Screen Freeze upon opening NPC inventory

[Telessa]

I've been playing happily along since installing my brand new shiny SSD.  Things are zooming right along and all my mods are playing together nicely.  Tonight I had a screen freeze as Belethor's "what have you got for sale" inventory opened.  I thought hrrmmmm maybe a fluke, so I Task Managered out and restarted my game.  Ran over to WarMadine's and the same thing happened with Ulfberth's inventory.
 
I'm not sure what could have suddenly caused this to happen or how to fix it.  I read something recently about editing the SkyrimPrefs.ini and changing the iTexMipMapSkip=0 to 1 if opening the inventory screen causes a freeze.  So I changed that one, does this one remain the same? iTexMipMapMinimum=0  Not sure what MipMap stands for so I really don't know what it does or doesn't do.  I still experienced the screen freeze upon opening the NPC inventory.
 
Any other ideas?  Not sure what other information ya'll might need to fix this irritating problem.  I normally would enter my LOOT list but since I can't figure out how get it into a text file, it's not here.
 
Thanks in advance for any insight anyone might be able to give... I'm really at a loss here.
 
Happy Thanksgiving to all that celebrate it, for everyone else, Happy Thursday! :D

 

Ciao!

Telessah :D

[TechAngel85]

Moved to Support Thread.

 

Just a guess here but from the sounds of the parameter it has something to do with texture mipmaps which you probably don't want to disable. I'd leave them alone. It sounds like a leveled list issue or a rogue INI tweak. I'd start by recreating your Bashed Patch and then test it with the new Patch.

[Telessa]

Recently Dragon King said, "Moved to Support Thread."  

 

Whoops!! I thought that's where I posted.  I'm sorry :(

 

Thanks for the quick response Dragon King!  I did rebuild the patch and it just froze up on me again.  So leave the mipmaps both at 0?  I did change it to 1 just to see if it would work.  I got back into my game but it did happen again.  So I went in and set it back.  Once I did that I couldn't get in the game at all.  I put it back to 1 and it worked fine.  

 

So having said all that, let me say that I'm still totally confused and freezing up.  

 

I know you can figure this out... I've read a ton of your posts     (I was trying to be a good girl and make sure I searched the forum first. :D ) and you are pretty darned good at fixing things... 

 

So, what's next oh mighty one :D

 

Thanks in advance!

Ciao

Edited November 27, 2014 by Telessa

[TechAngel85]

From the way you describe your issue, I take it this is a recent development? ...meaning it worked before? If so, you had to have changed something or added something new to have caused the issue. If this is a new playthrough and the first time you've tried this, that is another story. What non-STEP mods do you have installed?

[Telessa]

From the way you describe your issue, I take it this is a recent development? ...meaning it worked before? If so, you had to have changed something or added something new to have caused the issue. If this is a new playthrough and the first time you've tried this, that is another story. What non-STEP mods do you have installed?

Hey there :D  Good morning/afternoon and Happy T'day to ya!  

 

Is there a way to get a general list of the mods I have installed via LOOT?  Or anything else?  It was super easy to get the list with BOSS, but we've all advanced (well most of us anyway) to LOOT and the option to send it to a text file is seemingly non-existent.   At the very least, I can't find it.  I will find a way to get a text file of the report and come right back with the list.  

 

Thank you Dragon King, I sure appreciate your help!

 

Ciao! 

[TechAngel85]

In the MO installation folder you can open the profiles folder and then the profile that you're using. You'll find a couple list there that are useful. ModList is your mods for that profile in reverse order (annoy that this is written in reverse) and then plugins is going to be a list of your plugin for that profile. It's in the correct order.

[Telessa]

Thank you so much!!  I finally tracked down the handy dandy way to copy and paste the contents of any folder/directory, unfortunately it only lists them alphabetically, but at least it's a list!  I did find the MO plugins.txt, and that worked SO much better!  Thanks again for that tip...

