Random Lock-Up When Accessing Magic Menu

[GenAce2010]

(Quick Info: Using: Vortex, LOOT | Not Using: SKSE, SkyUI, etc)

Hello all,

So some quick background: I reinstalled Skyrim SE after a 2 year long hiatus on a character that had 70+ hours on it, while that character was modded, it was through the Bethesda Mod system (I hadn't yet really delved into Nexus at that time). Well fast forward till now, I start using Vortex and Nexus mods, I loved it - unfortunately I started experiencing random lock ups where the video would complete freeze but audio would still function, ambient effects like rivers/waterfalls, birds chirping, etc would play. Well after trying to troubleshoot it I decided to create a new character believing that the save files were corrupted beyond repair/use. So the new character gets created and played for a few hours, I explore around Riverwood, the closest iron mine, I do Bleakfall Barrows, get to Whiterun, talk to the Jarl, and then kill the first dragon, time comes to spend my dragon soul on the shout and that's when I attempt to access my magic menu and the game locks up, and just like my old character, the video freezes but the audio continues to play.

So I do a complete uninstall of Skyrim SE, delete folders, clean out everything, and I go into my mod list and prune things I believe might be causing conflicts or things I feel are just unneeded, I reinstall Skyrim SE, and reinstall the below mods (taken from LOOT):

0 0 Skyrim.esm

1 1 Update.esm

2 2 Dawnguard.esm

3 3 HearthFires.esm

4 4 Dragonborn.esm

5 5 Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm

6 6 Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp

7 7 Campfire.esm

8 8 SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp

9 9 Prometheus_No_snow_Under_the_roof.esp

10 a NSUTR_bugfixes.esp

11 b NSUTR_groundsnow_mesh_fixes.esp

12 c NSUTR_improvements.esp

13 d ELFX - Exteriors.esp

14 e EnhancedLightsandFX.esp

15 f Audio Overhaul Skyrim.esp

16 10 Book Covers Skyrim.esp

17 11 Immersive Sounds - Compendium.esp

18 12 TrueStormsSE.esp

19 13 Audio Overhaul Skyrim - Immersive Sounds Patch.esp

20 14 dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp

254 FE 0 Qw_ISC_USSEP Patch.esp

21 15 Audio Overhaul Skyrim - Enhanced Blood Patch.esp

22 16 Audio Overhaul Skyrim - True Storms Patch.esp

23 17 BarenziahQuestMarkers.esp

24 18 skyBirds_SSE.esp

25 19 BirdsOfSkyrim_SSE.esp

26 1a Skyrim Better Roads - The Rift.esp

27 1b Skyrim Better Roads - EastMarch.esp

28 1c ZIA_Complete Pack.esp

29 1d BirdsAndFlocks_SSE.esp

30 1e Skyrim Better Roads and Bridges - All In One - Merged.esp

31 1f Skyrim Better Roads - Winterhold.esp

32 20 Bring Out Your Dead.esp

33 21 PAN_NPCs.esp

34 22 BosmerArmorMATY743.esp

35 23 ScopedBows.esp

36 24 Bijin_AIO 2018.esp

Bijin NPCs.esp

Bijin Warmaidens.esp

Bijin Wives.esp

37 25 CBBE.esp

38 26 Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp

39 27 Chesko_WearableLantern.esp

40 28 WondersofWeather.esp

41 29 Whistle.esp

42 2a dD-No Spinning Death Animation.esp

43 2b Dr_Bandolier.esp

44 2c FastTravelSpeedMultiplier.esp

45 2d HearthFire Display Case Fix.esp

46 2e TheEyesOfBeauty.esp

47 2f WetandCold.esp

48 30 Heavy Armored Soldiers.esp

49 31 Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp

50 32 HoldBorderBanners.esp

51 33 HeljarchenBathhouseSSE.esp

52 34 KS Hairdo's.esp

53 35 mcgFemaleWalk for SkyrimSE.esp

54 36 PyP_Legendary.esp

55 37 Super Simple Bathing.esp

254 FE 1 SuperSimpleBathingExtraClean.esp

56 38 Sturdy Horses (Frost and Shadowmere).esp

57 39 Runandwalkpaces.esp

58 3a EBT - skyBirds Patch.esp

59 3b ScopedBows_ArrowTweaks.esp

60 3c ScopedBows_EagleEyeTweak.esp

254 FE 2 Qw_BarenziahQuestMarkers_USSEP Patch.esp

254 FE 3 Qw_BookCoversSkyrim_USSEP Patch.esp

HN66_Earrings.esp

61 3d Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp

62 3e RealisticWaterTwo.esp

63 3f RealisticWaterTwo - Waves.esp

I then create a new character, and I start playing them with the soul intention of progressively accessing the magic menu through out the Helgan escape, through Riverwood, through Bleakfalls Barrow and back to Riverwood, every time I was able to access the magic menu I would do a quick save with specific manual saves (not overwritten) at major locations, like reaching Riverwood, reaching Bleakfalls Barrow, coming back to Riverwood (etc). 2 Hours into this new save file and I don't even get to Whiterun like my previous character save and the game locks up when accessing the magic menu. I am frustrated to say the least and unsure what could be causing this sort of issue, I don't believe I have any extremely big or mass changing mods, I don't use SKSE, and I don't know what to do - so I'm coming to you all for help.

Help me Nexus members, you're my only hope.