Skyrim Instant Crash on Startup [SOLVED]

[Iskandar]

Hello everyone. I'm hoping that I can get some help with this issue I've been having. I recently decided to start a fresh install and load order of Skyrim, as I had been having issues with crashing at startup and had tried many things to fix it with no results, and figured a fresh install would do the trick. For a while it did. I was installing my mods and at some point, decided to start SKSE through MO2 and began experiencing the same exact crashing problem I was having previously (CTD on launch, didn't even get to Bethesda logo), although I should describe it more as an instantaneous crash. 

 

On my previous install, I began to experience this issue when I uninstalled SAM Light and decided to switch to SOS. I thought I read somewhere about SOS/SAM causing conflicts when switching between the two. 

 

I suspect it may have something to do with Faster HDT-SMP, although I am not sure. 

 

Here's a few things I have tried besides doing a clean install:

1.) Restarting my computer.

2.) Verifying integrity of game cache. 

3.) Updating my GPU drivers.

4.) Uninstalling mods I suspect may be causing the issue (SOS, SOS AE, Faster HDT-SMP, A Quality World Map, FNIS XXL).

5.) Running MO2 and SKSE as an administrator.

 

I attempted to see if I could get a log of the crash using .NET Script Framework, but the Crash folder is empty.

I know that people say that the Papyrus logs are not helpful in diagnosing a problem, but I'll provide it anyway just in case it's useful to anybody:

 

 

 

[01/30/2022 - 03:25:36PM] Papyrus log opened (PC)
[01/30/2022 - 03:25:36PM] Update budget: 1.200000ms (Extra tasklet budget: 1.200000ms, Load screen budget: 500.000000ms)
[01/30/2022 - 03:25:36PM] Memory page: 128 (min) 512 (max) 153600 (max total)
[01/30/2022 - 03:25:39PM] Cannot open store for class "NPCO_MyConfigMenu", missing file?
[01/30/2022 - 03:25:39PM] Error: Unable to bind script NPCO_MyConfigMenu to NPCO_MyConfigMenu (279C39F2) because their base types do not match
[01/30/2022 - 03:25:48PM] VM is freezing...
[01/30/2022 - 03:25:48PM] VM is frozen
[01/30/2022 - 03:25:49PM] Log closed

 

 

My Load Order:

 

 

 

Skyrim.esm
Update.esm
Dawnguard.esm
HearthFires.esm
Dragonborn.esm
ccBGSSSE001-Fish.esm
ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode.esl
ccBGSSSE037-Curios.esl
ccBGSSSE025-AdvDSGS.esm
Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Resources.esm
Schlongs of Skyrim - Core.esm
SkyUI_SE.esp
SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp
MCMHelper.esp
TrueDirectionalMovement.esp
FNIS.esp
dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp
EnhancedLightsandFX.esp
fallentreebridgesSSE.esp
S3DTrees NextGenerationForests.esp
ELFX - Exteriors.esp
CG4 Fx_SnowEffectsMerge.esp
Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp
fallenbridgesSSE-Patch.esp
Apocalypse - Magic of Skyrim.esp
Beards.esp
Brows.esp
KS_Hairdo's_Lite.esp
Improved Eyes Skyrim - Serana.esp
Improved Eyes Skyrim - Vamp.esp
Improved Eyes Skyrim.esp
Kyoe BanginBrows.esp
TheEyesOfBeauty.esp
Vanilla Hair Replacer - VHR - FO.esp
VWA_VanillaWarpaintsAbsolution.esp
SOSRaceMenu.esp
RaceMenu.esp
XPMSE.esp
RaceMenuPlugin.esp
Schlongs of Skyrim.esp
SOS - VectorPlexus Muscular Addon.esp
SOS - VectorPlexus Regular Addon.esp
Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp
Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
ELFXEnhancer.esp
Immersive Citizens - ELFXEnhancer patch.esp
RealisticWaterTwo.esp
 

 

 

Finally, my MO2 priority list, if it makes a difference:

 

 

 

