Updating the guide

Before updating the guide perform the following simple steps:
  1. Disable the finishing line.
  2. Use Merge Plugin Hide to unhide all merges.
  3. Pay close attention to the mods name in MO2 when updating.
  4. Hide whatever merges that aren’t regenerated.
  5. Regenerate any merges listed. Make sure for each merge to uncheck then recheck any plugin in zMerge to update its internal loadorder.
  6. Regenerate any Finishing Line stuff listed.

    Prerequisites Page

  • Page File - Added a new section about setting up Page File.


  • Mod Installation Page 1

  • General User Interface Improvements - MCM Helper.

  • Modified and Expanded Quests - Andrealphus' Harder Quests.

  • Modified and Expanded Quests - Obscure's College of Winterhold NPC Stuck in Staircase Fix.

  • Modified and Expanded Quests - Return to Pelagius' mind.


  • Mod Installation Page 2

  • Mesh Fixes - Solstheim Objects SMIMed - High Poly Dark Elf Furniture.

  • Clutter and Miscellaneous - Sigils of Skyrim - Banners.

  • Mesh Fixes Patches - Labyrinthian Shalidor's Maze Fixes.

  • Location - Immersive Hold Borders SSE Fixed.


  • Mod Installation Page 3

  • Whiterun City Overhauls - Fortified Whiterun - Cloud District Terrain Fix.


  • Mod Installation Page 4

  • NPC Retextures - Bijin NPCs Civil War Legate Rikke Fix.

  • NPC Retextures - eeekie's High-Poly Real Delphine.

  • NPCs and Behaviour - No Potions for Bandit Animals - EEOS Patch

  • Vanilla Item Retextures and Tweaks - Sigils of Skyrim - Shields


  • Finishing Line Page

  • LOOT Rules - Snazzy Patches Group.

    Mod Installation Page 1

  • Modified and Expanded Quests - Not So Fast - Mage Guild - Replaced with At Your Own Pace - College of Winterhold.

  • Modified and Expanded Quests - Provincial Courier Service - Mod removed from Nexus.

  • Modified and Expanded Quests - Quest Conflict Fixes - Mod removed from Nexus.


  • Mod Installation Page 2

  • Clutter and Miscellaneous - Immersive Banners - Swapped to Sigils of Skyrim - Banners


  • Mod Installation Page 3

  • Arthmoor's Villages - Darkwater Crossing - Mod removed from Nexus.

  • Arthmoor's Villages - Dawnstar - Mod removed from Nexus.

  • Arthmoor's Villages - Dawnstar - No Snow Under the Roof - Mod no longer needed.

  • Arthmoor's Villages - Dragons Bridge - Mod removed from Nexus.

  • Arthmoor's Villages - Helarchen Creek - Mod removed from Nexus.

  • Arthmoor's Villages - Helarchen Creek - No Snow Under the Roof - Mod no longer needed.

  • Arthmoor's Villages - Ivarstead - Mod removed from Nexus.

  • Arthmoor's Villages - Karthwasten - Mod removed from Nexus.

  • Arthmoor's Villages - Keld-Nar - Mod removed from Nexus.

  • Arthmoor's Villages - Kynesgrove - Mod removed from Nexus.

  • Arthmoor's Villages - Rorikstead - Mod removed from Nexus.

  • Arthmoor's Villages - Shor's Stone - Mod removed from Nexus.

  • Arthmoor's Villages - Soljund's Sinkhole - Mod removed from Nexus.

  • Arthmoor's Villages - Whistling Mine - Mod removed from Nexus.

  • Arthmoor's Villages - Whistling Mine - No Snow Under the Roof - Mod no longer needed.

  • Arthmoor's Villages - The Fall of Granite Hill - Mod removed from Nexus.

  • Arthmoor's Villages - Oakwood - Mod removed from Nexus.


  • Mod Installation Page 4

  • NPC Retextures - Bijin All in One 2020 - Mod removed from Nexus.

  • NPCs and Behaviour - Bring Out Your Dead - Mod removed from Nexus.

  • New Weapons and Armours - Vagabond Armor - Mod has issues so decided to remove.

  • New Weapons and Armours - Warchief Armor - Mod has issues so decided to remove.

    Prerequisites Page

  • Tools - LOOT Groups - Renamed Arthmoor Village Group to Village Mods and moved the newly named Village mods earlier in Group Editor. Also added A new Snazzy Patches Group.

  • Tools - Cathedral Assets Optimizer - Updated Profiles.

  • xLODGEN - xLODGen - Updated to Beta 84

  • ENB Series - ENB Series Binaries - Updated without version change.

