Constant crashes in Vampire Lord form

[humrh360]

I get constant crashes in Vampire Lord form, seemingly whenever I'm trying to cast the drain spell or when the red floating VFX starts showing up. I've gone through the crash log reports, tried disabling plugins fingered as possible causes. The one problem I haven't been able to suss out is the likelihood that it is animation-related. The relevant section in the crash reports is as follows.

 

XPMSE: count: (2)
	This _might_ shows a probable issue with animations.
	Please check mods that add animations.

ExtraData[1] Name: "XPMSE" -//- count: (1)
[B4]     XPMSE.esp -//- count: (1)

 

I'm at a loss here, as the only mods I have affecting the Vamplord's hkx are MNC and Bakafactor ABC, while the mods affecting skeleton are the two mentioned and XPMSSE, Ragdoll Friction, and XPMSE True Ragdoll.

Edited November 17, 2025 by humrh360

[Andy14]

8 hours ago, humrh360 said:

XPMSE, XPMSSE

???

XPMSE -> Skyrim and Skyrim Legendary Edition
XPMSSE -> Skyrim Special Editon

Install only one (and make sure it's the right one).and run FNIS for Users.

[humrh360]

That's what happens when I post at the dead of night, I suppose. I meant just XPMSSE, not XPMSE (I've corrected it just now).

[humrh360]

Alright, so I did a bare minimum test using an Alternate Start that gives VampLord, and of course, it works. However, something I realized was that the VampLord spells in my modded setup weren't autoequipping, so I think that may be a factor

Edited November 17, 2025 by humrh360

[humrh360]

So, after some additional testing, it looks like the CTD is whenever I try to "unsheathe" in flight mode, not just merely trying to cast magic. I've also noticed that zombie spell that normally is equipped on the offhand doesn't show up in the quick select menu. It's as if the VampLord spells aren't being added.

I'm guessing then that there isn't supposed to be an associated behavior for being empty-handed in spell mode, and it may be causing a CTD.

[Andy14]

Run FNIS and check for errors or warnings. You can also post the FNIS output here.

[humrh360]

Other than a "too many animations" warning, there weren't any other errors or warnings. I have too many mods to try to do the 50% rule, so I think I'll have to try building up until I replicate the problem and find the source.

[humrh360]

It took me a few days, but I was finally able to zero it down to a completely unrelated mod I don't remember dl'ing called "Custom Hair Color" by chglove. For some ridiculous reason, this mod crashes the game whenever you equip a spell.