diff --git a/Penumbra/Api/PenumbraApi.cs b/Penumbra/Api/PenumbraApi.cs
index 7712c56c..cac23ecb 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Api/PenumbraApi.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Api/PenumbraApi.cs
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ using Lumina.Data;
 using Penumbra.Collections;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 using Penumbra.GameData.Enums;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
-using Penumbra.Mods;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Api;
 
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ public class PenumbraApi : IDisposable, IPenumbraApi
         _penumbra!.ObjectReloader.RedrawAll( setting );
     }
 
-    private static string ResolvePath( string path, Mod.Mod.Manager _, ModCollection collection )
+    private static string ResolvePath( string path, Mods.Mod.Manager _, ModCollection collection )
     {
         if( !Penumbra.Config.EnableMods )
         {
diff --git a/Penumbra/Collections/CollectionManager.Active.cs b/Penumbra/Collections/CollectionManager.Active.cs
index 17f11eae..30b9298d 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Collections/CollectionManager.Active.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Collections/CollectionManager.Active.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Dalamud.Logging;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
+using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.Util;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Collections;
@@ -14,122 +13,39 @@ public partial class ModCollection
         // Is invoked after the collections actually changed.
         public event CollectionChangeDelegate? CollectionChanged;
 
-        private int _currentIdx     = 1;
-        private int _defaultIdx     = 0;
-        private int _defaultNameIdx = 0;
+        // The collection currently selected for changing settings.
+        public ModCollection Current { get; private set; } = Empty;
 
-        public ModCollection Current
-            => this[ _currentIdx ];
+        // The collection used for general file redirections and all characters not specifically named.
+        public ModCollection Default { get; private set; } = Empty;
 
-        public ModCollection Default
-            => this[ _defaultIdx ];
+        // A single collection that can not be deleted as a fallback for the current collection.
+        public ModCollection DefaultName { get; private set; } = Empty;
 
-        private readonly Dictionary< string, int > _character = new();
+        // The list of character collections.
+        private readonly Dictionary< string, ModCollection > _characters = new();
 
+        public IReadOnlyDictionary< string, ModCollection > Characters
+            => _characters;
+
+        // If a name does not correspond to a character, return the default collection instead.
         public ModCollection Character( string name )
-            => _character.TryGetValue( name, out var idx ) ? this[ idx ] : Default;
-
-        public IEnumerable< (string, ModCollection) > Characters
-            => _character.Select( kvp => ( kvp.Key, this[ kvp.Value ] ) );
+            => _characters.TryGetValue( name, out var c ) ? c : Default;
 
         public bool HasCharacterCollections
-            => _character.Count > 0;
-
-        private void OnModChanged( Mod.Mod.ChangeType type, int idx, Mod.Mod mod )
-        {
-            var meta = mod.Resources.MetaManipulations.Count > 0;
-            switch( type )
-            {
-                case Mod.Mod.ChangeType.Added:
-                    foreach( var collection in this )
-                    {
-                        collection.AddMod( mod );
-                    }
-
-                    foreach( var collection in this.Where( c => c.HasCache && c[ ^1 ].Settings?.Enabled == true ) )
-                    {
-                        collection.CalculateEffectiveFileList( meta, collection == Penumbra.CollectionManager.Default );
-                    }
-
-                    break;
-                case Mod.Mod.ChangeType.Removed:
-                    var list = new List< ModSettings? >( _collections.Count );
-                    foreach( var collection in this )
-                    {
-                        list.Add( collection[ idx ].Settings );
-                        collection.RemoveMod( mod, idx );
-                    }
-
-                    foreach( var (collection, _) in this.Zip( list ).Where( c => c.First.HasCache && c.Second?.Enabled == true ) )
-                    {
-                        collection.CalculateEffectiveFileList( meta, collection == Penumbra.CollectionManager.Default );
-                    }
-
-                    break;
-                case Mod.Mod.ChangeType.Changed:
-                    foreach( var collection in this.Where(
-                                collection => collection.Settings[ idx ]?.FixInvalidSettings( mod.Meta ) ?? false ) )
-                    {
-                        collection.Save();
-                    }
-
-                    foreach( var collection in this.Where( c => c.HasCache && c[ idx ].Settings?.Enabled == true ) )
-                    {
-                        collection.CalculateEffectiveFileList( meta, collection == Penumbra.CollectionManager.Default );
-                    }
-
-                    break;
-                default: throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException( nameof( type ), type, null );
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void CreateNecessaryCaches()
-        {
-            if( _defaultIdx > Empty.Index )
-            {
-                Default.CreateCache(true);
-            }
-
-            if( _currentIdx > Empty.Index )
-            {
-                Current.CreateCache(false);
-            }
-
-            foreach( var idx in _character.Values.Where( i => i > Empty.Index ) )
-            {
-                _collections[ idx ].CreateCache(false);
-            }
-        }
-
-        public void ForceCacheUpdates()
-        {
-            foreach( var collection in this )
-            {
-                collection.ForceCacheUpdate(collection == Default);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void RemoveCache( int idx )
-        {
-            if( idx != _defaultIdx && idx != _currentIdx && _character.All( kvp => kvp.Value != idx ) )
-            {
-                _collections[ idx ].ClearCache();
-            }
-        }
-
-        public void SetCollection( ModCollection collection, Type type, string? characterName = null )
-            => SetCollection( collection.Index, type, characterName );
+            => _characters.Count > 0;
 
+        // Set a active collection, can be used to set Default, Current or Character collections.
         public void SetCollection( int newIdx, Type type, string? characterName = null )
         {
             var oldCollectionIdx = type switch
             {
-                Type.Default => _defaultIdx,
-                Type.Current => _currentIdx,
+                Type.Default => Default.Index,
+                Type.Current => Current.Index,
                 Type.Character => characterName?.Length > 0
-                    ? _character.TryGetValue( characterName, out var c )
-                        ? c
-                        : _defaultIdx
+                    ? _characters.TryGetValue( characterName, out var c )
+                        ? c.Index
+                        : Default.Index
                     : -1,
                 _ => -1,
             };
@@ -142,24 +58,24 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             var newCollection = this[ newIdx ];
             if( newIdx > Empty.Index )
             {
-                newCollection.CreateCache(false);
+                newCollection.CreateCache( false );
             }
 
             RemoveCache( oldCollectionIdx );
             switch( type )
             {
                 case Type.Default:
-                    _defaultIdx                       = newIdx;
+                    Default                           = newCollection;
                     Penumbra.Config.DefaultCollection = newCollection.Name;
                     Penumbra.ResidentResources.Reload();
                     Default.SetFiles();
                     break;
                 case Type.Current:
-                    _currentIdx                       = newIdx;
+                    Current                           = newCollection;
                     Penumbra.Config.CurrentCollection = newCollection.Name;
                     break;
                 case Type.Character:
-                    _character[ characterName! ]                           = newIdx;
+                    _characters[ characterName! ]                          = newCollection;
                     Penumbra.Config.CharacterCollections[ characterName! ] = newCollection.Name;
                     break;
             }
@@ -168,27 +84,32 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             Penumbra.Config.Save();
         }
 
+        public void SetCollection( ModCollection collection, Type type, string? characterName = null )
+            => SetCollection( collection.Index, type, characterName );
+
+        // Create a new character collection. Returns false if the character name already has a collection.
         public bool CreateCharacterCollection( string characterName )
         {
-            if( _character.ContainsKey( characterName ) )
+            if( _characters.ContainsKey( characterName ) )
             {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            _character[ characterName ]                           = Empty.Index;
+            _characters[ characterName ]                          = Empty;
             Penumbra.Config.CharacterCollections[ characterName ] = Empty.Name;
             Penumbra.Config.Save();
             CollectionChanged?.Invoke( null, Empty, Type.Character, characterName );
             return true;
         }
 
+        // Remove a character collection if it exists.
         public void RemoveCharacterCollection( string characterName )
         {
-            if( _character.TryGetValue( characterName, out var collection ) )
+            if( _characters.TryGetValue( characterName, out var collection ) )
             {
-                RemoveCache( collection );
-                _character.Remove( characterName );
-                CollectionChanged?.Invoke( this[ collection ], null, Type.Character, characterName );
+                RemoveCache( collection.Index );
+                _characters.Remove( characterName );
+                CollectionChanged?.Invoke( collection, null, Type.Character, characterName );
             }
 
             if( Penumbra.Config.CharacterCollections.Remove( characterName ) )
@@ -197,36 +118,41 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             }
         }
 
+        // Obtain the index of a collection by name.
         private int GetIndexForCollectionName( string name )
-        {
-            if( name.Length == 0 )
-            {
-                return Empty.Index;
-            }
+            => name.Length == 0 ? Empty.Index : _collections.IndexOf( c => c.Name == name );
 
-            return _collections.IndexOf( c => c.Name == name );
-        }
 
+        // Load default, current and character collections from config.
+        // Then create caches. If a collection does not exist anymore, reset it to an appropriate default.
         public void LoadCollections()
         {
             var configChanged = false;
-            _defaultIdx = GetIndexForCollectionName( Penumbra.Config.DefaultCollection );
-            if( _defaultIdx < 0 )
+            var defaultIdx    = GetIndexForCollectionName( Penumbra.Config.DefaultCollection );
+            if( defaultIdx < 0 )
             {
                 PluginLog.Error( $"Last choice of Default Collection {Penumbra.Config.DefaultCollection} is not available, reset to None." );
-                _defaultIdx                       = Empty.Index;
-                Penumbra.Config.DefaultCollection = this[ _defaultIdx ].Name;
+                Default                           = Empty;
+                Penumbra.Config.DefaultCollection = Default.Name;
                 configChanged                     = true;
             }
+            else
+            {
+                Default = this[ defaultIdx ];
+            }
 
-            _currentIdx = GetIndexForCollectionName( Penumbra.Config.CurrentCollection );
-            if( _currentIdx < 0 )
+            var currentIdx = GetIndexForCollectionName( Penumbra.Config.CurrentCollection );
+            if( currentIdx < 0 )
             {
                 PluginLog.Error( $"Last choice of Current Collection {Penumbra.Config.CurrentCollection} is not available, reset to Default." );
-                _currentIdx                       = _defaultNameIdx;
-                Penumbra.Config.DefaultCollection = this[ _currentIdx ].Name;
+                Current                           = DefaultName;
+                Penumbra.Config.DefaultCollection = Current.Name;
                 configChanged                     = true;
             }
+            else
+            {
+                Current = this[ currentIdx ];
+            }
 
             if( LoadCharacterCollections() || configChanged )
             {
@@ -236,6 +162,7 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             CreateNecessaryCaches();
         }
 
