This is my personal, highly tested, extreme mod list. I see many posts about people struggling with mod compatibility, load order, etc. I feel this list represents a lot of time and testing so perhaps others might find it useful.
This list is not for everyone. My goal was the have access to nearly all mod content available during every playthrough. It is built on the back of MegaMod 8.01 (which has a massive amount of content already) with a lot of additional content. There are a number of downsides when using this method. Firstly, it takes an extreme amount of time to load the game initially. If you try this approach, you will experience a black screen for an extended period when launching the game and might think it has crashed. A tip to help with this is to run the game in DirectX 11 mode vs. 9. Eventually it should load. If you have a very weak PC, you may not want to try this. I play on an Intel 3570K with 16GB RAM, but I have loaded this on a weak 4GB laptop and experienced obscene loading times. Secondly, while organized, the in game content is so vast that some might find it overwhelming. Simply finding something you know you saw can be a challenge.
Some other notes: Some mod versions listed are not the latest and likely is intentional. There also is a small amount of available mod content I skipped for various reasons. For me this list is highly stable, has a toolbar that isn't filled with blank icons and bugs, and has nearly every mod released available. There are a few small quirks with this method like multiple types of flax which is common when mixing mod authors. Note that I have also tested various versions of MegaMod 9 and still continue using this list.
Mod List (IN LOAD ORDER):
Mod: Friendly Name: Modder: Notes:
EBDecoFountains Fountain Set V17001 embx61 Requires this mod order for UI
EBMarketSet Markets Set V17003 embx61 Upgrades MM: removes market text, fixes community toolbar, requires this mod order for UI
KidAbandonedPlaces Abandoned Places V1.1 Kid Upgrades MM: new houses, barn, deco, etc.
KidColonialHousing Colonial Housing V2.1 Kid Upgrades MM: angled homes
KidGothicFarm Gothic Farm V1.11 Kid Upgrades MM: additional textures
KidGrannyPark Granny Park V1.1 Kid Upgrades MM: additional textures
KidYardCover Yard Cover V1.4 Kid Upgrades MM: additional textures
MDOldCourthouse Old Courthouse V1.0 Maldrick Requires this mod order for UI
MegaMod1 MegaMod 8.01, Part 1 Black Liquid Requires this mod order
KidAlotofseeds Alotofseeds V1.5 Kid Upgrades MM: additional textures, requires this mod order for UI
KidAmongTrees Among Trees V1.4 Kid Upgrades MM: additional textures, requires this mod order for UI
KidBedBreakfast Bed and Breakfast V1.21 Kid Upgrades MM: new buildings, requires this mod order, includes RK Pigs as Livestock (no fertilizer)
KidWorkPlace Workplace V2.05 Kid Upgrades MM, requires this mod order for UI
KidWorkPlaceVillage Workplace Village V1.16 Kid Requires this mod order for UI
MegaMod2 MegaMod 8.01, Part 2 Black Liquid Requires this mod order
MegaMod3 MegaMod 8.01, Part 3 Black Liquid Requires this mod order
NotreDameCathedral Notre Dame Cathedral V1.0 Dolbadarn
GatherersWarehouseAndBarn Gatherer's Warehouse & Barn V1 Gatherer & Discrepancy
DSFulbertWrightHousing Fulbert Wright Housing V1.0 Discrepancy
DSFulbertWrightSchool Fulbert Wright School V1.0 Discrepancy
EBDecoHedges Deco HedgesV17001 embx61
EBSmallStorage Small Storage V17003 embx61
EBSVHouseAddonSet Village House Addon Set V17001 embx61
JinxieArtisanForester Artisan Forester V1.0 Jinxie
JinxieBittyChickenCoop Bitty Chicken Coop V1.0 Jinxie
JinxieBittyHousing Bitty Housing V1.1 Jinxie
JinxieBittyRabbitHutchV2 Bitty Rabbit Hutch V2.0 Jinxie
JinxieBittyVillageSet Bitty Village Set V1.1 Jinxie
JinxieBittyWallsAndFences Bitty Walls & Fences V1.0 Jinxie
