DrHeinz06 Posted December 23, 2020 Posted December 23, 2020 Hi, after a long time I bought Skyrim for the PS4 again. Back then I played on the Xbox without MODs. Now I really want to play with MODs but have problems with the load order. Could already classify a few things but I'm not sure about others yet. Can you please help me with this? Would be really very grateful because I'm completely overwhelmed with it. 1. Patches and bug fixes- Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch- H.A.S.T.E.- Hearthfire Display Case Fix by Krucify- Mannequins Stay Put Ps4 - Unofficial Skyrim Creation Club Content Patch2. Big mods and overhauls that affect the entire game- DLC Integration3. Quest mods (big or small)- Sea of Ghosts- Ruined Temple of Phynaster- Akaviri-Ruinen Von Savirien-Chorak4. Environments/weather Overhauls- Obsidian Weathers- ELE Interior Lighting Overhaul- Lanterns Of Skyrim- Bridges Of Skyrim- Point the Way5. Large add-ons that add cities/towns/land masses6. Adds buildings to current cities/towns- Chartreusepod Reverie- Whitewind Player Home- Crypt of the Old Guard- Rayek's End- Imperial Officer's Villa- Dovahkiin Keep- Volgon Estate- Hermit's Stump- Pale Mountain Homestead- Whiterun Underground Den7. Plants and foliage mods for the entire game- Skyrim Is Windy- Fallen Trees- Dense Grass8. Gameplay changes/tweaks/add-ons such as combat/magic/perks/etc- Hearthfire Map Marker Fix- Dawnguard Map Markers- Rich Merchants of Skryim- GET: No More Dead Followers- Kill Moves no blur9. Changes/add-ons to NPCs- Better Horses- Less Aggressive Animals- Immersive Citizens- Realistic Conversations- No More Dead Merchants10. Visual/textural/atmospheric changes- Rain and Snow FX- ELE Interior Lighting Overhaul11. Sound/audio/FX alterations- Combat Music Fix12. Sorting, menu, and player & NPC inventory 13. Cheat items14. Character model replacements15. Weapons/armor/clothing add-ons/additions- Katana Pack- Morag Tong Master Assassin Armor- Exquisite Clothing16. Crafting related mods- Missing Tempering Recipes Fix17. Misc. items, as well as small scale foliage18. Weapon/armor/clothing alterations- War: Immersive Weapons19. Specific mods that need to be loaded at the bottom as directed by the mod author- Magical College of Winterhold- Water- Better Loot - Bessere Beute in Truhen20. Mods that remove graphical effects, like disabling godrays, to improve performance - this goes last to ensure that all mod added effects get disabled too.- Go Away Map Clouds- Multiple Followers SystemMods that I haven't been able to classify are:Ana's Skyrim Texture Overhaul Three In One Jk's WindhelmJk's MarkarthUlihah's Old Town Riften - City Overhaul - Exterior + InteriorThe Great Cities By SoldierofwarKatos RiverwoodKatos IvarsteadKarthwasten (Arthmoor)Soljund's Sinkhole (Arthmoor)Darkwater Crossing (Arthmoor)Kynesgrove (Arthmoor)Smeltdown UpdateTaos: Extra CraftablesSmelting And Tanning Level Smithing House Building Levels SmithingMarry Almost AnyoneWorld Map Vibrant MapProject HippieWavesGuard Dialogue OverhaulEffective BlockingHold RidersMaster The SummitCharacter EditorBetter SkiesHold Border Banners Wear Multiple RingsFemale Walks For WarmaidensDelves Of The Stone LegionGuard's Armor ReplacerThe Midden: ExpandedPocket Cases / Weapons On BackLady Ebrima's Circus Of MirthImproved Daedric Artifacts SeObsidian Mountain FogsUnderwater Grass Deleted Ps4Portable ToolsBetter Nord PresetsJulihah's Rocks And Mountains Akaviri Ruins New Grass / Green Skyrim The Midden: Expanded
Shadeybladey Posted December 23, 2020 Posted December 23, 2020 I am not entirely sure why you are classifying them like this, but some at the end are graphics mods, others seem to be crafting mods, combat mods, overhauls and so on. I suppose you must be thinking about load order and where two or three mods do similar things, the last one loaded takes priority. But then you have one to remove clouds, and then have one to add fog around a mountain. Most of them I don't know, so I can't help much there, except to say that Arthmoor's Mods are top notch. It's a long time since I worried too much about load order, and I always install manually without a mod manager. This is partly because two mods I always used get borked by a mod manager and also I learned more by manual sorting. Well, manual sorting after using Boss or Loot, as they never get it spot on. As you play on PS4, you probably won't want SkyUI. There are various utilities and things you will need, but I really don't know if these will apply to console, or just be for PC.. SKSE for SSETES5Edit for SSEBoss or LOOT, I forget which is the latest, to help sort the mods.Wrye Bash (this can help you merge mods that do similar but different things and create a Bash Patch so both are included. EG, one mod makes some armour lighter, another makes it cost more or changes colour, you can merge to have both effects rather than the last loded overriding the first). I hope someone else with PS4 experience can help, as I might just be shooting in the wind and this may be no help at all! I don't even know if these tools etc are made for PS4. I suppose you'd have to read all the mod descriptions and try to work out which ones change aspects of the cities, vegetation, gear and so on. But less is often more, and that's a pretty big mod list, so it's probably wiser to slim it down a fair bit until you get a better idea what you are doing. It can be a daunting enterprise, but a stable, well-integrated, crash-free mod list is a thing of beauty. But mixing multiple crafting, weather and combat mods might not be ideal. Good Luck! :D
DrHeinz06 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) @Shadeybladey Thank you for your answer. Unfortunately, the sorting programs like LOOT don't work for PS4. You are right to say that it is way too much and that I overshot the mark. I will probably have to fight through myself, no one could help me in other forums too :sad: Edited December 23, 2020 by DrHeinz06
Shadeybladey Posted December 25, 2020 Posted December 25, 2020 Sorry about that, it's a great game, even better when modded! Good Luck! :D
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