+        // Load character collections. If a player name comes up multiple times, the last one is applied.
         private bool LoadCharacterCollections()
         {
             var configChanged = false;
@@ -245,17 +172,71 @@ public partial class ModCollection
                 if( idx < 0 )
                 {
                     PluginLog.Error( $"Last choice of <{player}>'s Collection {collectionName} is not available, reset to None." );
-                    _character.Add( player, Empty.Index );
+                    _characters.Add( player, Empty );
                     Penumbra.Config.CharacterCollections[ player ] = Empty.Name;
                     configChanged                                  = true;
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    _character.Add( player, idx );
+                    _characters.Add( player, this[ idx ] );
                 }
             }
 
             return configChanged;
         }
+
+
+        // Cache handling.
+        private void CreateNecessaryCaches()
+        {
+            Default.CreateCache( true );
+            Current.CreateCache( false );
+
+            foreach( var collection in _characters.Values )
+            {
+                collection.CreateCache( false );
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void RemoveCache( int idx )
+        {
+            if( idx != Default.Index && idx != Current.Index && _characters.Values.All( c => c.Index != idx ) )
+            {
+                _collections[ idx ].ClearCache();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void ForceCacheUpdates()
+        {
+            foreach( var collection in this )
+            {
+                collection.ForceCacheUpdate( collection == Default );
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Recalculate effective files for active collections on events.
+        private void OnModAddedActive( bool meta )
+        {
+            foreach( var collection in this.Where( c => c.HasCache && c[ ^1 ].Settings?.Enabled == true ) )
+            {
+                collection.CalculateEffectiveFileList( meta, collection == Penumbra.CollectionManager.Default );
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void OnModRemovedActive( bool meta, IEnumerable< ModSettings? > settings )
+        {
+            foreach( var (collection, _) in this.Zip( settings ).Where( c => c.First.HasCache && c.Second?.Enabled == true ) )
+            {
+                collection.CalculateEffectiveFileList( meta, collection == Penumbra.CollectionManager.Default );
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void OnModChangedActive( bool meta, int modIdx )
+        {
+            foreach( var collection in this.Where( c => c.HasCache && c[ modIdx ].Settings?.Enabled == true ) )
+            {
+                collection.CalculateEffectiveFileList( meta, collection == Penumbra.CollectionManager.Default );
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Penumbra/Collections/CollectionManager.cs b/Penumbra/Collections/CollectionManager.cs
index 440f88ac..76961f81 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Collections/CollectionManager.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Collections/CollectionManager.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using Dalamud.Logging;
+using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.Util;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Collections;
@@ -13,19 +14,23 @@ public partial class ModCollection
 {
     public enum Type : byte
     {
-        Inactive,
-        Default,
-        Character,
-        Current,
+        Inactive,  // A collection was added or removed
+        Default,   // The default collection was changed
+        Character, // A character collection was changed
+        Current,   // The current collection was changed.
     }
 
     public sealed partial class Manager : IDisposable, IEnumerable< ModCollection >
     {
+        // On addition, oldCollection is null. On deletion, newCollection is null.
+        // CharacterName is onls set for type == Character.
         public delegate void CollectionChangeDelegate( ModCollection? oldCollection, ModCollection? newCollection, Type type,
             string? characterName = null );
 
-        private readonly Mod.Mod.Manager _modManager;
+        private readonly Mods.Mod.Manager _modManager;
 
+        // The empty collection is always available and always has index 0.
+        // It can not be deleted or moved.
         private readonly List< ModCollection > _collections = new()
         {
             Empty,
@@ -34,25 +39,28 @@ public partial class ModCollection
         public ModCollection this[ Index idx ]
             => _collections[ idx ];
 
-        public ModCollection this[ int idx ]
-            => _collections[ idx ];
-
         public ModCollection? this[ string name ]
             => ByName( name, out var c ) ? c : null;
 
+        public int Count
+            => _collections.Count;
+
+        // Obtain a collection case-independently by name. 
         public bool ByName( string name, [NotNullWhen( true )] out ModCollection? collection )
             => _collections.FindFirst( c => string.Equals( c.Name, name, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase ), out collection );
 
+        // Default enumeration skips the empty collection.
         public IEnumerator< ModCollection > GetEnumerator()
             => _collections.Skip( 1 ).GetEnumerator();
 
         IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
             => GetEnumerator();
 
-        public Manager( Mod.Mod.Manager manager )
+        public Manager( Mods.Mod.Manager manager )
         {
             _modManager = manager;
 
+            // The collection manager reacts to changes in mods by itself.
             _modManager.ModsRediscovered += OnModsRediscovered;
             _modManager.ModChange        += OnModChanged;
             ReadCollections();
@@ -65,27 +73,143 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             _modManager.ModChange        -= OnModChanged;
         }
 
+        // Add a new collection of the given name.
+        // If duplicate is not-null, the new collection will be a duplicate of it.
+        // If the name of the collection would result in an already existing filename, skip it.
+        // Returns true if the collection was successfully created and fires a Inactive event.
+        // Also sets the current collection to the new collection afterwards.
+        public bool AddCollection( string name, ModCollection? duplicate )
+        {
+            var nameFixed = name.RemoveInvalidPathSymbols().ToLowerInvariant();
+            if( nameFixed.Length == 0
+            || nameFixed         == Empty.Name.ToLowerInvariant()
+            || _collections.Any( c => c.Name.RemoveInvalidPathSymbols().ToLowerInvariant() == nameFixed ) )
+            {
+                PluginLog.Warning( $"The new collection {name} would lead to the same path as one that already exists." );
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            var newCollection = duplicate?.Duplicate( name ) ?? CreateNewEmpty( name );
+            newCollection.Index = _collections.Count;
+            _collections.Add( newCollection );
+            newCollection.Save();
+            CollectionChanged?.Invoke( null, newCollection, Type.Inactive );
+            SetCollection( newCollection.Index, Type.Current );
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Remove the given collection if it exists and is neither the empty nor the default-named collection.
+        // If the removed collection was active, it also sets the corresponding collection to the appropriate default.
+        public bool RemoveCollection( int idx )
+        {
+            if( idx <= Empty.Index || idx >= _collections.Count )
+            {
+                PluginLog.Error( "Can not remove the empty collection." );
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if( idx == DefaultName.Index )
+            {
+                PluginLog.Error( "Can not remove the default collection." );
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if( idx == Current.Index )
+            {
+                SetCollection( DefaultName, Type.Current );
+            }
+
+            if( idx == Default.Index )
+            {
+                SetCollection( Empty, Type.Default );
+            }
+
+            foreach( var (characterName, _) in _characters.Where( c => c.Value.Index == idx ).ToList() )
+            {
+                SetCollection( Empty, Type.Character, characterName );
+            }
+
+            var collection = _collections[ idx ];
+            collection.Delete();
+            _collections.RemoveAt( idx );
+            for( var i = idx; i < _collections.Count; ++i )
+            {
+                --_collections[ i ].Index;
+            }
+
+            CollectionChanged?.Invoke( collection, null, Type.Inactive );
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public bool RemoveCollection( ModCollection collection )
+            => RemoveCollection( collection.Index );
+
+
         private void OnModsRediscovered()
         {
+            // When mods are rediscovered, force all cache updates and set the files of the default collection.
             ForceCacheUpdates();
             Default.SetFiles();
         }
 
+
+        // A changed mod forces changes for all collections, active and inactive.
+        private void OnModChanged( Mod.ChangeType type, int idx, Mod mod )
+        {
+            switch( type )
+            {
+                case Mod.ChangeType.Added:
+                    foreach( var collection in this )
+                    {
+                        collection.AddMod( mod );
+                    }
+
+                    OnModAddedActive( mod.Resources.MetaManipulations.Count > 0 );
+                    break;
+                case Mod.ChangeType.Removed:
+                    var settings = new List< ModSettings? >( _collections.Count );
+                    foreach( var collection in this )
+                    {
+                        settings.Add( collection[ idx ].Settings );
+                        collection.RemoveMod( mod, idx );
+                    }
+
+                    OnModRemovedActive( mod.Resources.MetaManipulations.Count > 0, settings );
+                    break;
+                case Mod.ChangeType.Changed:
+                    foreach( var collection in this.Where(
+                                collection => collection.Settings[ idx ]?.FixInvalidSettings( mod.Meta ) ?? false ) )
+                    {
+                        collection.Save();
+                    }
+
+                    OnModChangedActive( mod.Resources.MetaManipulations.Count > 0, mod.Index );
+                    break;
+                default: throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException( nameof( type ), type, null );
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Add the collection with the default name if it does not exist.
+        // It should always be ensured that it exists, otherwise it will be created.
+        // This can also not be deleted, so there are always at least the empty and a collection with default name.
         private void AddDefaultCollection()
         {
-            var idx = _collections.IndexOf( c => c.Name == DefaultCollection );
+            var idx = GetIndexForCollectionName( DefaultCollection );
             if( idx >= 0 )
             {
-                _defaultNameIdx = idx;
+                DefaultName = this[ idx ];
                 return;
             }
 
             var defaultCollection = CreateNewEmpty( DefaultCollection );
             defaultCollection.Save();
-            _defaultNameIdx = _collections.Count;
+            defaultCollection.Index = _collections.Count;
             _collections.Add( defaultCollection );
         }
 
+        // Inheritances can not be setup before all collections are read,
+        // so this happens after reading the collections.
+        // During this iteration, we can also fix all settings that are not valid for the given mod anymore.
         private void ApplyInheritancesAndFixSettings( IEnumerable< IReadOnlyList< string > > inheritances )
         {
             foreach( var (collection, inheritance) in this.Zip( inheritances ) )
@@ -117,6 +241,9 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             }
         }
 
+        // Read all collection files in the Collection Directory.
+        // Ensure that the default named collection exists, and apply inheritances afterwards.
+        // Duplicate collection files are not deleted, just not added here.
         private void ReadCollections()
         {
             var collectionDir = new DirectoryInfo( CollectionDirectory );
@@ -152,89 +279,5 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             AddDefaultCollection();
             ApplyInheritancesAndFixSettings( inheritances );
         }
-
-        public bool AddCollection( string name, ModCollection? duplicate )
-        {
-            var nameFixed = name.RemoveInvalidPathSymbols().ToLowerInvariant();
-            if( nameFixed.Length == 0
-            || nameFixed         == Empty.Name.ToLowerInvariant()
-            || _collections.Any( c => c.Name.RemoveInvalidPathSymbols().ToLowerInvariant() == nameFixed ) )
-            {
-                PluginLog.Warning( $"The new collection {name} would lead to the same path as one that already exists." );
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            var newCollection = duplicate?.Duplicate( name ) ?? CreateNewEmpty( name );
-            newCollection.Index = _collections.Count;
-            _collections.Add( newCollection );
-            newCollection.Save();
-            CollectionChanged?.Invoke( null, newCollection, Type.Inactive );
-            SetCollection( newCollection.Index, Type.Current );
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        public bool RemoveCollection( ModCollection collection )
-            => RemoveCollection( collection.Index );
-
-        public bool RemoveCollection( int idx )
-        {
-            if( idx <= Empty.Index || idx >= _collections.Count )
-            {
-                PluginLog.Error( "Can not remove the empty collection." );
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            if( idx == _defaultNameIdx )
-            {
-                PluginLog.Error( "Can not remove the default collection." );
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            if( idx == _currentIdx )
-            {
-                SetCollection( _defaultNameIdx, Type.Current );
-            }
-            else if( _currentIdx > idx )
-            {
-                --_currentIdx;
-            }
-
-            if( idx == _defaultIdx )
-            {
-                SetCollection( -1, Type.Default );
-            }
-            else if( _defaultIdx > idx )
-            {
-                --_defaultIdx;
-            }
-
-            if( _defaultNameIdx > idx )
-            {
-                --_defaultNameIdx;
-            }
-
-            foreach( var (characterName, characterIdx) in _character.ToList() )
-            {
-                if( idx == characterIdx )
-                {
-                    SetCollection( -1, Type.Character, characterName );
-                }
-                else if( characterIdx > idx )
-                {
-                    _character[ characterName ] = characterIdx - 1;
-                }
-            }
-
-            var collection = _collections[ idx ];
-            collection.Delete();
-            _collections.RemoveAt( idx );
-            for( var i = idx; i < _collections.Count; ++i )
-            {
-                --_collections[ i ].Index;
-            }
-
-            CollectionChanged?.Invoke( collection, null, Type.Inactive );
-            return true;
-        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Penumbra/Collections/ConflictCache.cs b/Penumbra/Collections/ConflictCache.cs
index 85db330d..1891a8bb 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Collections/ConflictCache.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Collections/ConflictCache.cs
@@ -8,24 +8,26 @@ namespace Penumbra.Collections;
 
