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==== Light Master Budgets ==== | ==== Light Master Budgets ==== | ||
A ''Light Master'' file has a budget of no more than | A ''Light Master'' file has a budget of no more than 4096 forms (prior to version 1.34: 2048 forms), with Form IDs <code>0x000</code> to <code>0xFFF</code> available for use. | ||
A absolute maximum of 4096 ESL files can be loaded by the engine at once, but in practice this is difficult to achieve. | A absolute maximum of 4096 ESL files can be loaded by the engine at once, but in practice this is difficult to achieve. | ||
331 plugins can be loaded that each contain 2048 [[ALCH]] records, but 970+ plugins can be loaded that each contain one [[CELL]] record and 2047 [[REFR]] records. | 331 plugins can be loaded that each contain 2048 [[ALCH]] records, but 970+ plugins can be loaded that each contain one [[CELL]] record and 2047 [[REFR]] records. | ||
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Also known as "ESL-Flagged ESP" or "ESPFE", this is a combination of a light master and a plugin. It's a file with the <code>.esp</code> file extension, but the '''ESL''' header flag. | Also known as "ESL-Flagged ESP" or "ESPFE", this is a combination of a light master and a plugin. It's a file with the <code>.esp</code> file extension, but the '''ESL''' header flag. | ||
* Like light masters, light plugins | * Like light masters, light plugins have a budget of at most 4096 forms, between <code>0x000</code> and <code>0xFFF</code>, and are merged at runtime into the <code>0xFE</code> slot. | ||
* Light plugins are loaded together with regular plugins. This means, they can both override other plugins, and be made to require plugins as masters without negatively affecting the load order. | * Light plugins are loaded together with regular plugins. This means, they can both override other plugins, and be made to require plugins as masters without negatively affecting the load order. | ||
* In certain circumstances, regular plugins can be made light without breaking compatibility to existing saves. | * In certain circumstances, regular plugins can be made light without breaking compatibility to existing saves. | ||
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** Save the file. | ** Save the file. | ||
* [[Vortex]] is capable of making plugins "light" from it's Plugins tab. | * [[Vortex]] is capable of making plugins "light" from it's Plugins tab. | ||
== Game Save == | == Game Save == | ||