Skyrim SE Crashes When Launching SKSE from MO2

[PlagueRaven]

I noticed someone else on this forum had this exact same issue, and I tried updating the Unofficial Skyrim SE Patch (as someone else had suggested), but that did not solve anything.

 

My brand new PC had a failed graphics card, and my system was sent back to the manufacturer to replace it. Upon its return, Windows 10 had been re-installed and updated. Before this, MO2, SKSE and Skyrim SE ran flawlessly and perfectly. With the update (to both Windows and Skyrim), everything got screwed up.

 

When I tried running SKSE from MO2 for the first time since getting the PC back, it wouldn't even acknowledge that my mods existed. Skyrim SE would say no content was found. I re-installed SKSE, updated MO2, and the game now acknowledges my mods in my data folder, along with SKSE, which runs perfectly on its own when not launched from MO2.

 

However, if I try to run SKSE from MO2, the game crashes before the Bethesda splash screen even arrives. I figured it was a mod conflict, so I disabled all plugins. The game still crashes when launching from MO2, with ALL MODS DISABLED. A Vanilla load will work with "nothing installed", but only that.

 

If I launch SKSE normally, it works perfectly fine outside of MO2. The few mods I have manually installed in the Data folder load fine, as well. Everything associated with MO2 is somehow broken. Vanilla Skyrim SE runs fine as well, but that point is kind of moot, since it also runs when using an SKSE shortcut from my Desktop, and it runs when using it from the Skyrim SE folder.

 

MO2 is NOT installed in Program Files, and has it's own separate folder on my D drive. I HAVE run it with administrator permissions.

 

I have run LOOT multiple times, and even so, my load order is the same as it was when I played before my graphics card failed. The load order and number of mods was never a problem, since they ran perfectly well before this all happened.

 

I feel like my only option is to re-install every single solitary mod, or reinstall Skyrim SE, or do both. This sounds incredibly painful and not worth the headache, so I'm wondering if anyone has a solution.

[GrantSP]

From your description you should not have to re-install Skyrim or any of your mods. Win10 is more finicky with UAC issues than previous versions so it "may" be a permissions issue. You should post your logs so we can see what is happening. Use spoiler tags or an online service like Pastebin.

 

Without knowing what the store did it may just be something as simple as paths needing to be reset in MO2's settings.

[PlagueRaven]

Where can I find the logs for MO2 (assuming those are the ones you want)?

 

I did check the paths for Skyrim and SKSE, and they seem correct. They're pointing to the right drive and the right folder location.

[GrantSP]

There's a drop down menu in MO2's UI that opens all the folders that you need to access, including the one that holds the logs.

[PlagueRaven]

 

 

22:25:16.747 usvfs dll 0.3.1.0 initialized in process 3864

22:25:16.747 [D] remove from process 3864

22:25:16.747 create config in 3864

22:25:16.747 0 processes - 1

22:25:16.747 mod_organizer_instance_1 created in process 3864

22:25:16.747 attached to mod_organizer_instance_1 with 1 nodes, size 65536

22:25:16.747 inv_mod_organizer_instance_1 created in process 3864

22:25:16.747 attached to inv_mod_organizer_instance_1 with 1 nodes, size 65536

22:25:16.747 [D] context current shm: mod_organizer_instance (now 2 connections)

22:25:21.650 mod_organizer_instance_2 created in process 3864

22:25:21.650 tree mod_organizer_instance_2 size now 131072 bytes

22:25:21.652 mod_organizer_instance_3 created in process 3864

22:25:21.652 tree mod_organizer_instance_3 size now 262144 bytes

22:25:21.676 mod_organizer_instance_4 created in process 3864

22:25:21.677 tree mod_organizer_instance_4 size now 524288 bytes

22:25:21.685 mod_organizer_instance_5 created in process 3864

22:25:21.686 tree mod_organizer_instance_5 size now 1048576 bytes

22:25:21.700 mod_organizer_instance_6 created in process 3864

22:25:21.703 tree mod_organizer_instance_6 size now 2097152 bytes

22:25:21.729 mod_organizer_instance_7 created in process 3864

22:25:21.734 tree mod_organizer_instance_7 size now 4194304 bytes

22:25:21.785 mod_organizer_instance_8 created in process 3864

22:25:21.795 tree mod_organizer_instance_8 size now 8388608 bytes

22:25:21.991 mod_organizer_instance_9 created in process 3864

22:25:22.011 tree mod_organizer_instance_9 size now 16777216 bytes

22:25:22.173 injecting to process 1876 with same bitness

22:25:22.173 dll path: D:\Game Stuff\Skyrim SE\SSE Mod Tools\Mod Organizer 2 (Standalone Version)-6194-2-1-2\usvfs_x64.dll

