CDT when loading save, new game CDT when entering Dragonsreach

[jeshem]

My playthrough was going pretty great until one evening when I decided to try installing a couple of mods. Since then, the game has crashed whenever I tried to load my old save.

I am able to create a new game however, but that save crashes when I try to enter Dragonsreach for the first time.

 

This is my load order sorted by LOOT:

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 RSkyrimChildren.esm

7 7 ApachiiHair.esm

8 8 ApachiiHairFemales.esm

9 9 SkyUI_SE.esp

10 a Obsidian Weathers.esp

11 b SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp

NAT.esp

12 c NightEyeENBFix.esp

13 d VioLens SE.esp

14 e DSerArcheryGameplayOverhaul.esp

15 f 50 More Perk Points.esp

16 10 Backshields.esp

17 11 icepenguinworldmapclassic.esp

18 12 NorthernGrass.esp

19 13 LrsamwaysExpandedSkyrimWeaponry.esp

20 14 UltimateCombat.esp

21 15 TKDodge.esp

22 16 Improved Eyes Skyrim - Serana.esp

23 17 Improved Eyes Skyrim - Vamp.esp

24 18 Improved Eyes Skyrim.esp

25 19 Men of Winter.esp

26 1a Men of Winter - Skills&Perks Module.esp

27 1b Alex's Lydia.esp

28 1c SPOAsilverknight.esp

29 1d Unlimited Sprinting.esp

30 1e RSChildren.esp

31 1f IonaReplacer.esp

32 20 mjollfaceliftse-blondeow.esp

33 21 Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp

34 22 Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp

35 23 StormLord.esp

36 24 DSerCombatGameplayOverhaul.esp

37 25 DeadlyMutilation.esp

38 26 Recorder Follower Base.esp

39 27 Recorder Follower Patch.esp

40 28 The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp

41 29 prodigySE.esp

42 2a Evil MasterMind Armor.esp

43 2b TheHermit.esp

44 2c BloodWitchArmor.esp

45 2d Medusa and Drakul Armors.esp

46 2e Contractor Armor.esp

47 2f DragonCarvedArmorSet.esp

48 30 Mavari Armor.esp

49 31 WeaponsOf3E_SSE.esp

50 32 SimpleHorse.esp

254 FE 0 Maevan2EyeBrows.esp

51 33 dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp

52 34 dD-Larger Splatter Size.esp

53 35 EbonyBlade - Potent - no spd change.esp

54 36 DustEffectsSSE.esp

55 37 FNIS.esp

56 38 RaceMenu.esp

57 39 RaceMenuPlugin.esp

58 3a Critical Hit.esp

254 FE 1 KSHairdosSMP.esp

254 FE 2 KSWigsSMP.esp

59 3b CBBE.esp

60 3c RaceMenuMorphsCBBE.esp

61 3d ResplendentArmor.esp

62 3e XPMSE.esp

63 3f AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp

64 40 Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim.esp

65 41 Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp

Bashed Patch, 0.esp

[L3e7]

This sounds like either a mod incompatibility between two mods, or just an outright bug with one of the mods you have recently installed.

Which mods are new? since the Crashes. Are you using MO2, Vortex, Manual installations, NMM?

Also if you use LOOT to optimize your load order, it will usually point out any incompatibilities, if you do run LOOT and no errors come up, I would check each mod page for the new mods you've installed and just checking the compatibility section (if it has one).

 

and if all else fails what I do is (if the new mods are not heavily scripted, I say this because disabling mods that are heavily scripted may break your savegame.) Before you do this make a backup of the latest save file. Just in case.

 

try disabling all the new mods, then just load the game with them disabled. Go to where the crashes happen. If it crashes then, the new mods are not the problem(this would be bad cause' a lot harder to diagnose)

and then enable just one of them and try loading the game and going to the problem area Dragonsreach. If it crashes then it's likely THAT is the problem mod. BUT like I said above it could just be a compatibility issue. Make sure to read up on the nexus page for that mod. Also check you have the latest version of said mod.

and of course if it doesn't crash after about 10 minutes of lollygaggin' around Dragonsreach try enabling another one of the new mods. Just keep doing this until you find the problem mod.

 

Diagnosing CTD's can be painstakingly annoying, or it could be as easy as downloading a patch. I wish you luck.

I hope I helped in some way.