Reinstall + old save = ?

Post » Thu May 03, 2012 4:08 pm

I'm getting a lot of random CTDs and it's getting worse the longer I play. I'm already using individual saves instead of qiuck/auto. I also have a bunch of FOMM installed mods and use script extender.

Would it do any good to uninstall FNV and then do a clean install and resume my last save?
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stevie critchley
 
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 6:45 pm

How many mods do you have? If you want to keep them you'll have to troubleshoot them.

Make a manual save in goodsprings doc mitchells house. Quit the game and uncheck all mods, disable archive invalidated, and refresh the .ini files. The .ini files are in the saved game folder: C:\Users\\Documents\My Games\FalloutNV. Make a new folder and move fallout.ini and falloutprefs.ini into it. Then start the game and let fallout new vegas redetect your video stuff. It will recreate the .ini files. At the main menu, load
your the manual save you just made and then make another manual save. The 2nd manual save is a clean save without the mods. Quit the game and restart the game. Load the 2nd manual save. Try the game and see if it crashes. If it seems alot more stable then try enabling mods a couple at a time. Enable archive invalidated for graphic mods or other mods that need it.

You can uninstall new vegas and reinstall it. Make sure to manually delete the fallout new vegas directory after you remove local content. You can load your clean save here.
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