#Mod_Priority,#Mod_Status,#Mod_Name
"0000","+","DLC: HearthFires"
"0001","+","DLC: Dragonborn"
"0002","+","DLC: Dawnguard"
"0003","+","Creation Club: ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode"
"0004","+","Creation Club: ccBGSSSE037-Curios"
"0005","+","Creation Club: ccBGSSSE025-AdvDSGS"
"0006","+","Creation Club: ccBGSSSE001-Fish"
"0007","-","Visuals_separator"
"0008","+","Skyrim 3D Trees and Plants"
"0009","+","Skyrim 3D Trees and Plants - Parallaxed"
"0010","+","Static Mesh Improvement Mod"
"0011","+","Realistic Water Two SE"
"0012","+","Enhanced Blood Textures"
"0013","+","CG4 Snow Effects SE"
"0014","+","MAMMOTH"
"0015","+","TROLL"
"0016","+","DRAGON PRIEST"
"0017","+","SABRECAT"
"0018","+","GIANT"
"0019","+","HAGRAVEN"
"0020","+","WISPMOTHER"
"0021","+","FALMER"
"0022","+","SKELETON"
"0023","+","Immersive Fallen Trees SSE"
"0024","+","Enhanced Lights and FX"
"0025","-","Audio_separator"
"0026","-","Body, Face, and Hair_separator"
"0027","+","Hvergelmir's Aesthetics - Beards"
"0028","+","Improved Eyes Skyrim"
"0029","+","The Eyes Of Beauty SSE"
"0030","+","Hvergelmir's Aesthetics - Brows"
"0031","+","KS Hairdos Lite SE"
"0032","+","Vanilla Warpaints Absolution"
"0033","+","Kyoe's Bang'n Brows"
"0034","+","VHR - Vanilla Hair Replacer"
"0035","+","Bed Head - A Vanilla Hair Replacement"
"0036","-","SOS and Addons_separator"
"0037","+","Schlongs of Skyrim SE"
"0038","+","SoS AE"
"0039","+","Tempered Skins for Males - SOS Full Version"
"0040","-","NPCs_separator"
"0041","+","Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul"
"0042","-","Weapons_separator"
"0043","-","Magic_separator"
"0044","+","Apocalypse - Magic of Skyrim"
"0045","-","Armor and Clothes_separator"
"0046","+","Immersive Armors"
"0047","-","Gameplay Changes_separator"
"0048","+","Alternate Start - Live Another Life - SSE"
"0049","-","Quests and New Lands_separator"
"0050","-","SexLab_separator"
"0051","-","Animations_separator"
"0052","+","True Directional Movement - Modernized Third Person Gameplay"
"0053","+","XP32 Maximum Skeleton Special Extended"
"0054","+","Faster HDT-SMP"
"0055","-","User Interface_separator"
"0056","+","SkyUI"
"0057","+","RaceMenu"
"0058","-","Patches, Tools, and Fixes_separator"
"0059","+","Address Library for SKSE Plugins"
"0060","+","Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch"
"0061","+","MCM Helper"
"0062","+","Fores New Idles in Skyrim SE - FNIS SE"
"0063","+","FNIS Creature Pack SE"
"0064","+","SSE Parallax Shader Fix (BETA)"
"0065","+","Immersive Fallen Trees Patch"
"0066","+","SkyUI SE - Flashing Savegames Fix"
"0067","+","ELFX - Exteriors Fixes"
"0068","+","SKSE Data"
"0069","+",".NET Script Framework"
"0070","+","SSE Engine Fixes (skse64 plugin)"

 

 

I hope someone can help me with this. 

Edited February 8, 2022 by Iskandar

[coolfreaky]

48 minutes ago, Iskandar said:

SOS AE,

 

48 minutes ago, Iskandar said:

NET Script Framework,

 

it seems you are using skyrim SE/AE  version 1.6 .. .. . 

follow this topic about updated mods to AE : SE Compatibility Tracking (Jan 16 #7017) - SE 1.6.353 ✔DD ✔SOS ❌AIM ❌.NETSF ❌TDM - Skyrim: Special Edition - LoversLab

 

 

also instead of net script framework ( not updated ) use crash logger : Crash Logger at Skyrim Special Edition Nexus - Mods and Community (nexusmods.com)

 

you need also to add an exclusion in windows defender for your MO and SKSE and maybe others as lately windows blocks everything .

 

 

[Iskandar]

15 hours ago, coolfreaky said:

 

 

it seems you are using skyrim SE/AE  version 1.6 .. .. . 

follow this topic about updated mods to AE : SE Compatibility Tracking (Jan 16 #7017) - SE 1.6.353 ✔DD ✔SOS ❌AIM ❌.NETSF ❌TDM - Skyrim: Special Edition - LoversLab

 

 

also instead of net script framework ( not updated ) use crash logger : Crash Logger at Skyrim Special Edition Nexus - Mods and Community (nexusmods.com)

 

you need also to add an exclusion in windows defender for your MO and SKSE and maybe others as lately windows blocks everything .

 

 

 

Thanks for your response! I did all of that, but no luck. 

 

I tried again to get a crash log using Crash Logger, but I think Skyrim doesn't even run for long enough to produce the log (I think), because I've looked everywhere for the log and I just can't find it. I also use a different antivirus, excluded Skyrim, SKSE, and MO2, but still was experiencing the same issue.

 

Might just try another clean install, or wait for all SKSE scripts to be updated for the latest version of Skyrim (if it's at all planned). I think it is also important to note that I began to have this issue before I decided to update the game. I was running Skyrim AE version 1.6.323. I thought updating would fix all my problems (maybe it just created more). 

 

Thanks again!

[Iskandar]

1 hour ago, Iskandar said:

 

Thanks for your response! I did all of that, but no luck. 

 

I tried again to get a crash log using Crash Logger, but I think Skyrim doesn't even run for long enough to produce the log (I think), because I've looked everywhere for the log and I just can't find it. I also use a different antivirus, excluded Skyrim, SKSE, and MO2, but still was experiencing the same issue.

 

Might just try another clean install, or wait for all SKSE scripts to be updated for the latest version of Skyrim (if it's at all planned). I think it is also important to note that I began to have this issue before I decided to update the game. I was running Skyrim AE version 1.6.323. I thought updating would fix all my problems (maybe it just created more). 

 

Thanks again!

 

Update: I began a clean install and made sure to attempt to run the game after every few mods, and found that SSE Parallax Shader Fix to be the reason why my game was crashing. I followed the directions on the Nexus mod page but still no luck, so for now I will have to play the game with no parallax, which is fine. 

[coolfreaky]

important thing is to install and update the address library :  Address Library for SKSE Plugins at Skyrim Special Edition Nexus - Mods and Community (nexusmods.com) .

 

also make sure you are not missing any mod masters esp/esm .