FPS drop when playing as a vampire

[wayros]

I hope this is just something simple that I've overlooked. I've been trying to troubleshoot this problem for the past 3-4 months and I'm at my wits end with it. I've even gone through about five different play thrus, with different configurations including vanilla Skyrim, Requiem and SkyRe and the end is always the same. By the time my character makes it to about levels 40-70 (my characters develop slowly), the FPS has gradually dropped into the 30s and 40s. It's really bad when switching to third person view when it drops into the lower 20s and upper teens. This ONLY happens when my character is a vampire. The FPS of my non-vampire characters is 60 and rarely drops below 53.

 

I use Mod Organizer and I've checked the Data tab and noted the Vampiric Thirst (I LOVE this mod.) files overwrite the vampire files that Dawnguard and the Unofficial Dawnguard patch includes. I also have Vampiric Thrist at a higher priority in the left pane than anything that would conflict with it. I've also used INI with minimal settings, EWI's INIs and different settings in between and it doesn't matter. The FPS issue persists. I've also tried this with ENB and without. The end result is the same.

 

One thing I haven't tried, is to start a play thru and add one mod at a time. I just haven't had the time to do that yet. And I'm really not sure that would actually locate the problem, or if it would only prolong the process.

 

Skyrim is fully updated through Steam, and I have the Dragonborn, Dawnguard, and Hearthfire DLCs. The Unofficial patches are also installed and up-to-date.

 

I use the XPSME skeleton and FNIS is 5.1.1. There haven't been any animation issues that I've noticed.

 

Also, the race compatibility includes the Vampiric Thirst version. Oh, and I do not upack the BSAs. Should I?

 

My system specs:

I-7 4770K @ 4600MHz

16GB RAM

Asus GTX 760 2Mb VRAM with latest drivers

Windows 7 Pro 64

 

Here is my Papyrus log:

Papyrus.0.zip

 

My load order as determined by LOOT 0.6.0:

 

Skyrim.esm
Update.esm
Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp
Dawnguard.esm
Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp
HearthFires.esm
Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp
Dragonborn.esm
Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp
Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm
ApachiiHairFemales.esm
SharedSeranaDialogue.esm
ApachiiHair.esm
RaceCompatibility.esm
SGHairPackBase.esm
Schlongs of Skyrim - Core.esm
Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm
hdtHighHeel.esm
FISS.esp
AMatterOfTime.esp
SOS - Smurf Average Addon.esp
Seductress Serana.esp
RaceMenu.esp
Better Dynamic Snow.esp
Atlas Compass Tweaks.esp
Elecp's Vampdress.esp
LadyLaceCloaks_EN.esp
ViewableFactionRanksBothDLC.esp
SmartCast_1_0.esp
RaceMenuPluginXPMSE.esp
SMIM-DragonbornTernFix.esp
Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - RLO.esp
Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - for Pure Weather.esp
NewVampChainsCuirass.esp
Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Dungeons.esp
BAMM.esp
Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Minor Cities and Town Interiors.esp
NewVampChainsGloves.esp
OpenFaceGuardHelmets.esp
RaceCompatibilityUSKPOverride.esp
Rainbows.esp
AOS.esp
Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp
Thieves Guild Requirements.esp
ethereal_elven_overhaul.esp
Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Major City Interiors.esp
CollegeOfWinterholdImmersive.esp
Remodeled Armor - Vanilla Replacer.esp
CWINPCImprovements.esp
P1FlyingRing.esp
Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Dawnguard Interiors.esp
Cloaks - Dawnguard.esp
Pureweather.esp
NoNakedComments.esp
Remodeled Armor - Vanilla Replacer - Dawnguard.esp
Remodeled Armor - Vanilla Replacer - Dragonborn.esp
SGHairPackAIO.esp
No Killmoves, No Killcams, No Killbites.esp
SBT Smal3.esp
SBT Smal1.esp
SGEyebrows.esp
SMIM-DungeonsCliffsIceSkirts.esp
AOS2_GDO Patch.esp
SOS - VectorPlexus Regular Addon.esp
SOS - VectorPlexus Muscular Addon.esp
Schlongs of Skyrim.esp
3D_Meshed_PubicHair.esp
Shaydows VampireLord Replacer OVERHAUL.esp
Sit Anywhere.esp
dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp
AOS2_EBT Patch.esp
Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Major City Exteriors.esp
SBT Smal2.esp
L0S and TaVE patch.esp
Run For Your Lives.esp
Cloaks.esp
1nivWICCloaks.esp
RiversideLodge.esp
TheChoiceIsYours.esp
Atlas Legendary.esp
ColdharbourDaedra.esp
TAVESolitude.esp
HillHouse.esp
Purewaters.esp
Thugs.esp
CWIDawnDragonPatch.esp
SMIM-FarmhouseFlickeringFix.esp
1nivWICSkyCloaksPatch.esp
SkyUI.esp
Customizable Camera.esp
TimingIsEverything.esp
TimingIsEverything_RunForYourLives_Patch.esp
DVA - Dynamic Vampire Appearance.esp
SkyTweak.esp
TAVEWindhelm.esp
NobleWeddingDressByUrshi.esp
SC_NobleDresses.esp
ShreddedTrissMash.esp
TrissArmorRetextured.esp
TERAArmors_CBBE.esp
TradeBarter.esp
When Vampires Attack.esp
WhiterunInEnhanced.esp
TAVERiften.esp
TheChoiceIsYours_Dawnguard.esp
LustmordVampireArmor.esp
TheEyesOfBeauty.esp
dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp
mslVampiricThirst.esp
Predator Vision.esp
perkremovehelmetreq.esp
Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
Bashed Patch, 0.esp

