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Ok, my apologies, I didn't carefully check the load order corrections for BOSS in the above link, since I was using LOOT. The answer was in front of my face - LOOT is sorting wrong, the DG and DB esp's must be after the SPERG.esp.

I forgot to mention I am using MO and LOOT. One thing I find odd is that LOOT is placing the SPERG DG and DB esp's above SPERG.esp. Is that right?

I have SPERG installed over STEP Extended. Custom Fit, which gives 25% armor bonus with all light armor, does not appear to work. I tried completely different sets of light armor. I am basing this on the armor rating displayed by SkyUI. I am assuming that SkyUI should display the armor rating with the bonus, given what I have read in other forums. It shows no bonus. I am using auto-perks in SPERG. I believe I correctly installed STEP Extended, at least there were no issues with the final Benchmark with only STEP Extended installed (FPS in final benchmark were 55 mean, 31 min, 64 max, game res 1680x1050). I assumed that SPERG should work given that it has a step-pack page: https://wiki.step-project.com/Pack:Skyrim_Gameplay_Overhaul/Skills_and_powers I have the following additional mods, installed after I finished the STEP Extended install: - That's Racist - Immersive Patrols - SPERG - Unofficial SPERG Patches - Apocalypse - Magic of Skyrim - Enchanting Awakened After I installed these modes, I recreated the Bashed Patch and regenerated the DSR and FNIS outputs. I don't see why any of these other mods would affect Custom Fit. Here is my load order (I believe the Bash Patch unchecks a few of these?): Thank you for any suggestions!

Note that I benchmarked to the end of STEP 2.D, and it still loads fine.

Log of re-installation: ======================== Reinstall Vanilla Skyrim using STEP “How do I restore vanilla Skyrim?†guide... SUCCESS! Loaded 3/3 New Games from Vanilla Game Launcher. Reinstalled all base moding tools to STEP 1.C, run Skyrim.exe from MO using Vanilla profile... SUCCESS! Loaded 3/3 New Games from MO. Used prior STEP Extended Profile, checked all .ini settings, went through to STEP 1.F, run Skyrim.exe from MO... SUCCESS! Loaded 3/3 New Games from MO. Will use STEP Extended Profile from here on. Went through STEP 2.B, but used old Cleaned Update ESM; did NOT re-clean the Update ESM. Run Skyrim.exe from MO... SUCCESS! Loaded 3/3 New Games. STEP 2.C, installed DirectX 9 Runtimes, only installed ENBoost Wrapper Version, run Skyrim.exe from MO... FAIL! FAIL! FAIL! Cut to desktop every time on New Game initiation (immediately after load screen with dragon). STEP 2.C, uninstall ENBoost Wrapper Version, install ENBoost Injector Version, run Skyrim.exe from MO... SUCCESS! Loaded 3/3 New Games. =========================== So clearly it is the Wrapper Version that does not function. I suggest you guys insert a Benchmark step between ENBoost installation and continuing the rest of STEP 2.C. If ENBoost can cause constant cuts to desktop, it should really have this warning, in red, in the ENBoost Detailed Instructions page. You currently have simply "If the "WrapperVersion" does not function as advertised..." (how does one know how it is supposed to function?), which does not adequately warn of the serious problem this can cause. Since the next Benchmark is not until the end of 2.D, one can waste a lot of time figuring this out. Thank you again for the suggestions and the help.

Also - assuming I can eventually figure this out - my plan is to do STEP, then add Perkus Maximus, That's Racist, and some patrol mod, probably Immersive Patrols since STEP already uses Immersive Citizens. I believe Perkus Maximus should be placed over everything last. My question is, where should I insert Immersive Patrols and That's Racist? Thanks!

Ok, thank you for the tips! I'll post back if I can nail it down... Note that what I meant by "loading it through Steam" is loading it from the default launcher outside MO. And it still doesn't work. It does work until I start cleaning the files, I suspect it has something to do with it not putting the ESMs back correctly into the data directory.

Realistically, maybe I should just do a complete reinstall of everything, and slowly add each and every thing in one by one, and test after every single thing. I suspect it is the cleaning process, but could be wrong.

Found this: https://steamcommunity.com/app/72850/discussions/0/864951657981699577/ Doesn't really help. I tried turning off and reloading Steam and it loaded a New Game on the first try, but then attempted again and it failed. The verify game cache still claims there is 1 corrupt file. It doesn't tell you which file, or how big the file is, unlike the thread above. ... Getting someplace, apparently the 1 file reacquire thing is a bug and doesn't affect game-play. Except that my game crashes on loading new games. Here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/72850/discussions/0/846955554659267741/ So what about completely reinstalling the game, but changing nothing in MO? Can it be completely reinstalled without having to redo everything to 2D?

Ok - first, my apologies for the very long response time. Life inserted itself and I had to shelve Skyrim for months. Now going to attempt again. I installed DirectX Runtime and 9.0c. This did not work. I also lowered the Flora to 3, this did not work. However, what I have found is that occasionally, maybe 1 attempt in 5, a new game will load. Obviously this rate is not tenable. However, if I go into Steam and launch the game from there, it also fails to run most of the time. I have also attempted to run the verify game cache thing. Steam claims "1 file failed to validate and will be reacquired." Here's the big one - it doesn't acquire anything. It just does nothing. I can go and re-verify game cache, and it gives the same message, and acquires nothing. So what to do??? Here is my ini data:

I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, but I need some input. I've gone to step 2.D, but did not go beyond the Unofficial Legendary Edition Patch. I figured I'd just make sure all the cleaning of the Dragonborn, Update, etc ESMs went over correctly. Then I'd go in and attempt to do a New Game start - figured this is like the most minimal thing one could do. Well, the game loads to menu, but upon clicking New (game) it shows the splash screen with a dragon, Level 1, etc, and then cuts to desktop. Every time. I have gone through the STEP process to this point twice, starting with clean install, and get the same result. I have verified that the clean install loads the new game. I am using SKSE to run the game, but using Skyrim instead gives the same result. Note that when cleaning all the initial ESMs (Dawnguard, Dragonborn, Hearthfires, Update) it never put the ESMs back in the data folder, so I had to use the overwrite method to make a "cleaned" ESM. For all four updates/DLCs. I've tried checking and unchecking the Cleaned ESMs in the left pane. I've tried with and without the Legendary Patch. I've tried checking and unchecking Papyrus and SKSE in the left pane. All give the same cut to desktop. Please help. Thanks.

Hi phazer11, thank you very much for the responses to my questions. I assume RL = Realistic Lighting. I wonder whether Immersive Citizens is also incompatible with OBIS?

phazer11 - looking at your Perma Pack it does not appear that anything in there is some special patch you've created to make everything work with SRLE, for example. Why is SRLE a requirement?

Great, thanks!

Ok, thank you for pointing that out... so Neovalen's guide is INSTEAD OF installing STEP 2.2.9.2? Also, a quick question about these "Legendary Edition" patches. Is this for some new version of the game, and do you have to have purchased it? Or does having bought Skyrim back in 2011 + all DLC cover it, and the LE is just an update?