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Looking for some feedback on my load order

Mexican_Wonder

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I recently decided to get back into Fallout 4 after my first attempt at playing with mods failed miserably. Since then I have studied up on how load orders work and I decided to give it another go. I am using MO2 but I do not think LOOT is running correctly as it is placing the SS city plans contest mods basically above everything else and that does not look right to me. So I decided to arrange the order myself but I am still pretty new with mods so I am looking to see if anyone can tell me if I made any obvious errors with my load order below or if anyone had any suggestions. Thanks in advance.
Fallout4.esm
DLCRobot.esm
DLCworkshop01.esm
DLCCoast.esm
DLCworkshop02.esm
DLCworkshop03.esm
DLCNukaWorld.esm
Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch.esp
WorkshopFramework.esm
HUDFramework.esm
SimSettlements.esm
TrueStormsFO4-EarlierSunsets.esp
TrueStormsFO4-EarlierSunsetsFH.esp
TrueStormsFO4-FarHarbor.esp
TrueStormsFO4-FarHarborExtraRads.esp
TrueStormsFO4-GlowingSeaExtraRads.esp
TrueStormsFO4-NukaWorld-FH-Compat.esp
ArmorKeywords.esm
AMS.esl
TrueStormsFO4.esm
BulletParty.esp
Realistic_conversations.esp
AzarPonytailHairstyles.esp
CBBE.esp
llamaCompanionHeather.esp
OutcastsAndRemnants.esp
ProjectValkyrie.esp
G36Complex.esp
MP7.esp
HK_UMP.esp
AK74M.esp
AQUILA.esp
Krebs.esp
Mosin.esp
RU556.esp
ReconPack.esp
AUG-A1.esp
DOOMMerged.esp
F4NVServiceRifleRedux.esp
Armorsmith Extended.esp
WattzLaserGun.esp
EnclaveUniform.esp
K9TacticalHarness.esp
AmericaRising-GearOfTheEnclave.esp
MilitarizedMinutemen.esp
MilitarisedMinutemen_PatchesAddon.esp
Nexus_PMC.esp
Mercenary.esp
STRAC Hats.esp
BetterNightVision.esp
AnS Wearable Backpacks and Pouches - Ballistic Weave.esp
AnS Wearable Backpacks and Pouches - Power Armor Carry Capacity.esp
AnS Wearable Backpacks and Pouches.esp
WestTekTacticalOptics-AWKCR.esp
WestTekTacticalOptics.esp
DarkerNights.esp
DarkerNightsDetection.esp
BostonFPSFixAIO.esp
Boston Natural Surroundings.esp
D.E.C.A.Y.esp
SuperMutantRedux.esp
SuperMutantRedux_ArmorSmithExtended.esp
W.A.T.Minutemen.esp
Synth Overhaul.esp
CROSS_CoA.esp
CROSS_BrotherhoodRecon.esp
BetterSettlers.esp
BetterSettlersCleanFacePack.esp
BetterSettlersMortalPack.esp
BetterSettlersNoLollygagging.esp
LovingCait.esp
MoreVariationsOfRadChickens.esp
SSCityPlanContest_AbernathyFarm_Ausplat.esl
SSCityPlanContest_AbernathyFarm_GraphicNerdity.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CoastalCottage_Ausplat.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CoastalCottage_Phil_T_Casual.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CountyCrossing_Mobina.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CountyCrossing_Myrmarachne.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CountyCrossing_TTG.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CountyCrossing_Yagisan.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CroupManor_Kharon93.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CroupManor_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CroupManor_WDJ.esl
SSCityPlanContest_EgretToursMarina_Hornet.esl
SSCityPlanContest_EgretToursMarina_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_FinchFarm_Ausplat.esl
SSCityPlanContest_FinchFarm_Beloopceda.esl
SSCityPlanContest_FinchFarm_Myrmarachne.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Graygarden_ArtisanVirgil.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Graygarden_GenuineEntropy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Graygarden_Yagisan.esl
SSCityPlanContest_GreentopNursery_altasilvapuer.esl
SSCityPlanContest_GreentopNursery_Kharon93.esl
SSCityPlanContest_GreentopNursery_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_HangmansAlley_Ausplat.esl
SSCityPlanContest_HangmansAlley_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_HangmansAlley_PhilTCasual.esl
SSCityPlanContest_JamaicaPlain_Harkness13.esl
SSCityPlanContest_JamaicaPlain_WDJ.esl
SSCityPlanContest_KingsportLighthouse_altasilvapuer.esl
SSCityPlanContest_KingsportLighthouse_Ausplat.esl
SSCityPlanContest_KingsportLighthouse_harkness13.esl
SSCityPlanContest_KingsportLighthouse_KynthiaBarnes.esl
SSCityPlanContest_KingsportLighthouse_Myrmarachne.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Murkwater_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Murkwater_PBenjamin.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Murkwater_PyrateLV.esl