 

And now, my mod list (which is mostly according to STEP), I did vary just a wee bit!  Individuality, gotta love it!  

 

[spoiler=Mod List]Skyrim.esm
Update.esm
Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp
Dawnguard.esm
Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp
HearthFires.esm
Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp
Dragonborn.esm
Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp
Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm
Falskaar.esm
Wyrmstooth.esp
ApachiiHair.esm
ApachiiHairFemales.esm
GeneralStores.esm
Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm
Cutting Room Floor.esp
CraftableCloudStorage(GS).esp
Auto Unequip Ammo.esp
Nausicaa's Tweaker.esp
Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - 2x Brighter.esp
Footprints.esp
Elemental Staves.esp
Differently Ebony.esp
elderscrollsonlinethecall.esp
BetterQuestObjectives.esp
AsharaPrinceOfTheWoods.esp
ClamsDropPearls.esp
Footprints - Ash.esp
BetterQuestObjectives-Dawnguard.esp
Animated Weapon Enchants.esp
Convenient Horses.esp
yetidoomstones.esp
Dead Body Collision.esp
HearthfireMultiKid.esp
DragonShoutVoice.esp
Fortify Enchanting necklace.esp
SkyUI.esp
Dual Sheath Redux.esp
Thieves Guild Requirements.esp
BetterQuestObjectives-ThievesGuildRequirementsPatch.esp
Rainbows.esp
ScarletDawnArmor.esp
GeneralStores(CCS-DG-HF).esp
Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp
Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp
Quadruple Extra Effect.esp
HearthfireMultiKid_LastName.esp
83Willows_101BUGS_V4_HighRes.esp
Appropriately Attired Jarls Redux.esp
Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp
Poison Skills Enhanced - high.esp
LeftHandRings - Dawnguard.esp
LeftHandRings.esp
Lock Overhaul.esp
ORM-Arvak.esp
Paralyze.esp
RaceMenuPlugin.esp
Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp
Weapons & Armor_TrueOrcish&DaedricWeapons.esp
Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp
RaceMenu.esp
BetterQuestObjectives-Hearthfire.esp
DawnguardRuneWeaponsFXSReplacer.esp
RingOfCraft-1000.esp
SeraphineHuntedArmor.esp
ShootingStars.esp
Slightly Reduced Distance NPC Greetings.esp
TheChoiceIsYours_Dragonborn.esp
fFastTravelSpeedMult_4.esp
WetandCold.esp
WetandCold - Ashes.esp
When Vampires Attack.esp
aMidianBorn_ContentAddon.esp
Glass Variants.esp
Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp
Distant DetailHF.esp
yetiweightless.esp
JewelCraft.esp
Radiant and Unique Potions Poisons and BOOZE.esp
Soul Gems Differ - NW.esp
SkyFalls + SkyMills + DG + DB + FS + WT.esp
BHTNF_Eli.esp
Bring Out Your Dead.esp
NonEssentialChildren.esp
BetterQuestObjectives-NECPatch.esp
SkyFalls DB + FS Small Waterfalls.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Waves - Falskaar.esp
yetienchantment.esp
Immersive Weapons.esp
Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
skullsofskyrimblack.esp
SPTConsistentOlderPeople.esp
imp_helm_legend.esp
Improved Closefaced Helmets_Legendary.esp
uniqueskullsdunlain.esp
skullsofskyrimcollection.esp
Armored Circlets.esp
BirdsHFclean.esp
TradeBarter.esp
uniqueskullsofskyrimred.esp
SM_PlayerHome-Quest.esp
SDO Full-LOD - Waterfall Effects.esp
Point The Way.esp
Ducks and Swans.esp
HearthfireChimneys.esp
RealisticWaterTwo.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Wyrmstooth.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Falskaar.esp
HearthfireChimneysFalskaar.esp
AOS.esp
aMidianborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp
BetterQuestObjectives-AMBSkyforgePatch.esp
Traps Are Dangerous.esp
AOS2_GDO Patch.esp
AOS2_WetandCold Patch.esp
AOS2_WAF Patch.esp
AOS_TAD Patch.esp
AOS2_RealisticWaterTwo Patch.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Legendary.esp
Run For Your Lives.esp
Riverwood Reborn.esp
uniqueskullsofskyrimdlc1.esp
skullsofskyrimgreen.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Waves.esp
STEP Combined PluginHF.esp
STEP Combined Plugin.esp
SkyrimImprovedPuddles-DG-HF-DB.esp
SFO - Dragonborn.esp
SDO Full-LOD - Whiterun Trundra Creeks.esp
dD-No Spinning Death Animation.esp
Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Waves - Wyrmstooth.esp
whiterunexenhanced.esp
Dragonborn Crafting Hall LE.esp
NoxUE2.00.esp
WhiterunInEnhanced.esp
TemptressVixen.esp
PilgrimsDelight.esp
The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp
BetterQuestObjectives-PaarDilemmaPatch.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Waves - Dawnguard.esp
BlockSparkles.esp
Gildergreen Regrown.esp
SDO Full-LOD - Giant Campfires.esp
TheChoiceIsYours_Dawnguard.esp
Chesko_Step418_SN.esp
yetisneak.esp
yetialchemy.esp
yetiarchery.esp
yetirestoration.esp
yetidestruction.esp
Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
BetterQuestObjectives-AlternateStartPatch.esp
Bashed Patch, 0.esp
Dual Sheath Redux Patch.esp

