diff --git a/lib/mod_list.dart b/lib/mod_list.dart
index 3583545..61fda42 100644
--- a/lib/mod_list.dart
+++ b/lib/mod_list.dart
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import 'package:rimworld_modman/mod.dart';
 import 'package:xml/xml.dart';
 
 class LoadOrder {
-  final List<String> loadOrder = [];
+  final List<Mod> order = [];
   final List<String> errors = [];
+  List<String> get loadOrder => order.map((e) => e.id).toList();
 
   LoadOrder();
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ class ModList {
   String configPath = '';
   String modsPath = '';
   // O(1) lookup
-  Map<String, bool> activeMods = {};
+  Map<String, Mod> activeMods = {};
   Map<String, Mod> mods = {};
 
   ModList({this.configPath = '', this.modsPath = ''});
@@ -202,9 +203,10 @@ class ModList {
 
   void setEnabled(String modId, bool enabled) {
     if (mods.containsKey(modId)) {
-      mods[modId]!.enabled = enabled;
+      final mod = mods[modId]!;
+      mod.enabled = enabled;
       if (enabled) {
-        activeMods[modId] = true;
+        activeMods[modId] = mod;
       } else {
         activeMods.remove(modId);
       }
@@ -247,9 +249,10 @@ class ModList {
   //  return generateLoadOrder(loadOrder);
   //}
 
-  LoadOrder generateLoadOrder() {
-    final modMap = {for (final m in mods.values) m.id: m};
-    _validateIncompatibilities(mods.values.toList());
+  LoadOrder generateLoadOrder([LoadOrder? loadOrder]) {
+    loadOrder ??= LoadOrder();
+    final modMap = {for (final m in activeMods.values) m.id: m};
+    _validateIncompatibilities(loadOrder);
 
     // Hard dependency graph
     final inDegree = <String, int>{};
@@ -260,7 +263,7 @@ class ModList {
     final reverseLoadAfter = <String, List<Mod>>{};
 
     // Initialize data structures
-    for (final mod in mods.values) {
+    for (final mod in activeMods.values) {
       mod.loadBeforeNotPlaced = mod.loadBefore.length;
       mod.loadAfterPlaced = 0;
 
@@ -271,7 +274,7 @@ class ModList {
     }
 
     // Build dependency graph and reverse soft constraints
-    for (final mod in mods.values) {
+    for (final mod in activeMods.values) {
       for (final depId in mod.dependencies) {
         adjacency[depId]!.add(mod.id);
         inDegree[mod.id] = (inDegree[mod.id] ?? 0) + 1;
@@ -318,17 +321,15 @@ class ModList {
     });
 
     // Initialize heap with available mods
-    for (final modId in activeMods.keys) {
-      final mod = modMap[modId];
-      if (mod != null && inDegree[modId] == 0) {
+    for (final mod in activeMods.values) {
+      if (inDegree[mod.id] == 0) {
         heap.add(mod);
       }
     }
 
-    final sortedMods = <Mod>[];
     while (heap.isNotEmpty) {
       final current = heap.removeFirst();
-      sortedMods.add(current);
+      loadOrder.order.add(current);
 
       // Update dependents' in-degree
       for (final neighborId in adjacency[current.id]!) {
@@ -342,34 +343,32 @@ class ModList {
       _updateReverseConstraints(
         current,
         reverseLoadBefore,
-        sortedMods,
+        loadOrder,
         heap,
         (mod) => mod.loadBeforeNotPlaced--,
       );
       _updateReverseConstraints(
         current,
         reverseLoadAfter,
-        sortedMods,
+        loadOrder,
         heap,
         (mod) => mod.loadAfterPlaced++,
       );
     }
 
-    if (sortedMods.length != mods.length) {
-      throw Exception("Cyclic dependencies detected");
+    if (loadOrder.order.length != activeMods.length) {
+      loadOrder.errors.add("Cyclic dependencies detected");
     }
 
-    final loadOrder = LoadOrder();
-    loadOrder.loadOrder.addAll(sortedMods.map((e) => e.id));
     return loadOrder;
   }
 
-  void _validateIncompatibilities(List<Mod> mods) {
-    final enabledMods = mods.where((m) => m.enabled).toList();
+  void _validateIncompatibilities(LoadOrder loadOrder) {
+    final enabledMods = loadOrder.order.where((m) => m.enabled).toList();
     for (final mod in enabledMods) {
       for (final incompatibleId in mod.incompatibilities) {
         if (enabledMods.any((m) => m.id == incompatibleId)) {
-          throw Exception("Conflict: ${mod.id} vs $incompatibleId");
+          loadOrder.errors.add("Incompatible mods: ${mod.id} and $incompatibleId");
         }
       }
     }
@@ -378,12 +377,12 @@ class ModList {
   void _updateReverseConstraints(
     Mod current,
     Map<String, List<Mod>> reverseMap,
-    List<Mod> sortedMods,
+    LoadOrder loadOrder,
     PriorityQueue<Mod> heap,
     void Function(Mod) update,
   ) {
     reverseMap[current.id]?.forEach((affectedMod) {
-      if (!sortedMods.contains(affectedMod)) {
+      if (!loadOrder.order.contains(affectedMod)) {
         update(affectedMod);
         // If mod is already in heap, re-add to update position
         if (heap.contains(affectedMod)) {
@@ -396,7 +395,7 @@ class ModList {
 
   LoadOrder loadRequired() {
     final loadOrder = generateLoadOrder();
-    for (final modId in loadOrder.loadOrder) {
+    for (final modId in loadOrder.order.map((e) => e.id)) {
       setEnabled(modId, true);
     }
     return loadOrder;