Help with some texture/graphical issues + load order/compatibility issues + vortex issues. PLEASE

[StormyGameZ]

This is my first time modding Skyrim and I was told that using Vortex Mod Manager would be fine. I've used it and I've put in a bunch of mods as well. I keep getting some texture issues with the female and male textures/skins in-game. I will attach pictures below to show what's wrong. I've added both CBBE and BHUNP in my mods. I followed LustfulLuna's guide to mod the game and it looked like it would be fine to do that but I feel like that may be the issue. Please help me out.

[traison]

CBBE texture on a UNP body, or the other way around. As for the dude, its a bit hard to tell from those pictures but that looks more like a physics issue, i.e. wrong skeleton or incorrectly configured physics.

 

3 hours ago, StormyGameZ said:

I've put in a bunch of mods

 

The ones that continue modding Skyrim, are the ones that learned from this mistake.

[anjenthedog]

the first one is an optional set of actions. If you're not CPU deprived or are impatient, you can leave them for now and nothing bad will happen, they're simply redundancies, or at least they're all perceived to be redundancies by Vortex, it simply slows he game load process. Not a save, just the game's initial startup. Since you have much else to do, I'd recommend leaving it for now, and handle it after everything's happy and running.

 

the second one seems to be a total lack of conflict resolution instructions, which are afaik usually needed to resolve mod load order conflicts, and ensure overwrites are applied in proper order.

 

The way you'll have to deal with that wall of missing conflict resolution instructions, is to 

1) check all dropdowns

2) IFF a given dropdown offers a "recommended" setting, choose it. You will likely get through about 3/4 of the dropdowns this way.

 

the others however...

 

3) you will likely be left with some that offer no help. three choices: before, after, or never with. Then you have to check mod documentation for the fine details and any assistance with resolving common conflicts. Many mods offer something along the lines of "if you use <that mod> make sure that it loads after this mod", or "makes sure this ALWAYS loads after/before all these other mods", etc.

 

 

Just a vortex "load rules" footnote, in case you're unware:

 

After means "load such and such mod after the other mod". which means that any shared data (a name, a weapon stat, a reference to a physical model, a tree  or farm house roof material, etc) that it offers will be the last load (overwrite), and therefore visible or actionable, item/script, etc

 

Before means the opposite.

 

Never at the same time is ... fuzzy. idk, I don't use it.

 

PS> There IS also the option to click "Use Suggested" and see what that does,  but tbh I've never used it, so I can't recommend it either way, just observe it's there for the intrepid

 

Edited November 22, 2023 by anjenthedog
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