Can those of you knowledgeable w/ SSEEdit & Wrye double-check my Merged & Bashed Patch-creation process using Vortex?

[ThelebKaarna]

Hey guys=)

 

For Skyrim SE, I'm using Vortex, LOOT, SSEEdit, Wrye Bash, FNIS.

 

First of all, this GamerPoets video on SSEEdit:

xEdit's NEW VERSION (4.0.1)! https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/164?tab=files

 

The following is my process for re-generating a previously created Merged Patch (in xEdit) and Bashed Patch (in Wrye Bash). PLEASE TWEAK MY PROCESS:

 

1. Close Vortex.

2. Open Data Folder, delete existing (previously created) SSEEdit Merged Patch ("SSEMerged.esp").

3. Launch Vortex.

4. Deploy Mods.

5. Activate all plugins except for "Bashed Patch".

6. In Vortex, sort load order (relying on sorting with LOOT through Vortex due to LO rules I've set-up in Vortex) .

7. Run LOOT, check for errors and for mods in need of cleaning (don't sort load order - done in previous step).

8. Clean any mods shown in LOOT that are in need of cleaning with SSEEdit (if any).

9. In Vortex, disable FNIS plugins (and any other applicable plugins/patches, see video). Also verify Bijin "Warmaidens", "NPCs" & "Wives" disabled (unneeded .esps).

10. Launch xEdit through Vortex.

11. Select all plugins, click "OK".

12. THIS STEP I'M UNSURE ABOUT: With the latest version of SSEEdit, a new window pops-up entitled: "Which ModGroups Do You Want to Activate"? Several of my mods are listed in this window and ticked "on" by default (in my case "Cutting Room Floor", "Skyrim Sewers", all my "Qw_*patches*", other patches, etc). I leave everything ticked and click "OK". IS THIS CORRECT??

13. Create and name Merged Patch ("SSEMerged").

12. Locate and expand newly created Merged Patch.

13. Right-click anything with the word "Leveled" in it's name and select "Remove" (these items for the "Bashed Patch" to handle per the video linked above).

14. Right-click on the Merged Patch itself and select "Clean Masters" (again, per the video).

15. Exit xEdit and save.

16. Close, then re-launch Vortex (to refresh the application).

17. Activate newly created "SSEMerged" plugin. Sort at the bottom of the LO with only the Bashed Patch (yet to be rebuilt) and FNIS (deactivated) below it.

18. Launch Wrye and rebuild and re-activate the "Bashed Patch" (again, being sure "SSEMerged" is activated before Bashed Patch is rebuilt).

19. In Vortex, verify the Bashed Patch is activated, then re-activate the FNIS plugins and sort them BELOW "SSEMerged" and "Bashed Patch".

20. Done.

So my relevant load order is:

1. <All my .esms, .esls and .esps (with many of the .esps having been automatically deactivated by the Bashed Patch rebuild process)>

2. SSEMerged (which has become part of the Bashed Patch and has been automatically deactivated) <--- THIS SHOULD BE THE CASE, CORRECT?

3. Bashed Patch (activated)

4. FNIS

5. <FNIS Spells, etc>

So that's it. Look good? Did I leave anything out? Should I do anything differently?

I'm mainly unsure about the things I've bolded. Would be most thankful for some confirmation here. Or there. Or anywhere.

My LO if needed (bear in mind it reflects the presence of a Bashed Patch with many of the plugins deactivated):