 public struct ConflictCache
 {
-    public readonly struct ModCacheStruct : IComparable< ModCacheStruct >
+    // A conflict stores all data about a mod conflict.
+    public readonly struct Conflict : IComparable< Conflict >
     {
-        public readonly object Conflict;
+        public readonly object Data;
         public readonly int    Mod1;
         public readonly int    Mod2;
         public readonly bool   Mod1Priority;
         public readonly bool   Solved;
 
-        public ModCacheStruct( int modIdx1, int modIdx2, int priority1, int priority2, object conflict )
+        public Conflict( int modIdx1, int modIdx2, bool priority, bool solved, object data )
         {
             Mod1         = modIdx1;
             Mod2         = modIdx2;
-            Conflict     = conflict;
-            Mod1Priority = priority1 >= priority2;
-            Solved       = priority1 != priority2;
+            Data         = data;
+            Mod1Priority = priority;
+            Solved       = solved;
         }
 
-        public int CompareTo( ModCacheStruct other )
+        // Order: Mod1 -> Mod1 overwritten -> Mod2 -> File > MetaManipulation
+        public int CompareTo( Conflict other )
         {
             var idxComp = Mod1.CompareTo( other.Mod1 );
             if( idxComp != 0 )
@@ -44,55 +46,85 @@ public struct ConflictCache
                 return idxComp;
             }
 
-            return Conflict switch
+            return Data switch
             {
-                Utf8GamePath p when other.Conflict is Utf8GamePath q         => p.CompareTo( q ),
-                Utf8GamePath                                                 => -1,
-                MetaManipulation m when other.Conflict is MetaManipulation n => m.CompareTo( n ),
-                MetaManipulation                                             => 1,
-                _                                                            => 0,
+                Utf8GamePath p when other.Data is Utf8GamePath q         => p.CompareTo( q ),
+                Utf8GamePath                                             => -1,
+                MetaManipulation m when other.Data is MetaManipulation n => m.CompareTo( n ),
+                MetaManipulation                                         => 1,
+                _                                                        => 0,
             };
         }
     }
 
-    private List< ModCacheStruct >? _conflicts;
+    private readonly List< Conflict > _conflicts = new();
+    private          bool             _isSorted  = true;
 
-    public IReadOnlyList< ModCacheStruct > Conflicts
-        => _conflicts ?? ( IReadOnlyList< ModCacheStruct > )Array.Empty< ModCacheStruct >();
+    public ConflictCache()
+    { }
 
-    public IEnumerable< ModCacheStruct > ModConflicts( int modIdx )
+    public IReadOnlyList< Conflict > Conflicts
     {
-        return _conflicts?.SkipWhile( c => c.Mod1 < modIdx ).TakeWhile( c => c.Mod1 == modIdx )
-         ?? Array.Empty< ModCacheStruct >();
+        get
+        {
+            Sort();
+            return _conflicts;
+        }
     }
 
-    public void Sort()
-        => _conflicts?.Sort();
+    // Find all mod conflicts concerning the specified mod (in both directions).
+    public IEnumerable< Conflict > ModConflicts( int modIdx )
+    {
+        return _conflicts.SkipWhile( c => c.Mod1 < modIdx ).TakeWhile( c => c.Mod1 == modIdx );
+    }
+
+    private void Sort()
+    {
+        if( !_isSorted )
+        {
+            _conflicts?.Sort();
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Add both directions for the mod.
+    // On same priority, it is assumed that mod1 is the earlier one.
+    // Also update older conflicts to refer to the highest-prioritized conflict.
+    private void AddConflict( int modIdx1, int modIdx2, int priority1, int priority2, object data )
+    {
+        var solved         = priority1 != priority2;
+        var priority       = priority1 >= priority2;
+        var prioritizedMod = priority ? modIdx1 : modIdx2;
+        _conflicts.Add( new Conflict( modIdx1, modIdx2, priority, solved, data ) );
+        _conflicts.Add( new Conflict( modIdx2, modIdx1, !priority, solved, data ) );
+        for( var i = 0; i < _conflicts.Count; ++i )
+        {
+            var c = _conflicts[ i ];
+            if( data.Equals( c.Data ) )
+            {
+                _conflicts[ i ] = c.Mod1Priority
+                    ? new Conflict( prioritizedMod, c.Mod2, true, c.Solved  || solved, data )
+                    : new Conflict( c.Mod1, prioritizedMod, false, c.Solved || solved, data );
+            }
+        }
+
+        _isSorted = false;
+    }
 
     public void AddConflict( int modIdx1, int modIdx2, int priority1, int priority2, Utf8GamePath gamePath )
-    {
-        _conflicts ??= new List< ModCacheStruct >( 2 );
-
-        _conflicts.Add( new ModCacheStruct( modIdx1, modIdx2, priority1, priority2, gamePath ) );
-        _conflicts.Add( new ModCacheStruct( modIdx2, modIdx1, priority2, priority1, gamePath ) );
-    }
+        => AddConflict( modIdx1, modIdx2, priority1, priority2, ( object )gamePath );
 
     public void AddConflict( int modIdx1, int modIdx2, int priority1, int priority2, MetaManipulation manipulation )
-    {
-        _conflicts ??= new List< ModCacheStruct >( 2 );
-        _conflicts.Add( new ModCacheStruct( modIdx1, modIdx2, priority1, priority2, manipulation ) );
-        _conflicts.Add( new ModCacheStruct( modIdx2, modIdx1, priority2, priority1, manipulation ) );
-    }
+        => AddConflict( modIdx1, modIdx2, priority1, priority2, ( object )manipulation );
 
     public void ClearConflicts()
         => _conflicts?.Clear();
 
     public void ClearFileConflicts()
-        => _conflicts?.RemoveAll( m => m.Conflict is Utf8GamePath );
+        => _conflicts?.RemoveAll( m => m.Data is Utf8GamePath );
 
     public void ClearMetaConflicts()
-        => _conflicts?.RemoveAll( m => m.Conflict is MetaManipulation );
+        => _conflicts?.RemoveAll( m => m.Data is MetaManipulation );
 
     public void ClearConflictsWithMod( int modIdx )
-        => _conflicts?.RemoveAll( m => m.Mod1 == modIdx || m.Mod2 == ~modIdx );
+        => _conflicts?.RemoveAll( m => m.Mod1 == modIdx || m.Mod2 == modIdx );
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Cache.cs b/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Cache.cs
index 01a53f87..33726689 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Cache.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Cache.cs
@@ -7,49 +7,53 @@ using System.Linq;
 using Dalamud.Logging;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 using Penumbra.Meta.Manager;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
+using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.Util;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Collections;
 
 public partial class ModCollection
 {
+    // Only active collections need to have a cache.
     private Cache? _cache;
 
     public bool HasCache
         => _cache != null;
 
+    // Only create, do not update. 
     public void CreateCache( bool isDefault )
     {
-        if( Index == 0 )
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
         if( _cache == null )
         {
             CalculateEffectiveFileList( true, isDefault );
         }
     }
 
+    // Force an update with metadata for this cache.
     public void ForceCacheUpdate( bool isDefault )
         => CalculateEffectiveFileList( true, isDefault );
 
+
+    // Clear the current cache.
     public void ClearCache()
     {
         _cache?.Dispose();
         _cache = null;
     }
 
+
     public FullPath? ResolvePath( Utf8GamePath path )
         => _cache?.ResolvePath( path );
 
+    // Force a file to be resolved to a specific path regardless of conflicts.
     internal void ForceFile( Utf8GamePath path, FullPath fullPath )
         => _cache!.ResolvedFiles[ path ] = fullPath;
 
+    // Force a file resolve to be removed.
     internal void RemoveFile( Utf8GamePath path )
         => _cache!.ResolvedFiles.Remove( path );
 
+    // Obtain data from the cache.
     internal MetaManager? MetaCache
         => _cache?.MetaManipulations;
 
@@ -62,14 +66,17 @@ public partial class ModCollection
     internal IReadOnlyDictionary< string, object? > ChangedItems
         => _cache?.ChangedItems ?? new Dictionary< string, object? >();
 
-    internal IReadOnlyList< ConflictCache.ModCacheStruct > Conflicts
-        => _cache?.Conflicts.Conflicts ?? Array.Empty< ConflictCache.ModCacheStruct >();
+    internal IReadOnlyList< ConflictCache.Conflict > Conflicts
+        => _cache?.Conflicts.Conflicts ?? Array.Empty< ConflictCache.Conflict >();
 
-    internal IEnumerable< ConflictCache.ModCacheStruct > ModConflicts( int modIdx )
-        => _cache?.Conflicts.ModConflicts( modIdx ) ?? Array.Empty< ConflictCache.ModCacheStruct >();
+    internal IEnumerable< ConflictCache.Conflict > ModConflicts( int modIdx )
+        => _cache?.Conflicts.ModConflicts( modIdx ) ?? Array.Empty< ConflictCache.Conflict >();
 
+    // Update the effective file list for the given cache.
+    // Creates a cache if necessary.
     public void CalculateEffectiveFileList( bool withMetaManipulations, bool reloadResident )
     {
+        // Skip the empty collection.
         if( Index == 0 )
         {
             return;
@@ -87,8 +94,84 @@ public partial class ModCollection
         {
             Penumbra.ResidentResources.Reload();
         }
+    }
 
