diff --git a/StartQuests.esp b/StartQuests.esp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a25df50
Binary files /dev/null and b/StartQuests.esp differ
diff --git a/scripts/_00E_SetupInitQuestList.pex b/scripts/_00E_SetupInitQuestList.pex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4387e61
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diff --git a/scripts/_00e_playersetupscript.pex b/scripts/_00e_playersetupscript.pex
index f460babd..74c52f70 100644
Binary files a/scripts/_00e_playersetupscript.pex and b/scripts/_00e_playersetupscript.pex differ
diff --git a/scripts/fixstuckconversationsscript.pex b/scripts/fixstuckconversationsscript.pex
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d6e7a6e..00000000
Binary files a/scripts/fixstuckconversationsscript.pex and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/source/scripts/_00E_SetupInitQuestList.psc b/source/scripts/_00E_SetupInitQuestList.psc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15e7e0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/scripts/_00E_SetupInitQuestList.psc
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+Scriptname _00E_SetupInitQuestList extends Quest Hidden 
+
+Event OnInit()
+	RegisterForSingleUpdate(1.0) ; Give a few seconds for the game to warm up at the start
+EndEvent
+
+Event OnUpdate()
+
+	; starts all quests that are in the formlist
+	Int iIndex = QuestsToStart.GetSize()
+
+	While iIndex > 0
+		iIndex -= 1
+		Quest kQuest = QuestsToStart.GetAt(iIndex) as Quest
+		if kQuest && ! kQuest.IsRunning()
+			kQuest.Start()
+		endif
+	endwhile
+
+	Stop()
+
+EndEvent
+
+FormList Property QuestsToStart  Auto  
diff --git a/source/scripts/_00e_playersetupscript.psc b/source/scripts/_00e_playersetupscript.psc
index e0d6b37e..463c4808 100644
--- a/source/scripts/_00e_playersetupscript.psc
+++ b/source/scripts/_00e_playersetupscript.psc
@@ -17,14 +17,6 @@ Event OnInit()
 	
 	PlayerREF.SetActorValue("speedMult", 95)
 	PlayerREF.SetActorValue("Healrate", 0)
-	
-	; starts all quests that are in the formlist
-	Int iIndex = QuestsToStart.GetSize()
-	While iIndex > 0
-		iIndex -= 1
-		Quest kQuest = QuestsToStart.GetAt(iIndex) as Quest
-		kQuest.Start()
-	endwhile
 
 EndEvent
 
@@ -70,8 +62,6 @@ Function Maintenance()
 
 	SetAutoSaveInterval()
 
-	SendModEvent("Enderal_GameLoaded")
-
 EndFunction
 
 ;=====================================================================================
@@ -79,5 +69,3 @@ EndFunction
 ;=====================================================================================
 
 Actor Property PlayerREF Auto
-
-FormList Property QuestsToStart Auto
diff --git a/source/scripts/fixstuckconversationsscript.psc b/source/scripts/fixstuckconversationsscript.psc
deleted file mode 100644
index 800a680a..00000000
--- a/source/scripts/fixstuckconversationsscript.psc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-Scriptname FixStuckConversationsScript extends Quest
-
-Event OnInit()
-	RegisterForSingleUpdate(1.0) ; Give a few seconds for the game to warm up at the start
-EndEvent
-
-Event OnUpdate()
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_Arcanist02AndRandomVoice_01)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_Arcanist02AndRandomVoice_02)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_Arcanist02AndRandomVoice_03)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_GossipWomen01)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_GossipWomen02)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_GossipWomen03)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_Guards_Guard02AndGuard01)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_Guards_Guard02AndGuard03)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_Guards_Guard03AndGuard01_01)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_Guards_Guard03AndGuard01_02)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_HunterAndTraveller)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_Keeper01FemaleKeeper02)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_Keeper01Keeper01Female_01)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_Keeper01Keeper02_01)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_Keeper01Keeper02_02)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_Keeper02KeeperFemale_01)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_Keeper02KeeperFemale_02)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_MerchantGossipWoman_01)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_NobleMen_01)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_NobleMen_02)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_NobleMen_03)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_NobleWomanAndCitizen)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_NobleWomen_01)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_NobleWomen_02)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_Novice02AndNoviceFemale02_01)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_Novice02AndNoviceFemale02_02)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_Novice02AndNoviceFemale02_03)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_SailorwomanAndSailor)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_TwoSailors)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_TwoWorkers_01)
-	ForceStopConversation(Z_Conversations_TwoWorkers_02)
-
-	Stop()
-EndEvent
-
-Function ForceStopConversation(Quest q)
-	If q.IsRunning()
-		q.Stop()
-		Debug.Trace(self + ": forced stopped " + q)
-	EndIf
-EndFunction
-
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_Arcanist02AndRandomVoice_01 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_Arcanist02AndRandomVoice_02 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_Arcanist02AndRandomVoice_03 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_GossipWomen01 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_GossipWomen02 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_GossipWomen03 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_Guards_Guard02AndGuard01 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_Guards_Guard02AndGuard03 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_Guards_Guard03AndGuard01_01 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_Guards_Guard03AndGuard01_02 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_HunterAndTraveller Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_Keeper01FemaleKeeper02 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_Keeper01Keeper01Female_01 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_Keeper01Keeper02_01 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_Keeper01Keeper02_02 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_Keeper02KeeperFemale_01 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_Keeper02KeeperFemale_02 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_MerchantGossipWoman_01 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_NobleMen_01 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_NobleMen_02 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_NobleMen_03 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_NobleWomanAndCitizen Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_NobleWomen_01 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_NobleWomen_02 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_Novice02AndNoviceFemale02_01 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_Novice02AndNoviceFemale02_02 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_Novice02AndNoviceFemale02_03 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_SailorwomanAndSailor Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_TwoSailors Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_TwoWorkers_01 Auto
-Quest Property Z_Conversations_TwoWorkers_02 Auto