Thank you so much for the swift response. You are awesome.
I re-enabled all mods and plugins related to the Step guide, and sorted with LOOT. Please see attached images, and please also see LOOT notes below.
There are a lot of missing .esm and .esl files (See below), and I am unsure what to do next. Should I reinstall the mods with LOOT errors or download mods not in the Step Guide?
Searching for some of these in the Step Guide does not return any results, such as Rielle Objects Secured.esp, for example. I am not completely sure what that is. If it is referring to "Security Overhaul SKSE - Soul-Cairn Objects Secured," then I installed exacly as directed in the Step Guide. Same with Moon and Star - CC Consistency and Immersion Tweaks, Smooth Shores, Creation Club Open Helmets, Acoustic Space Improvement Fixes, and all Step Patches.
Unofficial Skyrim CCC patch is missing a lot of .esm and .esl files. Please see images.
Rielle Objects Secured.esp - "requires ccbgssse067-daedinv.esm but it is missing"
SightlessNavFix - "requires ccbgssse008-Wraithguard.esl but it is missing"
Moon and Star - CC Consistency and Immersion Tweaks.esp - "requires ccasvsse001-almsivi.esm but it is missing," "requires ccbgssse008-wraithguard.esl but it is missing," "requires ccbgssse041-netchleather.esl but it is missing"
Smooth Shores-Tundra Homestead Patch.esp - "requires cceejsse001-hstead.esm but it is missing." MO2 says Smooth Shores 1.0.0 is old but recommends the same version ...
Majestic Mountains - Creation Club Patch.esp - "requires cceejsse002-tower.esl but it is missing," & "requires cceejsse005-cave.esm but it is missing,"
CC Open Helmets Merged.esp - Please see attached images. MO2 reports installed 1.4.0, newest 2.3.0.
CC Open Helmets Merged USCCCP.esp - Please see attached images
AcousticTemplateFixes_CC_Farming.esp - "requires ccvsvsse004-beafarmer.esl but it is missing,"
imp_helm_legend_WACCF_patch.esp - "Use imp_helm_legend_WACCF_AMB_Patch.esp instead of imp_helm_legend_waccf_patch.esp."
Step Patch - conflict resolution.esp - Please see attached images.
Step Patch - CR - WACCF.esp - "requires ccvsvsse003-necroarts.esl but it is missing,"
MO2 only reports "CC Open Helmets Merged" and "Smooth Shores" as older versions. MO2 also states, "Missing Masters with No Guided Fix: step patch - conflict resolution.esp Required by step patch - Fizzle constant spell absorb effect fix.esp, step patch - lighting and weather.esp" However, all of these including "step patch - conflict resolution.esp" are enabled in both the left and right panes.
MO2 does not report any other errors for any of the above listed mods. Everything else is green. No other warning icons in MO2. Running SKSE after sorting with LOOT crashes the game at launch. M02 then disables all mod plugins listed above in the right pane.