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Khammul Nov 13, 2021 @ 11:19am
Black screen after loading ...
I know this is nothing new, but I wanted to share "my case".

Since AE came out, I have been able to play without problem and with about 25-30 mods activated (graphics, armor, immersive, etc.) and I have played many hours without any problem. But that is over. I have been a bit greedy, and I have put a few more mods (nothing exaggerated, only 4-5 more, and removing the one for Dragons diversity, the rest was tiny) but as a result of this, the game has stopped working.

When I try to load game, it stays black, no matter what game I try to load. Ultimately, I can't play the game.

I've tried various things, uninstalling the latest mods, disabling all mods, doing the cache thing on Steam, etc. Nothing seems to work.

Any suggestion?
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HamBunger Nov 13, 2021 @ 11:25am 
i also have this issue with only AE mods and it refuses to load potemas sanctum
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Bandy Nov 13, 2021 @ 11:26am 
And guessing you aren't using a mod manager?
If so, you may have left a file behind somewhere when uninstalling, or an ini file was edited and is incompatible.

What would I do? Backup saves, wipe, and reinstall will save you headaches and time.
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svdp Nov 13, 2021 @ 11:32am 
I second this. I also have this problem! Though with me it's the upgraded (patch 1.6, with the 4 new free mods) Skyrim special edition. The ONLY other mod I've installed is the unofficial skyrim SE patch: but that one was supposed to be already "adapted" to the new upgrade(?).

So I'm really not sure what gives, but I never had those probs before.

At the start, it was really going well, was far into the "saints&seducers" quest (fairly good one, that, with lot's of new stuff). Saved. And now when loading it gets a black screen. It's weird because I *did* save and loaded before, and then everything went well.

Now, I can only load an much earlier save, *before* I started the saint&seducers quest, and right after I installed the new USSEP. So I think it's due to one of the two (or the combination of both).

Clearly, there seem to be some bugs that need to be ironed out.
Last edited by svdp; Nov 13, 2021 @ 11:33am
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Khammul Nov 13, 2021 @ 11:43am 
Originally posted by Bandy:
And guessing you aren't using a mod manager?
If so, you may have left a file behind somewhere when uninstalling, or an ini file was edited and is incompatible.

What would I do? Backup saves, wipe, and reinstall will save you headaches and time.

Im using Vortex. i tried a lot of things with it, but i can't load any save ...
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WhatsOnTV? Nov 13, 2021 @ 12:04pm 
Hey it worked for me but try in the setting menu before you load the game turning large object distance to minimum. Let me know if this works for you too.
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HamBunger Nov 13, 2021 @ 1:02pm 
Originally posted by WhatsOnTV?:
Hey it worked for me but try in the setting menu before you load the game turning large object distance to minimum. Let me know if this works for you too.
didnt work
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svdp Nov 15, 2021 @ 4:04am 
So...anyone having a solution for this problem, yet?

Is it due to the new USSEP, or because of the new DLC's/mods?
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Z-Todd1991 Nov 15, 2021 @ 4:42am 
It seems it's a problem related to AE and mods. With the update now it loads faster but the mods, for some reason, take more time to load on the game, causing some ctd or freezes in the game.

Right now Bethesda is working on it, at least is what they say.
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--- Nov 15, 2021 @ 4:54am 
it's the mods...
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Tomat Nov 15, 2021 @ 5:08am 
I have the same problem with the DE, i know nothing of mods and have never used them. It works for 12 hours and boom never ending black screen
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svdp Nov 15, 2021 @ 5:12am 
Originally posted by Jason Todd:
It seems it's a problem related to AE and mods. With the update now it loads faster but the mods, for some reason, take more time to load on the game, causing some ctd or freezes in the game.

Right now Bethesda is working on it, at least is what they say.
It can't be SOLELY with the AE version. I have just the upgraded Skyrim special edition, and I have the black screen as well.

I'll buy the AE when it's around 5 bucks. ;-)
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Praetor Invicta Nov 15, 2021 @ 9:16am 
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2651478955
This fixed the black screen issue for me. Easy fix as well.
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Wanheda Nov 15, 2021 @ 9:51am 
I'm gonna try that when I get home, but I'm really lost, as I have 2 saves on one character, about 30 min apart, same mods, one will load, one won't....
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DosDeosos Nov 15, 2021 @ 9:27pm 
Originally posted by svdp:
Originally posted by Jason Todd:
It seems it's a problem related to AE and mods. With the update now it loads faster but the mods, for some reason, take more time to load on the game, causing some ctd or freezes in the game.

Right now Bethesda is working on it, at least is what they say.
It can't be SOLELY with the AE version. I have just the upgraded Skyrim special edition, and I have the black screen as well.

I'll buy the AE when it's around 5 bucks. ;-)

Actually, Even if you don't upgrade to AE version. It was forcing on you with their new update whether you buy it or not. So the problem right now is as Jason said.
Last edited by DosDeosos; Nov 15, 2021 @ 9:29pm
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smr1957 Nov 15, 2021 @ 9:47pm 
Regarding the black screen issue - indeed, very many people have it, modded or vanilla - even vanilla saves made prior to the update are not working and this is, as stated above,
common to both the update and to AE, as they both use the new compiler. Bethesda is currently working on a fix for this, but there is currently no timeline for when it will be available. The best advice that can be given is, simply, if a person updated SSE or bought the Anniversary Edition, then they should just start a new game.

For further information, see this from pinned topic Helpful Links and References:
FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ANNIVERSARY EDITION UPDATE, PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING FIRST:
Skyrim Anniversary Edition Fact Check
https://steamcommunity.com/app/489830/discussions/0/4809273833190921323/
Contains links to necessary discussions, topics, and guides, and will answer many questions that most people will have about the recent update.

And there is this post from Bethesda:
https://help.bethesda.net/#en/answer/36338

There are some workarounds being batted about - but I think that the main one is to try a clean reinstall and start a new game:

Resetting SkyrimSE to Vanilla or A Clean Reinstall by grimus -
http://steamcommunity.com/app/489830/discussions/0/312265589446940121/

For those who prefer a vid, see this by GamerPoets - Clean Installation Tutorial
https://youtu.be/g67CnHD1wvY
(Both links from pinned topic Helpful Links and References, Section 5, General Troubleshooting)

And if that doesn't work, take the opportunity to try playing another game in your library that you've been thinking of playing for a while.
Last edited by smr1957; Nov 17, 2021 @ 1:01pm
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