New PC, New install, stuck on STEP project point

[Headerman]

Hi guys,

 

Been downloading some mods ready to install for the STEP project.

 

Thought first i would install Tes5edit and clean the update.esm file as displayed in Styep 2.B here: http://wiki.step-project.com/STEP:2.10.0

In the first case, you should now do the following:
Restore the backed up Update.esm from step 1 to the data directory.
In Mod Organizer, at the bottom of the left pane modlist is the Overwrite mod, now labeled red because files have been written to it. 
Double-click to open it.
In Overwrite you will find two items: a TES5Edit Backups folder and Update.esm. 
Since you already restored your own backed up Update.esm to the data directory, right-click and delete the TES5Edit Backups folder and click [Close].
Right-click Overwrite and select [Create Mod...], name it Cleaned Update ESM, and click [OK].
Drag and drop the new Cleaned Update ESM mod to the top of the left pane modlist.

Cleaning the ESM itself, taking a backup etc is all fine and dandy. However re-installing it is a little confusing.

 

I managed to "create a mod" in MO and call it Cleaned Update ESM but as expected it contains no valid game data.  I have looked at Gophers video on the subject here:

but he doesnt talk about it at all?

 

[swmas]

Pretty convoluted, try this,

Make a folder in ModOrganizer "mods" folder called Cleaned Masters or something and copy Update, Dawnguard, Heartfires, Dragonborn esms in it then clean them and load those instead of vanilla ones.

[Headerman]

Yeah i ended up just doing that. They seem to get registered in MO ok so won't worry about "creating a mod" for them

[Headerman]

It's been nearly 2 days now and i am not even halfway done with the STEP mod guide. So many mods...

 

haven't even gotten anywhere near CBBE yet :/

[swmas]

It's been nearly 2 days now and i am not even halfway done with the STEP mod guide. So many mods...

 

haven't even gotten anywhere near CBBE yet :/

 

I'm not even doing STEP, I'm just rebuilding myself from scratch and it's been at least 5 days, I lost count.

[Headerman]

Haha

 

Well i have just fionished installing the step mods. Now i need to implement the step settings as well as ENB, and then CBBE based mods and then finally; sexlab mods

[Headerman]

Well all the STEP core mods are installed, along with CBBE, HDT and bodyslide apps.

 

I downloaded only 4k textures and installed them, i must say it looks fucking amazing. Easily the best Skyrim install yet.

 

I am up to 243 mods.

 

Need to do:

 

- ENB

- My own mod preferences installations

- Sexlab mod installs