-        _cache.Conflicts.Sort();
+    // Set Metadata files.
+    [Conditional( "USE_EQP" )]
+    public void SetEqpFiles()
+    {
+        if( _cache == null )
+        {
+            MetaManager.MetaManagerEqp.ResetFiles();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _cache.MetaManipulations.Eqp.SetFiles();
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Conditional( "USE_EQDP" )]
+    public void SetEqdpFiles()
+    {
+        if( _cache == null )
+        {
+            MetaManager.MetaManagerEqdp.ResetFiles();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _cache.MetaManipulations.Eqdp.SetFiles();
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Conditional( "USE_GMP" )]
+    public void SetGmpFiles()
+    {
+        if( _cache == null )
+        {
+            MetaManager.MetaManagerGmp.ResetFiles();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _cache.MetaManipulations.Gmp.SetFiles();
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Conditional( "USE_EST" )]
+    public void SetEstFiles()
+    {
+        if( _cache == null )
+        {
+            MetaManager.MetaManagerEst.ResetFiles();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _cache.MetaManipulations.Est.SetFiles();
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Conditional( "USE_CMP" )]
+    public void SetCmpFiles()
+    {
+        if( _cache == null )
+        {
+            MetaManager.MetaManagerCmp.ResetFiles();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _cache.MetaManipulations.Cmp.SetFiles();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void SetFiles()
+    {
+        if( _cache == null )
+        {
+            Penumbra.CharacterUtility.ResetAll();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _cache.MetaManipulations.SetFiles();
+        }
     }
 
 
@@ -106,8 +189,9 @@ public partial class ModCollection
         public readonly  Dictionary< Utf8GamePath, FullPath > ResolvedFiles = new();
         public readonly  HashSet< FullPath >                  MissingFiles  = new();
         public readonly  MetaManager                          MetaManipulations;
-        public           ConflictCache                        Conflicts;
+        public           ConflictCache                        Conflicts = new();
 
+        // Obtain currently changed items. Computes them if they haven't been computed before.
         public IReadOnlyDictionary< string, object? > ChangedItems
         {
             get
@@ -117,6 +201,7 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             }
         }
 
+        // The cache reacts through events on its collection changing.
         public Cache( ModCollection collection )
         {
             _collection                    =  collection;
@@ -133,6 +218,8 @@ public partial class ModCollection
 
         private void OnModSettingChange( ModSettingChange type, int modIdx, int oldValue, string? optionName, bool _ )
         {
+            // Recompute the file list if it was not just a non-conflicting priority change
+            // or a setting change for a disabled mod.
             if( type == ModSettingChange.Priority && !Conflicts.ModConflicts( modIdx ).Any()
             || type  == ModSettingChange.Setting  && !_collection[ modIdx ].Settings!.Enabled )
             {
@@ -143,9 +230,12 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             _collection.CalculateEffectiveFileList( hasMeta, Penumbra.CollectionManager.Default == _collection );
         }
 
+        // Inheritance changes are too big to check for relevance,
+        // just recompute everything.
         private void OnInheritanceChange( bool _ )
             => _collection.CalculateEffectiveFileList( true, true );
 
+        // Reset the shared file-seen cache.
         private static void ResetFileSeen( int size )
         {
             if( size < FileSeen.Length )
@@ -160,6 +250,8 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             }
         }
 
+
+        // Clear all local and global caches to prepare for recomputation.
         private void ClearStorageAndPrepare()
         {
             ResolvedFiles.Clear();
@@ -167,15 +259,15 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             RegisteredFiles.Clear();
             _changedItems.Clear();
             ResolvedSettings.Clear();
+            Conflicts.ClearFileConflicts();
+            // Obtains actual settings for this collection with all inheritances.
             ResolvedSettings.AddRange( _collection.ActualSettings );
         }
 
         public void CalculateEffectiveFileList()
         {
             ClearStorageAndPrepare();
-
-            Conflicts.ClearFileConflicts();
-            for( var i = 0; i < Penumbra.ModManager.Mods.Count; ++i )
+            for( var i = 0; i < Penumbra.ModManager.Count; ++i )
             {
                 if( ResolvedSettings[ i ]?.Enabled == true )
                 {
@@ -185,7 +277,6 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             }
 
             AddMetaFiles();
-            Conflicts.Sort();
         }
 
         private void SetChangedItems()
@@ -204,6 +295,7 @@ public partial class ModCollection
                 {
                     identifier.Identify( _changedItems, resolved.ToGamePath() );
                 }
+                // TODO: Meta Manipulations
             }
             catch( Exception e )
             {
@@ -211,12 +303,12 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             }
         }
 
-
         private void AddFiles( int idx )
         {
             var mod = Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ idx ];
             ResetFileSeen( mod.Resources.ModFiles.Count );
             // Iterate in reverse so that later groups take precedence before earlier ones.
+            // TODO: add group priorities.
             foreach( var group in mod.Meta.Groups.Values.Reverse() )
             {
                 switch( group.SelectionType )
@@ -240,7 +332,6 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             => !Penumbra.Config.DisableSoundStreaming
              && gamePath.Path.EndsWith( '.', 's', 'c', 'd' );
 
-
         private void AddFile( int modIdx, Utf8GamePath gamePath, FullPath file )
         {
             if( FilterFile( gamePath ) )
@@ -250,11 +341,13 @@ public partial class ModCollection
 
             if( !RegisteredFiles.TryGetValue( gamePath, out var oldModIdx ) )
             {
+                // No current conflict, just add.
                 RegisteredFiles.Add( gamePath, modIdx );
                 ResolvedFiles[ gamePath ] = file;
             }
             else
             {
+                // Conflict, check which mod has higher priority, replace if necessary, add conflict.
                 var priority    = ResolvedSettings[ modIdx ]!.Priority;
                 var oldPriority = ResolvedSettings[ oldModIdx ]!.Priority;
                 Conflicts.AddConflict( oldModIdx, modIdx, oldPriority, priority, gamePath );
@@ -270,6 +363,8 @@ public partial class ModCollection
         {
             switch( file.Extension.ToLowerInvariant() )
             {
+                // We do not care for those file types
+                case ".scp" when !Penumbra.Config.DisableSoundStreaming:
                 case ".meta":
                 case ".rgsp":
                     return;
@@ -279,10 +374,11 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             }
         }
 
-        private void AddPathsForOption( Option option, Mod.Mod mod, int modIdx, bool enabled )
+        private void AddPathsForOption( Option option, Mod mod, int modIdx, bool enabled )
         {
             foreach( var (file, paths) in option.OptionFiles )
             {
+                // TODO: complete rework of options.
                 var fullPath = new FullPath( mod.BasePath, file );
                 var idx      = mod.Resources.ModFiles.IndexOf( f => f.Equals( fullPath ) );
                 if( idx < 0 )
@@ -309,7 +405,7 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             }
         }
 
-        private void AddFilesForSingle( OptionGroup singleGroup, Mod.Mod mod, int modIdx )
+        private void AddFilesForSingle( OptionGroup singleGroup, Mod mod, int modIdx )
         {
             Debug.Assert( singleGroup.SelectionType == SelectType.Single );
             var settings = ResolvedSettings[ modIdx ]!;
@@ -324,7 +420,7 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             }
         }
 
-        private void AddFilesForMulti( OptionGroup multiGroup, Mod.Mod mod, int modIdx )
+        private void AddFilesForMulti( OptionGroup multiGroup, Mod mod, int modIdx )
         {
             Debug.Assert( multiGroup.SelectionType == SelectType.Multi );
             var settings = ResolvedSettings[ modIdx ]!;
@@ -340,7 +436,7 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             }
         }
 
-        private void AddRemainingFiles( Mod.Mod mod, int modIdx )
+        private void AddRemainingFiles( Mod mod, int modIdx )
         {
             for( var i = 0; i < mod.Resources.ModFiles.Count; ++i )
             {
@@ -431,81 +527,4 @@ public partial class ModCollection
             return candidate;
         }
     }
-
-    [Conditional( "USE_EQP" )]
-    public void SetEqpFiles()
-    {
-        if( _cache == null )
-        {
-            MetaManager.MetaManagerEqp.ResetFiles();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _cache.MetaManipulations.Eqp.SetFiles();
-        }
-    }
-
-    [Conditional( "USE_EQDP" )]
-    public void SetEqdpFiles()
-    {
-        if( _cache == null )
-        {
-            MetaManager.MetaManagerEqdp.ResetFiles();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _cache.MetaManipulations.Eqdp.SetFiles();
-        }
-    }
-
-    [Conditional( "USE_GMP" )]
-    public void SetGmpFiles()
-    {
-        if( _cache == null )
-        {
-            MetaManager.MetaManagerGmp.ResetFiles();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _cache.MetaManipulations.Gmp.SetFiles();
-        }
-    }
-
-    [Conditional( "USE_EST" )]
-    public void SetEstFiles()
-    {
-        if( _cache == null )
-        {
-            MetaManager.MetaManagerEst.ResetFiles();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _cache.MetaManipulations.Est.SetFiles();
-        }
-    }
-
-    [Conditional( "USE_CMP" )]
-    public void SetCmpFiles()
-    {
-        if( _cache == null )
-        {
-            MetaManager.MetaManagerCmp.ResetFiles();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _cache.MetaManipulations.Cmp.SetFiles();
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void SetFiles()
-    {
-        if( _cache == null )
-        {
-            Penumbra.CharacterUtility.ResetAll();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _cache.MetaManipulations.SetFiles();
-        }
-    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Changes.cs b/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Changes.cs
index 2cfd00ef..f4c1b32e 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Changes.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Changes.cs
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 using System;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
+using Penumbra.Mods;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Collections;
 
+// Different types a mod setting can change:
 public enum ModSettingChange
 {
-    Inheritance,
-    EnableState,
-    Priority,
-    Setting,
+    Inheritance, // it was set to inherit from other collections or not inherit anymore
+    EnableState, // it was enabled or disabled
+    Priority,    // its priority was changed
+    Setting,     // a specific setting was changed
 }
 
 public partial class ModCollection
 {
+    // If the change type is a bool, oldValue will be 1 for true and 0 for false.
+    // optionName will only be set for type == Setting.
     public delegate void ModSettingChangeDelegate( ModSettingChange type, int modIdx, int oldValue, string? optionName, bool inherited );
     public event ModSettingChangeDelegate ModSettingChanged;
 
@@ -99,13 +102,13 @@ public partial class ModCollection
     private bool FixInheritance( int idx, bool inherit )
     {
         var settings = _settings[ idx ];
-        if( inherit != ( settings == null ) )
+        if( inherit == ( settings == null ) )
         {
-            _settings[ idx ] = inherit ? null : this[ idx ].Settings ?? ModSettings.DefaultSettings( Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ idx ].Meta );
-            return true;
+            return false;
         }
 
