Construction Kit and how to Load Dawnguard?

[Sigurd44]

I started a new thread here, because I still have problems to get Dawnguard working with the CK. I still get errors if I load the Dawnguard.esm and at around 89% the CK does not respond anymore and a CTD occures. I read all that stuff and watched all the videos on YouTube about tweaking the SkyrimEdit.ini, but these solutions do not work for me.

 

My SkyrimEdit.ini files are these:

 

[General]

bAllowMultipleMasterLoads=1

bUseVersionControl=0

bUseMyGamesDirectory=0

SLocalSavePath=Saves\

SLocalMasterPath=Data\

SLocalBackupPath=Data\CheckInBackup

uiFaceGenMaxEGTDataSize=67108864

uiFaceGenMaxEGMDataSize=67108864

bUseEyeEnvMapping=1

bFixFaceNormals=0

bUseFaceGenHeads=1

bFaceMipMaps=1

bExternalLODDataFiles=1

bOnlyActiveFileForRefFix=1

bForceCheckOutOnRefFix=0

bFixPersistenceOnRefInit=0

bFixBadLocRefsOnInit=0

iCheckCellRegionsOnInit=0

bCheckDoorCollisionOnInit=0

bWarnOnGameSettingLoad=0

bFaceGenTexturing=1

bCheckHairOnInit=0

bKeepHeadOnRaceChange=0

bCreateShaderPackage=0

uGridDistantTreeRangeCity=4

uGridDistantCountCity=4

uGridDistantTreeRange=15

uGridDistantCount=25

uGridsToLoad=5

bAnimationUseBlendFromPose=0

fAnimationDefaultBlend=0.2000

fAnimationMult=1.0000

iCheckOutOnBoundChange=2

bFixAIPackagesOnLoad=0

bKeepPluginWhenMerging=0

bLoadTheUserPlugin=0

bCreate Maps Enable=0

bDisableDuplicateReferenceCheck=1

bCheckForMultiFileForms=1

bCheckForRefCellChanges=0

bTintMipMaps=0

uExterior Cell Buffer=36

uInterior Cell Buffer=3

bPreemptivelyUnloadCells=0

SFaceTestSoundName=Data\Sound\Voice\Test\CharGen QA1.wav

iTextColorRegionFormB=160

iTextColorRegionFormG=160

iTextColorRegionFormR=160

iTextColorLockedChildFormB=0

iTextColorLockedChildFormG=255

iTextColorLockedChildFormR=255

iTextColorLockedFormB=0

iTextColorLockedFormG=0

iTextColorLockedFormR=255

iTextColorMyFormB=0

iTextColorMyFormG=120

iTextColorMyFormR=0

bClearPersistenceOnVCSort=0

bAllowNonGroupedVersionControl=0

iFullSaveCellThreshhold=20

iNPCCheckOutCount=500

iLandCheckOutCount=1024

fPathGridAutoConnectRadius=512.0000

SFile Path=

bLight Radius=0

bMaximize Editor=0

bPreview=0

bAllowUnsafeSave=0

bAllowMultipleEditors=0

bSkipValidateForms=1

 

[Audio]

iMaxSizeForCachedSound=256

iAudioCacheSize=2048

bEnableAudioCache=0

fAudioDebugDelay=0.0000

bUseAudioDebugInformation=1

fDefaultMasterVolume=1.0000

fDialogMaxDistance=50000.0000

fDialogMinDistance=70.0000

bEnableAudio=1

sDefaultLocalSoundFXPath=Data\Sound\FX

 

[imagespace]

bDoDepthOfField=1

bDoMotionBlur=1

bDoRadialBlur=1

 

[DistantLOD]

iDistantLODGroupWidth=8

bUseLODLandData=0

fFadeDistance=12288.0000

bUpdateDistantRefDataOnLoad=0

 

[backgroundLoad]

iPostProcessMillisecondsEditor=50

iPostProcessMillisecondsLoadingQueuedPriority=20

iPostProcessMilliseconds=5

bLoadBackgroundFaceGen=0

bUseMultiThreadedFaceGen=1

bBackgroundCellLoads=1

bLoadHelmetsInBackground=1

iAnimationClonePerLoop=5

bSelectivePurgeUnusedOnFastTravel=0

bUseMultiThreadedTrees=1

bUseBackgroundFileLoader=0

 

