Need advice before installing large mod to my game

[kiro3227]

I want to add the mod "Unique NPC's - Creatures and Monsters of the Commonwealth" to my game(https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/24357?tab=description) because I wanna have as many types of enemies as I want but before I can do that the size of that mod worries me (3.5gb main but with optional included it will be ~7GB only out of this mod.I don't know if its normal and my if my game will handle(i5 9600k,Nvidia 1060 6gb gtx,16GB RAM) to have +15GB only out of mods(all of my mods together are 8.13GB).I've looked up online and haven't found anything related to this so I'm making this post myself because I want some advice from professional people who are aware of having an such large modlist.

Here's my mod list:

Fallout4.esm

DLCRobot.esm

DLCworkshop01.esm

DLCCoast.esm

DLCworkshop02.esm

DLCworkshop03.esm

DLCNukaWorld.esm

ccbgsfo4009-piporan.esl

ccbgsfo4028-powerarmorskinorange.esl

ccgrcfo4002-pipgreenvim.esl

ArmorKeywords.esm

HUDFramework.esm

Homemaker.esm

Damage Threshold.esm

unofficial fallout 4 patch.esp

FaceLight.esl

FLRI_HeadGear_bytooun.esl

Horrorghouls2.0.esl

the eyes of beauty.esp

modgirlyanimation.esp

settlementlimitslashed.esp

modern firearms.esp

improved map with visible roads.esp

weightless junk.esp

3dscopes.esp

power armor quick enter and exit.esp

dd-enhanced blood basic.esp

Reverb and Ambiance Overhaul.esp

CraftableAmmo.esp

CraftableAmmo_plus.esp

LegendaryModification.esp

LegendaryModification2LM.esp

LegendaryModificationMisc.esp

LegendaryModificationCSA.esp

LegendaryModification - DLC Far Harbor.esp

Immersive HUD.esp

Faster Terminal Displays (20x).esp

Live Dismemberment - Mental.esp

Live Dismemberment - Mind-Blowing.esp

Live Dismemberment - POSTAL.esp

Live Dismemberment - Brutal.esp

Live Dismemberment - Insane-o.esp

Live Dismemberment - Liebermode.esp

Live Dismemberment - Regular.esp

LongerPowerLines3x.esp

CBBE.esp

KSHairdos.esp

ballisticweaver.esp

modenclavearch38.esp

Zipsuit.esp

Homemaker - Unlocked Institute Objects.esp

LoweredJetpakAPDrain.esp

LegendaryModification Enhanced.esp

Vivid Waters.esp

UNnaked Power Armor.esp

VendorCaps.esp

FaceMaxson.esp

tsuki no hana.esp

No Lowered Suppressor and Bayonet Range 1.03.esp

Hard Legendary Giant Creatures.esp

Respawnable Legendary Bosses.esp

SuperAffinity.esp

NoAffinityCooldown.esp

Ancient weeb.esp

FROSTfix.esp

Armorsmith Extended.esp

KerriganGlasses.esp

Kerrigan.esp

KerriganColorChange.esp

Tesla X01.esp

Impervious Power Armour.esp

Arbitration-IPA Patch.esp

EnclaveX02.esp

X02Factions.esp

fog.esp

Armorsmith Extended NightVision.esp

MarineAE.esp

visiblecompanionaffinity.esp

the deadly commonwealth expansion.esp

SuperAffinitySeason.esp

Crimsomrider's Phantom Of Far Harbor.esp

X-02 PipboyLight Patch.esp

Skip DIMA memories.esp

Crimsomrider's Accessories.esp

companion infinite ammo.esp

Ardent_VWAS.esp

C_VWAS.esp

ArdentBlade.esp

Extended weapon mods.esp

