I need help, i have no more hair left to pull out.

[Tekztorm]

I recently got into playing around with mods and after a few days of trial and many many errors, i just cant seem to get my mods to work, i would really like to keep all of these mods but if something has to go i guess i have no choice. Im pretty sure i followed instructions carefully on each mod i installed with things like generating FNIS behaviour and so forth. On an absolute fresh save where the only mod that i installed post Unbound quest was "Helgen Reborn" for obvious reasons. I keep crashing when entering the sleeping giant, im at my wits end, I have my suspicion that it may have something to do with NPC meshes because in a previous load order attempt i had the same problem with bannered mare and it only arised after installing bijin wives+war maidens. I would really appreciate one of you smarter people to please help me, i have played the game for maybe a few hours but spent days modding and trying to get it to work.

This is my hardware:

 

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6 Core Processor

16GB Ram

GTX 1060 6GB

C:\program files(x86)\steam\steamapps\common\Skyrim

Legendary Edition all DLC

Im using NMM

SKSE 1.7.3 (steam install)

LOOT Tes5Edit, i cleaned all mods

This is my Boss Log:

These plugins are recognised by BOSS and have been sorted according to its masterlist. Please read any attached messages and act on any that require action.

Skyrim.esm Active

Update.esm Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}

Dawnguard.esm Active

Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}

HearthFires.esm Active

Dragonborn.esm Active

hdtHighHeel.esm Active

moonpath.esm Active

Schlongs of Skyrim - Core.esm Version 2.05.021 Active

SexLab.esm Version 1.62 Active

ZaZAnimationPack.esm Active

HighResTexturePack01.esp Active

HighResTexturePack02.esp Active

HighResTexturePack03.esp Active

Serana.esp

SexLabMatchMaker.esp Version 7 Active

Footprints.esp Active

RaceMenu.esp Active

RaceMenuPlugin.esp Active

Note: RaceMenuPlugin is optional and provides support to alter Height, Breast, Glute and Biceps. If you experience issues with it, disable RaceMenuPlugin.esp and inform the author.

SkyUI.esp Version 5.1 Active

LustmordVampireArmor.esp Active

Witch Of The Wild.esp Active

HDT Havok Object.esp Active

BetterDarkBrotherhood.esp Active

Warning: This file contains 2 deleted NavMesh record(s) that TES5Edit cannot repair automatically and it may cause problems with your game. NavMesh deletions should be reported to the mod author. A guide to repairing NavMesh deletions with TES5Edit is located here.

moonpath_questdata.esp Active

Schlongs of Skyrim.esp Version 3.00.004 Active

SOS - VectorPlexus Regular Addon.esp Active

SOSRaceMenu.esp Active

SexLab Romance.esp Active

Helgen Reborn.esp Version 105.3 Active

EnhancedLightsandFX.esp Active

ELFXEnhancer.esp Active

FNISspells.esp Active

SGEyebrows.esp Active

TheEyesOfBeauty.esp Active

Inigo.esp Active

Bijin Warmaidens.esp Version 3.1.2 Active

Valerica.esp Active

SexLab_DibellaCult.esp Active

EMCompViljaSkyrim.esp Active

EMViljaInSolstheimAddOn.esp Active

Facelight.esp Active

The following plugins were not found in the masterlist, and must be positioned manually, using your favourite mod manager or by using BOSS's user rules functionality. You can submit unrecognised plugins for addition to the masterlist directly from this log by clicking on a plugin and supplying a link and/or description of its contents in the panel that is displayed.

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notice board.esp Active

Vigilant.esm Version 1.4.5 Active

LegacyoftheDragonborn.esp Active

Skyrim Romance Animated.esp Active

Sotteta Necromancer Outfit.esp Active

JarlsCanFollow.esp Active

Ambriel.esp Active

MrissiTailOfTroubles.esp Version 1.4 Active

Bijin AIO.esp Active

Bijin NPCs.esp Version 1.2 Active

Guards_Armor_Replacer.esp Active

Men of Winter.esp Active

Bijin Wives.esp Version 1.1

ForgottenCity.esp Active

Aurlyn.esp Active

SMIM-Merged-All.esp Active

zMirai.esp Active

SofiaFollower.esp Active

SexLab_DibellaCult_Sisters.esp Active

Sotteta Huntress Armor.esp Active

ElisifCompanion.esp Active

Recorder Follower Base.esp Active

Magic of the Magna-Ge.esp Active

KNM_Mour.esp Active

Darkend.esp Active

Overknee_Allusia.esp Active

Elisif Makeover.esp Active

Gwelda Red Riding Hood.esp Active

FalmerBikini.esp Active

KNM_AcalyphaFollower.esp Active

Khorah Orc Follower.esp Active

Merta Black Rose Armor.esp Active

Lucien.esp Version 1.4.3 Active

KS Hairdo's.esp Active

RaceMenuMorphsCBBE.esp Active

FNIS_PCEA2.esp Active

FNIS.esp Active

XPMSE.esp Active

Merta Assassin Armor.esp Active

SexLab Strapon.esp Active

 

I couldnt figure out how to find a LOOT log, i follwed instructions on how to get help but i think its for an older LOOT version with a different interface.

Edited February 18, 2020 by Tekztorm

[Tekztorm]

i was going through and turning mods on and off and found that i could enter with the recorder follower turned off, i dont know why i thought it would do anything but i reinstalled the mod and i was able to enter with it enabled. Im starting to think perhaps using tes5edit on everything that i could was a bad idea, im going to purge all mods reinstall them all again and just clean the few that loot says to. i might do a fresh install of skyrim while im at it to make sure everything is nice. if theres any advice anyone can give me, please do.

