Can't save after entering Riften

[Animal1965]

Does anyone know of a mod or mods that can mess up Riften to the point that if I enter the city, don't do anything, turn around and exit, I cannot save my game normally.  Either regular save or quicksave will cause an instant CTD.  If I get past a save prompt, then when I enter a new cell, CTD.  Only happens after Riften, not before or anywhere else.  Kinda makes it difficult to finish any quest....seems they all require a visit to Riften.

[Lodakai]

Well I am sure there are a great many different things that can lead to this.   For me, it happened when i reached a string limit.

 

In my case, this partially resolved the problem. http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/72725/?

I cannot be sure it will work for you.   If you do try this route, be sure to follow the install instructions including adding the DLL file.

I believe you also want to set UseOSAllocators to 1 in the ini file.. but follow the instructions the author provides.

 

you may need to revert to a game where your string count is below 65k for it to allow you to save at the point you get stuck.  But I cannot be sure about that either.

 

ETA: also if you have removed mods during your game play.  you will need to run script cleaner to clear out orphaned scripts.

http://www.loverslab.com/files/file/2885-fallrimtools-script-cleaner-and-more/

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Another method people have used in the past...  I think I saw this somewhere on an old message board.

 

_{1. Load an older save (as long as it doesn't have CTD on save glitch, then load it)}

_{2. Create a NEW save (through pause menu)}

_{3. Type in console command player.kill}

_{4. Load your latest save (the one that had CTD glitch)}

_{5. Type in console command player.kill}

_{6. Try saving (I usually just use quicksave)}

 

This method sounds like voodoo to me.. and I have never really had luck with it.  But I figured i might provide it in case you need something to do until skyrim decides to play with  you again.

 

[Animal1965]

 

Well I am sure there are a great many different things that can lead to this.   For me, it happened when i reached a string limit.

 

In my case, this partially resolved the problem. http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/72725/?

I cannot be sure it will work for you.   If you do try this route, be sure to follow the install instructions including adding the DLL file.

I believe you also want to set UseOSAllocators to 1 in the ini file.. but follow the instructions the author provides.

 

you may need to revert to a game where your string count is below 65k for it to allow you to save at the point you get stuck.  But I cannot be sure about that either.

 

ETA: also if you have removed mods during your game play.  you will need to run script cleaner to clear out orphaned scripts.

http://www.loverslab.com/files/file/2885-fallrimtools-script-cleaner-and-more/

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Another method people have used in the past...  I think I saw this somewhere on an old message board.

 

_{1. Load an older save (as long as it doesn't have CTD on save glitch, then load it)}

_{2. Create a NEW save (through pause menu)}

_{3. Type in console command player.kill}

_{4. Load your latest save (the one that had CTD glitch)}

_{5. Type in console command player.kill}

_{6. Try saving (I usually just use quicksave)}

 

This method sounds like voodoo to me.. and I have never really had luck with it.  But I figured i might provide it in case you need something to do until skyrim decides to play with  you again.

 

 

I forgot to mention that when I started a new game, I went to all the cities using the carriages.  I even went into Riften before I started any other quests, and could not save either in Riften or after I left.  I'm thinking a mod incompatibility, but I will probably have to start over and add mods one at a time to test...so tedious.

Thanks for the reply, and I will look into your suggestions.