It is a good idea to have the quest you are currently working on near the end of your load order.
Mods that specifically conflict with overhauls and need to take precedence.Any compatibility patches for the major overhaul mods.Major Overhaul Mods (FCOM, OOO, MMM etc).Note: any DLC patch should go directly after the DLC it changes, no matter where the DLC is located.Minor Mods/New Items/Houses/DLC's (Post-Completion).Oblivion.esm - this MUST be the first thing in the list.Here is a load order recommendation, originally by Dev_akm and modified by Bben46 Remove Deadly reflex and Streamline (if you use them) until everything else is working.Īt the end of the BOSS order, there will be some mods that it did not know where to put.Note: these recommendations are based on Oblivion but can also apply to Morrowind and Fallout games.įor those who insist on making things hard for themselves: And you are never trying to 'fix' more than one mod at a time. This way your load order gets built one mod at a time. Install one at a time, test that one, then after it is working install another one. The time you think you will save will be more than made up by the time you spend in troubleshooting. Such as patches to a mod.īatch loading a bunch of mods without testing is asking for trouble. Be sure you have the proper tools to change the load order, usually OBMM and BOSSĪny mod that changes something in another mod MUST be loaded after the mod it makes changes to.If any mod requires OBSE (Oblivion) or FOSE (Fallout) be sure it is properly installed and you start the game using these programs, not using the default game launcher.
Be sure you have patched to the latest version of the game - some mods will not work unless you do.If your load order works and you are able to play the game, it is right - for you.īefore you start messing with load orders: There is no magic formula to a load order, just a set of general guidelines. Load orders will not fix everything, some mods will just not work with some others and some require special handling. They can sometimes be important in diagnosing technical issues with your game so it can be quite important to sort your load order out properly. A load order dictates the order in which mods are loaded by the game you are using.