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Essential Mods and Mod Merging Questions


Maxrebo

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So I'm just about done setting up my Morrowind install with Mod Organizer 2. This one using Rebirth,LGNPC,Tamriel Rebuilt,Skyrim Home of the Nords,Province Cyrodiil and VSW Solstheim Tomb of the Snow Prince as it main big mods.The rest mostly being graphical mods and my essential gameplay tweaks which thankfull,y are now mostly handled by MWSE-Lua mods. Which don't add to the plugin count and are compatible with everything and some other small stuff.I also plan on taking advantage of MO2's helpful profile system for different characters with some of their own RP specific mods.

 

So my two main questions are

 

1.Which non graphical mods would you consider an essential base for any non-rebirth modded setup in order to to play mods that have non resolvable conflicts with Rebirth besides Patch for Purists and the Code Patch? Or are the rest a matter of taste? I was also wondering some modding guides recommend the Texture Fix series of mod but others don't are these necessary any more or is just a matter of peoples taste?

 

2.Is it generally considered safe to merge mods that don't conflict with each other as long they aren't quest mods,dialogue heavy or involving lots of scripting? The main reason I am asking is because when setting up profiles that won't be using rebirth in order to play mods that conflict with it ,I am planning on using some minor gameplay changing mods whose effects have been incorporated into rebirth.My plan would be to mostly merge mods that change related stuff together with a txt file listing its components,so that I can customize my experience without worrying about hitting the plugin limit since I would require stuff that is already incorporated into rebirth and thus not needing a slot. Maybe also some mods and their compatibility patches,at the end of the day it would mostly be stuff I am gonna have active all the time or together any way.

 

I was also wondering if it's safe to merge most of Morrowind Acoustic Overhaul plugins together to cut down on active plugins but I can't use the merged one it comes with since I use MUSE to handle the music.

Also can ESM's be merged with each other or esp's ?

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  • 4 weeks later...

Patch for Purists IS essential. All the rest is pretty much matter of taste. I would really drop Rebirth if I was you: it conflicts with pretty much everything, and does far too many landscape edits, which are among the most complicated compatibility issue to fix (if you don't know your way with the CS).

 

Also, do not use Morrowind Acoustic Overhaul. Use rather AURA. I say only one thing: pluginLESS.

 

If you merge mods, do it by small steps and with related mods, one fast example coming in mind are the unique weapon replacers from Remiro, or mods changing the same city that are NOT conflicting with each other (fastest way to check if they are ok: test them in game!).

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