22:25:22.173 injection to same bitness process 1876 successfull

22:25:22.218 usvfs dll 0.3.1.0 initialized in process 1876

22:25:22.218 inithooks called mod_organizer_instance in process D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\skse64_loader.exe:1876 (log level 1, dump type 1, dump path D:/Game Stuff/Skyrim SE/SSE Mod Tools/Mod Organizer 2 (Standalone Version)-6194-2-1-2/crashDumps)

22:25:22.218 access existing config in 1876

22:25:22.218 0 processes - 1

22:25:22.218 mod_organizer_instance_9 opened in process 1876

22:25:22.223 attached to mod_organizer_instance_9 with 48073 nodes, size 16777216

22:25:22.223 inv_mod_organizer_instance_1 opened in process 1876

22:25:22.223 attached to inv_mod_organizer_instance_1 with 39 nodes, size 65536

22:25:22.223 Process registered in shared process list : 1876

22:25:22.223 Windows version 10.0.17134 sp 0 platform 2 (17134.1.amd64fre.rs4_release.180410-1804)

22:25:22.223 hooked GetFileAttributesExW (0x7ffe08614a40) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

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22:25:22.223 hooked SetFileAttributesW (0x7ffe08649a40) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked CreateFileW (0x7ffe08619700) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

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22:25:22.223 hooked CreateFile2 (0x7ffe08648990) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked CreateDirectoryW (0x7ffe0861d470) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked RemoveDirectoryW (0x7ffe0864ceb0) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked DeleteFileW (0x7ffe08618850) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked GetCurrentDirectoryA (0x7ffe0864f530) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked GetCurrentDirectoryW (0x7ffe08649010) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked SetCurrentDirectoryA (0x7ffe086ca350) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked SetCurrentDirectoryW (0x7ffe08648b30) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked ExitProcess (0x7ffe0b6908e0) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

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22:25:22.223 hooked MoveFileA (0x7ffe0a0bb380) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

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22:25:22.223 hooked MoveFileWithProgressA (0x7ffe0a0bb580) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

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22:25:22.223 hooked GetPrivateProfileStringA (0x7ffe0a072ea0) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked GetPrivateProfileStringW (0x7ffe0a0702c0) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked GetPrivateProfileSectionA (0x7ffe0a0b8630) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked GetPrivateProfileSectionW (0x7ffe0a071eb0) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked WritePrivateProfileStringA (0x7ffe0a0b8ba0) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked WritePrivateProfileStringW (0x7ffe0a072d00) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked GetFullPathNameA (0x7ffe0863cf50) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked GetFullPathNameW (0x7ffe0861da30) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked FindFirstFileExW (0x7ffe08612ee0) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked NtQueryFullAttributesFile (0x7ffe0b6ec730) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked NtQueryAttributesFile (0x7ffe0b6ea720) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked NtQueryDirectoryFile (0x7ffe0b6ea620) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked NtQueryDirectoryFileEx (0x7ffe0b6ec6b0) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked NtOpenFile (0x7ffe0b6ea5e0) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked NtCreateFile (0x7ffe0b6eaa20) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked NtClose (0x7ffe0b6ea160) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked NtTerminateProcess (0x7ffe0b6ea500) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked LoadLibraryExW (0x7ffe08617790) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 hooked GetModuleFileNameW (0x7ffe08633700) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.223 inithooks in process 1876 successfull

22:25:22.251 injecting to process 7068 with same bitness

22:25:22.251 dll path: D:\Game Stuff\Skyrim SE\SSE Mod Tools\Mod Organizer 2 (Standalone Version)-6194-2-1-2\usvfs_x64.dll

22:25:22.251 injection to same bitness process 7068 successfull

22:25:22.375 releasing hook context

22:25:22.375 2 users left

22:25:22.386 usvfs dll 0.3.1.0 initialized in process 7068

22:25:22.386 inithooks called mod_organizer_instance in process D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Skyrim Special Edition\SkyrimSE.exe:7068 (log level 1, dump type 1, dump path D:/Game Stuff/Skyrim SE/SSE Mod Tools/Mod Organizer 2 (Standalone Version)-6194-2-1-2/crashDumps)

22:25:22.386 access existing config in 7068

22:25:22.386 0 processes - 1

22:25:22.386 mod_organizer_instance_9 opened in process 7068

22:25:22.391 attached to mod_organizer_instance_9 with 48073 nodes, size 16777216

22:25:22.392 inv_mod_organizer_instance_1 opened in process 7068

22:25:22.392 attached to inv_mod_organizer_instance_1 with 39 nodes, size 65536

22:25:22.392 Process registered in shared process list : 7068

22:25:22.392 Windows version 10.0.17134 sp 0 platform 2 (17134.1.amd64fre.rs4_release.180410-1804)

