How necessary is a Merged Patch from FO4Edit?

[darkdill]

I'm hitting the 200 plugins mark, and I'm considering a merged patch to go with a bashed patch, but is that really necessary? Or should I just be merging specific plugins together (i.e. VIS sorting patch for Raider Overhaul)?

 

I've been getting mixed results from Google.

[damanding]

The problem is that it completely depends on what you're trying to merge. Patches for other mods would be best merged with their respective mods. Simple mods like armor/clothing could be merged together into one. Small decor mods that add a few items to workshop that don't use script injected menus could also be merged with one another. Simple one-off minor changes could all be merged together into one quality of life mod. You just have to have a decent idea of what the mods do and how well they would play nicely together in one package. All complex mods are best left standalone.

[darkdill]

Thanks for the tip.

 

Here is my current mod list.

 

0 0 Fallout4.esm

1 1 DLCRobot.esm

2 2 DLCworkshop01.esm

3 3 DLCCoast.esm

4 4 DLCworkshop02.esm

5 5 DLCworkshop03.esm

6 6 DLCNukaWorld.esm

7 7 Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch.esp

8 8 TrueStormsFO4.esm

9 9 HUDFramework.esm

10 a ArmorKeywords.esm

11 b SpringCleaning.esm

12 c DEF_WIDGETS_CORE.esm

13 d Damage Threshold.esm

14 e Robot Home Defence.esm

15 f Homemaker.esm

16 10 TrueStormsFO4-FarHarbor.esp

17 11 TrueStormsFO4-GlowingSeaExtraRads.esp

18 12 TrueStormsFO4-FarHarborExtraRads.esp

19 13 TrueStormsFO4-EarlierSunsets.esp

20 14 TrueStormsFO4-EarlierSunsetsFH.esp

21 15 5x_HPREG.esp

22 16 LooksMenu.esp

23 17 Immersive HUD.esp

24 18 CROSS_PlasRail.esp

25 19 Quad_RAWLauncher.esp

26 1a FO4Hotkeys.esp

27 1b SaveManager.esp

28 1c console.esp

29 1d KSHairdos.esp

30 1e MiscHairstyle.esp

31 1f 4 x XP.esp

32 20 Master Locksmith Hacker.esp

33 21 TransferSettlements.esp

34 22 DX Courser X-92 Power Suit.esp

35 23 Multiple Floors Sandboxing.esp

36 24 WOTC.esp

37 25 Quick Save.esp

38 26 GhostArmor.esp

39 27 InvsArmor.esp

40 28 Hairpins.esp

41 29 Armorsmith Extended.esp

42 2a Dracos Leveled Npcs Nuka World.esp

43 2b AtomicBeauty.esp

44 2c CBBE.esp

45 2d LooksMenu Customization Compendium.esp

46 2e THBrows.esp

47 2f TrueStormsFO4-NukaWorld-FH-Compat.esp

48 30 M4A1.esp

49 31 Evil Detective Outfit.esp

50 32 AzarPonytailHairstyles.esp

51 33 LovingPiper-TrueReporterSE.esp

52 34 PowerArmorDelivery.esp

53 35 Crimsomrider's Immersive Market.esp

54 36 Crimsomrider's Unique Furniture.esp

55 37 NoWildFruit (Dynamic).esp

56 38 Dracos Leveled Npcs.esp

57 39 Turrets.esp

58 3a Crimsomrider's Convenient Resources.esp

59 3b IncreasedSettlerPopulation50.esp

60 3c ValdacilsItemSorting-00-ValsPicks-DLCVersion.esp

61 3d SurvivalOptions.esp

62 3e RaiderOverhaul.esp

63 3f More Power Armour Mods.esp

64 40 Publick Occurrences Expanded.esp

65 41 DeadlyMirelurks.esp

66 42 DeadlyMirelurksML.esp

67 43 Dracos Level Npcs Far Harbor DLC.esp

68 44 DeadlierDeathclaws.esp

69 45 DeadlyPredators.esp

70 46 InteriorsEnhanced-All-In-One.esp

71 47 Scrapper Corpse Highlighting.esp

72 48 SuperMutantOverhaul.esp

73 49 Monster Health.esp