[HAVOK]

iNumThreads=1

fMaxTime=0.0167

bHavokDebug=1

bTreeTops=0

iSimType=1

bPreventHavokAddAll=0

bPreventHavokAddClutter=0

fRF=1000.0000

fOD=0.9000

fSE=0.3000

fSD=0.9800

fChaseDeltaMult=0.0500

iEntityBatchRemoveRate=100

iMaxPicks=40

bAddBipedWhenKeyframed=0

fMoveLimitMass=95.0000

iUpdateType=0

 

[HeightMapEditor]

uPreviewSize=512

uBrushSetting11=52531250

uBrushSetting10=52531250

uBrushSetting9=52531250

uBrushSetting8=52531250

uBrushSetting7=52531250

uBrushSetting6=52531250

uBrushSetting5=52531250

uBrushSetting4=52531250

uBrushSetting3=52531250

uBrushSetting2=52531250

uBrushSetting1=52531250

uBrushSetting0=52531250

iColorSchemeHeight9=65535

iColorSchemeHeight8=57344

iColorSchemeHeight7=49152

iColorSchemeHeight6=40960

iColorSchemeHeight5=32768

iColorSchemeHeight4=24576

iColorSchemeHeight3=16384

iColorSchemeHeight2=8192

iColorSchemeHeight1=4096

iColorSchemeHeight0=0

rColorSchemeBrush=0,255,0

rColorSchemeGrid=0,255,0

rColorScheme9=128,128,128

rColorScheme8=102,255,51

rColorScheme7=128,0,128

rColorScheme6=255,128,192

rColorScheme5=255,0,0

rColorScheme4=255,255,0

rColorScheme3=128,0,0

rColorScheme2=0,255,255

rColorScheme1=0,0,128

rColorScheme0=0,0,0

 

[TerrainManager]

fBlockLevel0Distance=18432.0

fBlockLevel1Distance=34816.0

fBlockLevel2Distance=67584.0

fBlockLevel3Distance=262192.0

fBlockLoadDistance=100000.0000

fBlockMorphDistanceMult=0.5000

fSplitDistanceMult=0.7500

bUseDistantObjectBlocks=1

bUseNewTerrainSystem=1

 

[Pathfinding]

fObstacleUpdateDeltaWhenUnknown=5.0000

fObstacleUpdateDeltaWhenMoving=1.0000

bBackgroundNavmeshUpdate=1

bDrawPathBounds=0

bBackgroundPathing=1

bRebuildPathIfSmootherFailed=1

bCreateDebugInfo=0

bUsePathSmoothing=1

bUseObstacleAvoidance=1

bUseStraightLineCheckFirst=1

 

[NavMeshGeneration]

bFinalizeNavMesh2=1

fMaxXYThreshold2=8.0000

fStepHeight2=25.0000

fCornerSimplifyThreshold2=0.9000

fLongestEdge2=512.0000

fShortestEdgeLength2=10.0000

fMinIntersectionLength2=0.1000

fSimplifyEdgeSwapAngle2=3.5000

fMaxWalkableAngle2=45.0000

fSimplificationLevel2=2.5000

fMinIslandArea2=150.0000

fOverlapDistance2=128.0000

fWieldVertexDistance2=0.1000

bFinalizeNavMesh1=1

fMaxXYThreshold1=8.0000

fStepHeight1=25.0000

fCornerSimplifyThreshold1=0.9000

fLongestEdge1=512.0000

fShortestEdgeLength1=10.0000

fMinIntersectionLength1=0.1000

fSimplifyEdgeSwapAngle1=3.5000

fMaxWalkableAngle1=45.0000

fSimplificationLevel1=2.5000

fMinIslandArea1=150.0000

fOverlapDistance1=128.0000

fWieldVertexDistance1=0.1000

 

[speedTree]

fCanopyShadowGrassMult=1.0000

iCanopyShadowScale=512

fTreeForceMaxBudAngle=-1.0000

fTreeForceMinBudAngle=-1.0000

fTreeForceLeafDimming=-1.0000

fTreeForceBranchDimming=-1.0000

fTreeForceCS=-1.0000

fTreeForceLLA=-1.0000

fTreeLODExponent=1.0000

bForceFullLOD=0

bEnableTrees=1

 

[Trees]

bPickSkinnedTrees=0

 

[Debug]

bDebugFaceGenCriticalSection=0

bDebugFaceGenMultithreading=0

 