 

 

Whew, I think I have brain strain trying to figure out how to get my load list! LOL  Thank you for list tip in MO!

 

I'm also including my ini files, if you'd care to take a look at those and maybe tell me if there are any glaring mistakes. (pleasepleaseplease)  I'd sure appreciate it... perhaps I've entered something wrong there. 

 

[spoiler=Skyrim.ini][General]
sLanguage=ENGLISH

uExterior Cell Buffer=36
fFlickeringLightDistance=8192

[Display]
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0
fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
bAllowScreenshot=1
fSunShadowUpdateTime=0.25
fSunUpdateThreshold=1.5
iPresentInterval=1

[Audio]
fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0
fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0
fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0
fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0

[Grass]
bAllowCreateGrass=1
bAllowLoadGrass=0
iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure=7
iMinGrassSize=40

[GeneralWarnings]
SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning=One or more plugins could not find the correct versions of the master files they depend on. Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the "Warnings.txt" file for more information.

[Archive]
sResourceArchiveList=Skyrim - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Skyrim - Textures.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa
sResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa

[Combat]
fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0
fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0
f1PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
f3PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
f1PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7
f3PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7

[Actor]
fVisibleNavmeshMoveDist=12288.0000

[Papyrus]
fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=500.0
bEnableLogging=0
bEnableTrace=0
bLoadDebugInformation=0

[Water]
bReflectLODObjects=1
bReflectLODLand=1
bReflectSky=1
bReflectLODTrees=1

[MapMenu]
fMapWorldMaxHeight=150000.0000
fMapWorldMinHeight=7000.0000
bWorldMapNoSkyDepthBlur=1
fWorldMapDepthBlurScale=0
fMapWorldZoomSpeed=0.3700
fMapWorldMaxPitch=400.0000
fMapWorldYawRange=400.0000

 

 

[spoiler=SkyrimPrefs.ini][General]
fBrightLightColorB=1.0000
fBrightLightColorG=1.0000
fBrightLightColorR=1.0000
iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1
bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0

