Worth it to avoid modifying exterior cell?

[xoham]

I have a mod I am slowly making that modifies Kingsport Lighthouse. It will add a rotating light and a power connection to the tower.

 

1. Should I go through the trouble of making a quest or whatever to move my new items into the cell or should I not worry that I've modified the cell in the CK? This could mean that anyone that already has a settlement may have to clear all the trash again and/or re-import their settlement blueprint or even remake it.
2. If players are using a mod that let's them add lighthouses, would it be possible to add a light and power connector dynamically? That is, somehow have a power connector a distance and rotation relative to whatever the player chose for the orientation of their lighthouse? Maybe this is way too much trouble. I know that the bobblehead display case must somehow be able to do that sort of thing since you can put it anywhere at any angle. I would have to be able to search a settlement for it, get the orientation, then ...
3. Is there any documentation on best practices for packaging a mod?

Thanks.

[SKKmods]

Some ideas to avoid static placement issues:

 

(a) Just make your light a user constructable & placeable object with a _co recipe, or;

 

(b) Add an NiNode attach point to the lighthouse model and script a snap attachment of your light. If appropriate, this learning journey may help.