Free plugin merger for Skyrim
Merge Plugins is a free mod combination tool for Bethesda Games. The mod uses ESP and ESM files, and works with Skyrim, Skyrim Special Edition, Oblivion, and the Fallout series. It handles your assets, moving them to the correct paths. This prevents bugs like voiceless NPCs, garbled MCMs, and the grey face bug.
Skyrim Mod Combiner is a notable alternative; still, Merge Plugins specifically handles ESP files and is useful for more than texture mods. This mod is the successor to Merge Plugins xEdit Script, featuring increased speed, flexibility, and power. Another one you can try is AddItemMenu - Ultimate Mod Explorer.
Integrated mod organization
Merge Plugins integrates with Mod Organizer much better than its predecessor. Mods that are merged from this modification are automatically picked up as mods by Mod Organizer. Without any post-merge steps, the mod organization is streamlined and more efficient.
User-based content
Merge Plugins connects to a database of user-collected information on how well plugins can be merged. You can create and submit reports based on your experience combining plugins.
Additionally, reports that pass reviews are added to the comprehensive dictionary file; other players can use your knowledge. Associated reports are displayed in the GUI, letting you make on-the-fly decisions about merging based on other users' experiences.
Script fragment management
Bethesda games use papyrus script fragments to handle crucial logic in many aspects of their games. Merging formIDs can break associations between script fragments and their particular records. This can lead to bugs like quests freezing, events no longer being triggered by specific dialog and broken scenes.
Merge Plugins automatically locates broken script fragments. The tool can then decompile them to adjust their source code. Thereafter, script fragments are renamed and recompiled.
Extensive documentation
Merge Plugins is one of the most documented tools available. With content spanning over 60 pages, most answers to questions you might encounter are in the documentation.
Holistic approach to merging
Merge Plugins uses the xEdit codebase as its API and is compatible with most Bethesda games. This tool, accompanied by its extensive documentation, is the total package of script management.
Troubleshooting is streamlined with a filterable log where messages are in groups and labeled according to Merge Plugins' functionality. The onboard dictionary can be edited from the tools' interface, and it can download updates automatically, too.
