Well guys, I want to thank those of you who have responded. It was much appreciated.
But unfortunately after several days of chasing ideas i haven't got a solution for my problem and it still boggles my mind how this just came up.
Anyway, as i'm getting a bit nuts playing with a mute crew i suppose i'll soon be uninstalling
or i might end up talking to myself LOL... I just hope i can find all the bits and pieces i took out of several mods to get back my game as it was up until a few days ago.
Again my thanks to all of you.