Crafting Workbench.esp

Crafting Workbenches - Ammo.esp

Crafting Workbenches - Ammo Special.esp

Crafting Workbenches - Automatron DLC.esp

BetterModDescriptions.esp

BetterModDescriptionsAE.esp

BetterModDescriptionsEWM.esp

BetterModDescriptionsLM2LMEasy.esp

BetterModDescriptionsSTCSAdd.esp

HaxAUG.esp

AK74M.esp

AtomicRadio.esp

McMillanCS5.esp

Insignificant Object Remover.esp

EXALT Cybernetics.esp

TrueInvisibility.esp

TI - AE.esp

Toggle Stealth Boy.esp

Famas.esp

Flicker Fixer.esp

CustomCamera.esp

Nuka-World Fizztop Grille Workshop.esp

Nuka-World Collectable Markers.esp

TheKite_VTS.esp

SynthHand.esp

9mmPistol.esp

SolsSixThousandCaps.esp

Crimsomrider's Augmentation.esp

Rage_octocamo_suit.esp

Rage_octocamo_AE.esp

Haven_Trooper.esp

Scopes.esp

XM2010_SniperRifle_by_tooun.esp

XM2010_SniperRifle_STS.esp

XM2010_VWAS.esp

More Blood.esp

More Blood - Performance Edition.esp

lava'syours.p.e.c.i.a.l.esp

mojaveimports.esp

yourenotokay.esp

LooksMenu.esp

Raider Children.esp

Killable Children.esp

America Rising - A Tale of the Enclave.esp

LMBTOverlays.esp

LooksMenu Customization Compendium.esp

Synthoverlay.esp

Enough About the Settlements Preston.esp

MGSV_TheBoss.esp

Slave&ModelPinup.esp

DA Bondage Rope.esp

DA Micro Bikini v4.esp

Dickys Pinup Outfit.esp

ASVektor.esp

FV20_Synth2.5.esp

NanoSuit.esp

NanoSuit_AWKCR_AE.esp

HuntingRifleSounds.esp

Pip-Boy Flashlight.esp

Crafting Mastery.esp

Remove Interior Fog - All Dlc.esp

SA80.esp

Crazy_Animation_Rugs.esp

Crazy_Multi-Tool.esp

Female Masturbation.esp

10SPECIAL.esp

ACR-W17.esp

BossChestsHaveLegendaries.esp

BostonFPSFixAIO.esp

CF_AtomicWarlord.esp

ClassicBehemoth.esp

ConceptCentaur.esp

Dragunov.esp

Ephla's Unique Chems.esp

Factor.esp

Glowing Eyes.esp

HeavyWeaponry.esp

LooksMirror.esp

officersRevolver.esp

Scouter_AWKCR.esp

Scouter_V1.1_by_Ruddy88.esp

weightlessAmmoForSurvival.esp

win1897.esp

6 x XP.esp

ImmersiveScrapping.esp

ImmersiveScrapping_SeasonPass.esp

ValdacilsItemSorting-00-ValsPicks-DLCVersion.esp

Deadly Fog 25.esp

GKX Worthwhile Caps Stashes.esp

Immersive_Molotovs_FlamerESP.esp

ImmersiveGenericDialogues.esp

ImprovedBoS.esp

New Bobbleheads.esp

New Magazines_(Frost).esp

PD_VisualReload.esp

PlayerComments.esp

PlayerComments_ImmersiveGenericDialogues_Patch.esp

PlayerComments_UFO4P_Patch.esp

slevins_chemVFX-Light.esp

WZWildWasteland.esp

ALSL Vault Suit Unzipped - Vaults 111 and 95 suits only.esp

BoSStory.esp

CROSS_GoreCrits.esp

CROSS_GoreCrits_FarHarborPatch.esp

ModelRobotDisplay.esp

NukaColaDisplayStand.esp

Scrap Everything - Automatron.esp

Scrap Everything - Far Harbor.esp

Scrap Everything - Nuka World.esp

Scrap Everything - Ultimate Edition.esp

Scrap Everything - Vault-Tec Workshop.esp

WOTC.esp

AAF.esm

Vivid Weathers - FO4.esp

Vivid Weathers - Nuka World.esp

whispering hills.esp

Vivid Weathers - FO4 - Far Harbor.esp

CarryWeight99999.esp

MP7.esp

RealThrowingWeapons.esp

Shizuhiro_Katana.esl

tooun_Animationpack.esl

214 active mods + 211 active plugins.