[MFitz56]

i was going through and turning mods on and off and found that i could enter with the recorder follower turned off, i dont know why i thought it would do anything but i reinstalled the mod and i was able to enter with it enabled. Im starting to think perhaps using tes5edit on everything that i could was a bad idea, im going to purge all mods reinstall them all again and just clean the few that loot says to. i might do a fresh install of skyrim while im at it to make sure everything is nice. if theres any advice anyone can give me, please do.

Do you have the stability tools loaded?

 

If you are using LE then these are what you want (sorry about the format I copied this from my blog on CTDs):

1) Crash fixes. Found here and fairly self-explanatory (as always, do read the directions):

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/72725

2) ENBoost. This one is more difficult and I hope to do a walkthrough at some point in the future. It is VERY important if you have less than 4GB of VRAM. If you have 8GB or more you probably don't need it. At 4GB it's your call (I have 4GB and I use it). Anyway, you will need to look in more than one place in order to complete this (although it will take you through it). Start here:

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/73618

As if ENBoost is not difficult enough MicroSoft has chosen to throw some additional glitches in for users of Windows 10. If you have problems getting ENBoost to work and you run Windows 10 take a look at this (I had to):

https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/3089504-fix-for-skyrim-crashing-instantly-with-enb-on-windows-10/?p=56131491

3) SKSE. ini. The SKSE program does not come with this. As a result you do not get all the benefits of SKSE. While you can make your own version this one is already complete and optimized.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/51038?tab=files

4) SKSE plugin preloader. Helps organize SKSE so as to improve management.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/75795

5) Bethini. Skyrim's .ini files give it directions on how to handle your game. Problems with .ini files can cause all sorts of problems. While it is entirely possible to deal with these files by yourself Bethini gives you a tool with which to handle them safely. It is also much more intuitive than editing the files by yourself. It can be found here:

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/69787

[Tekztorm]

thank you so much for your help, i just watched a gopher video on enb boost after you posted this and i have a slight understanding of what that is, i do want to use a Clarity ENB with my game, i should have mentioned that before. will it be possible to have have skyrim use more vram while using clarity to save some of the 3.1gb limit for other mods?

[MFitz56]

thank you so much for your help, i just watched a gopher video on enb boost after you posted this and i have a slight understanding of what that is, i do want to use a Clarity ENB with my game, i should have mentioned that before. will it be possible to have have skyrim use more vram while using clarity to save some of the 3.1gb limit for other mods?

An actual ENB will provide all the benefits of ENBoost. ENBoost is simply there for those of us who want the additional help with memory but don't particularly want and ENB.

[Tekztorm]

oh ok, i also came across ICBINE last night and im thinking about giving it ago, it looks just as good as the current ENB preset i had been using (not sure where i got it but it was one tuned for 6gb nvidia graphics card, apparently by ENB creator).

[wfandrews]

Nothing will cause the game to use more than 4gb of dedicated video memory. ENBoost and skse.ini will make use of those 4gb more efficient but will not increase the amount of memory used. Those guides to enblocal.ini which advise you to use some complicated formula to find your Video Memory Size are pretty much worthless. You can have 20gb of video memory and the game will still only use 4gb of that.

 

In the Skyrim forum on Steam in, I believe it is Ilja's pinned thread there, is a tutorial by Avrie called ENB Under the Wrapper if I remember correctly. It is very much worth a look.

 

I had a large problem with stuttering when I used ENBoost and it took me a year or so of trying five or six configurations to enblocal.ini, including STEP's before I finally tried Avries and that worked for me. Of course that does not mean it will do the same for everybody, as we all know, or should, there is no universal panacea for anything out there.

 

The main difference in Avrie's config. and the one I believe made the most difference for me was in the [Memory] portion which was:

 

ReservedMemorySizeMB=512

VideoMemorySizeMB=4064

 

The rationale behind those numbers is that as those are the numbers that the game engine was built to use, anything more is just wasted.

[Tekztorm]

"Nothing will cause the game to use more than 4gb of dedicated video memory. ENBoost and skse.ini will make use of those 4gb more efficient but will not increase the amount of memory used. Those guides to enblocal.ini which advise you to use some complicated formula to find your Video Memory Size are pretty much worthless. You can have 20gb of video memory and the game will still only use 4gb of that."

 

is this true of SSE? i have both version and sarted with LE because alot of information i read said that its better for modding but im starting to think thats not so true anymore because everythings ported over and its apparently more stable?

[wfandrews]

I believe it is true of SSE too although I am not sure. I do know that SSE uses a 64 bit engine while Legendary uses a 32 bit engine. I believe that SSE is more stable and uses video memory more efficiently than Legendary does. This is my personal opinion and I am sure you will find other opinions that differ than mine.

 

The opinion on modding is a hangover from when SSE was first introduced. Almost all the major mods have been ported over to SSE from Legendary by now. One of the last being Complete Crafting Overhaul, a mod I sorely missed and was very happy to see finally ported. If you must choose between the two I would advise you to go with SSE although having both there is no reason why you cannot play both at the same time.

 

You can use one game to experiment with a mod that you are interested in but have never played. I use SSE to play mods like Beyond Skyrim Buma or The People of Skyrim. Those are mods that I had never played before so I would start a new profile shaped around the mod. The reason I use SSE for that is because I believe it runs large mods better than Legendary.

 

I play Legendary to just fool around with making different choices in my game play. I have been playing Legendary since it first came out in 2011 so I am not concerned with achievements or completing quests, I just enjoy playing the game.