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Question Semi-random CTD during Conqueror Pre-build

JuliePhoenix

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I'm at my wits end. I've been troubleshooting this for days now, after giving up for a couple of weeks hoping it would just fix itself after some updates or something.

I can't get through the Conqueror pre-build process without a CTD. I've tried disabling almost every mod besides SS-related ones, I've restarted from new saves over and over. Sometimes it'll actually get through "phase 1" before crashing, but usually it CTDs somewhere in the 20-40% completion range. If I quicksave during this, it'll last longer before crashing again after reloading, that's the only time I got it to phase 2. But at that point, it immediately crashed, and reloading would also immediately crash.

What's crazy is, a few months ago, I was able to do this with all mods activated, with no problems. I don't know what could've changed to make it so unstable, but I'm this close to just giving up. And I really don't want to, I want to play a raider playthrough, darn it!

I saw at least one other post about this issue, so I know its not just me, but I don't know what else to do to fix it.

Other things I've tried:
Deleting Fallout4prefs and verifying game cache. (Saw this recommended somewhere)
Uninstalling ALL mods and starting a new game. It worked just fine, so its not the game itself.
Staying in one place during the pre-build, not advancing even the intro sequence
Using start-me-up to skip the intro sequence and hide in an interior cell, hoping there would be less loaded
 
Oh, we are kind of running out of options?

When you say without mods?

Does that include no creation club files in the data folder?

Also when restarting have you completely removed all ini files before that?

I do mean a clean modless start in steam, nothing “absolutely nothing” and build on it from there? Restarting each time you change something.

Adding and restarting until it does not load into the game or Conqueror starts with the bare min. Let it finish before adding anything else.

If you have done all that correctly, then really odd.
 
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Didn't disable creation club stuff, no, didn't think about that. Didn't remove all ini files, only the preferences ones. I DID start from a completely clean start, and played well into it with no issues. I also played with only SS stuff (including add-on packs. I guess I could try with only the core mods, though?) It's frustrating because it takes so long, relatlvely, to verify if its working or not each time.
 
Didn't disable creation club stuff, no, didn't think about that. Didn't remove all ini files, only the preferences ones. I DID start from a completely clean start, and played well into it with no issues. I also played with only SS stuff (including add-on packs. I guess I could try with only the core mods, though?) It's frustrating because it takes so long, relatlvely, to verify if its working or not each time.

Yeah, I don’t know if anyone can say what is wrong so painful as it is best we can do is make suggestions based on what we have experienced.
 
Well, it looks like I had some loose mod files that weren't getting removed/disabled properly, that may well have been contributing. Doing some more testing now, hopefully that was it.
 
So even with absolutely nothing but the core sim settlements mods, it still crashed after getting to stage 2 of the prebuild. I'm guessing at this point a full wipe and reinstall is in order, start with a clean slate..

EDIT:
Actually, may have spoken too soon. that crash may have been unrelated. I tried it once again, just the base SS mods installed, ran conqueror, and just played through the intro as normal, and it appears to be holding out this time.

Only real down side is I only have the default plots since I disabled all the add-on packs. Trying to decide if I dare try again with those turned on. I suppose I'll have this save prepared either way though!

Edit2:
Reactivated all the SS addons to try again. Crashed at about 60% into the object placement phase. Must be something wrong with one of the addons?

Edit3:
Deactivated all addons except for the 2 Megapacks. Also deactived All Settlements Extended, which snuck its way back in somehow. It seems to be working again, no idea which of those two made the difference.
 
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Wait. :shok1

Please tell :secret me you are not using All Settlements Extended in locations where you are using city plans / conqueror pre-builds?

:crazy
 
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