CTD on Start Up

Post » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:28 pm

Hi, all.
I'm reloading all my mods for Skyrim but I'm obviously doing something wrong. I've done my best to update all my mods, making use of the latest Nexus Mod Manager. Though, I've had a bit of trouble with updating Skyrim Realistic Overhaul.
When I start up the game using SKSE, I see the Bethesda Studios logo animation, and then it crashes to the desktop.
I'll provide any information I can but I'm not so great at the technical stuff so I might need a little help.

Here's the dxdiag if that helps!

I'd greatly appreciate any help on this.
Thanks!!!
- Amadeus

Edit: YAY! I worked out how to make the spoiler box hideaway thing happen! :D

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An Lor
 
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Post » Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:03 am

Crashing at the logo often indicates a missing or disabled Master file.

Run BOSS to check for missing dependencies or check NMM or Data Files for disabled master files.

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Marquis T
 
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Post » Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:57 pm

A crash on start-up usually indicates a missing master file, or a master file that is loading late.

First, download and install https://code.google.com/p/better-oblivion-sorting-software/downloads/list to sort your mods if you haven't done so already. Check the BOSS log and review any error messages it returns; in particular, look for messages regarding missing master files, incompatibilities with other mods that you're using, or plug-ins that shouldn't be used with other plug-ins from the same mod. If you're missing a needed master, download and install it. If you have two mods that are incompatible with each other, choose one and disable the other. Disable any files that shouldn't be running with others. Rerun BOSS to properly sort everything once you've gotten it all straightened out.

If that doesn't fix the problem, review the documentation for your mods and make sure you have all files necessary for them to run. If you need files, get them and install them.

If it still crashes, re-verify your local files with Steam (right-click on Skyrim in your Steam folder, select Properties from the bottom of the menu, click the Local Content tab in the window and then click the "Verify Integrity of Game Cache" button). Delete your Skyrim.ini and SkyrimPrefs.ini files, located in the My Documents\My Games\Skyrim folder.

Finally, if nothing else works, disable all files except the main game files and any DLCs you may have, and try to start a brand new game. If it still crashes, you have a problem with your vanilla installation and you'll need to fix that before you can do anything else.

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Post » Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:38 am

OK. I did the BOSS and TES5Edit stuff and it turns out I was missing spike.esm. I've fixed that and now I get to see the main menu for a fraction of a second.

However, I'm presented with this is TES5Edit:

[00:31] Background Loader: Fatal:
I've hit up the Googles but that hasn't been much help.

Any ideas?

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chirsty aggas
 
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Post » Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:39 pm

You can post your load order here, so people can look it over for any problems they might spot.

Have you verified local files through Steam and tried deleting your .ini files as noted above? Have you tried starting new game with no mods enabled yet?

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Red Bevinz
 
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Post » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:43 pm

Can you post your mod load order fom BOSS.
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