I would recommend writing on paper or notepad/word what you installed and start grouping mods on what can conflict and what probably won't.
Example: I usually install first mods that make the world look better (textures for objects and environment). For me, that's one group. I log in game to see if everything is working fine.
If it is, I start installing sex mods. Normally, sex mods don't conflict with textures for objects and environment (if they conflict, you're probably already aware of what you're trying to mod and normally the mod's description usually says if it's compatible or not, order of install and other stuff), the contents of sex mods are usually animations, textures for characters, clothes, and behaviour mechanics.
If after installing the sex mods, I start getting crashes to desktop (CTDs), I don't need to uninstall all mods, I know that.
Also, I usually make a clean save without ANY mod in the game (my clean save is just after you get out into the open world), and then another save after the mods I know that won't cause any problem, and then 1 save each time I install a mod that I don't know if will give me any problems (I log in after each new mod to test things).
By the way, check Gopher's youtube videos on beginning to mod.
Things you'll need to do before installing mods.
- Once you get skyrim, first of all, get in the game, go do your clean save (not need to do the clean save, but I remember reading that you should log in the game first for the game to create some kind of file)
- install Mod Organizer
- install SKSE (there are videos on youtube on how to do this.) --------You'll only need to do this once.
- set up enboost (I followed this guide: youtube.com/watch?v=FHCYoVB8P_Y I ignored the ENB preset files and went straight to the configuration part of the tutorial. You can do the ENB preset later I believe. Remember to set to True on the enblocal.ini where it says to use speedhackwithoutenbgraphics or something like that, it's one of the first lines, IF you're not using ENB stuff and only want the performance. ---------- You'll only need to do this once.
- mod the unofficial patches --------You'll only need to do this once.
- install tes5edit (and follow gopher's guide on how to clean files) --------- This is easy. It takes 1min to do it, but the tutorial is 15min because he goes over everything in detail
- install wrye bash and follow a tutorial on youtube. ---------------- You'll only need to do this once.
- install LOOT --------- This will make your life easier.
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Now you can start modding. I think I didn't miss anything.
After this, modding is easy, unless you want to mess up with modding itself. Like I was trying to. There's no mod out there that will let you have belly bulge by default, but if you mess with some files you can get it to work. I have no experience on it, other than following what other people say (and every guide for belly bulge is outdated and doesn't work anymore, so that doesn't help), but I was still able to get some belly bulge, even though not with the desired results.