[LOD]

fTalkingDistance=2000.0000

fLodDistance=500.0000

bUseFaceGenLOD=0

bLODUseCombinedLandNormalMaps=1

bForceHideLODLand=0

iLODTextureTiling=2

iLODTextureSizePow2=8

fLODQuadMinLoadDistance=65536.0000

bDisplayLODTrees=1

bDisplayLODBuildings=1

bLODPopTrees=0

bLODPopActors=0

bLODPopItems=0

bLODPopObjects=0

fLODFadeOutMultActors=5.0000

fLODFadeOutMultItems=2.0000

fLODFadeOutMultObjects=5.0000

fLODMultLandscape=1.0000

fLODMultTrees=1.2000

fLODMultActors=1.0000

fLODMultItems=1.0000

fLODMultObjects=1.0000

iFadeNodeMinNearDistance=400

fLODFadeOutPercent=0.9000

fLODBoundRadiusMult=3.0000

 

[Weather]

fSunGlareSize=350.0000

fSunBaseSize=250.0000

bPrecipitation=1

fAlphaReduce=1.0000

SBumpFadeColor=255,255,255,255

SLerpCloseColor=255,255,255,255

SEnvReduceColor=255,255,255,255

 

[Landscape]

fLandFriction=2.5000

iLandBorder2B=0

iLandBorder2G=0

iLandBorder2R=0

iLandBorder1B=0

iLandBorder1G=255

iLandBorder1R=255

bCurrentCellOnly=0

bPreventSafetyCheck=0

fLandTextureTilingMult=3.0000

uDefColor15=0

uDefColor14=0

uDefColor13=0

uDefColor12=0

uDefColor11=0

uDefColor10=0

uDefColor09=0

uDefColor08=0

uDefColor07=0

uDefColor06=0

uDefColor05=0

uDefColor04=0

uDefColor03=0

uDefColor02=0

uDefColor01=0

uDefColor00=0

fRColorB=1.0000

fRColorG=1.0000

fRColorR=1.0000

fLColorB=0.0000

fLColorG=0.0000

fLColorR=0.0000

iOpacity=100

iFalloff=75

iRadius=5

iFlags=1

SDefaultLandDiffuseTexture=Dirt02.dds

SDefaultLandNormalTexture=Dirt02_N.dds

 

[Grass]

iMinGrassSize=20

bGrassPointLighting=0

bDrawShaderGrass=1

iGrassDensityEvalSize=2

iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure=2

fWaveOffsetRange=1.7500

fGrassWindMagnitudeMax=125.0000

fGrassWindMagnitudeMin=5.0000

fTexturePctThreshold=0.0000

fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0

fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0

fGrassDefaultStartFadeDistance=3500.0

fGrassFadeRange=1000.0

bAllowCreateGrass=1

 

[MAIN]

bPrimitivesOn=0

bDrawWaterRefLinks=1

iLastHDRSetting=-1

bShowDynamics=1

bShowMultibounds=1

bShowActors=1

bShowStatics=1

bShowWater=1

bShowTerrain=1

bShowDoors=1

bShowActivators=1

bShowHelperObjects=1

bShowMarkers=1

bShowLights=1

 

[bLightAttenuation]

fQuadraticRadiusMult=1.0000

fLinearRadiusMult=1.0000

bOutQuadInLin=0

fConstantValue=0.0000

fQuadraticValue=16.0000

fLinearValue=3.0000

uQuadraticMethod=2

uLinearMethod=1

fFlickerMovement=8.0000

bUseQuadratic=1

bUseLinear=0

bUseConstant=0

 

[Localization]

iExtendedResponseLength=255

iExtendedTopicLength=50

bAllowExtendedText=0

 

[Voice]

SFileTypeLTF=ltf

SFileTypeLip=lip

SFileTypeSource=wav

SFileTypeGame=xwm

iWaveFormat=5

bWarnMissingSource=1

 

[Water]

fRefractionWaterPlaneBias=3.0000

SSurfaceTexture=water

uRefractionResolution=128

uReflectionResolution=128

bUseObliqueFrustumCulling=1

bUseWaterReflectionsMisc=0

bUseWaterReflectionsStatics=0

bUseWaterReflectionsTrees=0

bUseWaterReflectionsActors=0

bUseWaterReflections=1

bUseWaterHiRes=0

bUseWaterShader=1

fTileTextureDivisor=4.7500

fSurfaceTileSize=2048.0000

bUpdateRenderWindowWater=1

 

