I like installing a ton of mods, and I don't like installing them one at a time. I developed these separators with two main goals:
-Make assets easier to look at when using a large number of mods
-Simplify plugin management by making plugin sync (using this tool) from the left pane to the right more accurate and effective

These separators were in part inspired by Lotuses MO2 Separators, and heavily influenced by my experience of modding Skyrim on Xbox using the Gamer's Paradise Discord LLO Template.
I migrated to modding Skyrim on PC from Xbox, where file assets and plugins cannot be reordered separately. This requires extreme specificity for complex load order structures if they're to be generic from game to game. This, and making bundle after bundle after bundle, taught me a lot about managing plugins and assets simultaneously. Luckily on PC we don't have that restriction, but I think using that as a starting place makes a lot of sense.

I plan to use these separators in upcoming Wabbajack builds, so I'm definitely interested in any well-thought-out feedback or suggestions.
Also, if anyone hates the colors and changes them completely to a new theme and wants to share your version with the community, I'll happily upload it here and credit you.

TO INSTALL: Just unpack the zip file into your MO2 'mods' folder for the instance you're running.

Here's my recommended method for sorting a load order using these separators:
1. Install mods into the appropriate separator
2. Sort mods within each separator based on how I want them to overwrite
3. Sync plugins from left to right pane
4. Shuffle patches and overwrites as needed
5. Disable all mods
6. Enable mods one separator at a time and examine conflicts, reordering as needed
7. Examine conflicts within each type (color) of separator, reordering as needed
8. Enable all mods
9. Examine conflicts, reorder
10. Run WryeBash, Synthesis, Matorsmash or what have you

Here's the list:
01 CORE MODS - RESOURCES & SKSE PLUGINS 
02 CORE MODS - BUG FIXES & OPTIMIZATION 
03 CORE MODS - MESH FIXES 
04 CORE MODS - QOL TWEAKS 
05 CORE MODS - QUEST ALTERATIONS 
06 USER INTERFACE 
07 MENU & LOADING SCREENS 
08 AUDIO & MUSIC 
09 LOD RESOURCES 
10 MESHES & TEXTURES - FOUNDATIONS
11 MESHES & TEXTURES - ARCHITECTURE - FOUNDATIONS 
12 MESHES & TEXTURES - ARCHITECTURE - BUILDINGS
13 MESHES & TEXTURES - ARCHITECTURE - OBJECTS 
14 MESHES & TEXTURES - FURNITURE 
15 MESHES & TEXTURES - CLUTTER 
16 MESHES & TEXTURES - ANIMATED CLUTTER 
17 MESHES & TEXTURES - LANDSCAPES 
18 MESHES & TEXTURES - ARMOR & WEAPONS 
19 MESHES & TEXTURES - ARTIFACTS 
20 MESHES & TEXTURES - CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES 
21 MESHES & TEXTURES - CREATURES 
22 MESHES & TEXTURES - FX 
23 DLC SIZED QUESTS 
24 DLC QUESTS - ADDONS 
25 GAMEPLAY - MECHANICS 
26 GAMEPLAY - LEVELING & PERKS 
27 GAMEPLAY - ECONOMY & LL LISTS 
28 PURE CRAFTABLES - ARMOR & WEAPONS 
29 PURE CRAFTABLES - OTHER 
30 ARMOR & WEAPONS - LOOT LEVEL LISTS 
31 ITEM ATTRIBUTE & EFFECT CHANGES 
32 IMMERSION 
33 WEATHER 
34 FLORA, GRASS AND TREES 
35 AREA EDITS - CITIES - COMPLETE 
36 AREA EDITS - CITIES - MINOR 
37 AREA EDITS - TOWNS & SETTLEMENTS 
38 AREA EDITS - NEW HOMES & BUILDINGS 
39 AREA EDITS - OTHER SINGLE AREA EDITS 
40 AREA EDITS - OTHER MULTIPLE AREA EDITS 
41 MAGIC 
42 COMBAT 
43 ENEMY NPC EDITS 
44 NEW ANIMALS & CREATURES 
45 NEW NPCS 
46 NEW QUESTS 
47 BEAUTY & APPEARANCE - SKINS 
48 BEAUTY & APPEARANCE - HEAD PARTS
49 BEAUTY & APPEARANCE - SKELETONS 
50 BEAUTY & APPEARANCE - NPC OVERHAULS 
51 BEAUTY & APPEARANCE - CHILDREN 
52 BEAUTY & APPEARANCE - PATCHES, RACE EDITS 
53 BODY-SPECIFIC ARMOR & CLOTHING 
54 FOLLOWERS 
55 LIGHTING 
56 LO SENSITIVE - TWEAKS & FIXES 
57 LO SENSITIVE - MAP & MISC 
58 LO SENSITIVE - ALT START 
59 MESH & TEXTURE OVERWRITES 
60 ANIMATION - IDLES & MISC 
61 ANIMATION - COMBAT 
62 GENERAL PATCHES 
63 LO SENSITIVE - DOWN UNDER 
64 BASHES & SMASHES 
65 LOD FILES 
66 ENBRESHADE 
NEED INSTALL

If you are interested in collaborating on Overhaul projects, or levelling up your experience of modding Skyrim, please join my discord server, Skypocalypse.

Skypocalypse is above all a place for COLLABORATION, a community hub for mutual aid to level up our skills and Skyrim itself.
 
This server is the host to Skypocalypse Academy, where modders and porters of all skill and experience levels assist each other as we dive ever deeper into transforming the bones of this magical game. Featuring an extensive library of tools and resources, The Academy is meant to be as educational as it is welcoming.
 
We know from experience that modding is an extremely addictive past-time and can be a slippery slope from creating a simple load order to porting mods to going full boat and attempting to rebuild Skyrim from the ground up. That's why we believe in a community that integrates Xbox and PC gamers along with porting noobs and experienced mod authors. We all have more to learn, and modding Skyrim to its extreme is a community effort to say the least.
 
Skypocalypse is meant to be a gaming community that supports collaborative efforts. The gaming and social channels here are intended to foster the social connections that help act as glue for our collaborative work.[/size]