I suck. Out of memory error/crashing/freezing. What am I doing wrong?

[Ganaroth]

Okay, so let me begin by saying that I suck at using mods, or indeed anything mod related, or indeed anything computer related. I understand and accept this. I can try to git gud, but I can almost guarantee it's not going to happen. There is a reason I majored in English.

All that being said, here are the problems I face constantly: Out of memory errors, freezing and then crashing, occasionally just crashing without warning or message, and, weirdly, the inability to load any game saved inside the Mohave Outpost. Also the previous stability problems are considerably worse inside the Mojave Outpost. It's possible there are other areas like that, but the outpost is as far as I've been able to get. I've been trying to do everything I can in there by running in, doing a single thing, then running out again to save, but you can imagine how fun that is, even when the game doesn't crash 30 seconds after I enter.

I'm going to try to give a full accounting of the mods and plugins I'm currently using, and their load order. If anyone can spot what I'm doing wrong, could you perhaps yell me? I can only pay in profuse thanks. Or possibly a short story, but I don't imagine that there is terribly much call for it. Still willing, though.

I have Fake Fullscreen, NVSE, the 4gb patch, JohnnyGuitar NVSE, Unofficial Patch NVSE Plus, IStewie's AI Tweaks, New Vegas Tick Fix, and Fallout New Vegas ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated, UIO User - Interface Organizer. All of these, and all of the following mods, are the most recent versions that I could find.

Mod load order is:

Dead Money.esm

Lonely Hearts.esm

Old World Blues.esm

Lonesome Road.esm

Gunrunnersarsenal.esm

Classicpack.esm

Mercenarypack.esm

Tribalpack.esm

Caravanpack.esm

YUP - Base Game + All DLC.esm

TLD_Travelers.esm

More Perks.esm

More Perks for Dead Money.esm

More Perks for Lonely Hears.esm

More Perks for Old World Blues.esm

More Perks for Companions.esm

T6M Equipment Replacer NV.esm

NVWillow.esp

Cyberware.esm

LDFemalePowerArmorPack.esm

MikotoBeauty.esm

YUP - NPC Fixes (Base Game + All DLC).esp

JSawyer Ultimate.esp

Unofficial Patch NVSE Plus.esp

WeaponModsExpanded.esp

Unique Items and Collectibles.esp

Stars Turned Face Up.esp

More Perks Fixed.esp

More Perks Update.esp

More Perks for Dead Money Update.esp

More Perks for Honest Hearts Update.esp

More Perks for Old World Blues Update.esp

More Perks for Companions Update.esp

Ultimate NES Collection.esp

TrueHiddenHelmets.esp

Vinyl Collection Bonus Pack.esp

NVMMP.esp

Collectible NES Games Bonus Pack.esp

Cyberware OWB.esp

Companion Implants.esp

return_deadmoney.esp

Cosmetic Wardrobe.esp

Dead Money Essential Companions.esp

Enhanced Vision.esp

Equippable Rex.esp

Essential Enclave Remnants.esp

JumpHigher.esp

Limitless Stats.esp

LonesomeRoadMaskFix.esp

LonesomeRoad_AllDustersEnding.esp

Marathoner.esp

PowerArmorSize.esp

Quickthrow.esp

Safe Hotkeys.esp

The Mod Configuration Menu.esp

SkillBookConversionRecipes.esp

Sprint Mod.esp

xatmosSkillPerks.esp

Super Pack Rat.esp

TheTruthIs.esp

UMI - Useful Misc Items.esp

Universal Item Sorter.esp

Water Breathing Tweaks.esp

Essentialcompanions.esp

edemasterupgrade.esp

CASM with MCM.esp

f.Veronica Quest Perks Fix.esp

fix chauncey.esp

LFox Invisible Armored Vests.esp

JIP Companions Command & Control.esp

LFox Stealth Suit Bug Fixes.esp

OldWorldBlues - Light Stealth Suit MKII.esp

PerkPackPlus.esp

SnowGlobePerks.esp

Stealth suit MKII Helmet.esp

VeronicaFixEssential.esp

VeronicaGoodEDEBad.esp

VeronicaLovesVera'sOutfit.esp

VeronicaWearsDresses.esp

XFO - 6aa - Epic Skills - Skills Over 100 (NVSE req).esp

XFO - 4bb - Perks - Two Per Level.esp

FalloutNVCheatTerminal.esp

MikotoBeauty.esp

These are all of the mods that I am currently running. I would try to run The Frontier also, but.... well, for whatever reason, even if I don't run any other mods other than the basic utilities (NVSE, etc.), The Frontier fails to work for me. I don't know if that info is important.