[Display]

bDynamicWindowReflections=1

fShadowFadeTime=1.0000

iPresentInterval=1

fGamma=1.0000

bDecalsOnSkinnedGeometry=1

uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart4=0

uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart3=0

uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart2=0

uVideoDeviceIdentifierPart1=0

bUseFakeFullScreenMotionBlur=0

bUseResolvableDepth=1

iShadowFilter=3

bAllowPartialPrecision=1

iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048

iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=1024

bShadowsOnGrass=0

bActorSelfShadowing=0

iActorShadowCountInt=4

iActorShadowCountExt=2

fEyeEnvMapLOD2=65.0000

fEyeEnvMapLOD1=45.0000

fEnvMapLOD2=1800.0000

fEnvMapLOD1=1500.0000

fSpecularLOD2=800.0000

fSpecularLOD1=500.0000

fShadowLOD2=400.0000

fShadowLOD1=200.0000

fLightLOD2=1500.0000

fLightLOD1=1000.0000

bEquippedTorchesCastShadows=0

bReportBadTangentSpace=0

bStaticMenuBackground=1

bForcePow2Textures=0

bForce1XShaders=0

bAllow30Shaders=0

bAllow20HairShader=1

iTexMipMapMinimum=0

iTexMipMapSkip=0

bAllowScreenShot=0

iMultiSample=0

bDoTallGrassEffect=1

bForceMultiPass=1

bDoStaticAndArchShadows=0

bDoActorShadows=1

bDoTexturePass=1

bDoSpecularPass=1

bDoDiffusePass=1

bDoAmbientPass=1

bDoCanopyShadowPass=1

bDrawShadows=1

fShadowLODDefaultStartFade=5000.0000

fShadowLODStartFade=5000.0000

fLightLODStartFade=5000.0000

bUseRefractionShader=1

bUse Shaders=1

iNPatchNOrder=0

iNPatchPOrder=0

iNPatches=0

iLocation Y=0

iLocation X=0

bFull Screen=0

bIgnoreResolutionCheck=0

iSize H=300

iSize W=467

iAdapter=0

iMaxDecalsPerFrame=10

fDecalLifetime=10.0000

 

[interface]

fInterfaceTintB=0.8824

fInterfaceTintG=0.9843

fInterfaceTintR=0.6314

fMenuModeAnimBlend=0.0000

 

[blurShaderHDRInterior]

fTargetLUM=1.0000

fUpperLUMClamp=1.0000

fEmissiveHDRMult=1.0000

fEyeAdaptSpeed=0.5000

fBrightScale=2.2500

fBrightClamp=0.2250

fBlurRadius=7.0000

iNumBlurpasses=1

 

[blurShaderHDR]

fTargetLUM=1.2000

fUpperLUMClamp=1.0000

fGrassDimmer=1.3000

fTreeDimmer=1.2000

fEmissiveHDRMult=1.0000

fEyeAdaptSpeed=0.7000

fSunlightDimmer=1.3000

fSIEmmisiveMult=1.0000

fSISpecularMult=1.0000

fSkyBrightness=0.5000

fSunBrightness=0.0000

fBrightScale=1.5000

fBrightClamp=0.3500

fBlurRadius=4.0000

iNumBlurpasses=2

iBlendType=2

bDoHighDynamicRange=1

 

[blurShader]

fSunlightDimmer=1.0000

fSIEmmisiveMult=1.0000

fSISpecularMult=1.0000

fSkyBrightness=0.5000

fSunBrightness=0.0000

fAlphaAddExterior=0.2000

fAlphaAddInterior=0.5000

iBlurTexSize=256

fBlurRadius=0.0300

iNumBlurpasses=1

iBlendType=2

bUseBlurShader=1

 

[GethitShader]

fBlurAmmount=0.5000

fBlockedTexOffset=0.0010

fHitTexOffset=0.0050

 

[Decals]

bDecalMultithreaded=0

bDecalOcclusionQuery=1

bDebugDecals=0

bProfileDecals=0

uMaxDecalCount=100

 

[AnimationWarning]

bPriorityWarning=0

bClampWarning=0

 

[TestAllCells]

bFileShowTextures=1

bFileShowIcons=1

bFileSkipIconChecks=0

bFileTestLoad=0

bFileNeededMessage=1

bFileGoneMessage=1

bFileCheckModelCollision=0

bFileSkipModelChecks=0

 

[GeneralWarnings]

SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning=One or more plugins could not find the correct versions of the master files they depend on. Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the "Warnings.txt" file for more information.

