Logical Install/Load Order for PC Gamers As I work on a new modlist for playing my favorite mods with Skyrim Anniversary Edition, it promted my creation of new MO2 Category Separators. Install order is just as important as a plugin load order. With my OCD, it annoys me that not everyone sticks to a logical installation order. Whenever I follow a guide or test mods, I prefer to keep it all in the order that makes most sense to me. I use LOOT to guide me as I determine when and where to place my mods. Mod Managers and xEdit assist to determine conflicts. Use best modding practices to resolve these. Sometimes simply reordering the mods will do the trick. Other times, patches will need to be created using xEdit and/or the CK. I am including my MO2 Category Separators in the download files for those who desire to use my method of ordering mods.
I think (hope) I have this sorted now. I have approximately 1,000 mods. Most of them are graphic overhauls, but I still have a good number gameplay overhauls too. This install order reduces the number of asset conflicts, and now it better matches the LOOT sort order. Of course, there is still some conflict resolution to work out with a few assets. I do this by either rearraning the mods, or hiding assets from a conflicting mod. Where there are conflicts with plugins, I either rearrange the plugin order, or create a conflict resolution plugin patch in xEdit or using the CK.
My SAE modlist is moving along slowly as I continue to work out all the mods I wish to include. A new revision of the Logical Install/Load Order for PC Gamers is in the works. It will include instructions for adding LOOT rules.
Edited 10 February 2022: I have been intending to release v1.7 for a few weeks. These new changes are based on not only the default LOOT rules, but also manually added loot rules. Lexy has an excellent guide how a user can manually add LOOT rules at DarkLadyLexy's Legacy of the Dragonborn Special Edition Mod Guid. Check the Guide button and review Prequisites LOOT section, and also The Finishing Line LOOT section.
This version has a number of changes and all of them are listed in the MO2 Category Separators text document included in the download. One thing to note is that I added a new separator section to sort models and textures. In doing this, I reorganized and updated all other sections.
Loading Screen Creation In the Loading_Screen_Creation-49684-0-0-1 I failed to remove the Loading Screen Creation.docx from the Docs folder. This file can simply be deleted.
I reworked a Hammerfell map for an associate, so it has inspired me to rework the Cyrodiil and Shivering Isles maps. My next task will be to share a step by step of how I am remodelling these maps.
I have been having fun learning how to create custom loading screens comparable to the vanilla ones. I have a few things I will probably tweak along the way, and I'll be certain to update and revise the directions with anything more I learn.
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As I work on a new modlist for playing my favorite mods with Skyrim Anniversary Edition, it promted my creation of new MO2 Category Separators. Install order is just as important as a plugin load order. With my OCD, it annoys me that not everyone sticks to a logical installation order. Whenever I follow a guide or test mods, I prefer to keep it all in the order that makes most sense to me. I use LOOT to guide me as I determine when and where to place my mods. Mod Managers and xEdit assist to determine conflicts. Use best modding practices to resolve these. Sometimes simply reordering the mods will do the trick. Other times, patches will need to be created using xEdit and/or the CK. I am including my MO2 Category Separators in the download files for those who desire to use my method of ordering mods.
My SAE modlist is moving along slowly as I continue to work out all the mods I wish to include. A new revision of the Logical Install/Load Order for PC Gamers is in the works. It will include instructions for adding LOOT rules.
Edited 10 February 2022:
I have been intending to release v1.7 for a few weeks. These new changes are based on not only the default LOOT rules, but also manually added loot rules. Lexy has an excellent guide how a user can manually add LOOT rules at DarkLadyLexy's Legacy of the Dragonborn Special Edition Mod Guid. Check the Guide button and review Prequisites LOOT section, and also The Finishing Line LOOT section.
This version has a number of changes and all of them are listed in the MO2 Category Separators text document included in the download. One thing to note is that I added a new separator section to sort models and textures. In doing this, I reorganized and updated all other sections.
Loading Screen Creation
In the Loading_Screen_Creation-49684-0-0-1 I failed to remove the Loading Screen Creation.docx from the Docs folder. This file can simply be deleted.