[LE] Easiest way to load two mods that overwrite the same textures/meshes simultaneously?

[WastelandAssassin]

NifSkope is actually a pretty good way of doing this , though the results will definitely vary depending on what kind of tools you are running in your game

something like ENB can create drastically different results in how specific textures will look , thus making your searching out of the game less effective

I would recommend using that system to at least choose the ones you like best , and then going in game to select between these finalists , to make sure you get exactly what you want (as how it looks in game is what ultimately counts)

but this is definitely an easier way than editing the item and creating multiple versions to test in game

[corrado33]

NifSkope is actually a pretty good way of doing this , though the results will definitely vary depending on what kind of tools you are running in your game

something like ENB can create drastically different results in how specific textures will look , thus making your searching out of the game less effective

I would recommend using that system to at least choose the ones you like best , and then going in game to select between these finalists , to make sure you get exactly what you want (as how it looks in game is what ultimately counts)

but this is definitely an easier way than editing the item and creating multiple versions to test in game

 

In the end I just used MO2s "preview" feature which would show me both textures (albeit not on a model) at the same time, and I'd pick the "best looking" one. This only works for textures that are overwriting each other though. I just looked through the "conflicts" tab and moved mods around to get the best textures for everything.