CTD entering Hidden Valley

[DavidSSabb94]

I'm trying to enter Hidden Valley for the first time in this playthrough, with Veronica. I always CTD right when entering L1 (the door after Veronica talks with Ramos on the intercom)

It's definitely something happening specifically in L1, I'm able to leave the bunker, and I used movetoqt to skip ahead to L2 and had no problems there, but crashed again when trying to exit back to L1.

NVAC always prints the following two errors at the time of the crash, I'm not sure how to interpret the data though:

09200051 ; script 'Expression Error: SYNTAX' (000E2F78).
09200051 ; script 'Expression Error: SYNTAX' (000E2F77)

Load order is as follows:

 

falloutnv.esm

deadmoney.esm

honesthearts.esm

oldworldblues.esm

lonesomeroad.esm

gunrunnersarsenal.esm

classicpack.esm

mercenarypack.esm

tribalpack.esm

caravanpack.esm
stun.esm
freesideopen.esm
new vegas redesigned 3.esm

fuctional post game ending.esm

newvegasrailroads.esm

fcomaster.esm (I know the original NVR page recommends disabiling this, but according to the Qwinn's NVR page this can stay enabled b/c it only contains custom player races, not any other FCO data, and as I'm using a custom race in my current playthrough I imagine disabling it would cause problems)
nevadaskies.esm

ohud.esm

gomorrah redesigned v2.esp

the new bison steve hotel.esm

nvr-strip.esm

someguyseries.esm

wastelandkitchen.esm

bitter springs redesigned.esp

fco - glowingone.esp

nvr-version_10.esp

outsidebets.esp

freesideopenpatch.esp

uncut wasteland fco ob.esp

tld_travelers.esp

cco - ulysses companion.esp

fuctional post game ending - outside bets patch.esp

l38improved.esp

the storyteller.esp

fo3weaponsrestoration.esp

housemod.esp

nvr-npcs.esp

nv3_outsidebets patch.esp

nv3_tldtravelers patch.esp
functional post game ending - general open strip patch.esp

near death.esp

kingofthering.esp

cage 1.9.3.2.esp

cco - ulysses companion - all dlcs patch.esp

improvedhealthsuit.esp
oldworldradio.esp
enclaveradio.esp

imp's more complex needs.esp
imcnnv - hud and hotkeys.esp

databaseloadscreens.esp

atomic loading screens.esp

breadmod.esp

londiniumradio.esp

conelrad 640-1240.esp

extendednvradio.esp

fasteraccesstolucky38.esp

fastervats.esp

silverrushreoccupied.esp

imcnnv - sorted.esp

stun.esp

lightupandsmokethosecigarettes_edisleado.esp

jip companions command & control.esp

lessintrusivekillcam.esp

nevadaskies - brighter nights.esp

portablecampsite.esp

retrievablethrowables.esp

the mod configuration menu.esp

true wasteland economy.esp

wastelandkitchen.esp

new vegas redesigned 3.esp

nevadaskies - ultimate dlc edition.esp

Edited September 10, 2019 by DavidSSabb94

[dubiousintent]

You appear to be having a problem passing through the "door" between interior cells of those levels. That indicates a mod conflict, as the vanilla game doesn't have that problem.

 

Other than noting you have both "Cage" and "FPGE" installed (which is not recommended; see the "sticky" first post in the FPGE comments), I don't see anything directly appearing to modify the BoS bunker. Please see the 'Mod Conflict Isolation' section of the wiki "Fallout NV Mod Conflict Troubleshooting" article.

The NVAC error is telling you there is a script "syntax error" (badly formed statement), which normally causes that script line to be ignored with erratic consequences. You can look at the log lines immediately before those errors to see if you can get some idea as to where that script of coming from, but most likely it is not the cause of your CTD. If so, it is something for the mod author to correct.

 

-Dubious-

[DavidSSabb94]

So, a strange solution that I'm not sure makes logical sense, but it seems to be working for now.

I disabled CAGE, though that did not solve the error. I went through the troubleshooting process and still couldn't source the problem. So I thought maybe my save was corrupted. I started a new game, and after leaving Doc Mitchell's teleported myself into Hidden Valley L1 with no crash, though of course the Brotherhood was hostile.

So, I loaded up my old save and tried the same thing, and it loaded successfully. Then I tried entering from L1 to L2, then back to L1 and through the main exit. No problems. Both times I teleported myself to Ramos, and with the original playthrough when I was trying to enter with Veronica, he started his usual conversation immediately upon loading. Maybe something strange was happening with the script that commands him to walk towards you to initiate conversation upon entering the bunker, though not sure what that could be.

Edited September 13, 2019 by DavidSSabb94

[dubiousintent]

Apparently you teleported past whatever activator at that portal was having problems. As long as the necessary "quest stages" get set, that shouldn't cause any problems. If there are no problems advancing further through that quest, I'd say you have a valid solution to you particular problem.

 

-Dubious-