Help! Infinite loading screen! (Resolved)

[UltraLord]

I don’t know if this is right place to put this, so if it isn’t let me know and I’ll move it elsewhere if possible.

Anyway, a long while ago I finished almost the entirety of Skyrim save for the odd fetch quest. I recently got to thinking about TES6 which made me want to play some more Skyrim.

So since I had already done everything I felt was worth doing in the main game I decided I would try some of the highly rated mods to add some more content. I started with “The Forgotten City” and it worked just fine and dandy. Once I was finished with that I decided I wanted something with a little bit more run time.

I looked up what the good quest mods are on google and decide that Falskaar would be my next choice. So I subscribed to it, hopped in game and tried to load up my last save file.

Flash forward to today, I’ve spent several hours letting it try it’s best to load hoping that maybe the size of Falskaar might just be the problem. No luck. I downloaded the SKSE (like I said it’s been a while since I last played so I wasn’t really aware this was necessary for mods until now, my bad) no change. I spent quite some time looking through google and the forums for an answer but to avail.

Which brings me here, asking for help. Is there anything I can do, preferably aside from reinstalling the game?

TL;DR
Subscribed to Falskaar and now I have an infinite loading screen. Tried as many of the general tips as I could from steam and google but nothing has seemed to work. Please help me!

[UltraLord]

P.S. I am not playing on the special edition, I’m too cheap to fork out the money for it. If that’s the issue then I guess it’s sayonara to Skyrim.

[Keman]

try running it by disabling mods.

[76561198027586553]

Originally posted by UltraLord:

P.S. I am not playing on the special edition, I’m too cheap to fork out the money for it. If that’s the issue then I guess it’s sayonara to Skyrim.

unsubscribe from falskaar, make sure the .esp file is deleted/no longer being loaded into your game, and load a save from BEFORE you installed falskaar.

if that doesn't work, then we'll try other things.

[Keman]

if the game crashes immediately after the appearance of the screen saver (diamond with a dragon) and did not help more than one option from what is listed on the Internet, then there is a simple solution for the license purchased through Steam!! ! Open Steam, go to the library, right-click on Skyrim and select Properties, go to the Local files tab and click on the " Check cache integrity... "

[UltraLord]

Originally posted by Special Agent Gretchin:

Originally posted by UltraLord:

P.S. I am not playing on the special edition, I’m too cheap to fork out the money for it. If that’s the issue then I guess it’s sayonara to Skyrim.

unsubscribe from falskaar, make sure the .esp file is deleted/no longer being loaded into your game, and load a save from BEFORE you installed falskaar.

if that doesn't work, then we'll try other things.

So I did what you said and it loaded the game, however when I try to load any other save file (while currently in game in the earlier save file) now it gives the missing content warning and if I continue it merely boots me back into the save I was playing.

[Keman]

try deleting the my games\skyrim folder with a backup copy.

[76561198027586553]

Originally posted by UltraLord:

Originally posted by Special Agent Gretchin:

unsubscribe from falskaar, make sure the .esp file is deleted/no longer being loaded into your game, and load a save from BEFORE you installed falskaar.

if that doesn't work, then we'll try other things.

So I did what you said and it loaded the game, however when I try to load any other save file (while currently in game in the earlier save file) now it gives the missing content warning and if I continue it merely boots me back into the save I was playing.

missing content means you disabled a mod that was previously active on that save at the time of saving. it should tell you what .esp specifically it's missing on the prompt. you may have disabled some other mods by accident or something.

generally speaking, you don't ever want to disable mods once active, which is why it's important to load a save from before installing falskaar, if you have one.

if it isn't telling you what content is missing exactly, download wyre bash and install it. it can read saves directly and detect every single mod that save is expecting to see.

[UltraLord]

Originally posted by Special Agent Gretchin:

Originally posted by UltraLord:

P.S. I am not playing on the special edition, I’m too cheap to fork out the money for it. If that’s the issue then I guess it’s sayonara to Skyrim.

unsubscribe from falskaar, make sure the .esp file is deleted/no longer being loaded into your game, and load a save from BEFORE you installed falskaar.

if that doesn't work, then we'll try other things.