74 4a WestTekTacticalOptics.esp

75 4b FizzshopGrille.esp

76 4c RRTV_FizztopGrilleEnhancements.esp

77 4d APC_Mobile_Base_v1.3.esp

78 4e CroupSettlerRescue.esp

79 4f WOTC - Experimental Fixes.esp

80 50 DOOMMerged.esp

81 51 CorvalhoWidowShotgun.esp

82 52 SurvivalistBunker.esp

83 53 HairVariations_Conversions.esp

84 54 Better Vendor Stalls.esp

85 55 LongerPowerLines3x.esp

86 56 CleanSettlement Beds.esp

87 57 SC_ExpandedScrapList.esp

88 58 Sneak Rank 5 Perk - Subtle Effect.esp

89 59 DarkerNights.esp

90 5a DarkerNightsDetection.esp

91 5b XIVSword.esp

92 5c CompanionStatus.esp

93 5d HoloTime_2.esp

94 5e DEF_WIDGETS_SURVIVAL1.esp

95 5f Fortune Finder Redone.esp

96 60 Fr4nssonsLightTweaks.esp

97 61 ContraptionsFoodProcessorProvidesFood20BETA.esp

98 62 def_w_exp2.esp

99 63 DD_Khassar_De_Templari_Increased_build.esp

100 64 Toxic Raider Armour.esp

101 65 VisibleCompanionAffinity.esp

102 66 LovingCait.esp

103 67 CCOFO4 - Traits and More Perks.esp

104 68 NukaRadBans.esp

105 69 bifurious.esp

106 6a No Mess.esp

107 6b SettleObjExpandPack.esp

108 6c CleanSettlement.esp

109 6d AdvSettleTurretSet.esp

110 6e Clean Wasteland Workshop.esp

111 6f Better Settlement Defence.esp

112 70 HappyMaker.esp

113 71 pylonscheap.esp

114 72 MODGirlyAnimation.esp

115 73 K9TacticalHarness.esp

116 74 Raider Overhaul - AE Patch-Restored Content-VIS.esp

117 75 Legendary Overhaul.esp

118 76 ToughnessEnhanced.esp

119 77 DV-Deadly Vertibirds.esp

120 78 DV-Armored Pilots.esp

121 79 DV-No Levelled Vertibirds.esp

122 7a DV-Vertibird Explosive Minigun.esp

123 7b Tougher Vertibirds.esp

124 7c BetterGenerators.esp

125 7d WorkshopSupplyRemover.esp

126 7e NoNegativeAffinity.esp

127 7f NoNegativeAffinitySeason.esp

128 80 TurretStands.esp

129 81 Cannabis.esp

130 82 EssentialNamedSettlers.esp

131 83 Motoko Hair.esp

132 84 DWT_Cricket_and_Guards.esp

133 85 Enough About the Settlements Preston.esp

134 86 Magnolia.esp

135 87 th1nkEyebot.esp

136 88 th1nkEyeBot-FarHarbor.esp

137 89 th1nkEyeBot-NukaWorld.esp

138 8a th1nkEyeBot-DLC03DLC04Addon.esp

139 8b th1nkEyeBot-CheatRecipesAiO.esp

140 8c th1nkEyeBot-WeightlessMiscModsAiO.esp

141 8d AutomatronDialogueFix.esp

142 8e RichMerchants.esp

143 8f Pip-Boy Flashlight.esp

144 90 Tactical Flashlights.esp

145 91 Tactical Flashlights - Settings.esp

146 92 SkibsWeapons-REDUX.esp

147 93 Toggle Stealth Boy.esp

148 94 CryolaserPrototype.esp

149 95 SolsSixThousandCaps.esp

150 96 Wastelanders XM2076 by giggity12345.esp

151 97 Pictures Of Remembrance.esp

152 98 KerriganGlasses.esp

153 99 Kerrigan.esp

154 9a KerriganColorChange.esp

155 9b Nuka World Bottle Fix.esp

156 9c SkipHSH1_6.esp

157 9d def_w_exp1.esp

158 9e LovingCurie-ShadowSynthesis.esp

159 9f XIVFBlade.esp

160 a0 CTHHostileNPCsSneakingAndOrWeaponDrawn.esp

161 a1 Scrapper Corpse Highlighting DLC Patch.esp

162 a2 Search and Destroy.esp

163 a3 SneakPerkNerfMIDv2MinesTraps.esp

164 a4 SneakPerkNerfMIDv2.esp

165 a5 SlowTime.esp

166 a6 Rdr-Harvesting.esp

167 a7 Rdr-Harvesting-DLCworkshop01.esp

168 a8 Rdr-Harvesting-DLCCoast.esp

169 a9 Rdr-Harvesting-DLCworkshop02.esp

170 aa Rdr-Harvesting-DLCNukaWorld.esp

171 ab Dracos Level Npcs Auto DLC.esp

