gamefile order gets changed from time to time

[Valascon]

Recently, I've noticed a problem with the gamefile load order in the morrowind.ini file. Sometimes, the order gets messed up. e.g., the morrowind.esm file is loaded behind bloodmoon, which is behind tribunal, and so on or other esm files are listed before those. I've gotten to the point that I made a text file with what the load order for the mods I use should be and copy and paste that into into the .ini file when the problem occurs.

 

Has anyone run into this problem before? It only seems like it's started happening recently. I'm running the GOTY edition with patch on Windows 10 Pro 64-bit O/S. The game location is C:\MWGame. I use the Polemos 2021 Wrye Mash beta 6 ver and rhuzzo's mlox. I've had problems with rhuzo's mlox fork suggesting weird order sequences and now run mlox only to check if there are conflicts or missing files and otherwise manually type the recommended load order; if I let mlox go ahead with the proposed load order, I double-check the .ini file for whatever obvious errors I can see. It get tedious. I run Wrye Mash and mlox in administrative mode and have set folder permissions of the folders to full read/write.

 

 

Here's the gamefile list I'm using in the morrowind.ini file

GameFile0=Morrowind.esm
GameFile1=Tribunal.esm
GameFile2=Bloodmoon.esm
GameFile3=Ancestral Tomb Amulets.esm
GameFile4=Wares-base.esm
GameFile5=F&F_base.esm
GameFile6=OAAB_Data.esm
GameFile7=Better Heads.esm
GameFile8=Better Heads Tribunal addon.esm
GameFile9=Better Heads Bloodmoon addon.esm
GameFile10=Tamriel_Data.esm
GameFile11=TR_Mainland.esm
GameFile12=Sky_Main.esm
GameFile13=Cyr_Main.esm
GameFile14=NOD - Core.esm
GameFile15=Raym's Absolutely Aleatory Accoutrements 4.0.esm
GameFile16=abotWaterLife.esm
GameFile17=TD_Hotfix.ESP
GameFile18=TR_Hotfix.esp
GameFile19=OAAB - Tombs and Towers.ESP
GameFile20=MoreHeads.esp
GameFile21=MoreHeadsDiversity.esp
GameFile22=Wares_lists_TD.ESP
GameFile23=Wares_lists_OAAB.ESP
GameFile24=Wares_VV_npcs.ESP
GameFile25=Wares_TR_traders.esp
GameFile26=Wares_SHOTN_traders.esp
GameFile27=Wares_PC_traders.esp
GameFile28=Wares_PC_npcs.esp
GameFile29=Wares_SHOTN_npcs.esp
GameFile30=Wares_TR_npcs.esp
GameFile31=Wares_VV_containers.ESP
GameFile32=Wares_PC_containers.esp
GameFile33=Wares_SHOTN_containers.esp
GameFile34=Wares_TR_containers.esp
GameFile35=Wares_MOAR.ESP
GameFile36=abotSiltStriders.esp
GameFile37=Fighters Guild Improved.esp
GameFile38=Religions Elaborated.esp
GameFile39=Imperial Factions.ESP
GameFile40=Local Lore - Silt Striders and Caravaners - No Rename.ESP
GameFile41=abotBoats.esp
GameFile42=OAAB_Red&Violet_Glowbugs.ESP
GameFile43=NOD - Wares.esp
GameFile44=TR_Factions.esp
GameFile45=OAAB Dwemer Pavements.ESP
GameFile46=OAAB Leveled Creatures.ESP
GameFile47=OAAB Leveled Lists.ESP
GameFile48=OAAB Creature Loot.ESP
GameFile49=Shinies.ESP
GameFile50=Shinies_TR.ESP
GameFile51=dh_furn_wares.esp
GameFile52=AAA 4.0 Addon - Vanilla.ESP
GameFile53=Olafs Cloaks and Hoods.ESP
GameFile54=WADO.ESP
GameFile55=ST_Books_Wares.ESP
GameFile56=Unique Banners and Signs.esp
GameFile57=Vivec Records Lore Friendly.esp
GameFile58=Supply Chain v1.2.esp
GameFile59=Master Trainers.esp
GameFile60=Unique_Tavern_Signs_for_Tamriel_Rebuilt_v2.ESP
GameFile61=Mage Robes.ESP
GameFile62=emma_bret_heads3.esp
GameFile63=Hilgya for Wares.ESP
GameFile64=F&F_TR.ESP
GameFile65=Ahead of the Classes.ESP
GameFile66=Ahead of the Classes-FF addon.ESP
GameFile67=EcoAdjDaedricDrops.esp
GameFile68=Grave Goods.esp
GameFile69=gr_SpeedBonusIfNoWeapon.esp
GameFile70=Character Backgrounds.esp
GameFile71=gr_AlmalexiaBlessings.esp
GameFile72=gr_LeadersDefended.esp
