Game crashes with and without mods activated

[Attack Chopper]

So I recently started modding my game and was having zero issues with the game whatsoever. Then it crashed today. So I tried to boot it multiple times. And it would crash on the loading screen. Made a new game save. And I had no issues. Then I got to the first major story mission where you get the people for your first settlement.

Game crashes just as I am about to go to the top floor of the building they are in. Reboot game with all mods disabled. Zero issues. Ok. Thats fine. I kill the deathclaw. Game crashes. Redo it. Game doesn't crash. Save game. Game crashes.

Then I verified the game file cache. One file was missing. It reacquired it. Booted game. Game crashed immediately. I have no idea what is going on regarding Fallout 4. I am getting incredibly frustrated. It seems like whether I wanna play the game with or without mods. I simply can't enjoy it because the world hates me or some other random reason.

So I was curious if anyone else has had the same issue and has figured out a workaround or complete fix for the game.

Thank you ahead of time.

[ronr42]

It's late where I live so I'm going to try and keep this simple.

1. It's not a good idea to mod Fallout 4 until you have at least reached Diamond City. It helps to make sure your pc can run the game well before you start adding mods where some of which could cause fps drops, conflict with other mods and cause the game to CTD.

2. When asking for help, especially when it's a CTD or fps issue, please post your full system specs to make it easier for someone to help you

Go to Help at the top of your Steam window, then System Information then copy and paste that info here.

3. Without your specs all I can guess is that you have either mods conflicting with each other or possibly you downloaded a mod that had bad edits/was no good to begin with.

Please post your mod load order in NMM. If you are using Beth mods and not nexus mods post that info also.

[Attack Chopper]

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NMM load order https://gyazo.com/d4bc48bb95bd51ea6c370a9cda51b01f
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https://gyazo.com/aa0b6ddb2dbc730f794c48ef7a872cb7
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[big stupid jellyfish]

Your game crashes on startup because you have several esp's missing their master files. Click on the files marked red in NMM and it will show you which files you are missing.
It is also a good idea to use LOOT to sort out any potential load order issues you might have, that goes a long way in preventing crashes.
If you are still getting crashes after that, you might want to take a look at the esp's in xEdit and check for any conflicts.

[ronr42]

Originally posted by big stupid jellyfish:

Your game crashes on startup because you have several esp's missing their master files. Click on the files marked red in NMM and it will show you which files you are missing.
It is also a good idea to use LOOT to sort out any potential load order issues you might have, that goes a long way in preventing crashes.
If you are still getting crashes after that, you might want to take a look at the esp's in xEdit and check for any conflicts.

^This. Or at least download the missing master files you need and see if the game still crashes on you.

Edit; IMO you have way too many mods there when you only have 30 hours into the game. You couldn't possibly have tested the mods as you downloaded each one before downloading more. In the future, it is best to only download one mod at a time, go ingame and make sure it works as intended before downloading another one. That way if you do get a conflict you'll know it was caused by the last mod you installed.

Also, Read the entire description of the mod you want. Find out if it requires other mods to be installed for it to work. Read the comments and bug sections to see how the mod works for other players. Then make an informative decision whether to download it or not.

Oh, and your rig will have no trouble running the game. :)

[Attack Chopper]

So I tried using LOOT. And it refuses to recognize that my Fallout 4 even exists. Any possible fix for that? And thank you for the help guys,

[Attack Chopper]

Nevermind... suddenly loot decided to work.

[sdack]

By the way, latest Nvidia driver is from March.

[Attack Chopper]

So I ran xedit for all my mods. There are a few mods that have unused data. Does that mean I should remove them? Or will they fix when I find them ingame? And one mod states: Error: record COBJ contains unexpected (or out of order)) subrecord CTDA, BNAM, FNAM, INTV.

[Attack Chopper]

Game was running fine. Then it crashed the instant I went to enter the museum of freedom. Any more help regarding what to do with the mods i described above would be appreciated.