[imagespace]
bDoDepthOfField=1
iRadialBlurLevel=2

[Display]
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=3
fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000
fShadowDistance=8000.0000
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=1024
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
iShadowSplitCount=2
iMaxAnisotropy=0
fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=10000000.0000
fGamma=1.0000
fDecalLOD2=1500.0000
fDecalLOD1=1000.0000
fSpecularLODStartFade=2000.0000
fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000
fLightLODStartFade=3500.0000
iTexMipMapMinimum=0
iTexMipMapSkip=1
iWaterMultiSamples=0
iMultiSample=8
iShadowMode=3
bTreesReceiveShadows=1
bDrawLandShadows=1
bFull Screen=1
iSize H=1200
iSize W=1920
fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000
fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=10000000.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=10000000.0000
iScreenShotIndex=2
bShadowMaskZPrepass=0
bMainZPrepass=0
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=100
bFloatPointRenderTarget=1
sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760"
bFXAAEnabled=0
iShadowMapResolution=4096
fShadowBiasScale=0.1500
iShadowMaskQuarter=4
iAdapter=0

iShadowFilter=3
bShadowsOnGrass=1
bTransparencyMultisampling=0
bDeferredShadows=1
bDrawShadows=1

[Grass]
b30GrassVS=0
fGrassStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0000

[MAIN]
bGamepadEnable=1
bCrosshairEnabled=1
fHUDOpacity=1.0000
bSaveOnPause=1
bSaveOnTravel=0
bSaveOnWait=0
bSaveOnRest=0
fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000
[GamePlay]
bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1
bShowQuestMarkers=1
iDifficulty=2

[interface]
bDialogueSubtitles=0
bGeneralSubtitles=0
fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000
bShowCompass=1

[Controls]
fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=0.0000
fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0160
bAlwaysRunByDefault=1
bInvertYValues=0
bGamePadRumble=0
bMouseAcceleration=0
bUseKinect=0

[Particles]
iMaxDesired=750

[saveGame]
fAutosaveEveryXMins=0.0000

[AudioMenu]
fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000
fVal7=1.0000
uID7=1778591256
fVal6=1.0000
uID6=1778589878
fVal5=1.0000
uID5=3954
fVal4=1.0000
uID4=1845909617
fVal3=0.4500
uID3=94881
fVal2=0.4000
uID2=466532
fVal1=1.0000
uID1=554685
fVal0=0.4500
uID0=1007612

[Clouds]
fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000
fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000
fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000
fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000

[TerrainManager]
fTreeLoadDistance=75000.0000
fBlockMaximumDistance=250000.0000
fBlockLevel1Distance=70000.0000
fBlockLevel0Distance=35000.0000
fSplitDistanceMult=1.5000
bShowLODInEditor=0

[NavMesh]
fObstacleAlpha=0.5000
fCoverSideHighAlpha=0.8000
fCoverSideLowAlpha=0.6500
fEdgeFullAlpha=1.0000
fEdgeHighAlpha=0.7500
fEdgeLowAlpha=0.5000
fTriangleFullAlpha=0.7000
fTriangleHighAlpha=0.3500
fTriangleLowAlpha=0.2000
fLedgeBoxHalfHeight=25.0000
fEdgeDistFromVert=10.0000
fEdgeThickness=10.0000
fPointSize=2.5000

[Trees]
bRenderSkinnedTrees=1
uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=20

[Decals]
uMaxDecals=1000
bDecals=1
bSkinnedDecals=1
uMaxSkinDecals=100
uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60

[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultItems=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultActors=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000

[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
bShowAllResolutions=1
uLastAspectRatio=4

[blurShaderHDR]
bDoHighDynamicRange=1

[blurShader]
bUseBlurShader=0

[Water]
iWaterReflectHeight=512
iWaterReflectWidth=512
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterRefractions=1
bUseWaterReflections=1
bUseWaterDepth=1

 

 

[spoiler=Enblocal.ini][PROXY]
EnableProxyLibrary=false
InitProxyFunctions=false
ProxyLibrary=other_d3d9.dll

[GLOBAL]
UsePatchSpeedhackWithoutGraphics=false
UseDefferedRendering=false
IgnoreCreationKit=true

[PERFORMANCE]
SpeedHack=true
EnableOcclusionCulling=true

[MULTIHEAD]
ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false
VideoAdapterIndex=0