JinxieFestivalParkV2 Festival Park & Deco Set V2.1 Jinxie
JinxieHousingAddOn Bitty Housing Add-On V1.0 Jinxie
JinxieNaturalDecorations Natural Decorations V1.1 Jinxie
KidColonialCityCenter Colonial City Center V1.01 Kid
KidFarmyard Farmyard V1.2 Kid
KidFishShips Fish n Ships V1.11 Kid Includes additional fish smoker
KidForestTrader Forest Trader V1.1c Kid Includes tiny market cart
KidFriendlyPumpkin Friendly Pumpkin V1.11 Kid
KidGhostFlowers Ghost Flowers V1.1 Kid
KidGrannyNeighborhood Granny Neighborhood V1.01 Kid
KidMarketCarts Market Carts V1.0 Kid
KidMoreHavens More Havens V1.02 Kid
KidMoreHousesVanilla More House V1.3 Vanilla Kid
KidOldHovels Old Hovels V1.1 Kid
KidOldTown Old Town V1.03 Kid
KidPortableMine Portable Mine V1.0 Kid
KidSettlers Settlers V1.01 Kid
KidSmallTownHall Small Town Hall V1.0 Kid
KidSomeBoats Some Boats V1.1 Kid
KidStorageYacht Storage Yacht V1.0 Kid
KidTinyBuilders Tiny Builders V1.01 Kid
KidTinyDowntown Tiny Downtown V1.0 Kid
KidWorkshop Workshop V1.0 Kid
MiniWarehouse Mini Warehouse Kid
MaritimesCoverings Maritimes Coverings Addon V100 Necora
MaritimesCrystalCliffs Maritimes Crystal Cliffs V102 Necora
MaritimesDecorations Maritimes Decorations V100 Necora
MaritimesRiffle Maritimes Riffle V100 Necora Includes terrain tools
MaritimesSherbrooke Maritimes Sherbrooke Village V101Necora
MaritimesStorage Maritimes Storage V100 Necora
NECEmptySquare An Empty Square V102 Necora
NMT30RowHouses NMT3.0 Rowhouses V1.1 updated RedKetchup New Medieval Town series
NMTLittleHousing2 NMT Little Housing 2 V1.0 RedKetchup New Medieval Town series
RKFarmstand RK Farmstand Version V1.1 RedKetchup Duplicates Elfecutioner version except trees actually work
RKBisonLivestock Bison as Livestock (no fertilizer) RedKetchup RKEC series, better models from Troy
RKDucksLivestock Ducks as Livestock (with feathers) RedKetchup RKEC series, better models from Troy
RKGoatLivestock Goats as Livestock (with generic milk) Redketchup RKEC series, models from Troy
RKLonghornLivestock Longhorn Cows as Livestock RedKetchup RKEC series, models from Troy
NordicLogCabin Nordic Log Cabin Tom Sawyer Separated from The North
RedCottage Red Cottage Tom Sawyer Separated from The North
fountainlite The Fountain Mod Lite V1.52 Mathieuso Made for Banished 1.0.4B; very minor UI issues using same F2 and F4 as MM
Miscellaneous Notes:
-Additional mods can be added on a per-needed basis for individual towns (e.g. Other mods separated from The North)
-It is possible to include NMT31 Multi-Floor Housing Version 4 for additional corner buildings, but it causes UI issues
I also often use a variety of small tweak mods in addition to the above (loaded at the top) like:
LushAndGreenHD Lush and Green HD V1.0 Voeille Retextures vanilla terrain
BLNoSmoke No Smoke V12.0 Black Liquid No smoke from houses and other buildings
NorthNoSmoke North No Smoke V1.0 Tom Sawyer Affects buildings from The North
OldMarket Old Market V1.0 Black Liquid Reverts market to vanilla textures
QuietPastures Quiet Pastures V2.0 Black Liquid Affects vanilla, CC, and RKEC animals
RealisticAging Realistic Aging V1.1 John Doe (me) Modifies citizen aging parameters
RealisticCrops Realistic Crops V1.0 John Doe (me) Modifies select crop values to more closely match real world numbers
SaferMining Safer Mining V1.0 John Doe (me) Modifies stonecutter and mining professions to make them safer
vBetterRainSound Better Rain Sound FX V1.0 Verteiron Audio replacement for default rain sound
I know the above formatting isn't ideal. Sorry about that.
Feel free to use this list as you will, but I likely can't help make mod X, Y, and Z work together outside of what is listed above.
Thanks for the mod list, am pretty certain my computer would melt if I ever tried it, but its still interesting to see how someone else has put together the mods they are using :thumbsup