Through tinkering with my mod list, I finally got to the point of knowing my load order better than LOOT does through moving and testing. I don't mean this to sound like LOOT is faulty or isn't useful- because it is for general ordering of your mod list. I know this doesn't make much sense, but, that's the way of it. But I always have to change the order manually because I know certain mods need to be somewhere other than what LOOT does.

Very often when I run LOOT, it will order my mods decent enough.

Use it as a 'loose' guide to order your mods. Please see the 'Third Rule: The Rule of One' and 'Merge Patch File' sections of the wiki ' FNV General Mod Use Advice' article.Įdited by dubiousintent, 05 January 2018 - 12:40 AM.Ī note about LOOT. (You only want to use the one 'Nevada Skies - TTW Edition' file for example.)Īs mentioned by Fkemman11, you really need to use a 'Merge Patch File' with that collection of mods. Only if you don't have them all active do you need to install any specific DLC versions if there is an 'Ultimate Edition/All/Merged DLC' version. For example: with any mod you usually only need one ESP (and possibly one ESM) 'base' file depending upon whether you have all the DLCs active or not. Optional files need to be selected on a 'case by case' basis. * Don't install every optional file for a mod. get rid of any 'TTW' patches if you aren't running TTW).

* Don't install compatibility patches for mods you do not have installed/active (e.g. Getting the 'load order' incorrect will cause 'Missing Master' errors as well. ' LOOT' does a good job of determining those basic orders. ESMs should always be placed at the top (lowest numbered) positions in the 'load order', followed by the related ESPs though they can be separated from their ESMs by other plugins. * 'Compatibility patches' to make one mod work with another need to be placed after (as in 'physically lower, higher numbered') in the 'load order' than both of the plugins they are designed to make compatible. Please see the wiki ' Missing Masters' article if you get that error message. They count against the 'plugin cap' because they get loaded by the game engine if found, and can cause 'Missing Master' problems. * Move any 'inactive' plugins out of the game 'Data' folder. All of the following may not apply to your specific situation, but are worth repeating anyway.

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