[MEMORY]
ExpandSystemMemoryX64=true
ReduceSystemMemoryUsage=true
DisableDriverMemoryManager=false
DisablePreloadToVRAM=false
EnableUnsafeMemoryHacks=false
ReservedMemorySizeMb=512
VideoMemorySizeMb=10240
EnableCompression=true
AutodetectVideoMemorySize=false

[WINDOW]
ForceBorderless=true
ForceBorderlessFullscreen=true

[ENGINE]
ForceAnisotropicFiltering=false
MaxAnisotropy=16
ForceLodBias=false
LodBias=0.0
EnableVSync=true
AddDisplaySuperSamplingResolutions=false
VSyncSkipNumFrames=0

[LIMITER]
WaitBusyRenderer=false
EnableFPSLimit=false
FPSLimit=60.0

[iNPUT]
//shift
KeyCombination=16
//f12
KeyUseEffect=123
//home
KeyFPSLimit=36
//num / 106
KeyShowFPS=106
//print screen
KeyScreenshot=44
//enter
KeyEditor=13
//f4
KeyFreeVRAM=115

[ADAPTIVEQUALITY]
Enable=false
Quality=1
DesiredFPS=20.0

[ANTIALIASING]
EnableEdgeAA=true
EnableTemporalAA=false
EnableSubPixelAA=true
EnableTransparencyAA=false

[FIX]
FixGameBugs=true
FixParallaxBugs=false
FixAliasedTextures=true
IgnoreLoadingScreen=true
IgnoreInventory=true
FixTintGamma=true
RemoveBlur=true
FixSubSurfaceScattering=true
FixSkyReflection=true
FixCursorVisibility=true

 

 

And yes, this is a new development in my new setup.  I recently got an SSD drive, so I installed everything fresh and new. This is a new playthrough.  I got the occasional freeze with my old setup, but only rarely.  But now it's sneaking into this setup too.  

 

You don't know how much I appreciate this.  I'm not a total newb when it comes to doing the basics, but beyond that, I'm lost.

 

Thanks again.

Ciao 

Edited November 27, 2014 by Telessa

[TechAngel85]

Hey, sorry, I'll try to help on this later. Working a ton of hours this weekend...life of retail management.

[Telessa]

Awwww bless your heart.  I appreciate any attention you can spare but I totally understand.  Many moons ago as a struggling single mom to the greatest son in all the world, I spent many hours and all weekends trying to sell to uninterested shoppers. But hey. it paid the bills and when it was no longer enough, I moved on.      But, to be honest, when I finally started what was to become my career choice, I never missed it nor did I ever look back.    :facepalm:  LOL

 

Thanks for all your help thus far.

 

Since the "freeze" is random I'm dealing with it and playing anyway.  Gotta love us Skyrim addicts!     I don't need no 12 step program! I'm never that far from my computer! LOL

 

Have a great remainder of your day and upcoming weekend.  May you be blessed with time to play and do what you love!  

 

Ciao darlin, I'll check back periodically.  

[Glanzer]

FWIW I have many of the same mods as you, and I get occasional CTDs when looking through long inventories, e.g. at the forge when scrolling through the miscellaneous (or is it "auxiliary") armor list provided by Immersive Armors.  At one point I was getting CTDs fairly consistently scanning that long list, so I used the Savegame Script Scalpel which removed 98 unattached script references from my savegame, and that seemed to take care of the problem.  Still happens on rare occasions though, so I always save before doing any crafting or enchanting etc.  (btw my problem is CTDs not freezing like yours)

Edited November 28, 2014 by Glanzer

[Searcher7]

I believe The iTexMipMapSkip entry is influenced by the Launcher Texture Quality settings. A mipmap is a reduced (half, I think) resolution image contained within DDS texture files. Skipping a mipmap causes, I believe, the game engine to render the next lower resolution (next mipmap) of a texture. It certainly reduces vram use on my machine, at least. Raising the number is probably a good thing to try if maxed vram is considered a potential problem cause. All those menu item display textures add up.

 

Did you add ANY mod since having normal menus with merchants? I've had broken meshes (items added by a mod) cause issues like yours.

