Load Order guide/Tutorial?

[NikitaDarkstar]

I've been out of the loop for a good year and a half (what can I say? The holidays makes me crave a post-nuclear wasteland something fierce) and as usual I've ended up installing way, way too many mods. The thing is I've forgotten how to set up my load order right, and I KNOW there used to be a post/guide floating about on how to organize things manually (basically just a breakdown of what type of mod goes where) but I can't seem to find it again and I was wondering if anyone knew what I was talking about and maybe had a link?

 

PS: No I don't want to use LOOT exclusively. It's a decent tool but I still need to know what goes where so I can double check it in case it messes up.

Edited December 24, 2017 by NikitaDarkstar

[willyb9]

I've been out of the loop for a good year and a half (what can I say? The holidays makes me crave a post-nuclear wasteland something fierce) and as usual I've ended up installing way, way too many mods. The thing is I've forgotten how to set up my load order right, and I KNOW there used to be a post/guide floating about on how to organize things manually (basically just a breakdown of what type of mod goes where) but I can't seem to find it again and I was wondering if anyone knew what I was talking about and maybe had a link?

 

PS: No I don't want to use LOOT exclusively. It's a decent tool but I still need to know what goes where so I can double check it in case it messes up.

possibly this? https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/10844?tab=description

 

my load order is kinda based off the format used there and my game runs great. could differ for anyone else though really based on the mods they're using. i haven't ever had to use LOOT but i also generally avoid using mods that make changes to the same things. so i guess in a sense, i have a relatively "safe" load order, despite using like 230 mods currently. the most important thing is just to make sure you read descriptions of mods you plan on using so you know exactly what it is they do, then you'll have a sense of where possible conflicts could happen.

 

from there, resolving any conflicts can be fairly easy with xedit, though it takes some getting used to imo. i think the format used in that link is a great place to start though. hope this helps

[NikitaDarkstar]

Thanks willyb9, that post is pretty much exactly what I needed! And I do generally try to keep on top of mod descriptions and try to avoid obvious conflicts (I learned my lesson the hard way in Skyrim. Corrupted my save file with my own stupidity) but I also know that load order can cause just as many headaches as mod conflicts.

 

Again, many thinks dude! :)