CTD in 'Open World' persists after clean install

[ranjas75]

I've been getting random CTD usually when running around in the open world.. and usually within the first few minutes of doing so. I have had the occasional CTD on some load screens and once when I was in dialogue with somebody but the majority of the time the CTD occurs when in the open world. I've tried uninstalling, then manually cleaning up in left overs in both Documents, My Games, Skyrim, and the Skyrim folder through my Steamapps. My save-game file was bloated at about 60mb and I contributed the crashes to that. Upon re-installing the game I was able to create a new character and play for a solid 3-4 hours.. then today I CTD twice in the first 30 minutes. My save-game file is only @ 7mb so I'm guessing that's not the issue. I'm running the game on high graphics and should be able to do so w/o problems (specs below). I'm also running about 24 or so mods.. All of which were installed manually this time and I use BOSS for the load-order. None of the mods in-game appear to be malfunctioning. All of the mods I'm using are @ their most current version. My Skyrim is also on the most recent update/version.

 

My Specs

I3 2120

560 gtx ti

4gb RAM

32bit OS/Windows7

 

Mods/Load Oder

Skyrim

Update

Climates of Tamriel

SPIKE (required by Immersive Weapons/Armor)

Frostfall

Wearable Lanterns

Imaginator

WetandCold

SkyUI

Cloaks

Armor Compilation by hothrooper44

Dr.Bandolier

Immersive Weapons

Enhanced Blood

Enhanced Lights and FX

Climates of Tamriel Vanilla Nights

' ' Dungeons Hardcore

' ' Interiors-Cold

Dance of Death

UFO

 

Do any of these mods when combined cause CTDs? Or are any one of these mods especially glitchy?

 

ANY info is appreciated! I've spent more time trying to get this game to work than actually playing..

[ripple]

Can you replace your mod list with a BOSS log (with the messages)? Include the list of plugins not recognized by BOSS if one is generated, and enclose both in spoiler tags so they don't clutter the screen. Edited February 18, 2013 by ripple

[ranjas75]

Hopefully I got it right.. never used a 'spoiler' before.. lol, anyhow, thanks for quick reply!

 

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
  • Contains dirty edits: 73 ITM, 1 UDR records with 3.0.28. Needs TES5Edit cleaning. A cleaning guide is available here.
• ClimatesOfTamriel.esm Active
  • Contains dirty edits: 4 ITM, 0 UDR records. Needs TES5Edit cleaning. A cleaning guide is available here.
• SPIKE.esm Active
• HighResTexturePack01.esp
• HighResTexturePack02.esp
• HighResTexturePack03.esp
• Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp Active
  • Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}
• Chesko_Frostfall.esp Active
• Chesko_WearableLantern.esp Active
• IMAGINATOR - Visual Control for Skyrim.esp Active
• WetandCold.esp Active
• SkyUI.esp Active
• Cloaks.esp Active
• hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp Active
  • Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}
• Dr_Bandolier.esp Active
• Immersive Weapons.esp Active
  • Bash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev}}
• dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp Active
• EnhancedLightsandFX.esp Active
• ClimatesOfTamriel-VanillaNights-Lvl-1.esp Active
• ClimatesOfTamriel-Dungeons-Hardcore.esp Active
  • Contains dirty edits: 2 ITM, 0 UDR records. Needs TES5Edit cleaning. A cleaning guide is available here.
  • Incompatible with: Realistic Lighting Overhaul
• ClimatesOfTamriel-Interiors-Cold.esp Active
  • Incompatible with: Realistic Lighting Overhaul
• The Dance of Death.esp Active
• UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul.esp Active
  • Note: For safe install need dismiss all your followers, save, delete all included mods, load again, save and install UFO. For safe uninstall or update see special instructions on mod page

[aoxer]

Your mods look fine. Have you installed a lot of graphic mods that don't show up in your load order? Texture packs, mesh improvements, etc? Also, have you made any adjustments to your SkyrimPrefs.ini or Skyrim.ini files?

 

Try to keep your textures at 2048px or less, even when running a monster computer. And don't increase your uGrids setting in your ini files unless you are okay with some instability.

[ranjas75]

After looking @ the BOSS log I saw a couple of the mods needed to be cleaned. I went ahead and did just that. In the spoiler below is the newest BOSS Log. I'm going to try playing gain and see if the CTD persists.. I've no idea if simply 'cleaning' those few mods will really stop the CTD issue... seems too easy tbh.

 

Again, any info on the matter is greatly appreciated!

 

 

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 ActiveUpdate.esm ActiveClimatesOfTamriel.esm ActiveSPIKE.esm ActiveHighResTexturePack01.espHighResTexturePack02.espHighResTexturePack03.espUnofficial Skyrim Patch.esp ActiveBash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}Chesko_Frostfall.esp ActiveChesko_WearableLantern.esp ActiveIMAGINATOR - Visual Control for Skyrim.esp ActiveWetandCold.esp ActiveSkyUI.esp ActiveCloaks.esp Activehothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp ActiveBash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev, Relev}}Dr_Bandolier.esp ActiveImmersive Weapons.esp ActiveBash Tag suggestion(s): {{BASH: Delev}}dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp ActiveEnhancedLightsandFX.esp ActiveClimatesOfTamriel-VanillaNights-Lvl-1.esp ActiveClimatesOfTamriel-Dungeons-Hardcore.esp ActiveIncompatible with: Realistic Lighting OverhaulClimatesOfTamriel-Interiors-Cold.esp ActiveIncompatible with: Realistic Lighting OverhaulThe Dance of Death.esp ActiveUFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul.esp ActiveNote: For safe install need dismiss all your followers, save, delete all included mods, load again, save and install UFO. For safe uninstall or update see special instructions on mod page.

Edited February 19, 2013 by ranjas75

[ranjas75]

Hey Aoxer, thanks for the reply!

 

I didn't install any graphic mods this time around as I often saw people saying not to use those in forums if you've got problems with CTD.

 

I did make some changes to my skyrimprefs.ini.. I had a problem with the shadows flickering about every 10 seconds.. I posted the text that I followed to correct the matter. When I changed the stuff listed below it did fix my shadow problem... hopefully that's not now causing the CTD. Again, I was able to run Skyrim for a few hours yesterday without any CTD so IF the problem is possibly what I changed in that folder why would it takes several hours of gameplay to finally start CTD?

 

I didn't change any Ugrids.. I don't even know what that is =). I haven't toyed with the Textures in the ini files either but I'll look to make sure I don't have any marked over 2048.. Are there any specific lines I should be looking for when doing that?

 

What I changed in my pref folder :

 

Go to skyrimPrefs.ini and change:

iBlurDeferredShadowMask=22

iShadowMapResolution=5192 (this can be lower if you want, 4096 or 2048, but not any lower) ---I put this @ 2048.

fShadowBiasScale=1

[ripple]

Did BOSS generate a list of plugins it did not recognize?

 

What's your system specs?

Edited February 19, 2013 by ripple

[ranjas75]

@ ripple

 

Nope, BOSS did not generate any mods it did not recognize.

 

 

My Specs

I3 2120 CPU

560 gtx ti GPU

4gb RAM

32bit OS/Windows7

[ripple]

Do you have a papyrus log?

[ranjas75]

I do not.

 

Do I get that by :

 

Documents > My Games > Skyrim >[skyrim.ini]:

 

Quote

 

[Papyrus]
bEnableLogging=1
bEnableTrace=1
bLoadDebugInformation=1

And play as usual until the games crashes?

 

I'm not familiar with 'Papyrus' other than what I'm reading about it on forums right now.