 

 

SMasterMismatchWarning=One of the files that "%s" is dependent on has changed since the last save.

 

[OPENMP]

iThreads=3

iOpenMPLevel=10

 

[PreviewMovement]

bRecreateEveryUpdate=1

fPreviewLandTextureTiles=8.0000

SPreviewLandTexture=Landscape\DirtWasteland01.dds

SPreviewLandTextureNormal=Landscape\DirtWasteland01_N.dds

iPreviewTextureSize=256

iLightAmbientColor=8421504

iLightDiffuseColor=16777215

fCamera Pan=1.0000

fCamera Zoom Ortho=0.0010

fCamera Zoom=0.2500

fCamera Rotate=0.7500

 

[MESSAGES]

bSkipInitializationFlows=1

bSkipProgramFlows=1

bAllowYesToAll=1

bBlockMessageBoxes=0

iFileLogging=0

 

[Movement]

iAutoSave Time=0

fClip Dist=300000.0000

fLand Mult=1.0000

fCamera Pan=5.0000

fCamera Zoom Ortho=0.0010

fCamera Zoom=2.0000

fCamera Rotate=1.0000

fObj Move=1.0000

fObj Rotate=1.0000

iSnap Angle=45

iSnap Grid=64

uFlags=60

 

[Archive]

bInvalidateOlderFiles=1

SArchiveList=Skyrim - Textures.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa, Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Update.bsa, Dawnguard.bsa, HearthFires.bsa

SInvalidationFile=ArchiveInvalidation.txt

iRetainFilenameOffsetTable=1

iRetainFilenameStringTable=1

iRetainDirectoryStringTable=1

bCheckRuntimeCollisions=0

bUseArchives=1

SResourceArchiveList=Skyrim - Textures.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa

SResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Update.bsa, Dawnguard.bsa, HearthFires.bsa

 

[sound]

SFaceFXLanguage=USEnglish

fDialogueGestureExaggeration=1.0000

SFaceFXPath=Data\Sound\Voice\Processing

 

[spellCheck]

SUserSelLexiconFile=userdic.tlx

SUserLexiconFiles=userdic.tlx,correct.tlx

SUserLexiconDir=Lex\User

SLexiconFiles=ssceam.tlx,ssceam2.clx,accent.tlx,tech.tlx

SLexiconDir=Lex

 

[budgetCaps]

uLoadedAreaNonActorMemoryBudgetCap=164626432

uTWeightLightsPerGeometry=1

uTWeightLightCount=1

uTWeightTextureMemory=3

uTWeightGeometryMemory=3

uTWeightTriangleCount=5

uTWeightGeometryCount=3

uTWeightEmittersCount=1

uTWeightParticlesCount=1

uTWeightAnimatedObjectsCount=2

uTWeightActiveRefCount=1

uTWeightActorRefCount=1

uTWeightRefCount=5

uLightsPerGeometryInterior=5

uLightCountInterior=10

uTextureMemoryInterior=104857600

uGeometryMemoryInterior=10485760

uTriangleCountInterior=100000

uGeometryCountInterior=1000

uEmittersCountInterior=50

uParticlesCountInterior=5000

uAnimatedObjectsCountInterior=50

uActiveRefCountInterior=100

uActorRefCountInterior=20

uRefCountInterior=1000

uLightsPerGeometry=5

uLightCount=10

uTextureMemory=20971520

uGeometryMemory=5242880

uTriangleCount=100000

uGeometryCount=1000

uEmittersCount=50

uParticlesCount=5000

uAnimatedObjectsCount=50

uActiveRefCount=100

uActorRefCount=20

uRefCount=700

 

[Papyrus]

sScriptSourceFolder = "Data\Scripts\Source"

sScriptCompiledFolder = "Data\Scripts\"

sCompilerFolder = "Papyrus Compiler\"

bPerforceEnabled = 0

iMinMemoryPageSize = 128

iMaxMemoryPageSize = 512

iMaxAllocatedMemoryBytes = 76800 ;75kb

 

[Flowchart]

bPerforceEnabled = 0

 

 

 