Any help would be gladly appreciated!

Edited October 20, 2019 by kiro3227

[bbiller]

First up, check your mod count. ESL's do not count. If below 254, all is good, megabyte or gigabyte size should not be a factor. If over 254, conversion of and combining mods is in order. I may release some things on that front later on, but I have to have the time for it (working on my mod pile first). There are guides to help with this, though standalone mods are good candidates.

 

Second check on Scrap Everything, looks like you have more there than you need. If you have all the DLC, Scrap Everything and that Ultimate Update should do and those go as far down as possible. I do have Spring Cleaning added in mine as well. My count is close to 254, but once I get things changed that will free quite a few slots (over 26 with my pile) and that's with about 2/3 of the list looked at, at present. That is just on the conversion front, too.

[kiro3227]

Thank you for your answer! I know I got way too many Scrap Everything eps's and now with what you said I've removed those pointless esp's files and I'm very happy to hear that GB's size doesn't matter at all when it comes to mods.I hope though I won't reach over 254 but considering the fact that daily I add 1-3 mods to my game I expect till next month to run some tutorials on how to convert :)))

Thank you again for taking your time in answering my question :D !

It was worth the wait!

[StormWolf01]

LOL you sound as much as a mod addict as I am. I'm not even gonna take a guess at how many GB's of mods I have stashed away on my external drive. (I'm an internet horder?)

 

Anyway just chiming in with the complementary second opinion that the actual size (megabyte/gigabyte) of the mod doesn't really matter, UNLESS- 1) You have a reeeeeally slow hard drive *cough cough* sony playstation *cough cough* 2) Are starting to get low on storage space on your hard drive.

 

But yeah, I do also agree, you need to do some cleaning on your mods. Another good way to reduce the load order, is to merge your "patched" mods. For example, I use a Bethesda mod called "Cheat Bunker". The author never released an all in one for it, but rather patched it for EACH DLC. Meaning, I have FOUR esp files for that mod. After I get around to adding all the new records from the patches to the original, I'll have only one. Therefore I can delete the originals.

[G4M3W1NN3R]

i run both Unique NPC mods, they do cause small stuttering as the new npcs spawn, but it is usually a minor, and only last a few seconds. (however i have a high end machine, and my game is installed on my ultra fast SSD, so the impact it could have on your machine will greatly vary if your machine does not match mine)

 

my entire mod setup consists of 150+ GB worth of data (yea almost maxed out my SSD just with Fallout 4+ Mods and windows being the only things on it xD). that includes loads of 2K + 4K Texture overhauls, an insane amount of armor, clothing and weapons mods (because i need more then i could ever use) xD

 

with that said, what are your system specs.

 

as mentioned above the size of the mod does not matter, what does matter however is what the mod contains, if its big because it contains a lot of 2k or 4k textures (which Both Unique NPC mods contain, as the new textures are a compliation of other mods, and said other mods offer high resolutions for these textures), this will be a problem for Vram.

 

also i strongly recommend completely getting rid of Scrap Everything and replacing it with Place Everywhere

 

Scrap Everything will break Precombines, which in turn will completey destroy your performance and stability, and also causes the issue for scrapped content to re-appear (Visual Bugs).

 

Place everywhere can do what scrap everything does plus so much more, and it is completely safe to use.

 

for me, place everywhere is an absolute must have mod for any type of workshop based tasks. (settlement building, home making etc etc)

 

i would personally rate Place Everywhere an absolute must have mod, and it is a completely free mod to use, as it is completely an F4SE Plugin, meaning it does not count towards any mod limit.

 

Place Everywhere: https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/9424

 

Note: Place Everywhere Requires F4SE. it has an option for extra objects, which will allow you to scrap almost everything, it will not allow you to scrap anything that will break precombines, which is very good to have that restriction, as Precombines, is the only performance optimization we have.