LOOT/Meta Rule Instructions

Meta Rule Instructions

LOOT allows the user to create rules to solve load order problems not automatically resolved in the LOOT algorithm. A rule is necessary when one plugin is conflicting with another plugin, causing incompatibility that need not be present.

Creating meta rules

Load after rule

To create a LOOT meta rule:

1. Launch LOOT through Mod Organizer.
2. Find the plugin requiring lower loading (when a plugin is loaded after another plugin, it wins the conflict).
3. Right-click the plugin and select [Edit Metadata].
4. Go to the [Load After] tab.
5. Drag the plugin you want it to be loaded after from the left pane into the Load After tab area.
6. Click the [Save] button.
7. Click the [Sort Plugins] button at top left to resort your plugins with your new meta rule applied.

Changing group

To change a LOOT group:

1. Launch LOOT through Mod Organizer.
2. Right-click the plugin requiring a new group and select [Edit Metadata].
3. Go to the [Group] tab.
4. Select the group the mod should be loaded in.
5. Click the [Save] button.
6. Click the [Sort Plugins] button at top left to resort your plugins with your new meta rule applied.

Removing meta rules

To remove a LOOT meta rule:

1. Launch LOOT through Mod Organizer.
2. Find the plugin requiring lower loading (when a plugin is loaded after another plugin, it wins the conflict). If following a rule from the Meta Rule Instructions template, this will be the first plugin displayed.
3. All the way to the right of the plugin, click the vertical ellipsis drop-down button (the one with three periods on top of each other) and select Clear User Metadata.
4. Click LOAD AFTER.
5. Click Clear.
6. Click the Sort Plugins button at top left to resort the plugins with the changes applied.