SSCityPlanContest_NordhagenBeach_Hornet.esl
SSCityPlanContest_NordhagenBeach_KynthiaBarnes.esl
SSCityPlanContest_NordhagenBeach_Myrmarachne.esl
SSCityPlanContest_NordhagenBeach_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_NordhagenBeach_Phil_T_Casual.esl
SSCityPlanContest_NukaRedRocket_Myrmarachne.esl
SSCityPlanContest_OberlandStation_Myrmarachne.esl
SSCityPlanContest_OberlandStation_PBenjamin.esl
SSCityPlanContest_OberlandStation_Saiyaness.esl
SSCityPlanContest_OberlandStation_VikingBaggins.esl
SSCityPlanContest_RedRocket_GenuineEntropy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_RedRocket_KleptoHeart.esl
SSCityPlanContest_RedRocket_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_RedRocket_SirLach.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Slog_KynthiaBarnes.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Slog_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Slog_xMoridarx.esl
SSCityPlanContest_SomervillePlace_Ausplat.esl
SSCityPlanContest_SomervillePlace_Itzari.esl
SSCityPlanContest_SomervillePlace_KyanthiaBarnes.esl
SSCityPlanContest_SomervillePlace_Shag.esl
SSCityPlanContest_StarlightDrivein_Kleptoheart.esl
SSCityPlanContest_StarlightDrivein_MarkAlmighty.esl
SSCityPlanContest_StarlightDrivein_Myrmarachne.esl
SSCityPlanContest_StarlightDrivein_PBenjamin.esl
SSCityPlanContest_StarlightDrivein_Rudy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_SunshineTidingsCoop_Mobina.esl
SSCityPlanContest_SunshineTidingsCoop_Yagisan.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_Ausplat.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_Hornet.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_Iztari.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_KynthiaBarnes.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_NickFarrell.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_Nunya.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_ShagomyJago.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_shakana44.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_VersusXV.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_WeiseDrachenJaeger.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_xMORIDARx.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_Yagisan.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TenpinesBluff_Corvus.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TenpinesBluff_MarkAlmighty.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TenpinesBluff_Mobina.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TenpinesBluff_Yagisan.esl
SSCityPlanContest_WarwickHomestead_Nick.esl
SSCityPlanContest_WarwickHomestead_Tim.esl
SSCityPlanContest_WarwickHomestead_WDJ.esl
SimSettlements_IDEKsLogisticsStation.esl
ruined_simsettlement_addonpack.esp
ClassicShacks.esp
AnotherBrickInTheWall.esp
ss_addon_pbpp.esp
RS_Sim_AddOn.esp
JunkTown.esp
SimSettlements_AddOnPack_AwsomeTown.esp
SimSettlements_MegaPack_YearOne.esp
SimSettlements_MegaPack_YearTwo.esp
SimSettlements_Patch_Nukaworld.esl
SimHomestead.esp
SSImprovedChickens.esp
SimSettlements_AddOnPack_IntimateSpaces_SirLach.esp
SimSettlements_AddOnPack_UltimateDefenses_SirLach.esp
VFXAddon.esp
SKKCombatStalkers.esp
SKKSettlementAttackSystem.esp
SKKSettlementAttackSystemMarkers.esp
Sim Settlements Faction Pack - The Enclave All-In-One.esp
LibertalianConqueror.esp
InstituteAgentConqueror.esp
ConquerorOfTheSea.esp
BoarsInstitutePack.esp
GunnerConq.esp
ruined_simsettlement_faction_wastelanders.esp
RegulatorsFactionPack.esp
RedFaction.esp
AtomsConqueror.esp
tkzBOS_FactionPack.esp
Altairp's Animal Farm.esp
B84sThemedResidentials.esp
home_improvement_all.esp
SimSettlements Previews Newest.esp
SimSettlements_AddOnPack_Defences_Brae.esp
SimSettlements_AddOnPack_Utilities_JtBryant.esp
SS MegaPackOneYear-Previews.esp
VFX SuperMutant Conqueror Faction SMR Nightkin Addon.esp
VFX SuperMutant Conqueror Faction.esp
Sim Settlements Triggermen Faction Pack.esp
SimSettlements_XPAC_Conqueror.esp
Sandbag Fortifications - Version 2C.esp
FactionFlagsRedux_SimSettlementsAddOn.esp
EveryonesBestFriend.esp
Insignificant Object Remover.esp
IndustrialCity_Sim_Settlements_Addon.esp
IndustrialCity_Sim_Settlements_Dispatcher_Radio_Optional.esp
InstituteSettlements.esp
LtC_LegalizedGrow01.esp
155mm Howitzer M1.esp
BetterGenerators.esp
FO4 NPCs Travel.esp
SettlementMenuManager.esp
Brahmin Watertrough.esp
BrahminFeederFull.esp
Campsite-Full-Sleep.esp
Campsite.esp
Dogmeat A True Companion Survival.esp
CWSS Redux.esp
Raze My Settlement.esp
AA Better Companions - No Conflicts.esp
NoSharedDogmeatTemplate.esp
EFF.esp
 
I recently decided to get back into Fallout 4 after my first attempt at playing with mods failed miserably. Since then I have studied up on how load orders work and I decided to give it another go. I am using MO2 but I do not think LOOT is running correctly as it is placing the SS city plans contest mods basically above everything else and that does not look right to me. So I decided to arrange the order myself but I am still pretty new with mods so I am looking to see if anyone can tell me if I made any obvious errors with my load order below or if anyone had any suggestions. Thanks in advance.
Fallout4.esm
DLCRobot.esm
DLCworkshop01.esm
DLCCoast.esm
DLCworkshop02.esm
DLCworkshop03.esm
DLCNukaWorld.esm
Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch.esp
WorkshopFramework.esm
HUDFramework.esm
SimSettlements.esm
TrueStormsFO4-EarlierSunsets.esp
TrueStormsFO4-EarlierSunsetsFH.esp
TrueStormsFO4-FarHarbor.esp
TrueStormsFO4-FarHarborExtraRads.esp
TrueStormsFO4-GlowingSeaExtraRads.esp
TrueStormsFO4-NukaWorld-FH-Compat.esp
ArmorKeywords.esm
AMS.esl
TrueStormsFO4.esm
BulletParty.esp
Realistic_conversations.esp
AzarPonytailHairstyles.esp
CBBE.esp
llamaCompanionHeather.esp
OutcastsAndRemnants.esp
ProjectValkyrie.esp
G36Complex.esp
MP7.esp
HK_UMP.esp
AK74M.esp
AQUILA.esp
Krebs.esp
Mosin.esp
RU556.esp
ReconPack.esp
AUG-A1.esp
DOOMMerged.esp
F4NVServiceRifleRedux.esp
Armorsmith Extended.esp
WattzLaserGun.esp
EnclaveUniform.esp
K9TacticalHarness.esp
AmericaRising-GearOfTheEnclave.esp
MilitarizedMinutemen.esp
MilitarisedMinutemen_PatchesAddon.esp
Nexus_PMC.esp
Mercenary.esp
STRAC Hats.esp
BetterNightVision.esp
AnS Wearable Backpacks and Pouches - Ballistic Weave.esp
AnS Wearable Backpacks and Pouches - Power Armor Carry Capacity.esp
AnS Wearable Backpacks and Pouches.esp
WestTekTacticalOptics-AWKCR.esp
WestTekTacticalOptics.esp
DarkerNights.esp
DarkerNightsDetection.esp
BostonFPSFixAIO.esp
Boston Natural Surroundings.esp
D.E.C.A.Y.esp
SuperMutantRedux.esp
SuperMutantRedux_ArmorSmithExtended.esp
W.A.T.Minutemen.esp
Synth Overhaul.esp
CROSS_CoA.esp
CROSS_BrotherhoodRecon.esp
BetterSettlers.esp
BetterSettlersCleanFacePack.esp
BetterSettlersMortalPack.esp
BetterSettlersNoLollygagging.esp
LovingCait.esp
MoreVariationsOfRadChickens.esp
SSCityPlanContest_AbernathyFarm_Ausplat.esl
SSCityPlanContest_AbernathyFarm_GraphicNerdity.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CoastalCottage_Ausplat.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CoastalCottage_Phil_T_Casual.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CountyCrossing_Mobina.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CountyCrossing_Myrmarachne.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CountyCrossing_TTG.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CountyCrossing_Yagisan.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CroupManor_Kharon93.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CroupManor_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_CroupManor_WDJ.esl
SSCityPlanContest_EgretToursMarina_Hornet.esl
SSCityPlanContest_EgretToursMarina_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_FinchFarm_Ausplat.esl
SSCityPlanContest_FinchFarm_Beloopceda.esl
SSCityPlanContest_FinchFarm_Myrmarachne.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Graygarden_ArtisanVirgil.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Graygarden_GenuineEntropy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Graygarden_Yagisan.esl
SSCityPlanContest_GreentopNursery_altasilvapuer.esl
SSCityPlanContest_GreentopNursery_Kharon93.esl
SSCityPlanContest_GreentopNursery_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_HangmansAlley_Ausplat.esl
SSCityPlanContest_HangmansAlley_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_HangmansAlley_PhilTCasual.esl
SSCityPlanContest_JamaicaPlain_Harkness13.esl
SSCityPlanContest_JamaicaPlain_WDJ.esl
SSCityPlanContest_KingsportLighthouse_altasilvapuer.esl
SSCityPlanContest_KingsportLighthouse_Ausplat.esl
SSCityPlanContest_KingsportLighthouse_harkness13.esl
SSCityPlanContest_KingsportLighthouse_KynthiaBarnes.esl
SSCityPlanContest_KingsportLighthouse_Myrmarachne.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Murkwater_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Murkwater_PBenjamin.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Murkwater_PyrateLV.esl
SSCityPlanContest_NordhagenBeach_Hornet.esl
SSCityPlanContest_NordhagenBeach_KynthiaBarnes.esl
SSCityPlanContest_NordhagenBeach_Myrmarachne.esl
SSCityPlanContest_NordhagenBeach_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_NordhagenBeach_Phil_T_Casual.esl
SSCityPlanContest_NukaRedRocket_Myrmarachne.esl
SSCityPlanContest_OberlandStation_Myrmarachne.esl
SSCityPlanContest_OberlandStation_PBenjamin.esl
SSCityPlanContest_OberlandStation_Saiyaness.esl
SSCityPlanContest_OberlandStation_VikingBaggins.esl
SSCityPlanContest_RedRocket_GenuineEntropy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_RedRocket_KleptoHeart.esl
SSCityPlanContest_RedRocket_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_RedRocket_SirLach.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Slog_KynthiaBarnes.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Slog_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_Slog_xMoridarx.esl
SSCityPlanContest_SomervillePlace_Ausplat.esl
SSCityPlanContest_SomervillePlace_Itzari.esl
SSCityPlanContest_SomervillePlace_KyanthiaBarnes.esl
SSCityPlanContest_SomervillePlace_Shag.esl
SSCityPlanContest_StarlightDrivein_Kleptoheart.esl
SSCityPlanContest_StarlightDrivein_MarkAlmighty.esl
SSCityPlanContest_StarlightDrivein_Myrmarachne.esl
SSCityPlanContest_StarlightDrivein_PBenjamin.esl
SSCityPlanContest_StarlightDrivein_Rudy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_SunshineTidingsCoop_Mobina.esl
SSCityPlanContest_SunshineTidingsCoop_Yagisan.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_Ausplat.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_Hornet.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_Iztari.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_KynthiaBarnes.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_NDCowdy.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_NickFarrell.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_Nunya.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_ShagomyJago.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_shakana44.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_VersusXV.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_WeiseDrachenJaeger.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_xMORIDARx.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TaffingtonBoathouse_Yagisan.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TenpinesBluff_Corvus.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TenpinesBluff_MarkAlmighty.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TenpinesBluff_Mobina.esl
SSCityPlanContest_TenpinesBluff_Yagisan.esl
SSCityPlanContest_WarwickHomestead_Nick.esl
SSCityPlanContest_WarwickHomestead_Tim.esl
SSCityPlanContest_WarwickHomestead_WDJ.esl
SimSettlements_IDEKsLogisticsStation.esl
ruined_simsettlement_addonpack.esp
ClassicShacks.esp
AnotherBrickInTheWall.esp
ss_addon_pbpp.esp
RS_Sim_AddOn.esp
JunkTown.esp
SimSettlements_AddOnPack_AwsomeTown.esp
SimSettlements_MegaPack_YearOne.esp
SimSettlements_MegaPack_YearTwo.esp
SimSettlements_Patch_Nukaworld.esl
SimHomestead.esp
SSImprovedChickens.esp
SimSettlements_AddOnPack_IntimateSpaces_SirLach.esp
SimSettlements_AddOnPack_UltimateDefenses_SirLach.esp
VFXAddon.esp
SKKCombatStalkers.esp
SKKSettlementAttackSystem.esp
SKKSettlementAttackSystemMarkers.esp
Sim Settlements Faction Pack - The Enclave All-In-One.esp
LibertalianConqueror.esp
InstituteAgentConqueror.esp
ConquerorOfTheSea.esp
BoarsInstitutePack.esp
GunnerConq.esp
ruined_simsettlement_faction_wastelanders.esp
RegulatorsFactionPack.esp
RedFaction.esp
AtomsConqueror.esp
tkzBOS_FactionPack.esp
Altairp's Animal Farm.esp
B84sThemedResidentials.esp
home_improvement_all.esp
SimSettlements Previews Newest.esp
SimSettlements_AddOnPack_Defences_Brae.esp
SimSettlements_AddOnPack_Utilities_JtBryant.esp
SS MegaPackOneYear-Previews.esp
VFX SuperMutant Conqueror Faction SMR Nightkin Addon.esp
VFX SuperMutant Conqueror Faction.esp
Sim Settlements Triggermen Faction Pack.esp
SimSettlements_XPAC_Conqueror.esp
Sandbag Fortifications - Version 2C.esp
FactionFlagsRedux_SimSettlementsAddOn.esp
EveryonesBestFriend.esp
Insignificant Object Remover.esp
IndustrialCity_Sim_Settlements_Addon.esp
IndustrialCity_Sim_Settlements_Dispatcher_Radio_Optional.esp
InstituteSettlements.esp
LtC_LegalizedGrow01.esp
155mm Howitzer M1.esp
BetterGenerators.esp
FO4 NPCs Travel.esp
SettlementMenuManager.esp
Brahmin Watertrough.esp
BrahminFeederFull.esp
Campsite-Full-Sleep.esp
Campsite.esp
Dogmeat A True Companion Survival.esp
CWSS Redux.esp
Raze My Settlement.esp
AA Better Companions - No Conflicts.esp
NoSharedDogmeatTemplate.esp
EFF.esp

I don't use MO so someone else will have to help with that. Still you are correct that "REALLY doesn't look good at all.

Other than the city-plan issue with the esl files it looks pretty good.

Some suggestions:

Better Settlers:
upload_2019-11-8_23-22-13.png

help2.jpg



Flip:
BostonFPSFixAIO.esp
Boston Natural Surroundings.esp

To:
Boston Natural Surroundings.esp
BostonFPSFixAIO.esp

REF, My Guide BaGS and the Thuggysmurf guide.
upload_2019-11-8_23-25-24.png



Oh, kind of important.

NoSharedDogmeatTemplate.esp

upload_2019-11-8_23-30-0.png


help.jpg

:bye
That is all I see upfront.

Except for the .esl issue, none of it is game-breaking so great job.
I actually think you have picked out a great and intelligent LO.
Good Job! :drinks
 
I don't use MO so someone else will have to help with that. Still you are correct that "REALLY doesn't look good at all.

Other than the city-plan issue with the esl files it looks pretty good.

Some suggestions:

Better Settlers:
View attachment 7384
View attachment 7388


Flip:
BostonFPSFixAIO.esp
Boston Natural Surroundings.esp

To:
Boston Natural Surroundings.esp
BostonFPSFixAIO.esp

REF, My Guide BaGS and the Thuggysmurf guide.
View attachment 7385


Oh, kind of important.

NoSharedDogmeatTemplate.esp

View attachment 7386

View attachment 7387
:bye
That is all I see upfront.

Except for the .esl issue, none of it is game-breaking so great job.
I actually think you have picked out a great and intelligent LO.
Good Job! :drinks

upload_2019-11-8_23-42-4.png
 
Best starting points are BiRaitBec Modlist, Sirlach's Sim Settlements Experience, Thuggyfied - A Fallout 4 Mod List.

Set up QuickAutoClean via MO2's Executables(directions linked) and run it on the game master files & every mod(besides those that have intentional ITMs necessary for it to work, only example that comes to mind is Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch). Another useful reference is the load order of well known author Gambit77. Here's VIS-G Item Sorting, the most recently updated mod so hopefully has his most current load order which is generally on the 1st sticked post in comments.

I am using MO2 but I do not think LOOT is running correctly as it is placing the SS city plans contest mods basically above everything else and that does not look right to me.
I generally do not ever use LOOT on Fallout 4. Unlike on Skyrim it unfortunately doesn't tend to work well out of the box for sorting on Fallout 4. I know from others that you can get it to work well(Vortex users actually have to use LOOT, manual isn't allowed there) but caveat being that you have to make custom sorting rules stuff which is fine for the advanced users but probably not great for newcomers. On the plus side load order positioning isn't quite as strict here as on Skyrim where there's often only 1 correct order for a given list of mods.

VFX SuperMutant Conqueror Faction SMR Nightkin Addon.esp
VFX SuperMutant Conqueror Faction.esp
"VFX SuperMutant Conqueror Faction SMR Nightkin Addon.esp" should load after "VFX SuperMutant Conqueror Faction.esp". It should still work anyways but you probably won't be able to use the Nightkin special units. The way it's set up is to avoid making SMR a required dependency, by making the default plugin just have a duplicate Special Unit named "Needs SMR for this Special Unit" that the Nightkin Addon overrides.
 
I don't use MO so someone else will have to help with that. Still you are correct that "REALLY doesn't look good at all.

Other than the city-plan issue with the esl files it looks pretty good.

Some suggestions:

Better Settlers:
View attachment 7384
View attachment 7388


Flip:
BostonFPSFixAIO.esp
Boston Natural Surroundings.esp

To:
Boston Natural Surroundings.esp
BostonFPSFixAIO.esp

REF, My Guide BaGS and the Thuggysmurf guide.
View attachment 7385


Oh, kind of important.

NoSharedDogmeatTemplate.esp

View attachment 7386

View attachment 7387
:bye
That is all I see upfront.

Except for the .esl issue, none of it is game-breaking so great job.
I actually think you have picked out a great and intelligent LO.
Good Job! :drinks
Thanks!
 
Thanks for the info! While going through Thuggyfied's list he mentions using LOOT but I quickly realized it did not work as well for me lol luckily he had a spread sheet that detailed which categories generally go where.
 
Thanks for the info! While going through Thuggyfied's list he mentions using LOOT but I quickly realized it did not work as well for me lol luckily he had a spread sheet that detailed which categories generally go where.


I manually set load order, which is basically my install order.

Echoing RayBo..... the only other thing I saw was True Storms all at top. The esm sure, but many mods will just have copied vanilla data records, including weather, lighting, and colors.

The other thing I would say, being in xEdit hell for some time lately, if you have the DLCs, make sure you place a DLC dependent mod after all the others within a category because "not DLC" dependent mods basically carry over vanilla records and do strange wipes if DLC items, such as food, weather, locations, markers etc. Loading a DLC dependent companion for example after a nonDLC companion will save you a lot if heartache Since you have EFF last, which is good for because a vanilla based companion last will actually kill EFF in some function.

Unless you get into patching....

My personal opinion is load orders and overwrite issues would disappear if mods were DLC only and people just get the DLCs. Screwing themselves and the rest if us by "will not buy DLC"... ever...

John
 
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