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After the March 23rd 2026 update, my game will now launch (before the update, I got a failure to launch notification). It initially shows the loading screen but when it would normally go to the main menu, it now only shows as a black screen until it eventually crashes and stops responding. I have CC and mods in my mods folder. I took script mods out and the issue persisted. The game launches without issue if I remove all CC and mods.
Yes! I am hearing LOTS of reports on this in my comments section! I suggested making a copy of your mods folder, moving the mods folder to the desktop, or disabling it, then clearing the cache and repairing. Then launching the game once to make a new mods folder, checking things work in vanilla, and then moving your old mods contents in to the new :) There seems to be some success with this method.
PLEASE: Make a copy for you Save, Tray, and Mod Folder somewhere safe before doing things, just in case!
I think maybe it has to do with like some history of the mods and how it was interacting before the latest hotfix that is causing the communication error. I don't have a better explanation, and it's likely wrong, but I hope it is fixed soon :)