Why doesn't LOOT have a fixed Load Order?

[Grogrokl]

Unlike BOSS which has a fixed Load Order, LOOT seems to sort differently every time. Is it really safe to change Load Order in the middle of a game?

Edited April 3 by Grogrokl

[AndalayBay]

BOSS is still the recommended tool for Oblivion. LOOT works better with new mods, so it's better for Skyrim and later games.

Whether it's safe? Well presumably you're running it because you've changed your mod list, so even BOSS would wind up changing the load order.

[Grogrokl]

What I meant was that BOSS will sort in a fixed order every time. For example, in this order: Mod A, D, K, M, B. Every time you sort it will sort in this order.

LOOT on the other hand throws around mods and sorts differently every time. First time you sort you might get this order: A, D, K, M, B, the next time you sort you might get this order: D, A, M, K, B, the third time you sort might get this order: A, D, M, K, B and so on. Is this really safe?

[AndalayBay]

It depends on the mods you're using. Oblivion uses modified date for load order and last mod loaded wins, so you may wind up with mods not overwriting other mods like you intended. LOOT uses heuristics rather than a defined mod list, so you'll get varying results. Skyrim doesn't use dates for load order.