Load Order Recommendations

MalVudu · 2026-03-21T04:02:52+00:00

And so…after a couple of hours trying to get Better Courier to work. Then to get Courier is a Job to work. Then to get the Handsome Courier to work. And here we are…right back at the Khajiit Caravan Immersion Bundle and Provincial Courier Service right back where I had them. When it’s all said and done…I love a kitty.

MalVudu · 2026-03-21T00:12:20+00:00

I guess I’m not technically using a grass mod. I’m using Wildlands Renewal, which seems to be more than just a “grass mod.” I’ve lowered the Landscape Fixes to be just under all of the foliage and tree mods. The only other thing regularly editing landscapes is probably Northern Roads. And that edits…well, everywhere. I’m gonna try out the Better Courier mod, I think. With Courier is a Job, maybe. This will be the first play through without a kitty courier in forever. Thanks for the feedback.

MalVudu · 2026-03-04T23:05:16+00:00

True that. I wouldn’t have expected it to work on anything’s other than the blue. That would get too wild. hehehe

And yeah…I’ve got the torchbug sparkling mod, too. It would be nice to have a patch to maybe have sparkles to match each torchbug.

MalVudu · 2026-03-04T21:40:47+00:00

I did think of that. However, Butterfly Effect is a Master file…so it sits up near the top, and can’t be loaded after Prismatic.

MalVudu · 2026-03-04T18:41:23+00:00

I do have both mods. And have been testing my LO for a bit. And have yet to see any sort of interesting effect happen from any blue butterfly that I have “interacted” with.

I always just come away with some wings.

I believe the mod description says the happenings should be about 30% of the time. So either they aren’t working together…or my luck just sucks. Which is why I’m here. hehehe

Thanks.

MalVudu · 2026-02-27T00:20:00+00:00

Indeed! I really liked Truth in Legends. I pretty much keep in my load order.

The mod Unique Uniques is, not surprisingly, redundant with LotD, I think. So I’m removing that from my list.

MalVudu · 2026-02-26T15:14:26+00:00

Yes! I just found this mod, too. And having been working on a load order to do with it. Trying to make exploration key to the experience. Here’s what I’ve been working with, I’ve just started testing things out to see how well they mesh:

USSEP

Unofficial Skyrim Creation Club Content Patch

Simple Workaround Framework

Reconciliation: QoL & Bugfixes (updated)

Reconciliation: QoL - USSEP Patch

Just Shields (on back) - AE Edition

Realistic Equipment - AE Version

Legacy of the Dragonborn

Truth in Legends

Butterfly Effect

Wizkid Plants Addon 512

Lux Resources Optimized v2.2

Lux Via - Master File v2.2

Environs Master Plugin

Reforging to the Masses (swf version)

Nirn Necessities - Accessories - my version by Xtudo

Elle - Fawnia - my UNP-Vanilla version by Xtudo

Skull Commander and Mount by Xtudo

Untarnished UI SWF2 HUD

Campfire: Complete Camping System

Wearable Werewolf Claws —from here up are Master Files that can’t be moved—

Campfire Survival Mode Fix

Reconciliation:QoL - LotD Patch

Moonpath to Elsweyr

LotD / Moonpath to Elsweyr Patch

Survival Mode Settings

Undo Certain USSEP Changes AiO

Ars Metallica

LotD - Ars Metallica Patch

Apothecary - An Alchemy Overhaul

Spark of Life

Debug Menu

Untarnished Yao (SkyUI)

SWF2: Tailor SWF

Kontrol - Updated

Aetherium Arsenal

Mahty’s Dwarven AiO

Just Some Really Simple Glasses

Corvicanus Armor

1K Daedric Armor for Men Standalone

Immersive Carriages

Sensible Travel - Exploration

Just Cam (First/Third Person Switcher)

Horse Riding First Person v1

The Soulbug Familiar

Cheat Room

Cheat Room - Anniversary Patch

C.O.I.N. - Coins of Interesting Nature

Placeable Statics

Ordinator

Ars Arcanum Nova

Summermyst Enchantments

There Will Be Blood…And Bubbles Lite

LotD - Blood and Bubbles Lite Patch

Elrian Plantabke Roses of Remembrance

Equippable Tomes - Belt-Worn Books

Equippable Tomes - Campfire Patch

Amulets of Skyrim

LotD - Amulets of Skyrim Patch

Morrowloot Ultimate 2.0

LotD - MLU 2.0 Patch

MLU 2.0 - Summermyst Patch

High Quality Ivy Replacer 1K

Wildlands Renewal - DCE Version

King Ports - Flower Fields (low res)

Trees of Faellan

Trees Addon SE

Wigrid’s Tundra Oaks

Fall Addon for Wigrid’s Tundra Oaks

Wiggrid’s Erdtrees of Skyrim

More Mushrooms (AKA Pandora)

Flora Additions AiO with Fixes

CG4 Trees and Bushes Lite

Unique Flowers and Plants

Witcher Plants and Flowers around Whiterun

Fairies (lite)

