use it. But I downloaded it, eventually, and it worked like a charm. With over 500 hours of gameplay without a single hitch, including CTD's, on a high-end machine, and a constant frame rate of 60fps, this was Skyrim SE the way I imagined it would be.

 

Then, I had a crash. After that, I couldn't even get the game to load. I uninstalled my 245 mods, unistalled and re-installed the game, and it was working fine, until I started loading mods. Then, I started getting CTD's, on a regular basis ... every 15-20 seconds. I've done the usual, including unistalling mods and re-installing them, to see which might be causing a problem. Nothing works. Follows my load order, and it's not very much:

 

0 0 Skyrim.esm
1 1 Update.esm
2 2 Dawnguard.esm
3 3 HearthFires.esm
4 4 Dragonborn.esm
5 5 Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp
6 6 ApachiiHair.esm
7 7 SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp
8 8 Immersive Wenches.esp
9 9 Cutting Room Floor.esp
10 a Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
11 b Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp
12 c SkyUI_SE.esp
13 d 50 More Perk Points.esp
14 e Medieval Lanterns of Skyrim.esp
15 f RiversideLodge.esp
16 10 Convenient Horses.esp
17 11 ACE BYOG.esp
18 12 Immersive Weapons.esp
19 13 Bijin AIO.esp
Bijin NPCs.esp
Bijin Warmaidens.esp
Bijin Wives.esp
20 14 FNIS.esp
21 15 FNISSexyMove.esp
22 16 FNISspells.esp
23 17 FNIS_PCEA2.esp
24 18 icepenguinworldmapclassic.esp
25 19 RaceMenu.esp
26 1a RaceMenuPlugin.esp
27 1b SGEyebrows.esp
28 1c ShowRaceMenuAlternative.esp
29 1d Tiwa44_Minidresses.esp
30 1e Tiwa44_Minidresses_Dragonborn.esp
31 1f Unique Uniques.esp
32 20 Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim.esp
33 21 Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp

 

Note that I use LOOT.

 

Has something changed in the Vortex, that started this? I feel like I'm in the bad ole days of NMM. I'm not a computer expert ... by any means. I'm just looking for a possible cause, even as simple as a combination of mods, that is causing this problem.

 

Thanks!

[rmm200]

Don't use Loot. It is built into Vortex and does the sorting for you.

Never once do you mention starting a new game. Are these CTDs on old saves?

[HadToRegister]

The crash you had, was it your entire system, or just the game?

With a load order that small you should be having no problems

Oh one thing, I see Racemenu in your load order, but not XP32 Maximum Skeleton anywhere, FNIS requires it, and Racemenu likes it.

[HadToRegister]

-ALSO-

Since you're using SkyUI, do yourself a favor and save your sanity, by downloading and installing the Flashing Savegames Fix

It stops that annoying THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP on the Loading and Saving screen, after you accumulate a dozen or more savegames

[Tragthemercenary]

Don't use Loot. It is built into Vortex and does the sorting for you.

Never once do you mention starting a new game. Are these CTDs on old saves?

 

I've seen the sort function, but didn't ever think that it did LOOT's work. I appreciate that information. Does Vortex indicate dirty edits? If if doesn't, how often should I check it, using SSEdit?

 

These attempts were all on a new game.

Edited July 26, 2019 by Tragthemercenary

[Tragthemercenary]

The crash you had, was it your entire system, or just the game?

 

With a load order that small you should be having no problems

 

Oh one thing, I see Racemenu in your load order, but not XP32 Maximum Skeleton anywhere, FNIS requires it, and Racemenu likes it.

 

I thought that my load order was incredibly small to be having these problems.

 

After all these years with Skyrim, and then with Special Edition, and I forget to add XP32. Also, I will try that Flashing Savegames Fix, but I usually have five savegames, and one quicksave.

[oblivionfan52]

 

The crash you had, was it your entire system, or just the game?

 

With a load order that small you should be having no problems

 

Oh one thing, I see Racemenu in your load order, but not XP32 Maximum Skeleton anywhere, FNIS requires it, and Racemenu likes it.

 

I thought that my load order was incredibly small to be having these problems.

 

After all these years with Skyrim, and then with Special Edition, and I forget to add XP32. Also, I will try that Flashing Savegames Fix, but I usually have five savegames, and one quicksave.

 

If you hold to only five saves at a time then you shouldn't need the flashing save game fix, as HadToRegister noted it's generally only needed for ten saves and above.

[HadToRegister]

 

Don't use Loot. It is built into Vortex and does the sorting for you.

Never once do you mention starting a new game. Are these CTDs on old saves?

 

I've seen the sort function, but didn't ever think that it did LOOT's work. I appreciate that information. Does Vortex indicate dirty edits? If if doesn't, how often should I check it, using SSEdit?

 

These attempts were all on a new game.

 

 

 

Vortex will indicate Dirty Edits, Vortex can also convert any Convertable "Light" Esps, to ESPfes, (Another type of ESL, but Sortable) so they won't take up any room in your load order

My SSE load order has 279 mods thanks to that feature

 

Vortex will show "Verified Clean" with a Water Drop Icon, and a "Requires Cleaning" with a spray bottle icon

 

[HadToRegister]

Double Click a plugin on the plugin tab, to open the right panel

Note the Spray Bottle, showing the plugin Needs Cleaning, also note the LOOT message in the right hand panel