It is my MergedPatch.esp that is causing the crash.
I disabled all mods, then loaded the game. If the game loaded successfully, I would exit, and enable a group of mods, and launch again.
I finally narrowed it down to MergedPatch.esp.
I'm not doing anything differently than I have done in the past when creating the patch. This is the first time I have experienced a problem with the process.
I've rebuilt it three times since discovering it was what was doing this.
It is not missing a master file, and is at the very end of my load order.
This is what is being written to the FO3Edit Messages Tab when building the patch:
[00:50] Background Loader: finished[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Fallout3.esm"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Anchorage.esm"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "ThePitt.esm"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "BrokenSteel.esm"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "PointLookout.esm"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Zeta.esm"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "CALIBR.esm"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "CRAFT.esm"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Project Beauty.esm"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "FOOK2 - Main.ESM"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "FOOK2 - [DIK] DLC Improvement Kit.ESM"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esm"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Mart's Mutant Mod.esm"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "DarNifiedUIF3.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "CRAFT - Activation Perk.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "CALIBR Ammo Schematics - CRAFT.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Piplight - +200%.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Piplight - White.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Replenishment.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Gifts4Kids.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "SelfSurgeryKit.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Existence2.0.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Project Beauty- Broken Steel.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Project Beauty- Point Lookout.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "FOOK2 - Main.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "FOOK2 - Project Beauty.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "FOOK - DIK - Project Beauty.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "FOOK2 - [DIK] DLC Improvement Kit.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Anchorage.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC The Pitt.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Broken Steel.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Point Lookout.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Mothership Zeta.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "FO3 Wanderers Edition - Project Beauty.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "FO3 Wanderers Edition - FOOK Support.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "FWE - FOOK DLC Support.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "WeaponModKits.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "WeaponModKits - OperationAnchorage.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "WeaponModKits - BrokenSteel.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "WeaponModKits - PointLookout.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "WeaponModKits - ThePitt.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "WeaponModKits - Zeta.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "WeaponModKits - FOOK.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "WeaponModKits - FWE Master Release.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "WMKAA12Shotgun.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Mart's Mutant Mod.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Anchorage.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC The Pitt.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Broken Steel.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Point Lookout.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Zeta.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Mart's Mutant Mod - FOOK2.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Mart's Mutant Mod - FOOK2 - DIK.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Mart's Mutant Mod - FWE Master Release.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Mart's Mutant Mod - Project Beauty.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Mart's Mutant Mod - Project Beauty + FWE.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Arwen_MMM_Patch.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "GunnySack.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "SBlackhawkR-WMK.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "MaintenanceShed.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Ssenkrad'sSecretStash.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Ssenkrad'sMegatonHouse.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Ssenkrad's[BigTownGuns]Mod.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Ssenkrad's[AA12]Tweaks.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Ssenkrad's[UZI]Tweaks.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Ssenkrad's[FWE-Drifter]Mod.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Ssenkrad's[ReservistsRifle]Tweaks.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Ssenkrad's[AmmoNames]Mod.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Ssenkrad's[FWE]Tweaks.esp"[MergedPatch2.esp] Adding master "Ssenkrad's[Fallout3]Tweaks.esp"[090112E5] [090112E2] [0300469D] Found a REFR reference, expected: ALCH,AMMO,ARMO,BOOK,KEYM,LVLI,MISC,NOTE,WEAPFound a REFR reference, expected: ALCH,AMMO,ARMO,BOOK,KEYM,LVLI,MISC,NOTE,WEAPFound a REFR reference, expected: ALCH,AMMO,ARMO,BOOK,KEYM,LVLI,MISC,NOTE,WEAPFound a REFR reference, expected: ALCH,AMMO,ARMO,BOOK,KEYM,LVLI,MISC,NOTE,WEAP[090112DC] [0901130E] [0303122A] [03031228] [0303122D] [0303122B] [030117FB] [030117FC] [030117FD] [03031228] Error: Can't merge faulty ordered list aaaSIguns2OrderedList [FLST:250158DA]Error: Can't merge faulty ordered list aaaAFgunsOrderedList [FLST:250130EB]Error: Can't merge faulty ordered list aaaAFguns2OrderedList [FLST:250130ED]Error: Can't merge faulty ordered list aaaECgunsOrderedList [FLST:2501522D]Error: Can't merge faulty ordered list aaaECguns2OrderedList [FLST:2501522E]Error: Can't merge faulty ordered list aaaLSgunsOrderedList [FLST:250158D5]Error: Can't merge faulty ordered list aaaLSguns2OrderedList [FLST:250158D6]Error: Can't merge faulty ordered list aaaSCgunsOrderedList [FLST:250158D7]Error: Can't merge faulty ordered list aaaSCguns2OrderedList [FLST:250158D8]Error: Can't merge faulty ordered list aaaSIgunsOrderedList [FLST:250158D9]
I've never noticed the errors before now, so something is going on that is new...
The plug-in with the Mod Index of 03 is BrokenSteel.esm.
The plug-in with the Mod Index of 09 is FOOK2 - Main.esm.
The plug-in with the Mod Index of 25 is WeaponModKits.esp.
Whiskey - Tango - Foxtrot?
Anyone have any ideas about what is going on here?