@Rotzi said:

Two tries to go to Boston Common and getting Nick and always freezed at the same spot (some Raider camp) near the comic shop.



The moment the game freezed. Usually my game freezes when entering Boston Common but now the game already fraks up here. I am so sick of it. I could try it without companion and go easy on weapon and inventory but my motivation is so low.... I am still curious about Far Harbor. Wasn't there for a while.

It only took you two tries... I wish. It looks like the camp near Shenley's Bar. I never had any problem with the game freezing there unless I had the Fantasy CC item installed (the one the gives you the Skyrim sword and helmet in that location). I only had it installed for one playthrough and then have never reinstalled it after I wiped my Xbox drive clean. As I said, the area has been stable for me for quite some time... then, since December, it took at least 15 tries to clear it on my most recent survival playthrough, online, offline, with or without a companion, minimal inventory (a given since I am playing in vanilla survival). This is the same playthorugh that is now completely stalled out since I simply cannot get to the Old North Church from any direction.

I don't know why, but my Desmond Doss playthorugh (no kills on easy mode, exact same CC items installed) is not freezing hardly at all in these same areas... even though, as a test, I've been using pacify and incite to effectively kill as many of the enemies in these areas as possible. I did not freeze once in this area near Shenley's Bar. I can see where the easier mode may make a performance difference, but I'm also wondering if there is something latent regarding the weapons fire coming from the SS (since this is the biggest difference - in the no kill run, Desmond doesn't ever fire his gun).

