Infinite loading screen when fast travelling from Solstheim to Skyrim

[DaBozz]

Hi,

 

after installing all of the STEP mods and travelling to Solstheim I can't get back to Skyrim. The loading screen just loops and loops (I stopped after 15 minutes) and nothing happens.

 

Do you know if there is any known issue which could cause my problem?

 

Thanks very, very much!!!

Intel i5-3450 @ 3,1 GHz
HIS Radeon HD 7850 IceQ X Turbo 2GB @ 1000 - 1200 MHz
1920x1080
HDD used
Skyrim Launcher set on Ultra, advanced settings set to the values recommended in the STEP guide
Additional mods: Project Parallax, ENB, Darker Dungeons for ENB, ENB particle patch, Skyrim Project Optimization
Texture Resolution: 1k for big mods like 2k textures and Serious HD, highest available for smaller mods
Installation method: Mod Organizer, sorted via BOSS

[Aiyen]

Yeah if its the first time loading up the game it takes longer (Like I had 10 mins in some cases, but after that it was almost instant for the same load). Try to give it at least few minutes! The idea of going out of the game etc. and its not responding can be misleading, since the process of going out to check can be what does it.

[DoYouEvenModBro]

Yeah if its the first time loading up the game it takes longer (Like I had 10 mins in some cases but after that it was almost instant for the same load). Try to give it at least few minutes! The idea of going out of the game etc. and its not responding can be misleading, since the process of going out to check can be what does it.

Just to clarify, I was talking about 'infinite' loading screens when traveling from Solstheim to Skyrim ONLY. My guess is that since the game doesn't dump unused memory very well, when you have all the Solstheim data loaded and THEN you need to load the entire Skyrim map, the game bugs out.

[Aiyen]

Okay did some testing with my build! I can in fact get an ILS when trying to travel back.

Also I get one if I try to coc myself from there to the windhelm docks.... BUT I do not get one if I coc myself to riverwood, etc.

However that is not really a good solution. So tried a few other local cells.

windhelmexterior01 which is just in front of the gate works very well.. you can see the boat, and docks, and it loads rather fast.

 

Funny thing is I can load to the docks if I start from the main menu, so a bit of a mystery. Will require more testing, but most likely its something isolated to that cell. But for now... food!

[phazer11]

Sorry if this has already been brought up but have you tried ENBoost (to see if it's memory related) and what does Skyrim Performance Monitor say when these ILS's rear their ugly head. I'd also like to see if you have problems like this when traveling from either Wyrmstooth or Falskar to see if it's merely a change in worldspace that causes it.

[DoYouEvenModBro]

Sorry if this has already been brought up but have you tried ENBoost (to see if it's memory related) and what does Skyrim Performance Monitor say when these ILS's rear their ugly head. I'd also like to see if you have problems like this when traveling from either Wyrmstooth or Falskar to see if it's merely a change in worldspace that causes it.

I use ENB-Boost, yea. It has reduced my CTD/Freezes to about 1-2 per hour which is ok with me honestly. Honestly, I think the ILS is due from Skyrim loading everything in Solstheim and then loading everything in Skyrim without first dumping all the Solstheim textures. I haven't tried this but I think an easy fix would be just to save right before you want to return to Skyrim, quit to menu, load, and THEN fast travel back to Skyrim.

[phazer11]

Have you tried manually doing a PCB via the console before traveling back to Skyrim?

[Aiyen]

No it is not that Bro.... like I said, I can coc to windhelmexterior01 fine. Which is the cell right next to where you would get off the boat.

Also tested a few other locations, and they all work fine. Also the game never loads in everything... just the cell you are going too.

 

It has something to do with loading the cell windhelmdocksexterior when you are standing in Raven Rock.

 

And yes ofc I use ENBoost phazer you know that! :P

 

Future plan is to try various things and look at what is actually loading in that cell and if the issue is also in vanilla.... I recall someone saying that it was.

[kryptopyr]

I've also experienced issues trying to take the ferry from Dawnstar to Windhelm, so you might consider testing from that direction as well. I hope you can find a solution. I wonder if simply moving the loading point marker to one of the nearby cells would work?

[Nearox]

I hanve't read the entire thread, but one thing you could try out is the suggestions in this post. If they don't work, simply revert back.

 

https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/945533-skyrim-infinite-loading-screen/

 

Also, I personally experience less freezing/ctd/ils after I stopped using ENBoost (or any other ENB for that matter) since 2 days ago. Perhaps my settings were not correct, though I experimented endlessly with it.

[Aiyen]

Okay done some more testing.

I did not have any issues with going from either solitude, dawnstar or windhelm, or any combination there of... after the first few times load is near instant as expected.

 

Tried to revert to vanilla with just SKSE and HDDLC. There I can get back... lucky enough.

Did notice that I have a boat clipping issue between the ship that takes you to solstheim and dawnstar etc. Guess this is due to a mesh from RWT2, and since it works for just about anything else then I doubt that would be the cause in and off itself.

 

As kryp suggests then I guess it would be a good idea to try to alter the loading point marker.... will try that when I get the time later this week. And figure out how to do it...

[GrandBulwark]

Not sure if this has been mentioned; but even if it has it is worth being mentioned again. 90% of the issues with infinite load screens can be solved by refreshing the skyrim.ini and skyrimpref.ini and only adding/editing NECESSARY parameters in either. Examples of necessary changes would be Vurt's Flora Overhaul's ini parameters and of couse the parameters required for ENB.

 

Also if you are using Vurt's Flora Overhaul on anything other than the basic version; you should look into the 2048 tree LODs. The one pre-packed with the summer edition/diverse editions are know to cause infinite loading loops at Markarth specifically.

 

I hope this helps.

[DoYouEvenModBro]

Not sure if this has been mentioned; but even if it has it is worth being mentioned again. 90% of the issues with infinite load screens can be solved by refreshing the skyrim.ini and skyrimpref.ini and only adding/editing NECESSARY parameters in either. Examples of necessary changes would be Vurt's Flora Overhaul's ini parameters and of couse the parameters required for ENB.

 

Also if you are using Vurt's Flora Overhaul on anything other than the basic version; you should look into the 2048 tree LODs. The one pre-packed with the summer edition/diverse editions are know to cause infinite loading loops at Markarth specifically.

 

I hope this helps.

The only .ini tweaks I've made are the ones that STEP recommends + the ENB tweaks. I'm already using SFO Basic too :-/. 

[GrandBulwark]

Test it without the STEP recommended parameters then. Worst case scenario you can add them again.

[DoYouEvenModBro]

Test it without the STEP recommended parameters then. Worst case scenario you can add them again.

I'll give it a try. Like I said, the ILS only happens when traveling back to Skyrim from Solstheim. I also got a freeze on Solstheim last night. Could be one of my Dragonborn mods. I think the Dragonborn mods aren't looked at as closely for stability as the regular Skyrim mods since there are so few so it could be something that I added recently. 

[GrandBulwark]

What exactly did you add that is related to Dragonborn? Sorry if you've covered that before.