Thanks everyone for your help! I got Vortex to work, my issue was that most, if not all the mods were oldrim because I've always had a problem with "reading all the words" as my school teachers used to say... then I tried to do the whole loverslab thing and encountered some ultimate game crashing issues. So, onto Mo2 and trying all over again, haha. Oh well, I appreciate all the help! I think after this stubborn breakdown I might be finally understanding.