-        return false;
+        _settings[ idx ] = inherit ? null : this[ idx ].Settings ?? ModSettings.DefaultSettings( Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ idx ].Meta );
+        return true;
     }
 
     private void SaveOnChange( ModSettingChange _1, int _2, int _3, string? _4, bool inherited )
diff --git a/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.File.cs b/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.File.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cad2c209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.File.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using Dalamud.Logging;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using Penumbra.Mods;
+using Penumbra.Util;
+
+namespace Penumbra.Collections;
+
+// File operations like saving, loading and deleting for a collection.
+public partial class ModCollection
+{
+    public static string CollectionDirectory
+        => Path.Combine( Dalamud.PluginInterface.GetPluginConfigDirectory(), "collections" );
+
+    // We need to remove all invalid path symbols from the collection name to be able to save it to file.
+    public FileInfo FileName
+        => new(Path.Combine( CollectionDirectory, $"{Name.RemoveInvalidPathSymbols()}.json" ));
+
+    // Custom serialization due to shared mod information across managers.
+    public void Save()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var file = FileName;
+            file.Directory?.Create();
+            using var s = file.Exists ? file.Open( FileMode.Truncate ) : file.Open( FileMode.CreateNew );
+            using var w = new StreamWriter( s, Encoding.UTF8 );
+            using var j = new JsonTextWriter( w );
+            j.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
+            var x = JsonSerializer.Create( new JsonSerializerSettings { Formatting = Formatting.Indented } );
+            j.WriteStartObject();
+            j.WritePropertyName( nameof( Version ) );
+            j.WriteValue( Version );
+            j.WritePropertyName( nameof( Name ) );
+            j.WriteValue( Name );
+            j.WritePropertyName( nameof( Settings ) );
+
+            // Write all used and unused settings by mod directory name.
+            j.WriteStartObject();
+            for( var i = 0; i < _settings.Count; ++i )
+            {
+                var settings = _settings[ i ];
+                if( settings != null )
+                {
+                    j.WritePropertyName( Penumbra.ModManager[ i ].BasePath.Name );
+                    x.Serialize( j, settings );
+                }
+            }
+
+            foreach( var (modDir, settings) in _unusedSettings )
+            {
+                j.WritePropertyName( modDir );
+                x.Serialize( j, settings );
+            }
+
+            j.WriteEndObject();
+
+            // Inherit by collection name.
+            j.WritePropertyName( nameof( Inheritance ) );
+            x.Serialize( j, Inheritance.Select( c => c.Name ) );
+            j.WriteEndObject();
+        }
+        catch( Exception e )
+        {
+            PluginLog.Error( $"Could not save collection {Name}:\n{e}" );
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void Delete()
+    {
+        if( Index == 0 )
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var file = FileName;
+        if( !file.Exists )
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            file.Delete();
+        }
+        catch( Exception e )
+        {
+            PluginLog.Error( $"Could not delete collection file {file.FullName} for {Name}:\n{e}" );
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Since inheritances depend on other collections existing,
+    // we return them as a list to be applied after reading all collections.
+    public static ModCollection? LoadFromFile( FileInfo file, out IReadOnlyList< string > inheritance )
+    {
+        inheritance = Array.Empty< string >();
+        if( !file.Exists )
+        {
+            PluginLog.Error( $"Could not read collection because {file.FullName} does not exist." );
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            var obj     = JObject.Parse( File.ReadAllText( file.FullName ) );
+            var name    = obj[ nameof( Name ) ]?.ToObject< string >() ?? string.Empty;
+            var version = obj[ nameof( Version ) ]?.ToObject< int >() ?? 0;
+            // Custom deserialization that is converted with the constructor. 
+            var settings = obj[ nameof( Settings ) ]?.ToObject< Dictionary< string, ModSettings > >()
+             ?? new Dictionary< string, ModSettings >();
+            inheritance = obj[ nameof( Inheritance ) ]?.ToObject< List< string > >() ?? ( IReadOnlyList< string > )Array.Empty< string >();
+
+            return new ModCollection( name, version, settings );
+        }
+        catch( Exception e )
+        {
+            PluginLog.Error( $"Could not read collection information from {file.FullName}:\n{e}" );
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Inheritance.cs b/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Inheritance.cs
index 158e0159..390c9c87 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Inheritance.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Inheritance.cs
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
+using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.Util;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Collections;
 
+// ModCollections can inherit from an arbitrary number of other collections.
+// This is transitive, so a collection A inheriting from B also inherits from everything B inherits.
+// Circular dependencies are resolved by distinctness.
 public partial class ModCollection
 {
-    private readonly List< ModCollection > _inheritance = new();
-
+    // A change in inheritance usually requires complete recomputation.
     public event Action< bool > InheritanceChanged;
 
+    private readonly List< ModCollection > _inheritance = new();
+
     public IReadOnlyList< ModCollection > Inheritance
         => _inheritance;
 
+    // Iterate over all collections inherited from in depth-first order.
+    // Skip already visited collections to avoid circular dependencies.
     public IEnumerable< ModCollection > GetFlattenedInheritance()
     {
         yield return this;
@@ -27,6 +33,9 @@ public partial class ModCollection
         }
     }
 
+    // Add a new collection to the inheritance list.
+    // We do not check if this collection would be visited before,
+    // only that it is unique in the list itself.
     public bool AddInheritance( ModCollection collection )
     {
         if( ReferenceEquals( collection, this ) || _inheritance.Contains( collection ) )
@@ -35,6 +44,7 @@ public partial class ModCollection
         }
 
         _inheritance.Add( collection );
+        // Changes in inherited collections may need to trigger further changes here.
         collection.ModSettingChanged  += OnInheritedModSettingChange;
         collection.InheritanceChanged += OnInheritedInheritanceChange;
         InheritanceChanged.Invoke( false );
@@ -50,6 +60,7 @@ public partial class ModCollection
         InheritanceChanged.Invoke( false );
     }
 
+    // Order in the inheritance list is relevant.
     public void MoveInheritance( int from, int to )
     {
         if( _inheritance.Move( from, to ) )
@@ -58,6 +69,7 @@ public partial class ModCollection
         }
     }
 
+    // Carry changes in collections inherited from forward if they are relevant for this collection.
     private void OnInheritedModSettingChange( ModSettingChange type, int modIdx, int oldValue, string? optionName, bool _ )
     {
         if( _settings[ modIdx ] == null )
@@ -69,13 +81,16 @@ public partial class ModCollection
     private void OnInheritedInheritanceChange( bool _ )
         => InheritanceChanged.Invoke( true );
 
+    // Obtain the actual settings for a given mod via index.
+    // Also returns the collection the settings are taken from.
+    // If no collection provides settings for this mod, this collection is returned together with null.
     public (ModSettings? Settings, ModCollection Collection) this[ Index idx ]
     {
         get
         {
             foreach( var collection in GetFlattenedInheritance() )
             {
-                var settings = _settings[ idx ];
+                var settings = collection._settings[ idx ];
                 if( settings != null )
                 {
                     return ( settings, collection );
diff --git a/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Migration.cs b/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Migration.cs
index 19a89036..42903ea8 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Migration.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.Migration.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
+using Penumbra.Mods;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Collections;
 
 public sealed partial class ModCollection
 {
+    // Migration to convert ModCollections from older versions to newer.
     private static class Migration
     {
         public static void Migrate( ModCollection collection )
@@ -24,9 +26,10 @@ public sealed partial class ModCollection
             }
 
             collection.Version = 1;
+
+            // Remove all completely defaulted settings from active and inactive mods.
             for( var i = 0; i < collection._settings.Count; ++i )
             {
-                var setting = collection._settings[ i ];
                 if( SettingIsDefaultV0( collection._settings[ i ] ) )
                 {
                     collection._settings[ i ] = null;
@@ -41,7 +44,11 @@ public sealed partial class ModCollection
             return true;
         }
 
+        // We treat every completely defaulted setting as inheritance-ready.
         private static bool SettingIsDefaultV0( ModSettings? setting )
             => setting is { Enabled: false, Priority: 0 } && setting.Settings.Values.All( s => s == 0 );
     }
+
+    internal static ModCollection MigrateFromV0( string name, Dictionary< string, ModSettings > allSettings )
+        => new(name, 0, allSettings);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.cs b/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.cs
index ce90144d..9e4f7c60 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Collections/ModCollection.cs
@@ -1,21 +1,28 @@
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using Dalamud.Logging;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
-using Penumbra.Util;
+using Penumbra.Mods;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Collections;
 
+public partial class ModCollection
+{
+    // Create the always available Empty Collection that will always sit at index 0,
+    // can not be deleted and does never create a cache.
+    private static ModCollection CreateEmpty()
+    {
+        var collection = CreateNewEmpty( EmptyCollection );
+        collection.Index = 0;
+        collection._settings.Clear();
+        return collection;
+    }
+}
+
 // A ModCollection is a named set of ModSettings to all of the users' installed mods.
-// It is meant to be local only, and thus should always contain settings for every mod, not just the enabled ones.
 // Settings to mods that are not installed anymore are kept as long as no call to CleanUnavailableSettings is made.
-// Active ModCollections build a cache of currently relevant data.
+// Invariants:
+//    - Index is the collections index in the ModCollection.Manager
+//    - Settings has the same size as ModManager.Mods.
+//    - any change in settings or inheritance of the collection causes a Save.
 public partial class ModCollection
 {
     public const int    CurrentVersion    = 1;
@@ -24,29 +31,28 @@ public partial class ModCollection
 
     public static readonly ModCollection Empty = CreateEmpty();
 
-    private static ModCollection CreateEmpty()
-    {
-        var collection = CreateNewEmpty( EmptyCollection );
-        collection.Index = 0;
-        collection._settings.Clear();
-        return collection;
-    }
-
+    // The collection name can contain invalid path characters,
+    // but after removing those and going to lower case it has to be unique.
     public string Name { get; private init; }
     public int Version { get; private set; }
     public int Index { get; private set; } = -1;
 
+    // If a ModSetting is null, it can be inherited from other collections.
+    // If no collection provides a setting for the mod, it is just disabled.
     private readonly List< ModSettings? > _settings;
 
     public IReadOnlyList< ModSettings? > Settings
         => _settings;
 
+    // Evaluates the settings along the whole inheritance tree.
     public IEnumerable< ModSettings? > ActualSettings
         => Enumerable.Range( 0, _settings.Count ).Select( i => this[ i ].Settings );
 
+    // Settings for deleted mods will be kept via directory name.
     private readonly Dictionary< string, ModSettings > _unusedSettings;
 
 
+    // Constructor for duplication.
     private ModCollection( string name, ModCollection duplicate )
     {
         Name               =  name;
@@ -58,6 +64,7 @@ public partial class ModCollection
         InheritanceChanged += SaveOnChange;
     }
 
+    // Constructor for reading from files.
     private ModCollection( string name, int version, Dictionary< string, ModSettings > allSettings )
     {
         Name            = name;
@@ -79,15 +86,15 @@ public partial class ModCollection
         InheritanceChanged += SaveOnChange;
     }
 
+    // Create a new, unique empty collection of a given name.
     public static ModCollection CreateNewEmpty( string name )
         => new(name, CurrentVersion, new Dictionary< string, ModSettings >());
 
+    // Duplicate the calling collection to a new, unique collection of a given name.
     public ModCollection Duplicate( string name )
         => new(name, this);
 
-    internal static ModCollection MigrateFromV0( string name, Dictionary< string, ModSettings > allSettings )
-        => new(name, 0, allSettings);
-
+    // Remove all settings for not currently-installed mods.
     public void CleanUnavailableSettings()
     {
         var any = _unusedSettings.Count > 0;
@@ -98,7 +105,8 @@ public partial class ModCollection
         }
     }
 
