I've decided to get back into Skyrim and started modding it using a mod guide my friend sent me. What I didn't realize or remember is the plugin limit and that this guide gives you a lot of options, more than you can ever come close to using without merging, ESL etc. I'm new to merging and editing files and have tried to google and search for answers but can't find the exact answers I'm looking for. A big one is my weapon and armor mods. I'd like to just merge them into one but I heard that can screw up leveled lists. Any help would be great as I've already started putting mods on the chopping block and still have a good number that I'd like to install. I've been at this for the better part of the weekend and feel I hit a wall. Here is the mod list guide I'm using. My goal is just to have a really nice looking Skyrim and great immersion/gameplay options so I don't have to mod it again for awhile. I am at the Creatures & Factions portion and still have a few more sections to skim through, so you see my dilemma. I am also using NMM and Merge Plugins exe. Right now I have 221 active plugins and 311 active mods. Would like to get below 200 if possible from here (obviously the lower the better). Here is the current plugin list/order:
