Load Order

This page covers LOOT as a helper, DML plugin sorting, and starter text files for a Pocket Mojave setup.

Use LOOT as a check, not a magic button

LOOT supports Fallout: New Vegas and can identify missing masters, warnings, dirty plugins, and order suggestions. Use it on PC when you can, then copy the result back into DML/GameNative.

  1. Install LOOT on a Windows PC or a Windows environment that can see your New Vegas folder.
  2. Make sure the same plugins are present as the DML profile you are checking.
  3. Run LOOT for Fallout: New Vegas.
  4. Read the warnings before sorting.
  5. Apply sorting only if the warnings make sense.
  6. Compare LOOT's result against this guide's order shape.
  7. Use DML to match the order on Android.

Sorting plugins in Droid Mod Loader

  1. Open DML.
  2. Select the Pocket Mojave profile.
  3. Deploy Current State.
  4. Run plugin discovery.
  5. Enable the guide plugins you installed.
  6. Move official DLC to the top, then YUP, then other fixes, then UI, gameplay, and visual plugins.
  7. Export plugin outputs.
  8. Launch the game from GameNative and check that the expected plugins are active.

Starter loadorder.txt

This is a starter order for the plugins in the mod list. It includes optional plugin names too, so it is easy to paste and trim. Missing entries do not install anything. If the game, DML, or LOOT complains about a plugin you skipped, remove that line.

FalloutNV.esm
DeadMoney.esm
HonestHearts.esm
OldWorldBlues.esm
LonesomeRoad.esm
GunRunnersArsenal.esm
CaravanPack.esm
ClassicPack.esm
MercenaryPack.esm
TribalPack.esm
YUP - Base Game + All DLC.esm
YUPDate.esm
Unofficial Patch NVSE Plus.esp
NVMIM.esp
NVMIM - YUP Patch.esp
The Mod Configuration Menu.esp
Vanilla UI Plus.esp
UI Improvements.esp
PipBoyUITweaks.esp
Clean Vanilla HUD.esp
Clean Companion Wheel 256.esp
High Resolution Screens.esp
High Res Local Maps.esp
Iron Sights Aligned.esp
Misc Audio Tweaks.esp
Muzzle Flash Light Fix.esp
Viewmodel Shading Fix.esp
JAM - Just Assorted Mods.esp
Enhanced Movement.esp
Manual Reload and Ammo Memory.esp
Better Caravan.esp
Cookable Grenades.esp
Faster Sleep-Wait.esp
Auto-Save Manager.esp
Bad Touch.esm
Simple Interior Lighting Enhancement.esp
Sunshine On My Shoulders.esp

Starter plugins.txt

The * means enabled. Use this as a template, then let DML discovery and your installed files confirm the exact plugin names.

*FalloutNV.esm
*DeadMoney.esm
*HonestHearts.esm
*OldWorldBlues.esm
*LonesomeRoad.esm
*GunRunnersArsenal.esm
*CaravanPack.esm
*ClassicPack.esm
*MercenaryPack.esm
*TribalPack.esm
*YUP - Base Game + All DLC.esm
*YUPDate.esm
*Unofficial Patch NVSE Plus.esp
*NVMIM.esp
*NVMIM - YUP Patch.esp
*The Mod Configuration Menu.esp
*Vanilla UI Plus.esp
*UI Improvements.esp
*PipBoyUITweaks.esp
*Clean Vanilla HUD.esp
*Clean Companion Wheel 256.esp
*High Resolution Screens.esp
*High Res Local Maps.esp
*Iron Sights Aligned.esp
*Misc Audio Tweaks.esp
*Muzzle Flash Light Fix.esp
*Viewmodel Shading Fix.esp
*JAM - Just Assorted Mods.esp
*Enhanced Movement.esp
*Manual Reload and Ammo Memory.esp
*Better Caravan.esp
*Cookable Grenades.esp
*Faster Sleep-Wait.esp
*Auto-Save Manager.esp
*Bad Touch.esm
*Simple Interior Lighting Enhancement.esp
*Sunshine On My Shoulders.esp

Where the files go

The usual Windows paths are:

%LOCALAPPDATA%/FalloutNV/plugins.txt
%LOCALAPPDATA%/FalloutNV/loadorder.txt

Inside a Proton or Wine prefix, that usually means:

drive_c/users/<user>/AppData/Local/FalloutNV/

The exact GameNative folder can vary. If the game is ignoring your load order, check this first.