Also, if I go to the main menu and try to load my most recent save file (after doing what you said) it now loads me into the random save I chose from before I subscribed to Falskaar. I’m not sure what to do form here lol.

[Keman]

Originally posted by UltraLord:

Originally posted by Special Agent Gretchin:

unsubscribe from falskaar, make sure the .esp file is deleted/no longer being loaded into your game, and load a save from BEFORE you installed falskaar.

if that doesn't work, then we'll try other things.

So I did what you said and it loaded the game, however when I try to load any other save file (while currently in game in the earlier save file) now it gives the missing content warning and if I continue it merely boots me back into the save I was playing.

new game Your choice bro

[76561198027586553]

Originally posted by Fox:

Originally posted by UltraLord:

So I did what you said and it loaded the game, however when I try to load any other save file (while currently in game in the earlier save file) now it gives the missing content warning and if I continue it merely boots me back into the save I was playing.

new game Your choice bro

he can salvage this without doing a new game most likely.

Originally posted by UltraLord:

Originally posted by Special Agent Gretchin:

unsubscribe from falskaar, make sure the .esp file is deleted/no longer being loaded into your game, and load a save from BEFORE you installed falskaar.

if that doesn't work, then we'll try other things.

Also, if I go to the main menu and try to load my most recent save file (after doing what you said) it now loads me into the random save I chose from before I subscribed to Falskaar. I’m not sure what to do form here lol.

install wyre bash as mentioned in my earlier post, run it, go to the saves tab, select your specific save, and look at the "masters" tab.

make sure literally every "master" on this save file is enabled. if falskaar is in there, find a save where falskaar never existed as a master. you can right click a save and press "load masters" to force load every single .esp and .esm your save is seeking out. but again, make sure falskaar is NOT a master in your save.

if you don't have such a save, leave falskaar disabled, ignore the missing content warning, load your game, and make a new save.

as i said earlier, you generally NEVER want to disable a mod that's already baked into a save. it's okay to do this if you absolutely have to with very small mods but it tends to do more harm than good with bigger mods.

you still might be able to salvage your save either way.

here's a quick image i mashed up to help: {LINK REMOVED}https://i.imgur.com/zx7y3qg.jpg

[UltraLord]

Originally posted by Special Agent Gretchin:

Originally posted by Fox:

new game Your choice bro

he can salvage this without doing a new game most likely.

Originally posted by UltraLord:

Also, if I go to the main menu and try to load my most recent save file (after doing what you said) it now loads me into the random save I chose from before I subscribed to Falskaar. I’m not sure what to do form here lol.

install wyre bash as mentioned in my earlier post, run it, go to the saves tab, select your specific save, and look at the "masters" tab.

make sure literally every "master" on this save file is enabled. if falskaar is in there, find a save where falskaar never existed as a master.

if you don't have such a save, leave falskaar disabled, ignore the missing content warning, load your game, and make a new save.

as i said earlier, you generally NEVER want to disable a mod that's already baked into a save. it's okay to do this if you absolutely have to with very small mods but it tends to do more harm than good with bigger mods.

you still might be able to salvage your save either way.

here's a quick image i mashed up to help: https://i.imgur.com/zx7y3qg.jpg

you can right click a save and press "load masters" to force load every single .esp and .esm your save is seeking out.

So the only thing I can find is something called Wrye bash, and it’s on nexusmods which won’t let me download it unless I’m a premium member or something. Am I looking in the wrong place?

[76561198027586553]

Originally posted by UltraLord:

So the only thing I can find is something called Wrye bash, and it’s on nexusmods which won’t let me download it unless I’m a premium member or something. Am I looking in the wrong place?

you need to be a member yeah, but signing up is free. you don't need to pay for it.

{LINK REMOVED}https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/1840

this is the correct place.

