Detailed chests textures not showing in game

[Mondain]

I have a funny yet annoying problem.  No matter what I try I cannot get the chest textures from https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/4457/? to appear in game.  I'm using Mod Organizer and I followed most of STEP (left a few mods out as personal preference).  I have double checked the files are in the right folder structure in the MO folder, I redownloaded the mod, I tried it with and without DDSopt, then I tried adding the files directly to the Skyrim folder.  I had these textures on my last install when I used Wrye Bash and now it's a total mystery! lol  No matter what I do I get the vanilla textures for chests.  Any ideas?

 

I'm not sure if it's related, but I had to reinstall Deadly Dragons four times before it would appear in my MCM menus.

[Garfink]

Must be an installation order problem. Install the mod and click into the mod details and look at the conflict, this should identify which mods is overwriting the chest textures from Detailed Chests (and vice versa).

[Mondain]

It was the new SMIM mesh which was taking precedence. To get the texture to appear I had to remove the mesh file. I must not have had that SMIM choice installed during my last play through. Thanks Garfink.

[EssArrBee]

I think we may need to decide which chest texture to use in STEP, I love the new meshes from SMIM, but not quite sold on the lighter chest texture.

 

Anyways, marked as solved.

[DoYouEvenModBro]

I think we may need to decide which chest texture to use in STEP, I love the new meshes from SMIM, but not quite sold on the lighter chest texture.

 

Anyways, marked as solved.

I agree. I think Detailed Chests is still better looking than SMIM, even if the meshes are flatter.