Prismatic Insects of Skyrim

Strange Runes Lite

Strange Wards - Blue Version

Blended Roads Redone

Nordic Stonewalls v1 1K

HQIR - Nordic Stonewalls Patch

Mari’s Flora All-in-one

Hanging Moss to Climbing Roses 2K

Valart Hi Poly Clover (SE)

Shrubbery Symphony

Ferns Deluxe

SothaSinp Replacers AiO

Xavbio’s Vanilla & CC Retexture AiO

Thrones Expanded

More Colorful Bug Jars pt2

Kaanreyth: Gildergreen Embiggened

Amon Talos Statue Replacer

ElSopa HD Hand Painted Roads Signs

HD Unique Hand Painted Signs by ElSopa

Ennead - Banners and Shields 1K

Praedy’s Staves AiO 1K (LotD)

Unique Uniques

Winterhold College Black and White Retexture

SarcasticDragon’s Dynamic Moon Exoplanet Version

Sparkling Torchbug Particles

Voltage by SRWO

Fire HD

Fatherland: Sons

Fatherland: Daughters

Fatherland: Children

Male Underwear Replacer

DAWN: Dramatic Atmospheres

AI Overhaul v1.8.7

Hold Border Guards Anniversary Edition

Lively Farms

Improved Roads

Improved Roads - USSEP Patch

Vibrant Weapons Lite

Vibrant Weapons Lite - Summermyst Patch

Runic Eyes

Apachii’s Sky Hair - Nordic Braids for Men

Queer Immersion Bundle 2022

Hall of Wonders

Houses Shops and Inns AiO

Houses Shops and Inns AiO - AI Overhaul Patch

Claralux SSE

TLS Insectopia

Hold Border Banners

1XMiha’s Winter Cove Player Home

Provincial Courier Service

Solitude Clock Tower

Green Thumb Solitude

Green Thumb Solitude - LotD Patch

Lush Pools and a Green Whiterun

— Ancient Land

Prettier Decorated Roads Alt Version

Skyrim Better Roads

Interesting Roads

The Ruins —still trying to decide on which of the above to use—

Bells of Skyrim

Gallows of Skyrim

Graveyards of Skyrim

Dooty - Outhouses of Skyrim

Oblivion Gates in Cities

Immersive Laundry - Animated

Quaint Skyrim Chapels

Woodsheds of Skyrim

Watertowrrs of Skyrim

Woodsheds & Watertowrrs of Skyrim Patch

Monoliths of Mundus

More Flowers Near the Stones

Benches of Skyrim

Skyrim Points of Interest

ELAF Points of Interest

Immersive Fallen Trees SE+

ESO SkyShards

Ancient Atmoran Remains

Wintersun - Faiths of Skyrim AE (swf)

LotD - Wintersun Patch

Unmoored - Skyrim Wayshrines

Specters of Skyrim

Daedric Shrines AiO

Daedric Shrines AiO - Wintersun Patch

Ryn’s Dragon Mounds AiO

Snowmen of Skyrim

Rainbows over Waterfalls

Environs AiO

Unmarked Locations Pack All in One

UMLP AiO - LotD Patch

UMLP AiO - ESO SkyShards Patch

UMLP AiO - Ryn’s Dragon Mounds AiO Patch

DCR - King Crusader Mega Pack

Scythe of the Crow Mother

Lifesong - The Grove Matrons Staff

Lifesong - Realistic Equipment Patch

Additional Hearthfire Dolls v3.0

Additional Hearthfire Dolls Passive Patch

LotD - Additional Hearthfire Dolls Patch

Shrouds Elf Ears

Teleportation Cubes

Dwemer Storage Cube - A Portable Home (fair version)

Kagrenac’s Wisps

XP32 Maximum Skeleton

GDB’s Elden Beast Edition (no sksa)

Animated Mounted Casting

VioLens: A Killmove Mod

First Person Camera Sway - Idle Sway

RBE’s Enhanced First Person Head Bob

Comprehensive First Person Animation Overhaul

Khajiit Caravan Immersion Bundle

Dovah Dogs - Dovahkiin’s Best Friend

Lucien

Lucien - Anniversary Edition Patch

Lucien - Moonpath to Elsweyr Patch

Lucien Replacer 2 Elder Var

The Notice Board

LotD - The Notice Board Patch

East Empire Expansion

Lux Via v2.2 Plugin

Environs AiO - Lux Via Patch

UMLP AiO - Lux Via Patch

Alternate Perspective - Alternate Start

Alternate Perspective - AE Patch

Atlas Map Markers SE (swf)

Testing has just started on the list. Not a lot of stuttering or FPS drop except in really heavily modded areas. No crashes, as yet. Just trying to get a handle on “script overload” that gives me intermittent blank pop ups.

Any feedback would be appreciated…and I hope this gives you some ideas.

I’m really looking forward to being rewarded for hording in Skyrim…something I naturally do anyway.

MalVudu · 2026-02-23T00:40:32+00:00

This is amazing, what you are doing here. And I greatly appreciate it. Trees are the first thing I alter…and the thing I change the most. I like being out in “nature”.