 

EDIT: Its been awhile, so I re-checked Texture Quality and iTexMipMapSkip values; they are (inversely) related.

Edited November 29, 2014 by Searcher7

[Telessa]

FWIW I have many of the same mods as you, and I get occasional CTDs when looking through long inventories, e.g. at the forge when scrolling through the miscellaneous (or is it "auxiliary") armor list provided by Immersive Armors.  At one point I was getting CTDs fairly consistently scanning that long list, so I used the Savegame Script Scalpel which removed 98 unattached script references from my savegame, and that seemed to take care of the problem.  Still happens on rare occasions though, so I always save before doing any crafting or enchanting etc.  (btw my problem is CTDs not freezing like yours)

Thank you so much Glanzer!  It's good to know what all this stuff does at least on some level.  Now that you mention it, I did have most of my freezes at the forge when perusing the Auxiliary Armor list.  It's happened a few times at Belethors and WarMaidens, but pretty regularly at the Forge.  I appreciate you sharing that info with me.  Makes me think perhaps I need to look at the Savegame Script Scalpel.  I'll go find it and read what it does and how to get it to do what I want! LOL  Not always an easy endeavor with new programs.  Thanks again!!

 

 

I believe The iTexMipMapSkip entry is influenced by the Launcher Texture Quality settings. A mipmap is a reduced (half, I think) resolution image contained within DDS texture files. Skipping a mipmap causes, I believe, the game engine to render the next lower resolution (next mipmap) of a texture. It certainly reduces vram use on my machine, at least. Raising the number is probably a good thing to try if maxed vram is considered a potential problem cause. All those menu item display textures add up.

 

Did you add ANY mod since having normal menus with merchants? I've had broken meshes (items added by a mod) cause issues like yours.

 

EDIT: Its been awhile, so I re-checked Texture Quality and iTexMipMapSkip values; they are (inversely) related.

Thank you Searcher7 for your post.  I had no clue what the heck a "mipmap" was or did.  Good to know that information and what it does.  Reducing VRam is always a good thing right?  LOL  So the mipmap setting of "1" can be higher than that?  I can see how it would freeze/crash there most of all.  I haven't added any mods since the last freeze.  Prior to that  I did add about 3-4 other mods before deciding it was truly an issue.  I originally thought it was a fluke but after freezing a few times in 1 day, I figured I should probably find out what the problem was, if possible, before I threw any further mods into the fray!  Having any issue should halt the addition of mods until the issue is resolved otherwise it's just adding confusion and additional problems.  A lesson I learned early on when I decided to finally mod my game.   Unfortunately it was something I learned the hard way. LOL Isn't that how it always is though.  Thank you so much for all the information you gave me.  It is very helpful.

 

I think I have enough information now to begin tracking down what's happening.    Thank you both so much.  I appreciate the time you took to try to help me fix this.  Or, at the very least, I now have new things to learn about this game we love so much.  Yeah, it's true, I'm an ES/Skyrim addict.  I admit it freely   

 

Thanks again!  Have a great weekend or what remains of it anyway.  Now I'm off to Google a few things and hopefully learn along the way!  

 

Ciao!  

[Searcher7]

 

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Thank you Searcher7 for your post.  I had no clue what the heck a "mipmap" was or did.  Good to know that information and what it does.  Reducing VRam is always a good thing right?  LOL  So the mipmap setting of "1" can be higher than that?

 

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You're quite welcome. "High" quality textures sets iTexMipMapSkip=0, presumably giving "high quality" textures by using the base image resolution. "Medium" sets iTexMipMapSkip=1, presumably using the next, half-size mipmap. "Low" quality sets the value to 2, apparently using the one-fourth resolution mipmap. Higher numbers (I see 11 mipmaps in many Skyrim DDS files) would probably look really bad up close. Mipmaps are normally used to more quickly texture distant (smaller) screen objects, as I understand them.

 

Good luck on your freeze hunt.