PLOX - Plugin Load Order eXpert

Nexus link: https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/54262

PLOX is a rust re-write of MLOX, a utility tool to sort a modlist topologically according to ordering rules. PLOX also outputs warnings and notes dependent on the mods in your load order. You can use it as a GUI app or as a commandline tool.

Rules are automatically downloaded from the respective Rules repository (see below for details).

Supported games:

• ✅TES3 - Morrowind
• ✅OpenMW
• 🚧Cyberpunk 2077

The PLOX GUI supports a configuration file called plox.toml (place next to plox_gui) that allows you to customize its behavior. Here's an example of how to use the plox.toml file:

Required fields:

no_rules_download = true
log_level = "debug"
log_to_file = true

Optional fields:

config = "openmw.cfg"
game = "OpenMW"

Rules

Rules spec taken from mlox - the elder scrolls Mod Load Order eXpert.

Plugins are sorted according to rules. For the rules spec see: Rules Spec

The rules are hosted in their own repository:

• TES3 - Morrowind and OpenMW: https://github.com/DanaePlays/mlox-rules
• 🚧Cyberpunk 2077: https://github.com/rfuzzo/cmop-rules

PRs are welcome!

Usage

GUI

1. Download plox_gui.exefrom the latest release from https://github.com/rfuzzo/plox/releases
2. Place plox_gui.exe next to the game's exe
3. Double click plox_gui.exe to run

Commandline Interface

1. Download plox.exefrom the latest release from https://github.com/rfuzzo/plox/releases
2. Place plox.exe next to the game's exe
3. Open a terminal window and run plox.exe with a command

Screenshots

Credits

• MLOX
• MLOX Rules
• OpenMw Cfg Crate

CLI Commands

Usage: plox.exe [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>

Commands:
  sort    Sorts the current mod load order according to specified rules
  list    Lists the current mod load order
  verify  Verifies integrity of the specified rules
  help    Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

Options:
  -l, --log-level <LOG_LEVEL>  Set the log level, default is "info" [possible values: trace, debug, info, warn, error]
  -g, --game <GAME>            Set the game to evaluate, if no game is specified it will attempt to deduce the game from the current working directory [possible values: morrowind, openmw, cyberpunk]
  -n, --non-interactive        Disable user input
  -h, --help                   Print help
  -V, --version                Print version

list

Lists the current mod load order.

Usage: plox.exe list [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -r, --root <ROOT>      Root game folder (e.g. "Cyberpunk 2077" or "Morrowind"). Default is current working directory
  -c, --config <CONFIG>  (OpenMW only) Path to the openmw.cfg file
  -h, --help             Print help

sort

Sorts the current mod load order according to specified rules

Usage: plox.exe sort [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -g, --game-folder <GAME_FOLDER>  Root game folder (e.g. "Cyberpunk 2077" or "Morrowind"). Default is current working directory  
  -r, --rules-dir <RULES_DIR>      Folder to read sorting rules from. Default is ./mlox for TES3
  -d, --dry-run                    Just print the suggested load order without sorting
  -u, --unstable                   Use the potentially faster unstable sorter
  -n, --no-download                Disable automatic downloading of latest ruleset
  -m, --mod-list <MOD_LIST>        Read the input mods from a file instead of checking the root folder
  -c, --config <CONFIG>            (OpenMW only) Path to the openmw.cfg file
  -h, --help                       Print help