c2cool Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) What is Load Order and why is it important? I know it is important but i don't know what it is. Edited January 16, 2012 by c2cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luthienanarion Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 "Load order" is the order in which plugin files are loaded by the engine when you run the game. The engine loads the base game data, then Skyrim.esm, then each other plugin in the order specified. The order is important because of how the game overrides data. If more than one plugin contains data for the same object/quest/reference/blahblahblah, the version loaded last is the one the game uses. If a plugin uses data from another plugin, that data must be loaded before the plugin that uses it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedemoninside Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Speaking of load order, .esm files always load before .esp files. I hate when mod creators make .esm files for simple mods, because it screws with compatability with other mods that change the same thing. Example: Fluxmod's Artifact Effect mod is for some reason, an .esm file. The No Perk Prerequisites mod is an .esp file. Both alter the "Double Enchant" perk. Because the first one is an .esm file, I am unable to place its load order after the No Perk Prereq mod, and therefore the Artifact mod doesn't work. This makes them essentially incompatible. If anyone could fix this, that would be awesome! The Fluxmod guy doesn't seem to be around much anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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