  • ENB PRESET - Ljoss ENB - Updated to version 10.03


  • Mod Installation Page 1

  • Essential SKSE Plugins - Face Discoloration Fix - Updated to version 1.0.1

  • Essential SKSE Plugins - NPC AI Process Position Fix - SSE - Updated to version 4.05c

  • Essential SKSE Plugins - powerofthree's Papyrus Extender - Updated to version 4.5.1

  • Essential SKSE Plugins - Scrambled Bugs - Updated to version 12

  • World Encounters - Teldryn Serious Patch - Updated to version 1.1.4

  • World Encounters - Wyrmstooth - Updated to version 1.19.5

  • Modified and Expanded Quests - At Your Own Pace - Updated to v1.4.0, Also added At Your Own Pace - Bards College and At Your Own Pace - College of Winterhold.

  • Modified and Expanded Quests - Missives - Worldspace Additions - Missives - Falskaar Patch - Updated to version 2.04b

  • Modified and Expanded Quests - Missives - Worldspace Additions - Missives - Wyrmstooth Patch - Updated to version 2.04c

  • Modified and Expanded Quests - Missives - Experience Patch - Updated to version 1.07

  • Modified and Expanded Quests - Radiant Requirements MCM - Updated to version 1.2.0

  • Legacy of The Dragonborn - Legacy of The Dragonborn - Museum Exterior Fixes - Updated to version 0.3.2

  • Legacy of The Dragonborn - More DBM Shipping Crates - Removed optional Arthmoor DBM Shipping Crates.


  • Mod Installation Page 2

  • Weather Systems - Cathedral Weathers and Seasons - Updated to version 2.32

  • General World Improvement - Noble Skyrim Mod HD-2K - Increased texture size by swapping to full 2K version.

  • General World Improvement - MystiriousDawn's HD Skyrim Overhaul - Decrease texture size by swapping to Mid Quality Pack.

  • General World Improvement - Northern Shores - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • General World Improvement - Soul Cairn HD - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Lighting Improvements - ELFX Fixes - Updated to version 5.7

  • Lighting Improvements - Lanterns Of Skyrim II - Added LoS II - Solitude Docks Patch, Removed all Arthmoor's Village Patches.

  • Lighting Improvements - Windhelm Brazier Replacer - Updated to version 2.21

  • Mesh Fixes - Assorted Mesh Fixes - Updated to version 0.23

  • City Retextures - Illustrious Whiterun SE - Updated to version 1.4

  • Dungeons and Ruins- Dwemer pipework reworked - Added instructions to use the new SSE - Downsize Textures - 2K CAO Profile to decrease textures to 2K

  • Clutter and Miscellaneous - Torture Rack - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K versions of Torture Rack and Dirty and Bloody.

  • Clutter and Miscellaneous - Basic Dining Set Replacer - Decreased texture size by swapping to 1K versions

  • Clutter and Miscellaneous - BLOODSTONE CHALICE REBORN - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K-1K version.

  • Clutter and Miscellaneous - Dark Brotherhood Tenets Restored - Increased texture size by swapping to 4K version.

  • Clutter and Miscellaneous - Iconic's Remastered Paragon Gems - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Clutter and Miscellaneous - SD's Horn Candles SE - Decreased texture size by swapping to 1K version.

  • Clutter and Miscellaneous - Rustic Maps - Decreased texture size by swapping to 4K-2K version.

  • Clutter and Miscellaneous - RUSTIC CLUTTER COLLECTION - Special Edition - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K-1K version.

  • Clutter and Miscellaneous - RUSTIC DRAGON CORPSE - Increased texture size by swapping to 4K version.

  • Clutter and Miscellaneous - RUSTIC ELDERSCROLL - Special Edition - Decreased texture size by swapping to 4K-2K version.

  • Clutter and Miscellaneous - RUSTIC ANIMATED POTIONS and POISONS - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K-1K version.

  • Clutter and Miscellaneous - RUSTIC AZURA'S STAR - Special Edition - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Clutter and Miscellaneous - Snazzy Furniture and Clutter Overhaul SE - Patches - Removed Arthmoor Village patches.

  • Landscape and Environment - Blended Roads Redone SE - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Landscape and Environment - Rally's Solstheim Landscapes - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Landscape and Environment - Rally's Riekling Outposts - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Landscape and Environment - Septentrional Landscapes SE - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Landscape and Environment - aMidianBorn Buildings and Landscapes SE - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Landscape and Environment - RUSTIC WINDOWS - Special Edition - Increased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Landscape and Environment - Skyrim Landscape Overhaul - Stone Walls - Decreased texture size by swapping to medium version.

  • Landscape and Environment - SD's Farmhouse Fences SE - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Landscape and Environment - Skyrim Landscape and Water Fixes - Updated to version 6.3

  • Ice and Snow - Hyperborean Snow SE - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Water - Realistic Water Two SE - Updated to version 3.1.2

  • Trees and Flora - Realistic Aspen Trees SE - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Trees and Flora - Rally's Solstheim Plants - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Trees and Flora - Landscape Fixes For Grass Mods - Removed Arthmoor Village Patches.