 

 

I enjoy playing Skyrim as a Succubus or some other character type. But I really, really miss my vampire character. So if anyone has any ideas, or suggestions on how I can fix this, you have my thanks.

[ThatWhiteGuy]

Download, install, and run TES5Edit it may help solve some "unseen" minor conflicts between skyrim, dawnguard and the Vampiric Thirst Mod along with other things that might be conflicting, it may help and is a useful tool to have at your disposal

[Groovtama]

HDT Log?

[wayros]

Download, install, and run TES5Edit it may help solve some "unseen" minor conflicts between skyrim, dawnguard and the Vampiric Thirst Mod along with other things that might be conflicting, it may help and is a useful tool to have at your disposal

I have TES5Edit, but that's one that I haven't taken much time to learn. Guess I should take time.

 

HDT Log?

At the risk of sounding stupid, where is the HDT log located? I tried to search for a mention of it over in the HDT forum, but I got an error message saying I couldn't search for the word log even when I ran the search in quotes like "hdt log."

[Groovtama]

https://code.google.com/p/hdt-pe/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions <= 4th

[wayros]

https://code.google.com/p/hdt-pe/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions <= 4th

 

Aha! Thanks.

 

This is all it has.

 

hdtPhysicsExtensions

[09/20/14 06:19:48]INFO: Queue OK

[09/20/14 06:19:48]INFO: System run with 8 threads

[09/20/14 06:19:48]INFO: Havok simulated world created.

[09/20/14 06:19:48]INFO: SKSEPlugin_Load

[09/20/14 06:20:13]INFO: Cell changed...

[09/20/14 06:20:13]INFO: Add character 2e2b144d

[09/20/14 06:20:13]INFO: Add character 2e2b1450

[09/20/14 06:20:13]INFO: Add character 2e2b1453

[09/20/14 06:20:13]INFO: Add character 2e2b1456

[09/20/14 06:20:13]INFO: Add character 2e2b1459

[09/20/14 06:20:13]INFO: Add character 2e2b145c

[09/20/14 06:20:13]INFO: Add character 00000014

 

 

[Jormungandr]

Just a long shot, before delving into the log stuff like the others.

 

I use Vampiric Thirst as well and tried predator vision out some time ago, those two don't like each other.

 

Seeing as your problem is vampire related i'd suggest fiddling around with that.

 

I had the exact same symptoms.

[wayros]

Just a long shot, before devling into the log stuff like the others.

 

I use Vampiric Thirst as well and tried predator vision out, those two don't like each other.

 

Seeing as your problem is vampire related i'd suggest fiddling around with that.

 

I had the exact same symptoms.

 

Hmm. That makes sense. I hadn't really thought about it, but now that you mention it.  I also recall having to workaround with Predator Vision and ENB at one time to get them to work together. I'll give it a try. Thanks.

 

Edit to add: I just tried it with a clean save without PV and cleaned it with the Save Tool, but no change. I sort of figured that play through was fried. When I make another character, I'll leave PV out and see how it does.

[wayros]

Thought I should update this.

 

I just completed a play through as a vampire. Yaaaa!!! Played through with vanilla Skyrim, meaning no Requiem or SkyRe, and used Vampiric Thirst *without* Predator Vision.

 

Thank you, Jormungandr, for your suggestion. It worked!