Massive Fallout and Elder Scrolls fan here. Very enthusiastic user of free mods. I'm not real quick at learning the technicalities of making large numbers of mods work in one play through, but my love for the games has meant I've forced myself to put in the time and effort to figure it out. The thing is... I think I'm done. If CC means regular game updates means F4SE getting broken on a regular basis, f-it, I'm out. I'll maybe have a go at using the mod in the link above to back up my .exe files, maybe try to get into the habit of setting up Steam so it doesn't auto-update the game, but these are all just cosmetic. The truth of it is, I've lost respect for Bethesda in a big way. They're dicking around a huge number of devoted fans for a quick buck, and I think I'm done with them. I think it's a huge shame.