  • Effects - Inferno - Fire Effects Redux - Decreased texture size by swapping to the Lite version.


  • Mod Installation Page 3

  • Expanded Town of Cities - Farmhouse Chimneys - Removed The Fall Granite Hill Patch.

  • Expanded Towns and Cities - Trivial Smelters of Skyrim - Removed Rorkistead Patch and Fall of Granite Hill Patch.

  • Solitude City Overhauls - The Great City of Dragon Bridge SSE Edition - Removed optional The Great City of Dragon Bridge - Arthmoor's Dragon Bridge Patch.

  • Solitude City Overhauls - Solitude Docks Updated - Added Special Installation Instructions.

  • Late Loaders - My Road Signs is Beautiful - Removed Arthmoor Village Patches.

  • Vanilla Creature Retextures and Tweaks - Ancient Dwemer Metal - Decreased texture size by swapping Ancient Dwemer Metal to 2K version.

  • Vanilla Creature Retextures and Tweaks - Giant - Increased texture size by swapping to 4K version.

  • Vanilla Creature Retextures and Tweaks - Mammoth - Increased texture size by swapping to 4K version.

  • Vanilla Creature Retextures and Tweaks - RUSTIC FROSTBITE SPIDER - Special Edition - Increased texture size by swapping to 4K-2K version.

  • Vanilla Creature Retextures and Tweaks - SABRECAT - Increased texture size by swapping to 4K version.

  • Vanilla Creature Retextures and Tweaks - TROLL - Increased texture size by swapping to 4K version.

  • Arthmoors Villages - ELE Patches - Moved to Compatibility Patches section, Also removes Arthmoor Villages Patches.


  • Mod Installation Page 4

  • NPC Retextures - NPC Retexture Merge Consistency Patch - Updated to version 2.07

  • Beards, Brows, and Hair - Beards - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Beards, Brows, and Hair - Brows - Decreased texture size by swapping to 1K version.

  • Animations and Skeleton - EVG Animation Variance - Added Special Installation Instructions.

  • Animations and Skeleton - Immersive Interactions - Animated Actions - Updated to version 1.36

  • NPCs and Behavior - Serana Dialogue Add-On - Updated to version 2.7.2, Also updates SDA Serana Dialogue Edit Patch to 6.3SDEPatch.

  • NPCs and Behaviour - OMEGA Lexy LOTD Animals Merged Consistency Patch - Updated to version 1.08

  • Vanilla Item Retextures and Tweaks - aMidianBorn Hide and Studded Hide - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Vanilla Item Retextures and Tweaks - aMidianBorn Imperial Light and Studded - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Vanilla Item Retextures and Tweaks - aMidianBorn Iron and Banded Iron Armor - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Vanilla Item Retextures and Tweaks - aMidianBorn Stormcloak Officer Armor - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Vanilla Item Retextures and Tweaks - RUSTIC ARMOR and WEAPONS SE - Decreased texture size by swapping to 4K-2K version.

  • Vanilla Item Retextures and Tweaks - Frankly HD Dawnguard Armor and Weapons - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Vanilla Item Retextures and Tweaks - Frankly HD Nightingale Armor and Weapons - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Vanilla Item Retextures and Tweaks - RUSTIC CLOTHING - Special Edition - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Vanilla Item Retextures and Tweaks - Frankly HD Stormcloak and City Guards - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Vanilla Item Retextures and Tweaks - Stormcloak Armor Revival - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Vanilla Item Retextures and Tweaks - Frankly HD Thieves Guild Armors - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • New Weapons and Armours - Artifacts - The Tournament of the Ten Bloods - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • New Weapons and Armors - Mantle of The Silver Hand - Added the fixed version for SE.

  • New Weapons and Armours - UNP Rogue Armor for SE - Added instructions to use the new SSE - Downsize Textures - 2K CAO Profile to decrease textures to 2K

  • New Weapons and Armours - Wayfarer's Coat - Added instructions to use the new SSE - Downsize Textures - 2K CAO Profile to decrease textures to 2K

  • Sound Improvements - Immersive Sounds - Compendium - Updated to version 3.0

  • Basic Needs and Survival - ElSopa - Campfire HD SE - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.


  • Mod Installation Page 5

  • Recipe and Stat Changers - Weapons Armor Clothing and Clutter Fixes - Removed optional 4K textures thus decreasing texture size to 2K version.

  • Recipe and Stat Changers - Armor and Clothing Extension - Removed optional 4K textures thus decreasing texture size to 2K version.