[UltraLord]

Originally posted by Special Agent Gretchin:

Originally posted by UltraLord:

So the only thing I can find is something called Wrye bash, and it’s on nexusmods which won’t let me download it unless I’m a premium member or something. Am I looking in the wrong place?

you need to be a member yeah, but signing up is free. you don't need to pay for it.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/1840

this is the correct place.

Okay so I ran the executable, selected skyrim and then it gave me this error:

Error! Unable to start Wrye Bash.


Please ensure Wrye Bash is correctly installed.


Traceback (most recent call last):
File "bash\bash.pyo", line 289, in _main
File "zipextimporter.pyo", line 82, in load_module
File "bash\basher\__init__.pyo", line 94, in <module>
File "zipextimporter.pyo", line 82, in load_module
File "bash\basher\constants.pyo", line 413, in <module>
File "bash\basher\constants.pyo", line 408, in _png
File "bash\balt.pyo", line 166, in __init__
ArgumentError: Missing resource file: C:\Users\Skeletrox\Desktop\bash\images\checkbox_purple_inc.png.

[76561198027586553]

Originally posted by UltraLord:

Originally posted by Special Agent Gretchin:

you need to be a member yeah, but signing up is free. you don't need to pay for it.

{LINK REMOVED}https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/1840

this is the correct place.

Okay so I ran the executable, selected skyrim and then it gave me this error:

Error! Unable to start Wrye Bash.


Please ensure Wrye Bash is correctly installed.


Traceback (most recent call last):
File "bash\bash.pyo", line 289, in _main
File "zipextimporter.pyo", line 82, in load_module
File "bash\basher\__init__.pyo", line 94, in <module>
File "zipextimporter.pyo", line 82, in load_module
File "bash\basher\constants.pyo", line 413, in <module>
File "bash\basher\constants.pyo", line 408, in _png
File "bash\balt.pyo", line 166, in __init__
ArgumentError: Missing resource file: C:\Users\Skeletrox\Desktop\bash\images\checkbox_purple_inc.png.

grab "Wrye Bash 307 Beta 5.1 - Standalone Executable" from the nexus, instead of the regular installer.

i'm assuming you have a program like winRAR that can open .7z files. if you don't, winrar is free and it's what i use.

open Wrye Bash 307 Beta 5.1 - Standalone Executable-1840-307-beta5-1-1578493275.7z when it's downloaded. there's simply 1 folder inside called "Mopy"

extract this anywhere, but i personally put it in my regular Skyrim folder so i always know where it is. steamapps\common\Skyrim\Mopy

then run wyre bash.exe inside the Mopy folder. it should launch fine. i can't really know what the installer did on your specific system and i always prefer to install manually anyway.

[UltraLord]

Originally posted by Special Agent Gretchin:

Originally posted by UltraLord:

Okay so I ran the executable, selected skyrim and then it gave me this error:

Error! Unable to start Wrye Bash.


Please ensure Wrye Bash is correctly installed.


Traceback (most recent call last):
File "bash\bash.pyo", line 289, in _main
File "zipextimporter.pyo", line 82, in load_module
File "bash\basher\__init__.pyo", line 94, in <module>
File "zipextimporter.pyo", line 82, in load_module
File "bash\basher\constants.pyo", line 413, in <module>
File "bash\basher\constants.pyo", line 408, in _png
File "bash\balt.pyo", line 166, in __init__
ArgumentError: Missing resource file: C:\Users\Skeletrox\Desktop\bash\images\checkbox_purple_inc.png.

grab "Wrye Bash 307 Beta 5.1 - Standalone Executable" from the nexus, instead of the regular installer.

i'm assuming you have a program like winRAR that can open .7z files.

open Wrye Bash 307 Beta 5.1 - Standalone Executable-1840-307-beta5-1-1578493275.7z when it's downloaded. there's simply 1 folder inside called "Mopy"

extract this anywhere, but i personally put it in my regular Skyrim folder so i always know where it is. steamapps\common\Skyrim\Mopy

then run wyre bash.exe inside the Mopy folder. it should launch fine. i can't really know what the installer did on your specific system and i always prefer to install manually anyway.

Unfortunately this is exactly what I did to get that error