Hi everyone,
I've been struggling over the past two weeks or so getting Fallout 3 modded and working properly. I've done a few reinstalls to start from scratch and I keep getting the same issues. I can load the game up fine and start a new character/load. If I start a new character, I get through the open sequence fine and can get through the "shack" area in the alternate start from FWE. Once I'm outside though, the game freezes after 15 to 30 seconds. I'm thinking my load order is the problem since I have quite a list of mods installed. Here's my load order with "patch5.esp" being my merged patch from FO3Edit. Any help would really be appreciated!

Fallout3.esmAnchorage.esmThePitt.esmBrokenSteel.esmPointLookout.esmZeta.esmCRAFT.esmCALIBR.esmProject Beauty.esmUnofficial Fallout 3 Patch.esmFO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esmMart's Mutant Mod.esmCompanion Core.esmRobCo Certified v2.esmWasteland Whisperer v2.esmEVE.esmProject Beauty- Broken Steel.espProject Beauty- Point Lookout.espCRAFT - Activation Perk.espUnofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Operation Anchorage.espUnofficial Fallout 3 Patch - The Pitt.espUnofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Broken Steel.espUnofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Point Lookout.espUnofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Mothership Zeta.espCompanion Core DLC Addon.espWasteland Whisperer v2 Broken Steel Addon.espUPP - Pack 1.espUPP - Pack 2.espUPP - Experience Perks.espUPP  - Quest Perks.espUPP - Beverage Perks.espFO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.espFO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Anchorage.espFO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC The Pitt.espFO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Broken Steel.espFO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Point Lookout.espFO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Mothership Zeta.espFO3 Wanderers Edition - Followers Enhanced (BrokenSteel).espFO3 Wanderers Edition - Optional Restore Tracers.espFO3 Wanderers Edition - Project Beauty.espFO3 Wanderers Edition - Project Beauty (Followers Enhanced).espWeaponModKits.espWeaponModKits - FWE Master Release.espWeaponModKits - OperationAnchorage.espWeaponModKits - ThePitt.espWeaponModKits - BrokenSteel.espWeaponModKits - PointLookout.espWeaponModKits - Zeta.espEVE.espEVE Operation Anchorage.espEVE - FWE Master Release.espEVE - FWE Master Release (Follower Enhanced).espEVE Anchorage - FWE DLC Anchorage.espEVE - FWE with WeaponModKits.espRobCo Certified v2 FWE.espRobCo Certified v2 Omnipatch.espMart's Mutant Mod.espMart's Mutant Mod - DLC Anchorage.espMart's Mutant Mod - DLC The Pitt.espMart's Mutant Mod - DLC Broken Steel.espMart's Mutant Mod - DLC Point Lookout.espMart's Mutant Mod - DLC Zeta.espMart's Mutant Mod - Project Beauty.espMart's Mutant Mod - FWE Master Release + DLCs.espMart's Mutant Mod - FWE Master Release + Project Beauty.espFellout-pipboylight.espFellout-Full.espFellout-Anchorage.espFellout-BrokenSteel.espFellout-PointLookout.espFellout-Zeta.esppatch5.espTotal active plugins: 72Total plugins: 88

What kind of equipment are you using and what is the complete path to fallout3.exe? Are you using FOSE, FOMM, BOSS And ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated?

Thanks for the reply M48A5. I am using FOSE, FOMM, BOSS(with some minor changes according to FWE's load order suggestions), and I thought I was turning off ArchiveInvalidation. I believed I was using the one built in to FOMM, but I might have been mistaken. I thought the option under Tools was to turn on ArchiveInvalidation Invalidated, but I think in reality it turns on ArchiveInvalidation... After turning it off, I ran the game and left it on long enough for all the "You just started, so here's 5000 messages" business go and didn't have any issues. Running the game for 3 minutes without doing anything certainly isn't validation that it's working correctly, but I think my major issue is fixed. Thanks for the reminder, otherwise I would have never looked at the ArchiveInvalidation option again!


Edit:

Okay, I lied, I'm still getting crashes. And all my monsters seem to have landscape textures that flicker wildly. I ran into some kind of wild dog that didn't move at all. I was able to get it down to a sliver of health, then I couldn't damage it anymore, but when I hit it chunks of rock flew out of it. I'm guessing something is going on between MMM and Project Beauty...

Edit2:

After some toying around, it seems MMM is the lone culprit.