-    public void AddMod( Mod.Mod mod )
+    // Add settings for a new appended mod, by checking if the mod had settings from a previous deletion.
+    private void AddMod( Mods.Mod mod )
     {
         if( _unusedSettings.TryGetValue( mod.BasePath.Name, out var settings ) )
         {
@@ -111,7 +119,8 @@ public partial class ModCollection
         }
     }
 
-    public void RemoveMod( Mod.Mod mod, int idx )
+    // Move settings from the current mod list to the unused mod settings.
+    private void RemoveMod( Mods.Mod mod, int idx )
     {
         var settings = _settings[ idx ];
         if( settings != null )
@@ -121,104 +130,4 @@ public partial class ModCollection
 
         _settings.RemoveAt( idx );
     }
-
-    public static string CollectionDirectory
-        => Path.Combine( Dalamud.PluginInterface.GetPluginConfigDirectory(), "collections" );
-
-    public FileInfo FileName
-        => new(Path.Combine( CollectionDirectory, $"{Name.RemoveInvalidPathSymbols()}.json" ));
-
-    public void Save()
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            var file = FileName;
-            file.Directory?.Create();
-            using var s = file.Open( FileMode.Truncate );
-            using var w = new StreamWriter( s, Encoding.UTF8 );
-            using var j = new JsonTextWriter( w );
-            j.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
-            var x = JsonSerializer.Create( new JsonSerializerSettings { Formatting = Formatting.Indented } );
-            j.WriteStartObject();
-            j.WritePropertyName( nameof( Version ) );
-            j.WriteValue( Version );
-            j.WritePropertyName( nameof( Name ) );
-            j.WriteValue( Name );
-            j.WritePropertyName( nameof( Settings ) );
-            j.WriteStartObject();
-            for( var i = 0; i < _settings.Count; ++i )
-            {
-                var settings = _settings[ i ];
-                if( settings != null )
-                {
-                    j.WritePropertyName( Penumbra.ModManager[ i ].BasePath.Name );
-                    x.Serialize( j, settings );
-                }
-            }
-
-            foreach( var settings in _unusedSettings )
-            {
-                j.WritePropertyName( settings.Key );
-                x.Serialize( j, settings.Value );
-            }
-
-            j.WriteEndObject();
-            j.WritePropertyName( nameof( Inheritance ) );
-            x.Serialize( j, Inheritance );
-            j.WriteEndObject();
-        }
-        catch( Exception e )
-        {
-            PluginLog.Error( $"Could not save collection {Name}:\n{e}" );
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void Delete()
-    {
-        if( Index == 0 )
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        var file = FileName;
-        if( file.Exists )
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                file.Delete();
-            }
-            catch( Exception e )
-            {
-                PluginLog.Error( $"Could not delete collection file {file.FullName} for {Name}:\n{e}" );
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public static ModCollection? LoadFromFile( FileInfo file, out IReadOnlyList< string > inheritance )
-    {
-        inheritance = Array.Empty< string >();
-        if( !file.Exists )
-        {
-            PluginLog.Error( $"Could not read collection because {file.FullName} does not exist." );
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        try
-        {
-            var obj     = JObject.Parse( File.ReadAllText( file.FullName ) );
-            var name    = obj[ nameof( Name ) ]?.ToObject< string >() ?? string.Empty;
-            var version = obj[ nameof( Version ) ]?.ToObject< int >() ?? 0;
-            var settings = obj[ nameof( Settings ) ]?.ToObject< Dictionary< string, ModSettings > >()
-             ?? new Dictionary< string, ModSettings >();
-            inheritance = obj[ nameof( Inheritance ) ]?.ToObject< List< string > >() ?? ( IReadOnlyList< string > )Array.Empty< string >();
-
-            return new ModCollection( name, version, settings );
-        }
-        catch( Exception e )
-        {
-            PluginLog.Error( $"Could not read collection information from {file.FullName}:\n{e}" );
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Penumbra/Configuration.cs b/Penumbra/Configuration.cs
index 56be9eb2..da2df11e 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Configuration.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Configuration.cs
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ using Dalamud.Logging;
 
 namespace Penumbra;
 
+
 [Serializable]
-public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
+public partial class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
 {
     private const int CurrentVersion = 1;
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
 
     public string CurrentCollection { get; set; } = "Default";
     public string DefaultCollection { get; set; } = "Default";
-    public string ForcedCollection { get; set; } = "";
+
 
     public bool SortFoldersFirst { get; set; } = false;
     public bool HasReadCharacterCollectionDesc { get; set; } = false;
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
     public Dictionary< string, string > CharacterCollections { get; set; } = new();
     public Dictionary< string, string > ModSortOrder { get; set; } = new();
 
-    public bool InvertModListOrder { internal get; set; }
 
     public static Configuration Load()
     {
diff --git a/Penumbra/Importer/Models/ExtendedModPack.cs b/Penumbra/Importer/Models/ExtendedModPack.cs
index c499ece3..45593faa 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Importer/Models/ExtendedModPack.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Importer/Models/ExtendedModPack.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
+using Penumbra.Mods;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Importer.Models
 {
diff --git a/Penumbra/Importer/TexToolsImport.cs b/Penumbra/Importer/TexToolsImport.cs
index 46e3bcd5..a816d6a5 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Importer/TexToolsImport.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Importer/TexToolsImport.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.Zip;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 using Penumbra.Importer.Models;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
+using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.Util;
 using FileMode = System.IO.FileMode;
 
diff --git a/Penumbra/Interop/Loader/ResourceLoader.Debug.cs b/Penumbra/Interop/Loader/ResourceLoader.Debug.cs
index f43067d0..ada899fd 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Interop/Loader/ResourceLoader.Debug.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Interop/Loader/ResourceLoader.Debug.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.System.Resource.Handle;
 using FFXIVClientStructs.STD;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 using Penumbra.GameData.Enums;
-using Penumbra.Interop.Resolver;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Interop.Loader;
 
@@ -30,8 +29,7 @@ public unsafe partial class ResourceLoader
         public ResourceType            Extension;
     }
 
-    private readonly SortedDictionary< FullPath, DebugData > _debugList  = new();
-    private readonly List< (FullPath, DebugData?) >          _deleteList = new();
+    private readonly SortedList< FullPath, DebugData > _debugList = new();
 
     public IReadOnlyDictionary< FullPath, DebugData > DebugList
         => _debugList;
@@ -161,35 +159,22 @@ public unsafe partial class ResourceLoader
 
     public void UpdateDebugInfo()
     {
-        var manager = *ResourceManager;
-        _deleteList.Clear();
-        foreach( var data in _debugList.Values )
+        for( var i = 0; i < _debugList.Count; ++i )
         {
+            var data             = _debugList.Values[ i ];
             var regularResource  = FindResource( data.Category, data.Extension, ( uint )data.OriginalPath.Path.Crc32 );
             var modifiedResource = FindResource( data.Category, data.Extension, ( uint )data.ManipulatedPath.InternalName.Crc32 );
             if( modifiedResource == null )
             {
-                _deleteList.Add( ( data.ManipulatedPath, null ) );
+                _debugList.RemoveAt( i-- );
             }
             else if( regularResource != data.OriginalResource || modifiedResource != data.ManipulatedResource )
             {
-                _deleteList.Add( ( data.ManipulatedPath, data with
+                _debugList[ _debugList.Keys[ i ] ] = data with
                 {
                     OriginalResource = ( Structs.ResourceHandle* )regularResource,
                     ManipulatedResource = ( Structs.ResourceHandle* )modifiedResource,
-                } ) );
-            }
-        }
-
-        foreach( var (path, data) in _deleteList )
-        {
-            if( data == null )
-            {
-                _debugList.Remove( path );
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                _debugList[ path ] = data.Value;
+                };
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/Penumbra/Interop/Loader/ResourceLoader.Replacement.cs b/Penumbra/Interop/Loader/ResourceLoader.Replacement.cs
index de7308a5..f7e78b12 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Interop/Loader/ResourceLoader.Replacement.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Interop/Loader/ResourceLoader.Replacement.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.System.Resource;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 using Penumbra.GameData.Enums;
 using Penumbra.Interop.Structs;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
 using Penumbra.Mods;
 using FileMode = Penumbra.Interop.Structs.FileMode;
 using ResourceHandle = FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.System.Resource.Handle.ResourceHandle;
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ public unsafe partial class ResourceLoader
     // Use the default method of path replacement.
     public static (FullPath?, object?) DefaultResolver( Utf8GamePath path )
     {
-        var resolved = Mod.Mod.Manager.ResolvePath( path );
+        var resolved = Mods.Mod.Manager.ResolvePath( path );
         return ( resolved, null );
     }
 
diff --git a/Penumbra/Interop/Resolver/PathResolver.Data.cs b/Penumbra/Interop/Resolver/PathResolver.Data.cs
index 7a7b5e84..b0104fec 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Interop/Resolver/PathResolver.Data.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Interop/Resolver/PathResolver.Data.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.Graphics.Scene;
 using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Component.GUI;
 using Penumbra.Collections;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
-using Penumbra.Mods;
 using ObjectKind = Dalamud.Game.ClientState.Objects.Enums.ObjectKind;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Interop.Resolver;
diff --git a/Penumbra/Interop/Resolver/PathResolver.Material.cs b/Penumbra/Interop/Resolver/PathResolver.Material.cs
index 27d3ebcd..e2d88fee 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Interop/Resolver/PathResolver.Material.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Interop/Resolver/PathResolver.Material.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using Penumbra.Collections;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 using Penumbra.GameData.Enums;
 using Penumbra.Interop.Structs;
-using Penumbra.Mods;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Interop.Resolver;
 
diff --git a/Penumbra/Interop/Resolver/PathResolver.Meta.cs b/Penumbra/Interop/Resolver/PathResolver.Meta.cs
index b678028d..5ac6dd0e 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Interop/Resolver/PathResolver.Meta.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Interop/Resolver/PathResolver.Meta.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using Dalamud.Utility.Signatures;
 using Penumbra.Collections;
 using Penumbra.Meta.Files;
 using Penumbra.Meta.Manipulations;
-using Penumbra.Mods;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Interop.Resolver;
 
diff --git a/Penumbra/Interop/Resolver/PathResolver.cs b/Penumbra/Interop/Resolver/PathResolver.cs
index 7f2c89e7..844f5db9 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Interop/Resolver/PathResolver.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Interop/Resolver/PathResolver.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using Penumbra.Collections;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 using Penumbra.GameData.Enums;
 using Penumbra.Interop.Loader;
-using Penumbra.Mods;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Interop.Resolver;
 
diff --git a/Penumbra/Meta/MetaCollection.cs b/Penumbra/Meta/MetaCollection.cs
index 7dc29720..d489702e 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Meta/MetaCollection.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Meta/MetaCollection.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 using Penumbra.Importer;
 using Penumbra.Meta.Manipulations;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
+using Penumbra.Mods;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Meta;
 
diff --git a/Penumbra/MigrateConfiguration.cs b/Penumbra/MigrateConfiguration.cs
index be9df0d4..57060fc9 100644
--- a/Penumbra/MigrateConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/MigrateConfiguration.cs
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@ using System.Linq;
 using Dalamud.Logging;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using Penumbra.Collections;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
 using Penumbra.Mods;
 
 namespace Penumbra;
 