172 ac WastelandEnergyShields.esp

173 ad VIS-WES.esp

174 ae iHUD compability patch.esp

175 af def_inv_scrap_en.esp

176 b0 ScrapGrinder.esp

177 b1 BetterCompanions.esp

178 b2 NoSharedDogmeatTemplate.esp

179 b3 HushDogmeat.esp

180 b4 EFF.esp

181 b5 AssaultFlamer.esp

182 b6 PlasmaGatling.esp

183 b7 Clear Water Default Radiation.esp

184 b8 WoodenPrefabsExtended.esp

185 b9 GaussRifleMk2.esp

186 ba GaussRifleMk2 - AWKCR.esp

187 bb Jetpacks FAO.esp

188 bc MoritasBattleRifle.esp

189 bd Morita_Battle_Rifle_Animations.esp

190 be LoweredJetpakAPDrain.esp

191 bf TurretDmgNerf.esp

192 c0 ufd_adaptivenightvision.esp

193 c1 BobbleheadMedicineHPRegenENDHalf.esp

194 c2 08thTeam.esp

195 c3 MPAM-08thTeam.esp

196 c4 No Aggro Impact Landing.esp

197 c5 Better Bash.esp

198 c6 Better Courser.esp

199 c7 Raider Overhaul - AE Patch-Restored Content.esp

200 c8 ValdacilsItemSorting - Super Mutant Redux.esp

201 c9 HZS Easy Homebuilder and Working Double Beds.esp

202 ca Home Plate Workbench Linked - Mechanists Lair Workbench.esp

203 cb ArtilleryFlare.esp

204 cc Better Explosives - Normal.esp

205 cd ArtillerySuperExp.esp

206 ce ASVektor.esp

207 cf BetterAutomatronWeapons.esp

208 d0 Better Explosives - Far Harbor.esp

209 d1 Better Explosives - Enhanced Grenades.esp

210 d2 Better Explosives - Grenade Frequency 30.esp

211 d3 Bashed Patch, 0.esp

Edited May 8, 2017 by darkdill

[dragonslayer2k12]

Why are you using scrapper corpse highlighting when you also have westek mod installed? Just switch to thermal after the fight and find everything easily. You could probably do without some of those mods that just tweak things here and there minor stuff. Try to reserve five slots for major mods that may come out in the future just in case who knows what people will make for this game in the next year. Most of the games for this year are going to suck and are sucking so people are just going back to games like this and some online games probably overwatch and we get another call of doody time grind at the end of the year. Gaming is gonna be really boring for a while unless you like some of those boring games.

[darkdill]

Why are you using scrapper corpse highlighting when you also have westek mod installed? Just switch to thermal after the fight and find everything easily. You could probably do without some of those mods that just tweak things here and there minor stuff. Try to reserve five slots for major mods that may come out in the future just in case who knows what people will make for this game in the next year. Most of the games for this year are going to suck and are sucking so people are just going back to games like this and some online games probably overwatch and we get another call of doody time grind at the end of the year. Gaming is gonna be really boring for a while unless you like some of those boring games.

Because I don't use the West Tek items since I'm wearing goggles from the Ghost Armor mod. Those unfortunately don't have the same functionality.

 

I'm hesitant to remove it, though, because of lingering scripts. Also it helps when I'm using Power Armor, and I use the West Tek decorations on companions.

Edited May 8, 2017 by darkdill