Vortex keeps putting my Bashed Patch in the middle of the load order

[tomtheclone]

Vortex version: 0.17.8

 

Game: Skyrim SE

 

Number of mods installed: 52 plugins (not counting the official ones)

 

OS: Windows 7 Pro

 

Problem:

 

Every time I sort my plugins with Vortex my bashed patch is moved to the middle. No plugins depend on it, and the only plug in a group with a higher priority than "Dynamic Patch" is "bashed_patch_patch" which is a patch I made myself to resolve some problems with the bashed patch. All the plugins are listed as "default". I have a single special plugin rule which puts SkyHair above SkyHair_female.

 

Note too that Bashed_patch_patch is in "late fixes & changes" yet is loaded high on the list.

 

What Vortex Produces:

 

00  Skyrim.esm
01  Update.esm
02  Dawnguard.esm
03  Hearthfires.esm
04  Dragonborn.esm
05  MagicResistanceRescaled.esl
06  Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp  [Version 4.1.7]
07  ApachiiHair.esm
08  ApachiiHairFemales.esm
09  Bashed_patch_patch.esl
0A  Cutting Room Floor.esp  [Version 3.1.2]
0B  SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp
0C  Weapons Armor Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp
0D  WACCF_Armor and Clothing Extension.esp
0E  SkyUI_SE.esp
0F  WardsFunctionalitiesExtended.esp
10  NoBSAIProjectileDodge.esp
11  SkyrimRecycling.esp  [Version 1.13]
12  AcquisitiveSoulGemMultithreaded.esp
13  DSerArcheryGameplayOverhaul.esp
14  Andromeda - Unique Standing Stones of Skyrim.esp
15  BotoxSE_Vanilla.esp
16  Imperious - Races of Skyrim.esp
17  Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp  [Version 4.0.9]
18  Immersive Wenches.esp
19  BoundWeaponEnchantment_40.esp
1A  Judgment Wenches.esp
1B  Deadly Wenches.esp
++  WACCF_BashedPatchLvlListFix.esp
1C  Bashed Patch, 0.esp
++  CBBE.esp
1D  Deadly Wenches - Faction Addon.esp
1E  TERAArmorsSSE.esp
1F  360WalkandRunPlus-RunBackwardSpeedAdjust.esp
20  Deadly Wenches -Tera Armors Always-.esp
21  TheEyesOfBeauty.esp  [Version 9]
22  FNIS.esp
23  FNISSexyMove.esp
24  Forgotten Wenches.esp
25  Hateful Wenches.esp
26  The Eyes Of Beauty - Elves Edition.esp
27  IcePenguinWorldMap.esp
++  Immersive Wenches -Apachii hairs- Patch.esp
28  J42_ArmorRatingRedux.esp
29  Starting Spell Choice.esp
++  Moar Deadly Wenches.esp
++  numericalSmithingUpgrades.esp
2A  nwsFollowerFramework.esp
2B  Upgrade Leveled Items.esp
2C  RaceMenu.esp
2D  XPMSE.esp
2E  RaceMenuHH.esp
2F  RaceMenuMorphsCBBE.esp
30  RaceMenuPlugin.esp
31  KS Hairdo's.esp
++  Tiwa44_Minidresses_CBBE.esp
++  Tiwa44_Minidresses_Dragonborn_CBBE.esp

 

 

 

What LOOT produces:

 

 

00  Skyrim.esm
01  Update.esm
02  Dawnguard.esm
03  Hearthfires.esm
04  Dragonborn.esm
05  MagicResistanceRescaled.esl
06  Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp  [Version 4.1.7]
07  ApachiiHair.esm
08  ApachiiHairFemales.esm
09  Bashed_patch_patch.esl
0A  SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp
0B  Weapons Armor Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp
0C  WACCF_Armor and Clothing Extension.esp
0D  Cutting Room Floor.esp  [Version 3.1.2]
0E  SkyUI_SE.esp
0F  Immersive Wenches.esp
10  WardsFunctionalitiesExtended.esp
11  NoBSAIProjectileDodge.esp
12  SkyrimRecycling.esp  [Version 1.13]
13  AcquisitiveSoulGemMultithreaded.esp
14  DSerArcheryGameplayOverhaul.esp
15  Andromeda - Unique Standing Stones of Skyrim.esp
16  BotoxSE_Vanilla.esp
17  BoundWeaponEnchantment_40.esp
18  Judgment Wenches.esp
19  Deadly Wenches.esp
++  CBBE.esp
1A  Deadly Wenches - Faction Addon.esp
1B  TERAArmorsSSE.esp
1C  360WalkandRunPlus-RunBackwardSpeedAdjust.esp
1D  Deadly Wenches -Tera Armors Always-.esp
1E  TheEyesOfBeauty.esp  [Version 9]
1F  FNIS.esp
20  FNISSexyMove.esp
21  Forgotten Wenches.esp
22  Hateful Wenches.esp
23  The Eyes Of Beauty - Elves Edition.esp
24  IcePenguinWorldMap.esp
++  Immersive Wenches -Apachii hairs- Patch.esp
25  J42_ArmorRatingRedux.esp
26  Starting Spell Choice.esp
++  Moar Deadly Wenches.esp
++  numericalSmithingUpgrades.esp
27  nwsFollowerFramework.esp
28  Upgrade Leveled Items.esp
29  RaceMenu.esp
2A  XPMSE.esp
2B  RaceMenuHH.esp
2C  RaceMenuMorphsCBBE.esp
2D  RaceMenuPlugin.esp
2E  KS Hairdo's.esp
++  Tiwa44_Minidresses_CBBE.esp
++  Tiwa44_Minidresses_Dragonborn_CBBE.esp
2F  Imperious - Races of Skyrim.esp
30  Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp  [Version 4.0.9]
++  WACCF_BashedPatchLvlListFix.esp
31  Bashed Patch, 0.esp

 

 

 

Note that I have not cleaned my Bethesda masters yet.

[tomtheclone]

As I said in my other post today, I think these two problems are related.

 

I deleted the self-made ESL mentioned, and then tried sorting. Everything works as expected. The presence of the ESL seems to throw the sorting algorithm out of wack.

 

I remade the patch, this time making sure to choose .esp with ESL headers from the start. Sorting is working as desired and the plugin fixes some minor problems.