Semi-random CTD's

[LionsLinden]

Hey there,

 

I recently got kinda random CTD's though they mainly occur when changing cell as well as sometimes being stuck in loading screen (minor nuisance). I'm using Wrye Bash and BOSS and none of them shows me any conflicting mods though it sure started to happen after I installed a second batch of mods (most notably Interesting NPC's, Grass on Steroids, changing to Lanters of Skyrim MCM Special Edition) I run everything with Project ENB (using .0132 ENB series) but that improved my performance. I use the texture pack combiner and some other graphical mods mostly recommended by STEP.

 

Here's my complete modlist

 

Skyrim.esm

Update.esm
Dawnguard.esm
HearthFires.esm
Dragonborn.esm
Skyrim Project Optimization.esm
Skyrim Project Optimization - Dawnguard.esm
ClimatesOfTamriel.esm
Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm
SPIKE.esm
XFLMain.esm
Skyrim Project Optimization.esp
HighResTexturePack01.esp
HighResTexturePack02.esp
HighResTexturePack03.esp
FixedEyeAdaption.esp
Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp
Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp
Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp
Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp
Chesko_Frostfall.esp
Better Dynamic Snow.esp
IHSS.esp
Further Dark Dungeons for ENB.esp
StaticMeshImprovementMod.esp
TradeBarter.esp
BirdsHFclean.esp
Birdsofskyrim.esp
Bring Out Your Dead.esp
Dead Body Collision.esp
Dual Sheath Redux.esp
Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Climates of Tamriel - default.esp
ORM-Arvak.esp
PilgrimsDelight.esp
Radiant and Unique Potions Poisons and Booze.esp
Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp
Convenient Horses.esp
Character Creation Overhaul.esp
Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp
Footprints.esp
SkyUI.esp
iHUD.esp
Cloaks.esp
Cloaks - Dawnguard.esp
DragonbornArmorFix.esp
hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
SkyRe_Main.esp
SkyRe_Combat.esp
SkyRe_CraftingFix.esp
SkyRe_EncounterZones.esp
SkyRe_EnemyAI.esp
SkyRe_EnemyScaling.esp
SkyRe_StandingStones.esp
SkyRe_Survivalism.esp
Unique Uniques.esp
PumpingIron.esp
360WalkandRunPlus-RunBackwardSpeedAdjust.esp
BetterQuestObjectives.esp
BetterQuestObjectives-Dawnguard.esp
BetterQuestObjectives-Hearthfire.esp
CCO - Oblivion Carry Weights.esp
Immersive Weapons.esp
Lawrens RNG Guards.esp
SFO - Expanded Diversity.esp
dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp
dD-Dawnguard-EBT Patch.esp
Thieves Guild Requirements.esp
aMidianborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp
SoS - The Dungeons.esp
SoS - The Wilds.esp
SoS - Civilization.esp
ClimatesOfTamriel-Sound.esp
ClimatesOfTamriel-Dawnguard-Patch.esp
ClimatesOfTamriel-Dragonborn-Patch.esp
ClimatesOfTamriel-Dungeons-Hardcore.esp
ClimatesOfTamriel-Interiors-Warm.esp
ClimatesOfTamriel-Nights-Level-3.esp
dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp
BFSEffects.esp
DeadlySpellImpacts.esp
FNISspells.esp
CCO - Dynamic Skill Progression.esp
Beards.esp
3DNPC.esp
RealisticNeedsandDiseases.esp
RND_Dawnguard-Patch.esp
RND_HearthFires-Patch.esp
RND_USKP-Patch.esp
RND_Dragonborn-Patch.esp
XFLDialogue.esp
XFLPlugins.esp
Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
CCO - Diverse Races And Genders.esp
SkyRe_Races.esp
WATER.esp
RND_Water-Patch.esp
Bashed Patch, 0.esp
Automatic Variants.esp
Dual Sheath Redux Patch.esp
ReProccer.esp
ReProccerNONPLAYERfix.esp
ReProccerDragonborn.esp
AesirArmor.esp
Skyrim Project Optimization - Dawnguard.esp
Grass_On_Steroids_SFO-SHORT.esp
AZ Argonian & Khajiit Vampire No Color Change.esp

 

 

Any help is appreciated, cheers

Edited May 10, 2013 by LionsLinden

[prod80]

Can you post your General section of skyrim.ini and skyrimprefs.ini ?

[LionsLinden]

Okay here's the stuff from the ini's along with my system specs

 

System specs

 

CPU: [email protected]

RAM: 8GB DDR3 (2x4GB@1333MHz)

GFX: Ati Radeon HD 7870 with 2GB RAM

 

 

Skyrim.ini

 

[General]

 

sLanguage=ENGLISH

 

 

uExterior Cell Buffer=36

s

IntroSequence=

iLargeIntRefCount=999999

fFlickeringLightDistance=8192

bDisableGearedUp=0

 

 

SkyrimPrefs.ini

 

 

[General]

fBrightLightColorB=1.0000

fBrightLightColorG=1.0000

fBrightLightColorR=1.0000

iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1

bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0

 

Edited May 10, 2013 by LionsLinden

[prod80]

Ok, that's fine... was mainly interested in your uGridsToLoad setting, but that default, so that's fine..

As for the loading screens, you can try and set this in ENB....

 

IgnoreLoadingScreen=true

 

Loading screens can sometimes take a while.

 

I had the same, and uninstalling the Worldmap + Roads mod fixed it 50% of the time... Ignoring loading screen fixed it completely (or at least for me)

 

As for random CTD can be multiple things from conflicting mods to system resources running out (RAM or VRAM)... or maybe your Save is simply not clean.

 

You can try and find the cause by first starting a new game with all mods enabled that you normally run with - if it still happens then the conflict is in your current mods... from there you'll have to start eliminating mods... I used to first try and disable all high res landscape/flora/actor texture mods, to see if it's not just VRAM related, leaving the rest as it is.

 

If that doesn't solve it I start to go group by group, with that I mean disable all the mods related to each other in one way or another. Eg. all mods related to combat or spawning. Until at one point the game doesn't crash anymore... then you (maybe) know which mods are causing it...

 

When you (maybe) got the group, you can verify if the conflict is definitely in that group by starting a new game again with only those mods enabled and nothing else... still crash? then it's between them... no crash athen it's somewhere else.... but at that stage you need to load things in TES5Edit and/or CK to figure it out. You can also go one-by-one disabling the mods of that group with the rest enabled, until the game doesn't crash anymore - then figure if the mod that CTD is worth further troubleshooting or not.

 

I noticed my game started crashing at one point because of certain character mods... I was too lazy to figure out why (honestly - I had no clue) so I just downloaded similar mods and my crashes were gone.

 

 

 

All in all, it's a pain in the *** to figure out random CTD :\