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A little confusion concerning the RaceCompatibilty instructions. It says not to install the RaceCompatibilityUSKPOverride.esp but further down, under ESF, it says to have LOOT load ESF after the RaceCompatibilityUSKPOverride.esp.

So we don't merge the RDO - CACO Patch with anything?

Wow. I can't believe how much I've learned following this guide and the SR guide. Still haven't played but I'm getting there. May actually end up doing everything over again because I think I may have screwed some things up. Would go faster, now that I've worked with this stuff. One thing I did was export this guide and the SR one (and the load order/plugin order) as PDFs so I can put them on my iPad and mark things off as I do them as well as make notes about things. I'd rather have hard copies to work off of but I don't have enough paper. Or ink. Heck, I may break down and create an actual checklist. I suppose I should just ask ... any advice on how I can make sure Everything is set up correctly?

Ahhhh ... thank you. I am following the guide without jumping ahead so I guess I better wait until I'm finished before posting. :) I keep telling myself I should read the whole thing first ...

So I'm doing the merging and checking mods and I noticed that installing WSCO overrides Superior Lore-Friendly Hair - HD textures. Just to be sure, should I just remove the latter? Also Faces Merged does the same to KsHair Breast Weight Paint and overrides much of KS Hairdos - Renewal Breast Weight Painted Hair. How should that be handled?

I'm not using Frostfall so I guess I better use the campfire patch.

Oh I see! I didn't look at that closely enough! Ugh. I think I better take a break. Three days of working on this is ... ugh. Quick note ... ASIS also had Realistic Room Rentals as a master. Never mind. I'm going to bed now.

We download the basic version of Room Rentals in this guide but No Snow on the Roof had the enhanced one for a master. How should we handle that?

No idea. Probably. :P Am looking it over. Actually I was planning on remaking them anyway but not if this might happen again.

So after all that work making merges, I open Merge Plugins and all of my merges are gone. Excuse me while I crawl into a corner and cry.

Concerning MorrowLoot, isn't there a stripped version at LotD? Could that be used instead?

I noticed that there is a patch in Your Own Thoughts for Campfire and was wondering if we should use it? It isn't listed in your instructions but it's not not listed either. If that makes sense. I've been working on this for three days now and am a bit punch drunk.

I just reached Weapons and Armors Attributes in the guide and am wondering ... should I continue? Should I wait?

I just installed Realistic Room Rents - Basic following the LotD guide. Should I deactivate the version install during the SR guide?

Should I be worried that after installing a mod, MO says the esp can't be found? I just close Mo and reopen it and its fine but am just wondering.

Thank you for all your help. I'm sure I will have more questions and I hope I won't be a bother. This actually is quite a bit of fun ... with some frustration mixed in ... and I am vary thankful that there are wonderful folks who take their time to create these guides.

Okay, I think I got it. I installed the patch using the settings indicated then I installed it again with 50 Apophysis directory as data and merged it with the existing patch.

I'm sorry for all the questions but I'm confused. Concerning Improved closefaced helmets patch, do I deactivate the SR patch? And where do I find the archive 50 Apophysis?

Some confusion with NARC. You list the following: MAIN FILES - NARC, NARC - Deadly Dragons, NARC - Falskaar, NARC - SkyTESTMISCELLANEOUS - NARC - Deadly Dragons Consistency Patch, NARC - Falskaar Consistency Patch, NARC - Immersive Horses Consistency Patch, NARC - Skyrim Immersive Creatures Consistency PatchBut at the mod page it says to only download one core file and the consistency patched needed. Plus there is an installer available.

Is there a reason Northfire's Photoreal Mountains has to be installed three times?

Question -- I notice that the Forgotten City patch installs a couple that are related to Civil War Overhaul. Should I just remove them?

Premade patch. I may go back and make my own later, once I have this tweaked to where I want it.

Ugh. I'm going to have to rethink this. That may end up being more then I can handle.

Thank you. I'll try that with the merges. If I switch to that other mod, what do I have to remove from the set up?

So I thought I'd post my thoughts in doing this setup. While I've loaded the game I haven't actually played it yet. My first thoughts on loading is that it is awfully dark. My eyesight isn't the best and was wondering if anyone had any advice on lightening it up. On a whole, setup was fairly easy. I found some new mods to try and learned more about using the various tools. Setup notes: I didn't add EatingSleepingDrinking under Resources since I wasn't planning on using the bath mod. Project Parallax Revived has been updated and the troublesome meshes removed. I didn't use Subliminal Traps 2; with my eyesight the taps are already hard to see. Replaced the suggested deathbell mod with a different one. Did reluctantly added the Lightning mod; last time I used it, Helgar got struck by lightning three feet away from me and I'm still traumatized. Used Realistic Waters but added Water plants. Since I am doing the LotD setup next, I used the no grass version of SFO. Did not add Troublemakers' nor the SemiSkimpy armors mods (and reluctantly added the UNP mods). The only thing under Basic Needs I installed was Campfire and I added Tentpalooza. There was another mod that was updated; unfortunately I don't remember which one. Merging the patches turned into an adventure. After doing a few I started to get access errors and when I returned to MO and try to look at the new patch, I'd get a message that there is no esp when I knew there was. Closing MO and re-opening it cleared that up. However, when I opened Merge Plugins, NSUTR - Merged.esp would be unchecked. The instructions for doing DYNDOLOD need to be updated. Next: Installing the LotD setup.