Need help installing ENB/ENB conflicts

[Sierra166z]

Hello all, first post on the forums so forgive me If i did something wrong with this post. I did have a look through the forums to see if this topic had already been addressed; most guides only cover one specific preset installation.

 

I am starting a new skyrim install after breaking my previous build by installing mods half way through that required a new start (100% my fault)

 

I am folllowing the same fantastic guide I used a year ago, which has since been updated. I am using NMM, Loot, TES5 and wryebash.

 

The order he has for loading enb-related files is:

1. ENB core files (d3d9.dll and enbhost.exe)

2. ENB preset (I would like to use Suki's ENB or if that does not work Rudy ENB)

3. ENBoost + fixes (both of these include their own enblocal.ini files)

4. Weather mods: (NLVA)

5. Lighting mods: Enhanced Lighting & FX(Rudy) or Relighting Skyrim + Enhanced Lighting for ENB (Suki)

My questions:

1. When and where do the ENB files get imported/overwritten?
2. Which enblocal.ini do I use? (preset/weather/lighting/custom?)
3. I have read that most people should make their own unique enblocal.ini, but the install instructions in the guide as well as on the individual mod pages include inserting their own enblocal.ini
4. Which set of install instructions do I follow:
5. Example 1: Suki's preset says to install the enb files from the preset, while the modding guide says to not touch your enblocal.ini
6. Example 2: NLVA instructions say to copy over the enb files into your /skyrim folder, which the preset instructions say specifically not to do
7. Example 3: NLVA instructions says to install the Vivid Weathers mod, but this mod is not listed as compatible with the preset, however NVLA and the preset are still listed as compatible.

I hope I'm not just being dense and forgot to read something somewhere; I have been wrestling with this for a few days and would rather not wipe everything and start over a 4th time.

As a side note, is there a more efficient way to start over? I have been uninstalling skyrim from steam, deleting all skyrim folders outside of the nexus ones, and uninstalling all mods using nexus. I have not purged/reinstalled nexus for fear of having to download 400+ mods again.

Thanks in advance for the help!