I haven't played FO3 in quite a while, but I wanted to give the game another go after I see the huge mods that have been developed for it since its release. Having used FCOM in Oblivion, I wanted to go with the most ridiculously huge modset overhaul overhaul overhaul that I could possibly use...

However, my game crashes on startup automatically, which svcks. I'm using the FOMM, merged patches, etc etc, and followed a few different resources. Here's my current load order:

Fallout3.esm
Anchorage.esm
ThePitt.esm
BrokenSteel.esm
PointLookout.esm
Zeta.esm
CRAFT.esm
CALIBR.esm
FOOK2 - Main.esm
FOOK2 - [[censored]] World And Neighbourhood Kit.esm
FOOK2 - [DIK] DLC Improvement Kit.esm
FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esm
Mart's Mutant Mod.esm
DarNifiedUIF3.esp
CRAFT - Activation Perk.esp
UPP - Pack 1.esp
UPP - Pack 2.esp
UPP - Experience Perks.esp
UPP - Quest Perks.esp
UPP - Beverage Perks.esp
FOOK2 - Main.esp
FOOK2 - [DIK] DLC Improvement Kit.esp
FOOK2 - Mothership Zeta.esp
MyFOOK2 - Black & White Tranquility Lane.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Anchorage.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Broken Steel.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Mothership Zeta.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Point Lookout.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC The Pitt.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - Followers Enhanced (BrokenSteel).esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - FOOK Support.esp
FWE - FOOK DLC Support.esp
WeaponModKits.esp
WeaponModKits - FOOK.esp
WeaponModKits - FWE Master Release.esp
WeaponModKits - OperationAnchorage.esp
WeaponModKits - ThePitt.esp
WeaponModKits - BrokenSteel.esp
WeaponModKits - PointLookout.esp
WeaponModKits - Zeta.esp
EVE.esp
EVE - FWE Master Release.esp
EVE Operation Anchorage.esp
EVE - FWE with WeaponModKits.esp
EVE Anchorage - FWE DLC Anchorage.esp
UWWUT.esp
UWWUT - The Pitt Addon.esp
UWWUT - Broken Steel Addon.esp
UWWUT - WMK Addon.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Anchorage.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC The Pitt.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Broken Steel.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Point Lookout.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Zeta.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - Hunting & Looting.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - Increased Spawns.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - Reduced Wasteland Spawns.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - Tougher Traders.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - FOOK2.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - FWE Master Release.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - FWE with EVE.esp
KillableKidsOptional.esp
FOOK+FWE+EVE+UWWUT.esp
UWWUT_WT - BS Addon.esp
UWWUT_WT.esp
UWWUT_WT - TP Addon.esp
UWWUT_WT - WMK Addon.esp
KillableKids.esp
Lamplight Backdoor Exit.esp
Merged.esp

Total active plugins: 72
Total plugins: 83

I can't seem to notice what's wrong with it. Anyone have any ideas?

I might be wrong,but EVE is Incorporated in FOOK2.

Eve IS incorporated. Maybe not the latest version but I'm pretty sure it is.

Also a certain killable esp is placed before the main killable...and I'm reluctant to say as I don't want the thread closed on you. Look in the optional. Pretty sure its not suppose to be before the main esp there.

Just a thought. =)

You have a missing master.

It is in v1.1 which has yet to be released, but v1.0 included a separate plugin, FOOK2 [EVE] Energy Visuals Enhanced.esp, and hadn't yet fully integrated WJS' work.

OP: If the other suggestions don't resolve the issue, try discarding/rebuilding your merged pach or skipping it entirely in favor of the appropriate FOIP plugins. If you've removed anything that was added to your merged patches masterlist, it could explain your crash. If it still won't work, delete your Fallout.ini

With FO3 Wanderers Edition you do not use these, so take them out:

Mart's Mutant Mod - Hunting & Looting.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - Increased Spawns.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - Reduced Wasteland Spawns.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - Tougher Traders.esp

In the FWE menu, you would customize the spawns and other such things

Which .esm am I missing? I'm a little blind apparently :cryvaultboy:

Load your list in FO3Edit and check the "Messages" tab in the right panel for warnings which will point you to what's missing what, then remove plugins until you see "[00:00] Background Loader: finished".

Odd...The game is crashing upon started (after loading the bethesda logo) regardless of whether or not any mods are enabled or not. I removed the fallout stutter remover, tried to run game without FOSE, and still no dice. I was sure to run the game when I first started all of this, and it ran fine. What could have gone wrong? I've been using purely fomods, btw.

Have you made any changes to the ini? CTD's on startup are usually caused either by missing masters or something in the ini. You might try deleting FALLOUT.INI in My Documents/My Games/Fallout 3 and let the game generate a new one on startup and see if it helps.

Oddly enough, DUI was causing the problem. When I deleted the "menu" folder the startup crashes stopped, and now the game runs (mostly) fine. However, I'm suffering from a few somewhat persistent crashes (every 20-60 mins). Not sure what it is, and the mods check out fine in the fo3edit. Here's my current load order:

Fallout3.esm
PointLookout.esm
Anchorage.esm
ThePitt.esm
BrokenSteel.esm
Zeta.esm
CRAFT.esm
CALIBR.esm
FOOK2 - Main.esm
FOOK2 - [[censored]] World And Neighbourhood Kit.esm
FOOK2 - [DIK] DLC Improvement Kit.esm
FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esm
Mart's Mutant Mod.esm
CRAFT - Activation Perk.esp
UPP - Pack 1.esp
UPP - Pack 2.esp
UPP - Experience Perks.esp
UPP - Quest Perks.esp
Lamplight Backdoor Exit.esp
UPP - Beverage Perks.esp
FOOK2 - Main.esp
FOOK2 - [DIK] DLC Improvement Kit.esp
FOOK2 - Mothership Zeta.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Anchorage.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Broken Steel.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Mothership Zeta.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Point Lookout.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC The Pitt.esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - Followers Enhanced (BrokenSteel).esp
FO3 Wanderers Edition - FOOK Support.esp
FWE - FOOK DLC Support.esp
WeaponModKits.esp
WeaponModKits - FOOK.esp
WeaponModKits - FWE Master Release.esp
WeaponModKits - OperationAnchorage.esp
WeaponModKits - ThePitt.esp
WeaponModKits - BrokenSteel.esp
WeaponModKits - PointLookout.esp
WeaponModKits - Zeta.esp
EVE.esp
EVE Operation Anchorage.esp
EVE - FWE Master Release (Follower Enhanced).esp
EVE - FWE with WeaponModKits.esp
EVE Anchorage - FWE DLC Anchorage.esp
UWWUT.esp
UWWUT_WT - BS Addon.esp
UWWUT_WT - TP Addon.esp
UWWUT_WT.esp
UWWUT - The Pitt Addon.esp
UWWUT - Broken Steel Addon.esp
UWWUT - WMK Addon.esp
UWWUT_WT - WMK Addon.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - FOOK2.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - FWE Master Release.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - FWE with EVE.esp
FOOK+FWE+EVE+UWWUT.esp
Merge1march1.esp

Total active plugins: 59
Total plugins: 72

Crashes seem to happen most often when I'm in the wasteland exterior.

edit: Should I be getting rid of all the EVE plugins besides the FOOK eve?