Papyrus Log Tutorial

[Nymra]

Because I found none that really went into details with different setups.
Will upload Images too when I have the time. If someone has a good noob friendly alternative to this, please link it for me.

 

Before reporting your CTDs, make sure you enable Papyrus logging on your Skyrim. To do this, navigate to:
 

STEP 1: Skyrim.ini ->WITH MOD ORGANIZER 2 

 

Navigate to the small 3 grey puzzle pieces and the 1 red puzzle piece. There you find the Ini Editor.

Navigate to skyrim.ini tab

 

 

STEP 1: Skyrim.ini ->WITH ANY OTHER MOD ORGANUZER

 

Find out where the skyrim.ini is modified in the mod organizer you are using.

 

 

STEP 1:  Skyrim.ini ->NO MOD ORGANIZER (you are a fool, get one! or a genius/professional - what you doing here in this tutorial?)

 

My Documents / My Games / Skyrim
and open Skyrim.ini

Look for a line that says [Papyrus]
If that line isn't found, go to the bottom of the file and paste this:

 

STEP 2:  Skyrim.ini -> do these changes

 

[Papyrus]
bEnableLogging=1
bEnableTrace=1
bLoadDebugInformation = 1

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STEP 3:  WITH MOD ORGANIZER: -> navigate to Skyrimcustom.ini-> do these changes

 

[Papyrus]
bEnableLogging=1
bEnableTrace=1
bLoadDebugInformation = 1

 

if the lines are not there already, paste them at the bottom or under [Payprus]

 

STEP 3:  NO MOD ORGANIZER: 

 

If you do find it, make sure it has those three entries and make sure they are all set to 1.

Then, create a new file (unless it already exists) in the same directory called SkyrimCustom.ini (not SkyrimCustom.ini.txt) and do the same thing by pasting this on the bottom:

[Papyrus]
bEnableLogging=1
bEnableTrace=1
bLoadDebugInformation = 1

 

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STEP 4:  

Then, when running the game, you should notice log files begin to appear within:
My Documents / My Games / Skyrim / Logs / Script
(You may need to run the game twice to get them to start appearing)

When reporting a CTD, make sure you provide me with a link to your Papyrus log. The latest Papyrus log will always be Papyrus.0.log (with the second latest being Papyrus.1.log and so on)

I know it sounds like a lot, but it is the only way I can know what is going on during a crash.

 

DO NOT UPLOAD ANY OTHER FILE, I wont even look at it.

DO NOT UPLOAD SNIPPETS of the papyrus.0.log, I always need the full log

If you cannot upload files on LL, drop me a link to pastebin or another trusted sharing site.

 

If your papyrus.0.log is several MB big or bigger, your game is total crap. Do not upload the file, learn to fix your game first. 

[Nymra]

From my Experience and working with Papyrus.logs for years now. 
Please correct me if I am wrong, I am just sharing my experience. 

 

 

Your Papyrus.0.log can help you identify problems in your Load Order, missing mods/dependencies or just bad/broken mods that fuck your stuff up.

 

1. Your log is several MB in size, even in short game sessions 
--> good indicator of something going sideways. alot of log output (its only a txt file!) usually comes from Error spam or Stack Dumps 

 

2. Open the log file in text editor and search for "Error" and "Stack Dump" 

---> check the mods that appear often in those Error lods and Stack Dumps and try to change their settings, disable or remove them

---> you need to learn identifying mods by their script tags. nade_ is Naked Defeat, BWANPC_ is from Blush When aroused etc.

 

3. Most common Error Spam I see in logs these days comes from XPMSE mod

from my research, the XPMSE script folder can always be deleted in the lastest Skyrim SE/AE builds, its no longer required.

 

4. Stack Dumps, from my experience, are often caused by mods that do too many things in too short of a time

----> Blush When Aroused is a classic in this case. I disabled it for NPC or restricted it to Sex Scenes, changed how often it updates etc. because it caused Stack Dumps left and right.

Eventually I just removed it. It seems there are some ppl making patches for it tho. This is just an example, too.

 

5. Lot of Mods that do the same or in general do a lot of stuff can "pile up" all at the same time and then cause stack dumps

---> you have lots of mods that trigger in cities regularly, maybe the bog the script down (Aroused Creatures + Baby Harrasment mods + Sexlab Survival + Naked Defeat Public Punishment etc. etc. etc.). These things can often be solved by adjusting the MCMs to lower the time ticks in which the mods "check" if the time is right to fire (Loop Update timers) 

 

 

THis is a WIP and I will expand this list. I also invite ppl to share their experiences or Papyurs.log tutorials for problem solving. 

 

 

Edited September 20, 2025 by Nymra

[Nymra]

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