The thing about patches for software is that usually they’re meant to fix something. However in the case of Skyrim Special Edition, a recently released patch (version 1.1 for those wondering) that was meant to address some issues with the game, such as audio, seems to have had the unfortunate result of making it worse by crashing the game for some gamers.
According to a host of tweets regarding the patch, many gamers are complaining that when they load up a saved game or fast-travelling, the game will crash on them. Of course not every user is experiencing this problem, but there are more than enough for this to be an issue. The good news is that Bethesda has at the very least acknowledged it.
In a post on the forums, a Bethesda community manager wrote, “We’re looking into these crash reports. Thank you for the feedback. We will let you guys know as soon as possible.” There does not seem to be a workaround as users have reported that uninstalling and reinstalling the game doesn’t seem to have made a difference.
We can only hope that Bethesda will get on this ASAP. We’ll keep you guys updated when a fix has been released. In the meantime we guess you’ll just have to keep trying and hope that you’ll be able to load a game without any issues.