Question Cant get through a Conqueror playthrough without my game becoming unstable (CTD)

[LukeyBoyBlaze666]

My most recent attempt was the one I got furthest into (20 hours) with about 8 settlments under my control, before I started experiencing CTD's when starting the Combat Phase of an Assault.

I'm trying to Start with Prebuilt Settlements at Lvl 3, Pre-conquered settlments: On, Faction guard density: Random, Civilians:On, Population Level: 100%, Liberator factions: Hostile. My graphics settlings are on Ultra.

The Sim Settlments expansions I have are Conqueror, Industrial City, RotC and some faction packs (Gunners, Enclave, Atoms Glory, Regulators)

Other Mods I have installed are, All Bobbleheads Vault 111 exterior, America Rising tale of the Enclave, Armor & weap Keywords, Armorsmith Extended, FN SCAR-H, HUD Background shader remover, More Where That Came From - Diamond City Radio, Pine Forest Redone, Power Armor & Pip-Boy targeting HUD, and Start Me Up.


To summarise; I feel like I'm not using too many mods but my game keeps crashing while trying to Assault other Level 3 settlements. It takes a few seconds to load the environment as I approach, and then once all the enemies agro and the Combat Phase begins, I can usually last another 20 seconds of fighting before a CTD happens. This has happened in Greygarden, and Greentop Nursery. Both Settlements were controlled by Atom's Glory, but I dont know if thats a coincidence or a bug with that specific faction.

I've tried using the kill all command and then running through the settlments, to see if the city plan itself was causing the CTD, but that doesn't seem to be the case. It's definitely the extra stress placed on the engine when all the defenses and guards in a Settlement all start moving and shooting. Can anyone tell me what I might be doing wrong?

 

[brakle2]

I suffered a lot with ctd and it is because the settlements of the sim, duplicate the preset settlements from level 2 to level 3, look when you manage to enter a city of them and you will see that all the elements are doubled or tripled, as there are so many objects in the same place causes ctd, my solution to play without pre-established settlements or put them at level 1, I hope I have helped you

 

[wanderer762]

I have had issues with CTD when attacking settlements that were controlled by Atom's Glory. I think maybe those settlement decorations (the glowing lights) are especially demanding for the graphics? Those authors make great stuff artistically, so I kept the faction add on.

I would try having any level 3 settlements start out being controlled by another faction, or maybe just don't start any cities built up to level 3. Also, I would try using a lower graphics setting.