0 0 Skyrim.esm
1 1 Update.esm
2 2 Dawnguard.esm
3 3 HearthFires.esm
4 4 Dragonborn.esm
5 5 RSkyrimChildren.esm
6 6 Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp
7 7 MajesticMountains_Landscape.esm
8 8 TeenDolls.esm
9 9 ApachiiHairMales.esm
10 a ApachiiHair.esm
11 b ApachiiHairFemales.esm
254 FE 0 AHZmoreHUDInventory.esl
254 FE 1 CBBE.esl
12 c TerrainLodRedone.esp
13 d Prometheus_No_snow_Under_the_roof.esp
14 e SimplyBiggerTreesSE.esp
15 f Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp
16 10 SkyUI_SE.esp
17 11 DeadlySpellImpacts.esp
18 12 Audio Overhaul Skyrim.esp
19 13 Immersive Sounds - Compendium.esp
20 14 dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp
21 15 Book Covers Skyrim.esp
22 16 Cutting Room Floor.esp
23 17 CinematicFireFX.esp
24 18 Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
25 19 SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp
26 1a EmbersHD.esp
BetterQuestObjectives.esp
27 1b SeptimHD.esp
28 1c WeightOV - Balance - MERGED - BCS.esp
GQJ_DG_vampireamuletfix.esp
Purewaters.esp
29 1d iLuvLoading.esp
Qw_AOS_USSEP Patch.esp
30 1e SimplyBiggerGiantsAndMammoths.esp
31 1f RLO - Interiors.esp
32 20 Relationship Dialogue Overhaul.esp
33 21 CollegeOfWinterholdImmersive.esp
34 22 JKs Skyrim.esp
35 23 S3DPlants.esp
36 24 Blues Skyrim.esp
37 25 JKs Skyrim_Dawn of Skyrim_Patch.esp
38 26 S3DLandscapes NextGenerationForests.esp
39 27 RLO - Exteriors.esp
40 28 Windhelm Exterior Altered.esp
41 29 T'Skyrim Riverwood.esp
42 2a Sassy Teen Dolls - (Lite).esp
43 2b MajesticMountains_Moss.esp
44 2c Better Dynamic Snow.esp
45 2d MajesticMountains.esp
46 2e First Person Horse Riding.esp
Better Dynamic Snow - NSUTR Patch.esp
47 2f IHSS.esp
48 30 Summermyst - Enchantments of Skyrim.esp
49 31 Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp
50 32 Shiva's Beautiful Presets.esp
51 33 SPTConsistentOlderPeopleSE.esp
52 34 OpulentOutfits_2017-SSE AIO.esp
53 35 Immersive Weapons.esp
54 36 FranklyHDImperialArmorsAndWeapons.esp
55 37 mintylightningmod.esp
56 38 MoonGlow.esp
57 39 Vivid WeathersSE.esp
58 3a TrueStormsSE.esp
Vivid_TS_MintyLightning_Patch.esp
Vivid_TS_Patch_Surreal_WaterFix.esp
Vivid_TS_AOS_Patch.esp
59 3b IcePenguinWorldMap.esp
BlendedRoads.esp
YOT - Your Own Thoughts.esp
Vivid Weathers SE - Classic.esp
60 3c Savage Wolves - Feral Foxesx.esp
61 3d dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp
No Vampire Attacks In Towns.esp
RSC CRF Patch.esp
BetterQuestObjectives - BCS Patch.esp
62 3e Extended Character Creation Options.esp
63 3f LeftHandRings-1stPersonView.esp
Dragonborn Delayed - After Alduin's Bane.esp
Dawnguard Delayed - Level 80.esp
64 40 iActivate.esp
65 41 RLO - Effects.esp
66 42 Andromeda - Unique Standing Stones of Skyrim.esp
YOT - Andromeda.esp
Audio Overhaul Skyrim - Immersive Sounds Patch.esp
67 43 RLO - CRF Patch.esp
RLO - VIS Patch.esp
Audio Overhaul Skyrim - Immersive Weapons Patch.esp
ISC Enhanced Blood Patch.esp
Audio Overhaul Skyrim - Enhanced Blood Patch.esp
68 44 Footprints.esp
BetterQuestObjectives-CRFPatch.esp
69 45 LessIntrusiveHUD.esp
70 46 CWICRFSEPatch.esp
71 47 ViewableFactionRanks.esp
72 48 PeopleAreStrangers.esp
73 49 AMatterOfTime.esp
74 4a AHZmoreHUD.esp
CWIBDSPatch.esp
BDS - MM Patch.esp
SeptimNotGoldWeightless.esp
75 4b RaceMenuMorphsCBBE.esp
76 4c Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp
MLU - Immersive Weapons.esp
77 4d Unique Uniques.esp
78 4e iHUD.esp
79 4f RaceMenu.esp
80 50 XPMSE.esp
81 51 RaceMenuPlugin.esp
82 52 DeadlySpellImpacts - Two Fire.esp
83 53 NudeSpells.esp
WeightOV - Optional - Lockpick.esp
WeightOV - Optional - Gold005.esp