GameFile73=Obscure_Texts.ESP
GameFile74=PB_SmallerPotions.esp
GameFile75=Service Refusal Expanded.esp
GameFile76=Shrines Of Vvardenfell.esp
GameFile77=shrinetext.esp
GameFile78=Soul Gems For Sale Version 2.0.esp
GameFile79=Spirit's Bound Armor Corrector Light.esp
GameFile80=Stackable Ash Statues.ESP
GameFile81=Stackable Legion Uniform.ESP
GameFile82=LDM - Context Matters 1.7.ESP
GameFile83=Raym's Vampire Rumors.esp
GameFile84=mtrByTheDivines.ESP
GameFile85=Different Types of Local Plants for Ajira's Reports.esp
GameFile86=CREL_Vanilla_v3.1.esp
GameFile87=Better House Trainers - V1.esp
GameFile88=Relevant Rumors.esp
GameFile89=abotSkarPlatforms.esp
GameFile90=Alchemy Book_1.3.esp
GameFile91=AragonMonk-v10.esp
GameFile92=Arrille Inventory Fix.ESP
GameFile93=Bloated Caves.esp
GameFile94=Books of Vvardenfell.esp
GameFile95=Cave Drips.ESP
GameFile96=Chalk30-Base.esp
GameFile97=Town Criers.esp
GameFile98=TownPopulationAdjustment.esp
GameFile99=Turn Undead.esp
GameFile100=Greetings for No Lore.esp
GameFile101=EmmasKhuul.esp
GameFile102=LootableSpellbooks1.01.esp
GameFile103=Breton Male Hairstyles.ESP
GameFile104=TaxmanCompost.esp
GameFile105=Lucky CoinsRAREST.ESP
GameFile106=UnidentifiedItems.esp
GameFile107=Daduke Amulet Rings Wares.esp
GameFile108=Treasure maps Wares.esp
GameFile109=Magical Missions.ESP
GameFile110=Djangos Dialogue.ESP
GameFile111=ExpandedLoreDialogue.ESP
GameFile112=Djangos Dialogue - Tamriel Rebuilt.esp
GameFile113=A_flock_of_seagulls.esp
GameFile114=Birds and Crickets.esp
GameFile115=Fireflies.esp
GameFile116=Flies.ESP
GameFile117=Less_Generic_Bloodmoon.esp
GameFile118=Less_Generic_Nerevarine.esp
GameFile119=Less_Generic_Tribunal.esp
GameFile120=LGNPC_NoLore.esp
GameFile121=LGNPC_TelUvirith.esp
GameFile122=TealPanda Wares.ESP
GameFile123=LGNPC_VivecFQ.esp
GameFile124=LGNPC_VivecRedoran.esp
GameFile125=Nocturnal Moths - Vanilla.ESP
GameFile126=TheRedoran.esp
GameFile127=Unique_CaveRats.ESP
GameFile128=LGNPC_Aldruhn.esp
GameFile129=LGNPC_Aldruhn_suppl.esp
GameFile130=The Lucky Pick.esp
GameFile131=LGNPC_AldVelothi_v1_20.esp
GameFile132=LGNPC_Ebonheart.esp
GameFile133=LGNPC_GnaarMok_v1_20.esp
GameFile134=LGNPC_HlaOad.esp
GameFile135=LGNPC_IndarysManor.esp
GameFile136=LGNPC_Khuul.esp
GameFile137=LGNPC_MaarGan.esp
GameFile138=LGNPC_PaxRedoran.esp
GameFile139=Imperial Employment Office (MD edits).esp
GameFile140=LGNPC_Pelagiad.esp
GameFile141=The Publicans (LGNPC compatible version).ESP
GameFile142=FjolFix.ESP
GameFile143=abotWhereAreAllBirdsGoing.esp
GameFile144=GfNL-LGNPC Patch.esp
GameFile145=LGNPC_SecretMasters.esp
GameFile146=LGNPC_SeydaNeen.esp
GameFile147=LGNPC_SoulSicknessPatch_v1_00.esp
GameFile148=LGNPC_Suran.esp
GameFile149=LGNPC_TelMora.esp
GameFile150=abotShrines0GoldFix.esp
GameFile151=Bounty Hunter Assignments.ESP
GameFile152=Donation to The Gods.ESP
GameFile153=BB_Grimoires.esp
GameFile154=EmmasTelMora1_0.esp
GameFile155=abotMoveOrTakeMyPlace.esp
GameFile156=Healing.esp
GameFile157=Hot Floor.esp
GameFile158=Illustrated ABCs for Barbarians.ESP
GameFile159=Hostages.ESP
GameFile160=Improved HandtoHand and Unarmored Skills.ESP
GameFile161=Luscious Levelled Lists.ESP
GameFile162=Illy's Oh my Goddess.ESP
GameFile163=Aoimevelho Wares NO npcs.esp
GameFile164=Class Abilities 3.1.esp
GameFile165=Clean Cleansing_Ash_Statues.ESP
GameFile166=Correspondances_of_Morrowind.esp
GameFile167=DB_Delay_YourChoice_EN.ESP
GameFile168=Detect Gold.esp
GameFile169=Trainer Variety.esp
GameFile170=Merged Objects.esp

 

[Dragon32]

AFAIR, morrowind.ini lists in alphabetical order not load order. Load order is determined by Last Modified date of the .esp / .esm files themselves