Mechanist Lair glitch-Nothing but blue sky and slihouttes

[Gak]

Anyone come across this glitch?
I enter Mechanist Lair and all I see is blue sky and silhouttes of objects scattered around.
This happen when entering the front door or the back door.
Fist playthrough this didn't happen.
Tried many things but it still happens, even removing all mods that were present during first time through the Lair.

Is a reinstall my only hope of finishing the DLC? Will this fix the problem?

Thanks for reading.
I hope someone can help me.

[Ilja]

First and foremost: reinstall mods that you removed, sor the load order and load a save prior of removing mods from the game.

If you have previously removed files from ongoing game, then it can actually be the reason for the probelm you are having.

If you haven't previously removed mods from ongoing game, then validate your files.
- Go to Steam Library and right click the game.
- Properties > Local Files > Verify Integrity of Game Cache.

[HunterOfPinkBunnyWabbits]

Did you have any scrapping mods....

[Gak]

Thanks for the reply.

Yeah I've done all of that. Some mods needed to be uninstalled by holo tape that I used to be on the safe side.
Mods can be very tricky, indeed.
I verified the installation through Steam and still nothing.
It's beginning to look like a fresh install is needed.

I appreciate the help you've given!

[Gak]

Hunter, I do have scrap everything mod and have had that installed my first go through The Lair.

[Ilja]

Originally posted by Gak:

Thanks for the reply.

Yeah I've done all of that. Some mods needed to be uninstalled by holo tape that I used to be on the safe side.
Mods can be very tricky, indeed.
I verified the installation through Steam and still nothing.
It's beginning to look like a fresh install is needed.

I appreciate the help you've given!

Holotapes are not reliable way to uninstall mods. Game bakes script data to save files and does not refresh world changes that are not subject to vanilla respan system.

Nothing will remove script data from Save files. Papyrus will keep checking after it and causing errors.

And there is really no way to undo world edits - if they were not direct replacements - from the game, unless adding another world edit that replaces exactly the same.

[Gak]

Thank you IIJA
What you say is true.
I deleted the game, every trace of it except for a couple of saves. Reinstalled and the game still suffers from the same effects it had before.

I'm sad because I can't finish the DLC.

I had also hoped that a reinstall would cure The game crashing every time I ventured near Jamaica plain or the surrounding areas.

It's no biggie as I'm just achievement hunting but I hate to miss out on the last achievement for the mechanist.

Again many thanks