As you may realize I added bAllowMultipleMasterLoads=1 under general and Dawnguard.bsa under Archive SArchiveList and SResourceArchiveList2 as in the several video and bug fixing guides explained. I still get strings errors at around 89%, where the CK just crashes after three times of ignoring the certain errors. Error messages are as follows:

 

Assert

C:\_Skyrim\Code\TESV\TES Shared\misc\BGSLocalizedString.cpp

Line:2860

LOCALIZATION:error opening or reading strings file

 

Assert

C:\_Skyrim\Code\TESV\TES Shared\misc\BGSLocalizedString.cpp

Line:2872

failed to allocate entry array

 

Assert

File:c:\_skyrim\code\tesv\bssytem\BSTSmartPointer.h

Line:167

Null pointer

 

After the third error message the CK does a CTD.

 

The really strange thing is...it works with HearthFire.esm. The HearthFire.esm loads up in the CK without any problems.

 

I have an up to date version of the CK (Steam version) and Skyrim.

 

Any idea?

Edited December 15, 2012 by Sigurd44

[HeyYou]

What version, specifically, do you have?

[Sigurd44]

CK is v. 1.8.151.0, Skyrim is of course the same version, 1.8.151.0.

 

I already had the idea, that if you load Hearthfires it would load Dawnguard automatically, but no, I find no additional and especially named vampire NPC actors thereafter. Dawnguard and Hearthfires have different dependencies to other masters, while Hearthfires is only dependent to Skyrim.esm, Dawnguard needs the Skyrim and Update.esm.

 

There is no difference in the result, if I load Dawnguard alone or select the dependent master files in addition (usually the dependant master files will be loaded in addition anyways even though only Dawnguard.esm is selected). After the three error messages I get the usual window message that the "program does not work anymore" and CK will shut down.

 

EDIT: I will try another method now. As the problem lies in the .STRING files, which are nothing else as localization files for different languages, I patch my Skyrim version into the english version and then we will see. This solves 2 possible failure scources at once, I get some fresh english .STRING files for some maybe corrupted german ones and I won't have any language mod interference anymore (if this was a reason). English or german, doesn't bother me, at least my english reading capability is not bad. Sometimes I think english is even the best language for fantasy roleplaying games at all, at least for me its sound gives even more atmosphere as the german language.

Edited December 15, 2012 by Sigurd44

[Sigurd44]

Ok, I got around that problem by another method.

 

I just patched my Sykrim via Steam into the english version with english localization and Dawnguard loaded as smooth as a baby butt. Either I had a corrupt german .STRING file or the CK has problems with foreign localizations.

 

I thought about to even change my Win7 into english language, because I realized that, while loading something with CK, instead a "yes to all" button with the german windows version you get an "Abbrechen" button (which seems to work like a "yes to all" button neverthless, but maybe not) and maybe this caused all the havoc. Maybe I should have just clicked all the error messages with a single "yes/ja" instead the "Abbrechen" button and Dawnguard would have loaded properly.

 

Nevertheless, Skyrim in english is much better, because as a nice side effect I have no language confusion in my dialogue and UI options anymore, caused by several mods without any available german translation.

 

One disadvantage...Lydia's voice is more sexy in the german version, she sounds almost submissive there, but maybe Iona has a better voice now, she sounded like an impatient general in german :-)

 

So I can't offer a clear solution, but my strong guess is, that I do not had a corrupted loca STRING.file, but CK maybe has a problem with foreign localization files, maybe in combination with foreign localized Win7 systems.

 

Two possibilities:

 

1) CK has in general a problem to read german (or even other foreign) loca files after the earliest update

2) CK in combination with a Win7 localized in a foreign language and in combination with foreign STRING.files leads to a problem

 

I realized that the upcoming Win7 window in the CK, where you have the option to click "yes" (or "ja" in german) has a "yes to all" in the english version, but only an "abbrechen" (means halt/stop) button in the german version. Those aren't the same. Maybe you should just have clicked by single "yes" through the error messages and Dawnguard should have loaded (proposed you edited your SkyrimEditor.ini in the correct way before of course). Can't verify this now, because I patched to english loca.

 

A spanish guy had the exact same problem (he even got the same error messages, same line, same number) like me and he solved it by renaming his localization files.

 

See this thread on STEAM (page 3 and 4): Creation Kit and the 1.8 Skyrim patch

Edited December 15, 2012 by Sigurd44