Layering Packs

[Muladhara86]

I recently installed STEP Extended, and wanted to layer some packs on top of it.

 

Do I load the mods from packs right after STEP Extended in the left pane, or should I reorder everything?  If so, how so?  Should I follow the same general order as in the STEP guide?

 

 

 

Fixes

Interface

Conflicting Graphics

Landscape & Environment

Characters & Creatures

Clothing & Equipment

Animations & Effects

Clutter & Misc

Sound

Gameplay

 

 

 

Would this install order be reasonable?  

 

STEP Extended

Weather and Lighting

REGS

Modular Morrowloot Overhaul

      Skyrim Gameplay Rebalance

      Delevelled Loot

      Dovahkiin Reborn

 

(the last three packs will be partial installs)

Edited July 25, 2015 by Muladhara86

[Greg]

Generally you want to load the packs after STEP Core and STEP Extended, although I think I might install Weather and Lighting after REGS.

[Muladhara86]

Okay.  Thank you, Greg.  A couple more questions, please.

 

Why WaL after REGS?

 

How should I order things in the left pane when layering?

 

Thanks again.

[Greg]

I generally place lighting mods toward the bottom of the install order so the lighting changes override any "vanilla" lighting from mods higher in the install order, and REGS adds a lot of new towns/villages and modifications to existing towns and villages.

 

In the big scheme of things, it doesn't really make much difference provided none of the mods below the lighting/ENB mods override the changes in the lighting mods.

[Nozzer66]

Aside from what Greg says, if you add all the mods that add locations and worldspaces and areas first, (like REGS) it's a lot easier when adding over-reaching lighting/weather mods to know what patches etc you'll require.