 

My hardware should be more than sufficient, but here it is anyway:

 

Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00 GHZ

Installed RAM: 64.0 GB

GPU: NVidia Titan X (Pascal)

Windows 10 Pro
...

All of the drivers are up to date, so far as I am aware. I suck, so if more information is required, please tell me.

I would really appreciate the help. Thanks.

[M48A5]

I suggest you start here: https://wiki.nexusmods.com/index.php/Fallout_New_Vegas_Modding_Guides

 

You will have to correct you load order.

It should read like this:

FalloutNV.esm
DeadMoney.esm
HonestHearts.esm
OldWorldBlues.esm
LonesomeRoad.esm
GunRunnersArsenal.esm
CaravanPack.esm
ClassicPack.esm
MercenaryPack.esm
TribalPack.esm

 

Should this "Lonely Hearts.esm" be HonestHearts.esm?

 

Also, what do you have installed that does not show in the load order?

[dubiousintent]

The key to getting a stable game is to resolve problems one by one. Because one problem can mask another, you need to "triage" them into which is most fundamental and widely affecting first. If you can't get the basic game into a stable state, why do you think adding mods not designed to fix specific problems is going to make things any better?

 

You should always start troubleshooting from any error messages you can see. (They are your best "clue"; and why they exist at all.) We don't expect you to be able to interpret those messages, but reporting such accurately and in detail (i.e. screenshots) is an essential first step.

Anytime the game "Crashes to the Desktop" (CTD) it's typically going to generate an error message in the Windows Eventlog because both the game engine and Windows itself was not able to predictably handle the error. Please see the "Windows Error Messages" section of the wiki "How to read most Bethesda game error logs" article. These errors need to be dealt with first.

Logs generated by the game itself (not Windows) are found in the game folder, where the "FalloutNV.EXE" file is located. They generally have the ".log" file extension, or a filename with "_log" in the name and a ".txt" extension.

* Did you install Steam to it's default location? (GOG is not a problem as it places the game correctly.) If so, please see the wiki "Installing Games on Windows Vista+" article for why the original default Steam behavior of installing games to the "C:\Program Files" or "C:\Program Files(x86)" folder tree was bad (they learned better, and don't do that any more but didn't change it for older games); and why "disabling UAC and running as Administrator" is NOT sufficient, with instructions how to move it. Among other things, later versions of Windows (since the game was released) force files in "system protected" folder trees to be "read only" regardless of how you set them manually. It includes instructions on how to correctly move the Steam folders out of that folder path.

Don't move it to a folder under "User\Documents" either, as "executable" files are not permitted to run from there for similar "anti-malware" reasons.

This is the single most important thing you can do to fix and protect yourself against problems in the future. As much of a PITA as that is, it's never going to be any easier than now. System updates often cause issues with games installed to these folder trees. With the game moved out of the default location you will not need to be running it as an "Administrator Account", which is safer. Please see the 'Restoring to "Vanilla"' section of the wiki "FNV General Mod Use Advice" article as well.

I recommend anyone read the entire "FNV General Mod Use Advice" article to understand the differences between this game and others you may have experience with; especially if this is your first attempt to play a modded FNV or it's been more than a year since you last set it up. It is designed for someone who has never played a modded PC game before, so it tries to avoid making any assumptions, is kept "up-to-date", and covers years of "lessons learned" by a retired Technical Support expert. It is NOT a list of various mods to install that happen to work on the author's machine; only "the essentials". It addresses fundamentals underlying how to get the basic game and mods to work together. At least 90% of everything I post in the "Technical Support" sub-forum is already in that article. Once you can play a test game to at least Primm, only then should you try adding other mods from some other "guide".

If the problem persists, then work through either the 'Solutions to Starting the game problems' or the 'Solutions to "Crash To Desktop" (CTD) problems' sections in the wiki "Fallout NV Mod Conflict Troubleshooting" guide.

-Dubious-