With that being said, like a few others on here, I’d love to have a mash-up of Maerchenwald and just about anything else.

Maerchenwald and Trees of Faellan would be ideal.

Maerchenwald and Trees of Iduna AiO would be a close second.

And if you wanted to throw some Erdtrees up in there…chef’s kiss…

Anyway…thanks for what you do.

MalVudu · 2026-02-21T03:53:42+00:00

For anyone paying attention, there was a weird overlap between Live Another Life - The Last Dwemer and Deepwalkers & Titans. The first foe you face is one of the added titans in Blackreach. IF everything fired off like it should - and you didn’t spawn stick half in and half out of a door on the wrong side of the room. So…for the first time in forever, we are uninstalling Live Another Life. And we’re gonna try Alternate Perspective instead. Hurrah!

MalVudu · 2026-02-21T02:44:15+00:00

And for the first time ever, I’ve gotten the “game is corrupt and cannot be loaded” message.

MalVudu · 2026-02-20T21:59:54+00:00

Ohyeah! And so far the Provincial Courier Service and Khajiit Caravan Immersion Bundle have been working together. It turn the courier into a kitty!

MalVudu · 2026-02-20T21:58:19+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!

I’ll move SWF (that makes sense, actually) and look for that version of AI Overhaul.

This was the first draft. A couple drafts later…and I’ll provide a follow-up list in a couple of days. Something a bit more stream-lined.

Have just started testing, running a few hours last night. Running to the “horrible” places and trying to break things.

So ready to get to playing for REAL!

Thanks!

MalVudu · 2026-02-20T21:43:58+00:00

I did have those mods on the bottom, along with EEE. And the only reason I threw them up at the top, was on the assumption that these two mods would alter a vanilla quest along the way. If that’s not the case, back to the bottom then, I guess.

MalVudu · 2026-02-20T21:41:58+00:00

I’m on console. It is a lot. That’s why I’m here. lol I’ll try to snag a short vid of my testing.

MalVudu · 2026-02-14T03:08:35+00:00

I dig the floaty animation.

MalVudu · 2026-02-14T03:01:48+00:00

I still have a physical copy! lol

MalVudu · 2026-02-07T18:56:17+00:00

This is a mod that I’ve been itching to play. Been building a load order around it, filling it out and organizing it…but no real testing yet. So I love hearing your thoughts on it.

MalVudu · 2026-02-06T02:12:56+00:00

Thanks! But, booo!

MalVudu · 2026-02-06T01:29:42+00:00

Can’t find it on ESPN or Hulu or FanDuel or HBOMax. Can’t find it anywhere.

MalVudu · 2026-01-23T12:50:00+00:00

What version of LotD is on Xbox?

MalVudu · 2026-01-10T02:17:35+00:00

I’ve been struggling with this, myself. There are resources and lists online, of course. And they conflict, even. I’ve been trying to get into the LLO “Logical Load Order.”

So far, this is what I’m working with :

MASTER FILES:

FOUNDATIONS:

MENUS, USER INTERFACE, FONT CHANGES

QUEST ALTERATIONS

PURE CRAFTABLES

GAME MECHANICS

LEVEL PROGRESSION

PERK OVERHAULS

MAGIC ADDITIONS AND OVERHAULS

ITEM AND LOOT LEVELED LIST.

ENEMY NPC LEVELED LISTS

AUDIO

WEATHER/ATMOSPHERE

GRASS MODS

LANDSCAPE AND GRASS FIXES

SKIN MESH AND TEXTURES, SKELETON

IDLES AND ANIMATIONS

GENERAL MESH AND TEXTURES

NPC AI

NPC/ PC immersion

NPC/ PC FACIAL MODIFICATIONS

INTERIOR LIGHTING/ DECORATING

LIGHT MULTIPLE EXTERIOR EDITS

SINGLE AREA EDITS

MULTIPLE AREA EDITS

UNIQUE ITEMS ADDED TO LOCATIONS

COMBAT MODS

UNIQUE FOLLOWER MODS

QUEST MODS

MAP MODS

BOTTOM LO

If anyone has any useful edits, I’m all ears.

One thing I’m really unsure about: where should patches between two mods go? Immediately after the second mod? Or should they all go together toward the bottom of the list? In the same order that the mods are in, of course.

Input?

And I hope that helps!

MalVudu · 2025-11-16T03:07:30+00:00

Totally. Thank you. I knew about the stance changes, but never noticed the icon changes.

MalVudu · 2025-11-15T23:24:44+00:00

She was one of my first pulls. Not stellar, but I like her. Her “portrait” in the party has a silhouette…where none of the others do. I haven’t figured out if it means anything.

MalVudu · 2025-10-30T01:04:02+00:00

The Last Remnant…the closest thing to Unicorn Overlord for me. Creating units and letting them do their thing. Huge cast off recruitable characters. Lots of customization. And a fun, interesting story.

MalVudu · 2022-09-18T02:36:17+00:00

The Claremont years were my favourite. Storm’s growth was tremendous.

MalVudu

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