Crashes to desktop when i try to load my saved game files!

That can happen after any patch. Saves made with one version may not be compatible with others, and such incompatibility may not even show up immediately. That's standard for any game, after all.

I'd suggest rolling back to the previous version and setting Steam to not update automatically and run it in offline mode, at least if you want to keep your current save games and continue with them.

is there another way to fix this issue???

More information would be helpful. Crashing can be caused by a number of issues:

• incompatible mods (solution: wait for mods to be updated)
  
• corrupted or improper settings in ini files (solution: delete or move these files and let new ones be created)
  
• uGrids not default (solution: add whatever uGrids settings you used before the update to the ini after the update is applied or ini files that are re-created)

The most direct way of identifying the problem is by disabling mods. If your game loads without crashing, you may re-enable mods one at a time until you find the culprit. If your save doesn't load, try disabling all mods and starting a new game. Then create a new save and try re-enabling mods one at a time.

If you use a large number of mods, you had better get used to either tracking each and every one of them for possible problems when an update is released; or disable automatic updates for Skyrim in steam so you can wait until all of your mods are updated before updating Skyrim.


While this may be true with any other game, this is not the case with Skyrim. Some quests may not function correctly across different game versions, but you shouldn't experience crashing or savegame corruption. This would certainly show up during the beta and would be addressed prior to release. Any cross-version compatibility problems are most certainly due to mods that are in use. This is not the game's fault. It is the responsibility of the mod author to update their mods should any compatibility issues arise.

I am having issues as well and I believe they are mod related. I can start a new game but can't make it out of the cave without a crash. I get lag spikes and micro stutters even though I am at a hard 60fps the whole time and sometimes the beginning of the game wont trigger. I am about to run through my mods and if I find the culprit I will report it here for you and anyone else having similar issues.

My Mods are up to date already, please help me fix this issue and potential other in game crashing to desktop and freezing up in game issues somehow today please, I really want to play my Skyrim the PC version again very soon today if possible with my current saves game files and Mods in perfect condition.

I am having the same issues. Constant crash EVERYTIME i go near riverwood. This means i cannot proceed to play the game because i cant do the first quest... Didnt happen any other time until 1.5. This is amazing...

Ok ill have my issues here since this one is on top

Ever sinse the patch my game hasnt show any relevant crashes (meaning no more then usual) but IT HAS showed an odd error... as in anytime i try to fast travel to anywhere, the game simply.. doesnt do it. the loading screen shows up for a second and then the game comes back to preciselly where i was.

And before you ask, yes i checked the mods, etc.

My conclusion is that patch version "1.5" is the cause of these in game crashing to desktop and freezing up in game bugs and issues.

^ I second that statement

Try deleting your INIs and let Skyrim regenerate a fresh one. Also, try disabling all mods first and try run in 100% vanilla. I mean it, every single mod, all of it. Disable them.

I somehow have a feeling all of these complaints are coming from over-tweaked INIs/overmodded games...

I understand you want to use mods, but just TRY running wouth ZERO mods, just to see if the game is stable and works as advertised without crashing and any issues. Then slowly add your mods, one at a time, and identify which mods cause problems.

When you find the mod responsible for the problems, report to the author. They will have to update their mod.

how do i delete skyrim inis???

Start -> Documents

Then go to My Games\Skyrim

Delete Skyrim.ini and SkyrimPrefs.ini

if i delete Skyrim.ini and SkyrimPrefs.ini, will that mess up my skyrim game when i try to launch it in Steam???

No, Skyrim will create a new one for you.

The SkyrimLauncher.exe will build INI files if they aren't present, or it will rebuild them if you change settings in the launcher. If SkyrimPrefs.ini and/or Skyrim.ini are missing, the launcher will redetect your hardware and create the files based on whatever is included in Skyrim_default.ini which is located in your game directory. If any of these files are missing, you can verify local game cache in Steam and they'll be downloaded for you.

This should be in bold and prominently displayed at the top of the forum. All these people running tons of mods and complaining about crashes and "it must be Bethesda's fault". Sheesh.

I know man, I feel sorry for Beth because I am having a BLAST with 1.5, obviously they did something right. I'm having multiple-hour sessions with zero CTDs... but apparently more people are convinced that 1.5 is broken through word-of-mouth (when it clearly isn't).

There should be a sticky on top of the PC forum and also the mod forum telling users to try the game with no mods and fresh INIs to see if the game works FIRST. THEN slowly add mods and find the culprit.

This has been common practice for most veteran users here since the Morrowind days but Skyrim has attracted a lot of new people who aren't aware of these things...

I would like to add to Nash's post, that removing all mods to test ALSO includes stuff like ENB and SKSE.

Well at least Skyrim actually starts for these people. Since the 1.5 patch I do not get the main menu screen anymore!
Removing my old ini and prefs fixed this though

Off to take Solitude

I fail to see how anyone - (me included) - could even think of blaming Bethesda for stuffing their install if they are running any sort of mod, until they have at least tried running their install without mods 100% first and potentially recreating the ini.
Seriously.

This wasn't actually quite true. I had to uninstall all/every kill move mod THEN it loaded. Lucky/informed guess
The is true, trouble is loading a game with no mods when you previously had 100

I thought it was pretty common knowledge that after a patch a mod may not work, or may Infact conflict with the game in some way. Obviously not though

While this is True - Beth pretty much brought this on themselves in the effort to make modding a one click download and install process with Steamworks --- people that are not familiar with modding and installing teaking the game to run mods are usually not aware of the conflicts that can occur and then they add to this confusion by having Stem stealth installing Patches\updates and not even warning that a patch is being installed so these people may not even realize anything has changed !! Then they require that everyone be connected to Steam in order to play instead of just to activate like they said it would be on the retail packaging - which means the game will update even though you may have mods that will not be updated right away instead of letting you choose to hold off on updating until your mods are updated and they wonder why people run into problems ! (So while it may be common knowledge for those in the community all of these new people can not be expected to understand it without posting here so get used to it !!)

As a non idiot, I believe I can say 1.5 is FUBAR. With mods, without any mods, three clean installs, and I still crash trying to load a save game from death, or about 1/4 of the time I try to go outside, this is after playing hundreds of hours pre 1.5.