+public partial class Configuration
+{
+    public string ForcedCollection { internal get; set; } = "";
+    public bool InvertModListOrder { internal get; set; }
+}
+
 public static class MigrateConfiguration
 {
     public static void Version0To1( Configuration config )
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mod/FullMod.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/FullMod.cs
similarity index 96%
rename from Penumbra/Mod/FullMod.cs
rename to Penumbra/Mods/FullMod.cs
index 6ffe9152..50ee92b5 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mod/FullMod.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/FullMod.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 
-namespace Penumbra.Mod;
+namespace Penumbra.Mods;
 
 // A complete Mod containing settings (i.e. dependent on a collection)
 // and the resulting cache.
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mod/GroupInformation.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/GroupInformation.cs
similarity index 99%
rename from Penumbra/Mod/GroupInformation.cs
rename to Penumbra/Mods/GroupInformation.cs
index 7c86b5f3..f71e0d3c 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mod/GroupInformation.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/GroupInformation.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 using Penumbra.Util;
 
-namespace Penumbra.Mod;
+namespace Penumbra.Mods;
 
 public enum SelectType
 {
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mod/Mod.SortOrder.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/Mod.SortOrder.cs
similarity index 96%
rename from Penumbra/Mod/Mod.SortOrder.cs
rename to Penumbra/Mods/Mod.SortOrder.cs
index 0e9c39eb..caaac4f9 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mod/Mod.SortOrder.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/Mod.SortOrder.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System;
-using Penumbra.Mods;
 
-namespace Penumbra.Mod;
+namespace Penumbra.Mods;
 
 public partial class Mod
 {
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mod/Mod.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/Mod.cs
similarity index 97%
rename from Penumbra/Mod/Mod.cs
rename to Penumbra/Mods/Mod.cs
index d5f7cc2f..427d13ba 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mod/Mod.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/Mod.cs
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using Dalamud.Logging;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
-using Penumbra.Mods;
 
-namespace Penumbra.Mod;
+namespace Penumbra.Mods;
 
 // Mod contains all permanent information about a mod,
 // and is independent of collections or settings.
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ public partial class Mod
     public FileInfo MetaFile { get; set; }
     public int Index { get; private set; } = -1;
 
-    private Mod( ModFolder parentFolder, DirectoryInfo basePath, ModMeta meta, ModResources resources )
+    private Mod( ModFolder parentFolder, DirectoryInfo basePath, ModMeta meta, ModResources resources)
     {
         BasePath  = basePath;
         Meta      = meta;
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mod/ModCleanup.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/ModCleanup.cs
similarity index 99%
rename from Penumbra/Mod/ModCleanup.cs
rename to Penumbra/Mods/ModCleanup.cs
index 0a2b3e4a..d09a26b8 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mod/ModCleanup.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/ModCleanup.cs
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using Dalamud.Logging;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 using Penumbra.Importer;
-using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.Util;
 
-namespace Penumbra.Mod;
+namespace Penumbra.Mods;
 
 public class ModCleanup
 {
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mods/ModFileSystem.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/ModFileSystem.cs
index ba946687..4cb331aa 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mods/ModFileSystem.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/ModFileSystem.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Mods;
 
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ public static partial class ModFileSystem
 
     // Rename the SortOrderName of a single mod. Slashes are replaced by Backslashes.
     // Saves and returns true if anything changed.
-    public static bool Rename( this Mod.Mod mod, string newName )
+    public static bool Rename( this global::Penumbra.Mods.Mod mod, string newName )
     {
         if( RenameNoSave( mod, newName ) )
         {
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ public static partial class ModFileSystem
 
     // Move a single mod to the target folder.
     // Returns true and saves if anything changed.
-    public static bool Move( this Mod.Mod mod, ModFolder target )
+    public static bool Move( this global::Penumbra.Mods.Mod mod, ModFolder target )
     {
         if( MoveNoSave( mod, target ) )
         {
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ public static partial class ModFileSystem
 
     // Move a mod to the filesystem location specified by sortOrder and rename its SortOrderName.
     // Creates all necessary Subfolders.
-    public static void Move( this Mod.Mod mod, string sortOrder )
+    public static void Move( this global::Penumbra.Mods.Mod mod, string sortOrder )
     {
         var split  = sortOrder.Split( new[] { '/' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries );
         var folder = Root;
@@ -137,10 +136,10 @@ public static partial class ModFileSystem
     }
 
     // Sets and saves the sort order of a single mod, removing the entry if it is unnecessary.
-    private static void SaveMod( Mod.Mod mod )
+    private static void SaveMod( global::Penumbra.Mods.Mod mod )
     {
         if( ReferenceEquals( mod.Order.ParentFolder, Root )
-        && string.Equals( mod.Order.SortOrderName, mod.Meta.Name.Replace( '/', '\\' ), StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase ) )
+        && string.Equals( mod.Order.SortOrderName, mod.Meta.Name.Text.Replace( '/', '\\' ), StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase ) )
         {
             Penumbra.Config.ModSortOrder.Remove( mod.BasePath.Name );
         }
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ public static partial class ModFileSystem
         return true;
     }
 
-    private static bool RenameNoSave( Mod.Mod mod, string newName )
+    private static bool RenameNoSave( global::Penumbra.Mods.Mod mod, string newName )
     {
         newName = newName.Replace( '/', '\\' );
         if( mod.Order.SortOrderName == newName )
@@ -193,12 +192,12 @@ public static partial class ModFileSystem
         }
 
         mod.Order.ParentFolder.RemoveModIgnoreEmpty( mod );
-        mod.Order = new Mod.Mod.SortOrder( mod.Order.ParentFolder, newName );
+        mod.Order = new global::Penumbra.Mods.Mod.SortOrder( mod.Order.ParentFolder, newName );
         mod.Order.ParentFolder.AddMod( mod );
         return true;
     }
 
-    private static bool MoveNoSave( Mod.Mod mod, ModFolder target )
+    private static bool MoveNoSave( global::Penumbra.Mods.Mod mod, ModFolder target )
     {
         var oldParent = mod.Order.ParentFolder;
         if( ReferenceEquals( target, oldParent ) )
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ public static partial class ModFileSystem
         }
 
         oldParent.RemoveMod( mod );
-        mod.Order = new Mod.Mod.SortOrder( target, mod.Order.SortOrderName );
+        mod.Order = new global::Penumbra.Mods.Mod.SortOrder( target, mod.Order.SortOrderName );
         target.AddMod( mod );
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mods/ModFolder.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/ModFolder.cs
index e2369819..80a1df51 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mods/ModFolder.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/ModFolder.cs
@@ -1,247 +1,245 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
 
-namespace Penumbra.Mods
+namespace Penumbra.Mods;
+
+public partial class ModFolder
 {
-    public partial class ModFolder
+    public ModFolder? Parent;
+
+    public string FullName
     {
-        public ModFolder? Parent;
-
-        public string FullName
+        get
         {
-            get
-            {
-                var parentPath = Parent?.FullName ?? string.Empty;
-                return parentPath.Any() ? $"{parentPath}/{Name}" : Name;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private string _name = string.Empty;
-
-        public string Name
-        {
-            get => _name;
-            set => _name = value.Replace( '/', '\\' );
-        }
-
-        public List< ModFolder > SubFolders { get; } = new();
-        public List< Mod.Mod > Mods { get; } = new();
-
-        public ModFolder( ModFolder parent, string name )
-        {
-            Parent = parent;
-            Name   = name;
-        }
-
-        public override string ToString()
-            => FullName;
-
-        public int TotalDescendantMods()
-            => Mods.Count + SubFolders.Sum( f => f.TotalDescendantMods() );
-
-        public int TotalDescendantFolders()
-            => SubFolders.Sum( f => f.TotalDescendantFolders() );
-
-        // Return all descendant mods in the specified order.
-        public IEnumerable< Mod.Mod > AllMods( bool foldersFirst )
-        {
-            if( foldersFirst )
-            {
-                return SubFolders.SelectMany( f => f.AllMods( foldersFirst ) ).Concat( Mods );
-            }
-
-            return GetSortedEnumerator().SelectMany( f =>
-            {
-                if( f is ModFolder folder )
-                {
-                    return folder.AllMods( false );
-                }
-
-                return new[] { ( Mod.Mod )f };
-            } );
-        }
-
-        // Return all descendant subfolders.
-        public IEnumerable< ModFolder > AllFolders()
-            => SubFolders.SelectMany( f => f.AllFolders() ).Prepend( this );
-
-        // Iterate through all descendants in the specified order, returning subfolders as well as mods.
-        public IEnumerable< object > GetItems( bool foldersFirst )
-            => foldersFirst ? SubFolders.Cast< object >().Concat( Mods ) : GetSortedEnumerator();
-
-        // Find a subfolder by name. Returns true and sets folder to it if it exists.
-        public bool FindSubFolder( string name, out ModFolder folder )
-        {
-            var subFolder = new ModFolder( this, name );
-            var idx       = SubFolders.BinarySearch( subFolder, FolderComparer );
-            folder = idx >= 0 ? SubFolders[ idx ] : this;
-            return idx >= 0;
-        }
-
-        // Checks if an equivalent subfolder as folder already exists and returns its index.
-        // If it does not exist, inserts folder as a subfolder and returns the new index.
-        // Also sets this as folders parent.
-        public int FindOrAddSubFolder( ModFolder folder )
-        {
-            var idx = SubFolders.BinarySearch( folder, FolderComparer );
-            if( idx >= 0 )
-            {
-                return idx;
-            }
-
-            idx = ~idx;
-            SubFolders.Insert( idx, folder );
-            folder.Parent = this;
-            return idx;
-        }
-
-        // Checks if a subfolder with the given name already exists and returns it and its index.
-        // If it does not exists, creates and inserts it and returns the new subfolder and its index.
-        public (ModFolder, int) FindOrCreateSubFolder( string name )
-        {
-            var subFolder = new ModFolder( this, name );
-            var idx       = FindOrAddSubFolder( subFolder );
-            return ( SubFolders[ idx ], idx );
-        }
-
-        // Remove folder as a subfolder if it exists.
-        // If this folder is empty afterwards, remove it from its parent.
-        public void RemoveSubFolder( ModFolder folder )
-        {
-            RemoveFolderIgnoreEmpty( folder );
-            CheckEmpty();
-        }
-
-        // Add the given mod as a child, if it is not already a child.
-        // Returns the index of the found or inserted mod.
-        public int AddMod( Mod.Mod mod )
-        {
-            var idx = Mods.BinarySearch( mod, ModComparer );
-            if( idx >= 0 )
-            {
-                return idx;
-            }
-
-            idx = ~idx;
-            Mods.Insert( idx, mod );
-
-            return idx;
-        }
-
-        // Remove mod as a child if it exists.
-        // If this folder is empty afterwards, remove it from its parent.
-        public void RemoveMod( Mod.Mod mod )
-        {
-            RemoveModIgnoreEmpty( mod );
-            CheckEmpty();
+            var parentPath = Parent?.FullName ?? string.Empty;
+            return parentPath.Any() ? $"{parentPath}/{Name}" : Name;
         }
     }
 
