Madras makes me quit the game!

[Otacon97]

I started a new game after installing the new version of Legacy of the Dragonborn, and for a while everything went well. But when I save and reload the save, I hear Madras saying 'I told you to start a new game! Eggelman, show this N'wah the door!" and I'm sent back to the main menu. This has never happened to me with previous versions, can anyone tell me what this might be caused by?

[Sunny]

Sounds like one of your mods requires a new game and has a "failsafe" to ensure it, but said failsafe is broken (it SHOULD disable this failsafe when you do start a new game, but it's not). I was unable to find a mod that did that on a quick general investigation, so you'll have to go through your load order to find it.

[smr1957]

Those two NPCs, Madras and Engelmann, are both from LOTD. It could be that though you started a new game, there are leftover files and they may be triggering that. To ensure that is not the case, do a clean reinstall (as well as make sure you are no longer subscribed to any mods from Bethesda's site via the ingame mod menu) as just validating the files or uninstalling and reinstalling the game is not enough - files can get left over and they will continue to effect your game. Follow this guide EXACTLY and do everything it says to the letter:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2743619856

And DO NOT clean or edit the Master files or any Creation Club content.

Link is from the following section of the PINNED TOPIC Helpful Links and References
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2882871440

Then, reinstall the mod (and make sure you have all the necessary patches).

If after that you are still having that issue, your best bet is to check the mod's description page for links to guides specifically made for LOTD by the mod's team, or to post either on the mod's Posts page or in the mod's Bug page.

Good luck!

[ralphtobybob]

Should you not want to uninstall reinstall etc. there's another solution:

Find the old mod file and open it. Don't extract.
Then, look at the new directories it creates, then delete those directories from your installation if they still exist.

Double check the Data directory to make sure none of the mod files installed to that directory exists.

Then reinstall the new version. Unless the mod is reading data from the old save, you should be good to go.

Wrye Bash doesn't always uninstall every file and directory when uninstalling a mod.

In case you don't still have the old mod, you may get lucky and the new version has the same file and directory structure.

[tulle040657]

Make sure you do not have any of the mods enabled that are now included with V6 LOTD. Also make sure you using the latest version of LOTD patches

[Skumboni]

When playing a heavily modded game, never update the game or any mods.

[SpeedFreak1972]

I must say I play a lot with LOTD, but haven't heard of that one yet