ok, so I've been trying to fix this all morning now, and still can't. I've installed everything properly and believe it's a mod conflict that is making approaching whiterun impossible. It seems to happen right when the companions should be fighting the giant. I don't know if that is even relevant though.
Everything is cleaned and looted, and I have the ini tweaked for skyrim flora overhaul.
I'd love if some of you could just skim over my LO to see if anything jumps out. Thanks so much!
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