Plugin limit

[mich145]

Hello, the plugin limit its still 255?

What will happen if i have more than 255 ? now i have 260 and i dont see any difference.

[Just Don't]

255 but the 255th slot can be used to load like 4k ESL or ESL-flagged plugins (something a lot of mods use). So your 260 might be 50 ESM + ESP and the rest is all light plugins that don't occupy 1 plugin slot each but all use the last one. If you use MO2 you can check your plugin count by putting your mouse over the "Active" counter below the "Run" button, no idea where to check if you're using Vortex.

[Grey Cloud]

Done much reading on modding SE?

[mich145]

18 hours ago, Just Don't said:

255 but the 255th slot can be used to load like 4k ESL or ESL-flagged plugins (something a lot of mods use). So your 260 might be 50 ESM + ESP and the rest is all light plugins that don't occupy 1 plugin slot each but all use the last one. If you use MO2 you can check your plugin count by putting your mouse over the "Active" counter below the "Run" button, no idea where to check if you're using Vortex.

ok now i see, i have less than 180 ESM+ESP, so i can normally  add new plugins, right?

16 hours ago, Grey Cloud said:

Done much reading on modding SE?

Not enough like always

[Just Don't]

1 hour ago, mich145 said:

ok now i see, i have less than 180 ESM+ESP, so i can normally  add new plugins, right?

Yes. You can keep adding mods until you have over 4k ESL files, or until your ESM+ESP reaches 254 (the 255th slot is for all the ESL files).

Obviously add mods carefully following all instructions. Also there's a way to ESL-flag regular ESP plugins to lower your ESM+ESP count even before you reach the limit, but do use these tools with caution because not every ESP that can be ESL-flagged should be ESL-flagged.

[libertyordeath]

7 hours ago, Just Don't said:

Also there's a way to ESL-flag regular ESP plugins to lower your ESM+ESP count even before you reach the limit, but do use these tools with caution because not every ESP that can be ESL-flagged should be ESL-flagged.

The catch being: Do not turn an ESP into ESL, AFTER you already loaded it into your game. Stuff can break. If you want to ESLify a mod, do it before ever adding it to your savegame.

Edited August 22, 2024 by libertyordeath