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Elder Scrolls seriesHow to manually set load order for GOG version of Skyrim Anniversary Edition?(5 posts)(5 posts)
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Posted October 11, 2022
I don't want to install or use any mod managers like Vortex.

My Appdata folder has Plugins.txt with which I can activate/deactivate plugins, but it doesn't seem to affect load order.

How do you alter the plugin load order without a mod manager?
Posted October 12, 2022
Create loadorder.txt file in the same location - but I'm not sure if it's necessary to put all the game main ES* files (as well as CCC ones) in it or not. Some sources say the game files will be auto-sorted anyway. No asterisks in this file BTW.
Posted October 12, 2022
You need just the Plugins.txt - the Plugins.txt is the loadorder. You can here activate and deactivate the mods and sort your mods too (i mean not the creations from creation club, just modifications. The creations from the Creation-Club are in the skyrim.ccc file).

Just put the modifications in plugins.txt in the right order, line by line (from top to bottom - the upper one is loaded first). ESM files always come first, at the top (the unofficial patch is actually an ESM and therefore comes on top).
Example:

# This file is used by the game to keep track of your downloaded content.
# Please do not modify this file.
*Test1.esm
*Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp
*Test2.esm
*SkyUI_SE.esp
*Test1.esp
*Test2.esp
*Test3.esp
Post edited October 12, 2022 by DropA
Posted October 13, 2022
You really should be using a mod manager though. Unless you are installing like 3 mods only, modding will become a major headache without one.
Posted October 13, 2022
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DropA: You need just the Plugins.txt - the Plugins.txt is the loadorder. You can here activate and deactivate the mods and sort your mods too (i mean not the creations from creation club, just modifications. The creations from the Creation-Club are in the skyrim.ccc file).

Just put the modifications in plugins.txt in the right order, line by line (from top to bottom - the upper one is loaded first). ESM files always come first, at the top (the unofficial patch is actually an ESM and therefore comes on top).
Example:

# This file is used by the game to keep track of your downloaded content.
# Please do not modify this file.
*Test1.esm
*Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp
*Test2.esm
*SkyUI_SE.esp
*Test1.esp
*Test2.esp
*Test3.esp
This worked! Thanks!!
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