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I suggest using ModOrganizer 2. As far as I'm aware there at least 2 good projects that make it easy to install.
1: steamtinkerlaunch which does a great job of making sharing game instances with the same MO2 install by using symbolic links. It also has a bunch of options to tweak your games under proton. You can easily build the latest version from the instructions on his github.
2: MO2 lutris which you have to install onto each game instance (pfx). I used this one for years and it works great too. It used to be really easy to install with Lutris.
There might be more options out there. These are just the two I have experience with. Both work great. I currently use STL.
I should also note that I don't have a deck but I'd be willing to bet they would both work well.
Edit: I should also note that I jumped the gun and wrote this before reading more that just your headline. As far as the mods you listed I can't see them being too much of an issue as long as you stay away from high resolution textures.
Fantastic info, thanks so much; they both look great and this is an amazing headstart into modding the game.
Thanks for the reassurance re the mods I've listed as well. My thinking was the same as yours in that I'm not after anything graphically intensive, but I didn't know whether the engine had some quirks which flooded RAM if there were too many assets included in some mods, or whether some well-known mods were infamous for chewing up CPU cycles with borky scripts which would result in an unplayable game on the Deck.
I dont mod on my deck anymore but when I did I had around 250 mods installed with a lot of similar or exactly the same as yours. Ran pretty well with the resolution changed so FSR got enabled, I think it looked alright and got around 45FPS.
Also if you find modding to be difficult with the other tools recommended already try this new one called limo it seems to be a really great option not many are aware of yet.
Ooh that looks very promising, thank you very much!
If u werent able to getba mod organizer work and are really dsesperate, u can try using the default skyrim launcher if u have that, it has a built in load order organizer and u can use it to manage ur things as a last resort
That's really good to know, thank you!
Just a question, since I am definitely not experienced with PC gaming. Is the default Skyrim launcher different to that found on Steam?
...😅 not sure cus I'm broke and only ever played a pirated copy.. Sorry.