New to Modding - getting crashes - pls help!

[martinwabbit2]

Hi anyone

 

I am new to modding, and would appreciate any help. I have loaded the Script Extender, Fallout Mod Manager, and BOSS, to get the best load order. However I keep getting crashes after around 10-20 minutes. Here are the mods and load order I am using (most of them are the usual, popular ones):

 

FalloutNV.esm
DeadMoney.esm
HonestHearts.esm
OldWorldBlues.esm
LonesomeRoad.esm
GunRunnersArsenal.esm
ClassicPack.esm
MercenaryPack.esm
TribalPack.esm
CaravanPack.esm
FOOK - New Vegas.esm
FOOK - New Vegas DLCs.esm
AWorldOfPain(Preview).esm
NSkies URWLified.esm
Project Nevada - Core.esm
Project Nevada - Equipment.esm
Run the Lucky 38.esm
Project Nevada - Rebalance.esp
Project Nevada - Cyberware.esp
jsawyer.esp
populatedcasino.esp
UHNV.esp
UHNV-Dead Money.esp
UHNV-Honest Hearts.esp
UHNV-OWB.esp
UHNV-Lonesome Road.esp
FOOK - New Vegas.esp
FOOK - New Vegas DLCs.esp
FOOK - JSawyer.esp
Project Nevada - Dead Money.esp
Project Nevada - Honest Hearts.esp
Project Nevada - Old World Blues (No Cyberware).esp
Project Nevada - Lonesome Road.esp
Project Nevada - Gun Runners' Arsenal.esp
CONELRAD 640-1240.esp
Bottlecaps Have Weight.esp
NVWillow.esp
UnlimitedCompanions.esp
LFox Bottle That Water.esp
realistic headshots HC VATS.esp
Fellout.esp
NSkies URWLifiedOWB.esp
NSkies URWLifiedHH.esp
NSkies URWLifiedDM.esp
ProjectRealityMkIv5HDR.esp
DriveableMotorCycle.esp
The Lucky 38 Empire.esp
Food 'n Drink + barter v1.1.esp
BTW Health Remover 1.1.esp

BOSS warned me that 'fellout' would conflict with other weather mod, so I disabled that, but it keeps crashing.

 

My PC is Windows 7 -64bit, 8gb RAM, Core i5, with Nvidia 560ti card (PSU is 585W so not a power issue).

 

Please can someone assist me?

Thank you

[Werne]

No merged patch, make one.

 

Also...

Core i5

Multi-threading is not something Fallout likes so do this:

 

Change bUseThreadedAI from 0 to 1 and add iNumHWThreads=2 below it. It should look like this:

 

bUseThreadedAI=1
iNumHWThreads=2

[SMB92]

You could you NV configator, a program made by modders to customize all your multi thread settings. Search Configator on NV Nexus. In contrast to what Werne said, I am running a 3960X i7 and i have to say my game is better with MT.

 

Fellout isn't needed with Nskies, it has it's own plug in called "Night Brightness adjuster, that allows you to adjust the darkness by pressing the "I" key (By default, can adjust). Works great I use it.

 

Werne's advice couldn't be any better, a merged patch is strongly recommended, use either FNVedit or Wrye Flash, in your case recommended to use FNVedit, it would be easier.

 

In general your LO is okay but I see your using Project Nevada without MCM (mod config menu) or uHUD and I strongly recommend you get both these things, a wrecked HUD causes crashes and weird things to happen. Also you really want to look up Project Nevada Extra Options, it has an all-in-one DLC patch and varous other fixes/patches. FOOK and PN are in the right order here, but you really want the patch for them from the PNEO or FOOK page.

 

Between FOOK, Jsawyer and PN will be many conflicts, without a merged patch your game will suffer. Even with a good LO, a merged patch only resolves most of the conflicts. Many things will need manual patching, just stuff like stat changes etc, but it will stop 90% of your crashes. Definitely get uHUD as well (Unified HUD project) to ensure all the HUD modifications from your mods get installed together nicely, which will further prevent crashes.

[martinwabbit2]

Wow, thank you for the excellent and comprehensive answer!

 

It's a lot to process, and it's early hours of the morning here, so I will have to tackle this on the weekend. I thought I had got the patches, but I was downloading so much I must have missed them. The merged patch business is new to me, but I will go with the program you suggest and give it a shot. The multi-threading too.

 

Thanks again. I don't usually have much joy on forums, so I really appreciate it.

[SMB92]

The best advice I could possibly give you is to take your time and read everything, and learn as much about the various programs available and use them to their full extent :) It's easy to make mistakes when you see so many great mods and just want them all at once XD.

 

Good luck with your modding :)