YOT - CoWI.esp
YOT - Cutting Room Floor.esp
84 54 Rorikstead.esp
85 55 JKs Skyrim_Rorikstead_Patch.esp
86 56 Immersive Encounters.esp
87 57 ZIA_Complete Pack_V4.esp
88 58 SkyrimSewers.esp
89 59 Northern Bathhouses.esp
90 5a Run For Your Lives.esp
S3DRocks.esp
91 5b RSChildren.esp
92 5c EmbersHD - RLO Patch.esp
93 5d Better Vampires.esp
94 5e LeftHandRings.esp
95 5f Stonehills Reborn.esp
96 60 Tomebound.esp
97 61 Darkwater Crossing.esp
98 62 fallentreebridgesSSE.esp
99 63 Dawnstar.esp
100 64 Skaal Village.esp
101 65 Northern Bathhouses_JKs Skyrim_Patch.esp
102 66 JKs Skyrim_Dawnstar_Patch.esp
103 67 Phenderix Magic Evolved.esp
104 68 Solitude Skyway SE.esp
105 69 Ivarstead.esp
106 6a JKs Skyrim_Ivarstead_Patch.esp
107 6b Undriel_Ebongrove.esp
108 6c Helarchen Creek.esp
109 6d Whistling Mine.esp
110 6e Northern Bathhouses_Dawn of Skyrim_Patch.esp
111 6f Northern Bathhouses_Arthmoor Dawnstar_Patch.esp
112 70 Swift Steeds Replacer.esp
113 71 Realistic and Balanced Horses.esp
Fusax2.esp
114 72 JKs Skyrim_Skaal Village_Patch.esp
115 73 Windhelm Lighthouse.esp
116 74 Dragon Bridge.esp
117 75 JKs Skyrim_Arth CRF DA DB IV RO_Patch.esp
118 76 JKs Skyrim_Dragon Bridge_Patch.esp
119 77 NSUTR_bugfixes.esp
120 78 NSUTR_groundsnow_mesh_fixes.esp
MLU - ZIA.esp
121 79 CWIOOSEPatchAIO.esp
122 7a JKs Skyrim_Cutting Room Floor_Patch.esp
254 FE 2 No Snow Under The Roof - CRF Patch.esp
123 7b PilgrimsDelight.esp
124 7c NSUTR_improvements.esp
125 7d SmallEnviromentalFixes(SEF).esp
126 7e WhiteLighthouseSE.esp
254 FE 3 Qw_S3DLandscapes_CRF Patch.esp
127 7f Bent Pines.esp
128 80 Immersive Encounters - RS Children Patch.esp
RLO - Illuminated Spells.esp
Tomebound - Ordinator Patch.esp
Tomebound - Better Vampires Patch.esp
129 81 DestructibleDisplayCases.esp
130 82 RDO - CRF + USSEP Patch.esp
254 FE 4 Qw_BookCoversSkyrim_CRF Patch.esp
Qw_DeadlySpellImpacts_AOS Patch.esp
Qw_DeadlySpellImpacts_ISC Patch.esp
Qw_ISC_USSEP Patch.esp
131 83 RUSTIC SOULGEMS - Unsorted.esp
Qw_RusticSoulgemsUnsorted_ISC Patch.esp
132 84 MLU.esp
133 85 MLU - Summermyst.esp
134 86 MLU_EZupdate.esp
135 87 MLU - Immersive Armors.esp
MLU - Opulent Outfits AIO.esp
MLU - Unique Uniques Patch.esp
ISC_MRU_patch.esp
136 88 Complete Alchemy & Cooking Overhaul.esp
OMEGA MLU CACO Patch.esp
254 FE 5 Qw_CACO_RDO Patch.esp
Qw_CACO_BookCoversSkyrim Patch.esp
CACO_USSEP_Patch.esp
Qw_CACO_AOS Patch.esp
137 89 Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim.esp
254 FE 6 CACO_Ordinator_Patch.esp
138 8a Apocalypse - Magic of Skyrim.esp
139 8b Elemental_Staffs.esp
Tomebound - Elemental Staffs Patch.esp
140 8c CWIOrdinatorPatchSSE.esp
141 8d Apocalypse - Ordinator Compatibility Patch.esp
Qw_Ordinator_AOS Patch.esp
142 8e AI Overhaul.esp
143 8f BetterDynamicSnow_PATCH.esp
144 90 JKs Skyrim_No Snow Under the Roof_Patch.esp
BetterDynamicSnow_SHADER_EXPERIMENTAL.esp
Qw_RSChildren_AIOverhaul Patch.esp
145 91 WICO - Immersive Character.esp
146 92 WICO - Immersive People.esp
147 93 Men of Winter.esp
MLU - WICO.esp
148 94 WICO - USSEP Compatible Patch.esp
ICOW_WICO_Patch.esp
149 95 Bijin AIO.esp
150 96 PAN_NPCs.esp
254 FE 7 Qw_PANNPCs_AIOverhaul_CRF Patch.esp
Qw_PANNPCs_ICoWinterhold Patch.esp
Bijin Warmaidens.esp
Qw_BijinAIO_ICoWinterhold Patch.esp
Qw_BijinAIO_CRF Patch.esp
Bijin NPCs.esp
Qw_BijinAIO_AIOverhaul Patch.esp
151 97 Njada Replacer.esp
Bijin Wives.esp
YOT - Ordinator.esp
YOT - Apocalypse.esp
xEdit Merged Patch.esp
152 98 Bashed Patch, 0.esp
153 99 FNISSexyMove.esp
154 9a FNIS.esp
155 9b FNISspells.esp

Thanks so much in advance for taking the time. Appreciate it guys=)