LOOT and MO2 Problem

[n7magistrate]

I have read not to use the mo2 sort button because it relies on an older version of loot (is this true?) So I setup Loot as an executable from within MO2, set the binary director which is in a dir external to mo2 and set the starts in in my data folder, no arguments set.

I start loot, sort the load order and loot complies, then press apply sorted loot order and... nothing happens. My LO in MO2 stays the same, nothing changes.

I am sure I am missing something incredibly stupid. What is it?

If I use the forbidden sort button in MO2 instead, loot runs internally and in the end it modifies my load order.

Not too sure I chose the right forum.

Edited April 3 by n7magistrate

[z929669]

  On 4/3/2025 at 9:52 PM, n7magistrate said:

I have read not to use the mo2 sort button because it relies on an older version of loot (is this true?) So I setup Loot as an executable from within MO2, set the binary director which is in a dir external to mo2 and set the starts in in my data folder, no arguments set.

I start loot, sort the load order and loot complies, then press apply sorted loot order and... nothing happens. My LO in MO2 stays the same, nothing changes.

I am sure I am missing something incredibly stupid. What is it?

If I use the forbidden sort button in MO2 instead, loot runs internally and in the end it modifies my load order.

Not too sure I chose the right forum.

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If the LO doesn't seem to change, it doesn't mean it didn't. Run external LOOT again, and you should get a LOOT message that your LO hasn't changed. This confirms your LO is sorted in compliance with the latest LOOT master list.

[n7magistrate]

I get the "your LO hasn't changed" if I run it again, what made me suspicious is that while inside Loot the load order changes, in the right window of MO2 it doesn't, not the order, not the priority index, nothing. Shouldn't the new loot ordered be displayed inside right window after a refresh or something?

[GSDFan]

  On 4/3/2025 at 9:52 PM, n7magistrate said:

and set the starts in in my data folder

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In all of my external Loot  executables I have never had anything in the "Start in" field. You might want to try this with a nothing there. You can make a second executable for Loot or just delete the line from the original, your choice.

[n7magistrate]

Perhaps that may be it. I will try that up and report back. Thank you for helping out, I am sure it is something extremely stupid on my side.

[n7magistrate]

Thank you, that fixed it.