SS2 constant crashes the later I progress

[665cae92eb82cnan0]

Hi,

I'm playing the GoG version of SS2 with most of the mods suggested in the newbie guide (https://www.systemshock.org/index.php?topic=4447.0). I had no problems with crashes until late into hydroponics. Since then I get crashes in consistently shorter intervals. I'm currently on the Rickenbacker and can barely take an action without crashing. It's usually on quicksaving, but also often on interacting with something, or when an audio log or so plays. Sometimes I can't load my quicksave, but loading a normal save and then quickloading works. I already tried reinstalling both SS2 and a fresh install with SS2Tool, but the crashes persist even without SS2Tool or any mods loaded at all.

I have a Corei5-4690K, 16GByte RAM, a GTX1060 and Win10 Pro x64.

I've attached the crash.dump file, the ss2.log and a sample save.

https://pastebin.com/e6ZRTSiK
http://www.filedropper.com/crash_1
https://www.filedropper.com/showdownload.php/save14

[665cae92eba5avoodoo47]

something weird going on with the inventory, try dropping all items on the floor (if you are unable to, hold the item and then hit escape to go to the menu and back, that should drop it), and hit escape to open the menu and go back to the game once done. see whether additional items pop into your inventory, drop those as well, then save and exit the game, start it up, load, and pick the items up again.

short explanation - looks like you somehow managed to pick up more items than you can carry.

[665cae92ebbc4nan0]

Thanks! That would also explain some strange stuff earlier in the game, when I hadn't unlocked all inventory slots. Scrolling with the mousewheel through the weapons would equip e.g. the pistol I couldn't find anywhere in my inventory. I think it might be connected to the EndurBoost(?) I used earlier, which gave me an additional inventory colum. When it ran out, it didn't drop the items but apparently locked them behind the column again and made them reappear when unlocking the slot again.

[665cae92ebcc1voodoo47]

it's strengthboost, and yeah, that shouldn't have happened, once the energy runs out, all items that don't fit should just drop on the ground. anything odd in the inventory at that point?

[665cae92ebdcfnan0]

Hm, I can't remember. I think I was missing a French-Epstein Device that I picked up but couldn't find anywhere in my inventory.  Other than that nothing out of the ordinary I think (what would be?). Ammo, a pistol, assault rifle, grenade launcher and shotgun along with some repair devices. I managed to beat the game in the meantime though!

[665cae92ebea4voodoo47]

well, you now have the rarest SS2 glitch under your belt one way or another.