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Caristinn

Mod organizer suggesting a different load order than LOOT (when ran through MO)?

EDIT: Problem solved, thanks for the replies.

Does anyone know if it's better to take MO's advice or allow LOOT to sort things out? I've heard that sometimes load order isn't set-in-stone, so I'm curious as to if this is a case of MO conflicting with LOOT in a very minor way that won't change anything.

The conflict resolution order for some mods containing scripts differs from that of the corresponding esp. This may lead to subtle, hard to locate bugs. You should re-order the affected mods (left list!). There is no way to reliably know if each of these changes is absolutely necessary but its definitively safer. If someone suggested you ignore this message, please give them a proper slapping from me. Do not ignore this warning

The following changes should prevent these kinds of errors:

Move Unofficial Skyrim Patch before Dawnguard

Move Dragonborn after Unofficial Hearthfire Patch

Move Unofficial Dragonborn Patch after Dragonborn

Move Cutting Room Floor after Unofficial Dragonborn Patch

Move Alternate Start - Live Another Life after Cutting Room Floor

Posted Jul 17, 2014, 6:26 AM UTC · edited

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betacyaninMarkarth•

Mod priority is basically install order, only flexible. It's the mod list in the left panel, you need to have the priority part active for it to make any coherent sense (ie not alphabetical sorting). This is what MO wants you to change.

LOOT handles load order, which is the plugins tab on the right panel.

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CaristinnOP•

Thanks.

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Terrorfox1234Falkreath•

Is the second half of this post the conflict warning you get from MO?

If so you will notice it is referring to reordering mods in the left list (mod list) whereas LOOT sorts the right list (plugins/.esp load order)

So...my answer is both. Listen to both.

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CaristinnOP•

Well, I'm fucking retarded. Just reread it. I kept getting that message and I was never sure what to do because I didn't see the "left list" part. Thanks!

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Terrorfox1234Falkreath•

:)

Late nights modding turn brains to mushies and tiny missteps make even the best feel "retarded"

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mo_fiah•

Also, I'd recommend following the directions for reordering the left pane from MO, but I wouldn't let it sort automatically. Do it by hand. Double check that the order it recommends makes sense. Right now MO is telling me to let a mod overwrite a patch for said mod, and I know that's wrong.

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XCrazedxPyroX•

What about when it says hey move mod 1 before mod 2.. Then 5 minutes later it says move to the exact opposite? I just hit fix every time.. But I have always wondered why it does that

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Terrorfox1234Falkreath•

Hmm...does it do this after running LOOT? Do you notice any changes to your load order? Or does it just come out of nowhere?

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XCrazedxPyroX•

I haven't touched my load order in a while. I got a pretty stable save, but I'll use the built in LOOT through MO, it makes it's changes and then MO says I need to move certain mods afterwards. I hit fix, and then it says to pretty much undo it. I haven't experienced any issues in game really.. (Doing my first requiem play through) but it is kinda weird how MO does that.

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Terrorfox1234Falkreath•

Yeah sounds like something that will probably be fixed in an update

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