22:25:22.392 hooked GetFileAttributesExW (0x7ffe08614a40) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked GetFileAttributesW (0x7ffe08613840) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked SetFileAttributesW (0x7ffe08649a40) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked CreateFileW (0x7ffe08619700) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked CreateFileA (0x7ffe08619610) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked CreateFile2 (0x7ffe08648990) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked CreateDirectoryW (0x7ffe0861d470) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked RemoveDirectoryW (0x7ffe0864ceb0) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked DeleteFileW (0x7ffe08618850) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked GetCurrentDirectoryA (0x7ffe0864f530) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked GetCurrentDirectoryW (0x7ffe08649010) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked SetCurrentDirectoryA (0x7ffe086ca350) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked SetCurrentDirectoryW (0x7ffe08648b30) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked ExitProcess (0x7ffe0b6908e0) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked CreateProcessInternalW (0x7ffe0861f740) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked MoveFileA (0x7ffe0a0bb380) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked MoveFileW (0x7ffe0a07cb20) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked MoveFileExA (0x7ffe0a0bb3b0) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked MoveFileExW (0x7ffe08645c30) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked MoveFileWithProgressA (0x7ffe0a0bb580) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked MoveFileWithProgressW (0x7ffe08645c60) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked CopyFileExW (0x7ffe08627a60) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked CopyFile2 (0x7ffe08627570) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked GetPrivateProfileStringA (0x7ffe0a072ea0) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked GetPrivateProfileStringW (0x7ffe0a0702c0) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked GetPrivateProfileSectionA (0x7ffe0a0b8630) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

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22:25:22.392 hooked WritePrivateProfileStringA (0x7ffe0a0b8ba0) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked WritePrivateProfileStringW (0x7ffe0a072d00) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked GetFullPathNameA (0x7ffe0863cf50) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

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22:25:22.392 hooked FindFirstFileExW (0x7ffe08612ee0) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked NtQueryFullAttributesFile (0x7ffe0b6ec730) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked NtQueryAttributesFile (0x7ffe0b6ea720) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked NtQueryDirectoryFile (0x7ffe0b6ea620) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked NtQueryDirectoryFileEx (0x7ffe0b6ec6b0) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked NtOpenFile (0x7ffe0b6ea5e0) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked NtCreateFile (0x7ffe0b6eaa20) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked NtClose (0x7ffe0b6ea160) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked NtTerminateProcess (0x7ffe0b6ea500) in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked LoadLibraryExW (0x7ffe08617790) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 hooked GetModuleFileNameW (0x7ffe08633700) in C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll type overwrite

22:25:22.392 inithooks in process 7068 successfull

22:25:51.604 releasing hook context

22:25:51.604 2 users left

 

Hope this provides some insight on what might be happening. 

[GrantSP]

It looks like everything is going fine. Are there any dumps in this folder:

D:/Game Stuff/Skyrim SE/SSE Mod Tools/Mod Organizer 2 (Standalone Version)-6194-2-1-2/crashDumps

 

You might also check to see if there are any SKSE mods installed that are still active, ie they are in the real Data folder not just installed via MO2.

[PlagueRaven]

CrashDumps folder is empty.

 

There are no SKSE mods in my Data folder.

[PlagueRaven]

I take it I've hit a roadblock, then.

[GrantSP]

From what you've provided there is no clear reason why your install is crashing on game load so the best thing to do is nuke your MO2 install and start afresh.

 

Your already downloaded mods DO NOT NEED TO BE DELETED so there is that saving grace. Simply backup the "downloads" folder and save it somewhere.

 

Completely remove the install including the settings stored in %AppData% that relate to MO2, and get the latest release and re-install.

Use an "instanced" install and point it to your SkyrimSE game. Firstly ensure that MO2 can start a vanilla game with just the game itself then with SKSE. Once that is done copy in your downloaded mods to the new MO2 "downloads" folder and install a few mods at a time and test. The best option is to create new profiles at each stage so that you have a failsafe to fall back to if one of the last installed mods breaks the game.

 

If you haven't already watch the series of MO2 videos by @GamerPoets.

[PlagueRaven]

Unfortunately, I deleted my downloads a long time ago. I still have all the mods in the mod folder, but their associated zip files are gone. I would have to re-download them all. So I do have to re-install everything.

 

Which I'll be doing with NMM instead. Sorry, but this isn't the first problem I've encountered with MO2, and it's beginning to be more trouble than it's worth.

[GrantSP]

I'm sorry to hear you say that. It is, of course, your choice but I think you're making a mistake. The resultant installations of your mods will always be harder to maintain with NMM, that's just the nature of that beast.