The game loaded, but NPCs T-posed. Furniture was invisible. When she tried to sit in a jail cell, her character slid across the floor like a confused mannequin.
“Ben,” she sighed, “what in Oblivion is ‘zazanimationpack.esm’?” zazanimationpack.esm
Lydia followed his advice. Ten minutes later, she ran (Load Order Optimization Tool), which sorted everything automatically. The game loaded, but NPCs T-posed
“LoversLab,” Ben said. “Search ‘ZaZ Animation Pack SE.’ Download version 8.0+ for Skyrim SE/AE. Install it with your mod manager. Then put zazanimationpack.esm high in your load order — right below the official game .esm files and above most other mods.” The game loaded