  • Travel - Carriage and Ferry Travel Overhaul (Formerly Complete Fast Travel Overhaul) - Removed Dawnstar by Arthmoor Patch.

  • Gameplay - Misc. College of Winterhold Tweaks - Remove Augur Admonishment plugin since it is not compatible with At Your Own Pace - College of Winterhold.

  • Immersion - Dynamic Things Alternative - Updated to version 0.13

  • Immersion - Hidden DB Sanctuary Entrances - Added Optional Hidden DB Entrances Majestic Mountains Patch.

  • Immersion - YOT - Your Own Thoughts SE - First Person Messages - Updated to version 4.2SE

  • Compatibility Patches - Ancient Dwemer Metal - My patches for SMIM Dawnguard Dragonborn - Decreased texture size by swapping Ancient Dwemer Metal - My patches - Dwemer Pipework Reworked patch v3 to 2K version.

  • Compatibility Patches - JK's Interiors Patch Collection - Updated to version 3.12

  • Compatibility Patches - RS Children Patch Compendium - Added RS Children Solitude docks and removed Keld-Nar RS Children Patch and Oakwood Rs Children Patch.

  • Compatibility Patches - Legacy of the Dragonborn Patches (Official) - Updated to version 2.5.4

  • Compatibility Patches - LOTD Dragonmail Cuirass Enhanced - Decreased texture size by swapping to 2K version.

  • Consistency Patches - Lexy's LOTD Consistency Patches - ELE Merge - Updated to version 1.08

  • Consistency Patches - Lexy's LOTD Consistency Patches - Weapons and Armour Merge - Updated to version 1.08

  • Consistency Patches - Lexy's LOTD Consistency Patches - Weapons and Armour Merge - Level Lists Patches - Updated to version 1.08

  • Conflict Resolution - Lexys LoTD SE OMEGA - Conflict Resolution - Updated to version 1.60


  • Merge Page

  • Animals Merge - Added NoPotionBanditFaction to merge.

  • ELE Patches Merge - Removed All Arthmoor Patches.

  • Farmhouse Chimney Merge - Removed FarmhouseChimneysGraniteHill.

  • Landscape Fixes for Grasses Merge - Removed Arthmoor Village Patches and Provincial Courier Services Patch.

  • No Snow Under The Roof Merge - Removed Dawnstar_No Snow Under the Roof_Patch, Helarchen Creek - No Snow Under the Roof, Whistling Mine - No Snow Under the Roof.

  • NPC Retexture Merge SSE - Added Bijin_CWBattleRikke_Patch and eeekie's Delphine Redux, Removed Bijin_AIO 2018

  • Pre Bash Merge - Removed Arthmoor DBM Shipping Crates.

  • RS Children Patches Merge - Added RSC Solitude Docks Patch, Removed RSC Keld-Nar Patch, ARTHOakwood_RSChildrenPatch.

  • Snazzy Patches Merge - Added SFCO - JK's Whiterun Interiors Patch, JKs Angelines Aromatics - SFCO Patch, JKs Radiant Raiment - SFCO Patch, JKs Winking Skeever - 3DNPC - SFCO Patch. Removed SFCO - Arthmoor's Villages Patch.

  • Weapons and Armour Merge - Removed VagabondArmor, Vagabond Armour Consistency Patch, Leveled Lists - Vagabond, warchiefarmor, Warchief Armour Consistency Patch, Leveled Items - Warchief.

  • YOT - Your Own Thoughts Merge - Removed YOT - PCS.


  • Finishing Line Page

  • LOOT Rules - Arthmoor Village Group - Renamed group to Village Mods, Removed All Arthmoor Village Mods, Landscape Fixes For Grass Patches Merged.esp, Snazzy Overhaul Patches Merged.esp and NSUTR - Merged.esp from Group.

  • LOOT Rules Trivial Smelters of Skyrim Group - Removed Trivial Smelters Granite Hill.esp and Trivial Smelters Rorikstead.esp from Group

  • Merge Patches Group - Added Landscape Fixes For Grass Patches Merged.esp and NSUTR - Merged.esp to Group

  • LOOT Rules - Load After Group - Added Load after rule for At Your Own Pace - Main Quest.esp

  • Bash Override - Lexy's LOTD SE - Bash Override - Updated to version 1.17

Regenerate

Animals Merge, ELE Patches Merge, Farmhouse Chimney Merge, Landscape Fixes for Grasses Merge, No Snow Under The Roof Merge, NPC Retexture Merge SSE, Pre Bash Merge, RS Children Patches Merge, Snazzy Patches Merge, Weapons and Armour Merge, YOT - Your Own Thoughts Merge, Nemesis, Ruddy88, Bash Patch, Synthesis, xLodgen, DynDOLOD, xLODGEN - Occlusion Generation

Note

This update requires a new game.