-    // Internals
-    public partial class ModFolder
+    private string _name = string.Empty;
+
+    public string Name
     {
-        // Create a Root folder without parent.
-        internal static ModFolder CreateRoot()
-            => new( null!, string.Empty );
+        get => _name;
+        set => _name = value.Replace( '/', '\\' );
+    }
 
-        internal class ModFolderComparer : IComparer< ModFolder >
+    public List< ModFolder > SubFolders { get; } = new();
+    public List< Mod > Mods { get; } = new();
+
+    public ModFolder( ModFolder parent, string name )
+    {
+        Parent = parent;
+        Name   = name;
+    }
+
+    public override string ToString()
+        => FullName;
+
+    public int TotalDescendantMods()
+        => Mods.Count + SubFolders.Sum( f => f.TotalDescendantMods() );
+
+    public int TotalDescendantFolders()
+        => SubFolders.Sum( f => f.TotalDescendantFolders() );
+
+    // Return all descendant mods in the specified order.
+    public IEnumerable< Mod > AllMods( bool foldersFirst )
+    {
+        if( foldersFirst )
         {
-            public StringComparison CompareType = StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase;
-
-            // Compare only the direct folder names since this is only used inside an enumeration of subfolders of one folder.
-            public int Compare( ModFolder? x, ModFolder? y )
-                => ReferenceEquals( x, y )
-                    ? 0
-                    : string.Compare( x?.Name ?? string.Empty, y?.Name ?? string.Empty, CompareType );
+            return SubFolders.SelectMany( f => f.AllMods( foldersFirst ) ).Concat( Mods );
         }
 
-        internal class ModDataComparer : IComparer< Mod.Mod >
+        return GetSortedEnumerator().SelectMany( f =>
         {
-            public StringComparison CompareType = StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase;
-
-            // Compare only the direct SortOrderNames since this is only used inside an enumeration of direct mod children of one folder.
-            // Since mod SortOrderNames do not have to be unique inside a folder, also compare their BasePaths (and thus their identity) if necessary.
-            public int Compare( Mod.Mod? x, Mod.Mod? y )
+            if( f is ModFolder folder )
             {
-                if( ReferenceEquals( x, y ) )
-                {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-
-                var cmp = string.Compare( x?.Order.SortOrderName, y?.Order.SortOrderName, CompareType );
-                if( cmp != 0 )
-                {
-                    return cmp;
-                }
-
-                return string.Compare( x?.BasePath.Name, y?.BasePath.Name, StringComparison.InvariantCulture );
+                return folder.AllMods( false );
             }
+
+            return new[] { ( Mod )f };
+        } );
+    }
+
+    // Return all descendant subfolders.
+    public IEnumerable< ModFolder > AllFolders()
+        => SubFolders.SelectMany( f => f.AllFolders() ).Prepend( this );
+
+    // Iterate through all descendants in the specified order, returning subfolders as well as mods.
+    public IEnumerable< object > GetItems( bool foldersFirst )
+        => foldersFirst ? SubFolders.Cast< object >().Concat( Mods ) : GetSortedEnumerator();
+
+    // Find a subfolder by name. Returns true and sets folder to it if it exists.
+    public bool FindSubFolder( string name, out ModFolder folder )
+    {
+        var subFolder = new ModFolder( this, name );
+        var idx       = SubFolders.BinarySearch( subFolder, FolderComparer );
+        folder = idx >= 0 ? SubFolders[ idx ] : this;
+        return idx >= 0;
+    }
+
+    // Checks if an equivalent subfolder as folder already exists and returns its index.
+    // If it does not exist, inserts folder as a subfolder and returns the new index.
+    // Also sets this as folders parent.
+    public int FindOrAddSubFolder( ModFolder folder )
+    {
+        var idx = SubFolders.BinarySearch( folder, FolderComparer );
+        if( idx >= 0 )
+        {
+            return idx;
         }
 
-        internal static readonly ModFolderComparer FolderComparer = new();
-        internal static readonly ModDataComparer   ModComparer    = new();
+        idx = ~idx;
+        SubFolders.Insert( idx, folder );
+        folder.Parent = this;
+        return idx;
+    }
 
-        // Get an enumerator for actually sorted objects instead of folder-first objects.
-        private IEnumerable< object > GetSortedEnumerator()
+    // Checks if a subfolder with the given name already exists and returns it and its index.
+    // If it does not exists, creates and inserts it and returns the new subfolder and its index.
+    public (ModFolder, int) FindOrCreateSubFolder( string name )
+    {
+        var subFolder = new ModFolder( this, name );
+        var idx       = FindOrAddSubFolder( subFolder );
+        return ( SubFolders[ idx ], idx );
+    }
+
+    // Remove folder as a subfolder if it exists.
+    // If this folder is empty afterwards, remove it from its parent.
+    public void RemoveSubFolder( ModFolder folder )
+    {
+        RemoveFolderIgnoreEmpty( folder );
+        CheckEmpty();
+    }
+
+    // Add the given mod as a child, if it is not already a child.
+    // Returns the index of the found or inserted mod.
+    public int AddMod( Mod mod )
+    {
+        var idx = Mods.BinarySearch( mod, ModComparer );
+        if( idx >= 0 )
         {
-            var modIdx = 0;
-            foreach( var folder in SubFolders )
-            {
-                var folderString = folder.Name;
-                for( ; modIdx < Mods.Count; ++modIdx )
-                {
-                    var mod       = Mods[ modIdx ];
-                    var modString = mod.Order.SortOrderName;
-                    if( string.Compare( folderString, modString, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase ) > 0 )
-                    {
-                        yield return mod;
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
+            return idx;
+        }
 
-                yield return folder;
+        idx = ~idx;
+        Mods.Insert( idx, mod );
+
+        return idx;
+    }
+
+    // Remove mod as a child if it exists.
+    // If this folder is empty afterwards, remove it from its parent.
+    public void RemoveMod( Mod mod )
+    {
+        RemoveModIgnoreEmpty( mod );
+        CheckEmpty();
+    }
+}
+
+// Internals
+public partial class ModFolder
+{
+    // Create a Root folder without parent.
+    internal static ModFolder CreateRoot()
+        => new(null!, string.Empty);
+
+    internal class ModFolderComparer : IComparer< ModFolder >
+    {
+        public StringComparison CompareType = StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase;
+
+        // Compare only the direct folder names since this is only used inside an enumeration of subfolders of one folder.
+        public int Compare( ModFolder? x, ModFolder? y )
+            => ReferenceEquals( x, y )
+                ? 0
+                : string.Compare( x?.Name ?? string.Empty, y?.Name ?? string.Empty, CompareType );
+    }
+
+    internal class ModDataComparer : IComparer< Mod >
+    {
+        public StringComparison CompareType = StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase;
+
+        // Compare only the direct SortOrderNames since this is only used inside an enumeration of direct mod children of one folder.
+        // Since mod SortOrderNames do not have to be unique inside a folder, also compare their BasePaths (and thus their identity) if necessary.
+        public int Compare( Mod? x, Mod? y )
+        {
+            if( ReferenceEquals( x, y ) )
+            {
+                return 0;
             }
 
+            var cmp = string.Compare( x?.Order.SortOrderName, y?.Order.SortOrderName, CompareType );
+            if( cmp != 0 )
+            {
+                return cmp;
+            }
+
+            return string.Compare( x?.BasePath.Name, y?.BasePath.Name, StringComparison.InvariantCulture );
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal static readonly ModFolderComparer FolderComparer = new();
+    internal static readonly ModDataComparer   ModComparer    = new();
+
+    // Get an enumerator for actually sorted objects instead of folder-first objects.
+    private IEnumerable< object > GetSortedEnumerator()
+    {
+        var modIdx = 0;
+        foreach( var folder in SubFolders )
+        {
+            var folderString = folder.Name;
             for( ; modIdx < Mods.Count; ++modIdx )
             {
-                yield return Mods[ modIdx ];
+                var mod       = Mods[ modIdx ];
+                var modString = mod.Order.SortOrderName;
+                if( string.Compare( folderString, modString, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase ) > 0 )
+                {
+                    yield return mod;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
             }
+
+            yield return folder;
         }
 
-        private void CheckEmpty()
+        for( ; modIdx < Mods.Count; ++modIdx )
         {
-            if( Mods.Count == 0 && SubFolders.Count == 0 )
-            {
-                Parent?.RemoveSubFolder( this );
-            }
+            yield return Mods[ modIdx ];
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void CheckEmpty()
+    {
+        if( Mods.Count == 0 && SubFolders.Count == 0 )
+        {
+            Parent?.RemoveSubFolder( this );
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Remove a subfolder but do not remove this folder from its parent if it is empty afterwards.
+    internal void RemoveFolderIgnoreEmpty( ModFolder folder )
+    {
+        var idx = SubFolders.BinarySearch( folder, FolderComparer );
+        if( idx < 0 )
+        {
+            return;
         }
 
-        // Remove a subfolder but do not remove this folder from its parent if it is empty afterwards.
-        internal void RemoveFolderIgnoreEmpty( ModFolder folder )
-        {
-            var idx = SubFolders.BinarySearch( folder, FolderComparer );
-            if( idx < 0 )
-            {
-                return;
-            }
+        SubFolders[ idx ].Parent = null;
+        SubFolders.RemoveAt( idx );
+    }
 
-            SubFolders[ idx ].Parent = null;
-            SubFolders.RemoveAt( idx );
-        }
-
-        // Remove a mod, but do not remove this folder from its parent if it is empty afterwards.
-        internal void RemoveModIgnoreEmpty( Mod.Mod mod )
+    // Remove a mod, but do not remove this folder from its parent if it is empty afterwards.
+    internal void RemoveModIgnoreEmpty( Mod mod )
+    {
+        var idx = Mods.BinarySearch( mod, ModComparer );
+        if( idx >= 0 )
         {
-            var idx = Mods.BinarySearch( mod, ModComparer );
-            if( idx >= 0 )
-            {
-                Mods.RemoveAt( idx );
-            }
+            Mods.RemoveAt( idx );
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mod/ModFunctions.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/ModFunctions.cs
similarity index 99%
rename from Penumbra/Mod/ModFunctions.cs
rename to Penumbra/Mods/ModFunctions.cs
index 7372cfa0..72787222 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mod/ModFunctions.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/ModFunctions.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 
-namespace Penumbra.Mod;
+namespace Penumbra.Mods;
 
 // Functions that do not really depend on only one component of a mod.
 public static class ModFunctions
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mods/ModManager.Directory.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/ModManager.Directory.cs
index c8149a65..56673d20 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mods/ModManager.Directory.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/ModManager.Directory.cs
@@ -2,16 +2,14 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using Dalamud.Logging;
-using Penumbra.Meta.Manipulations;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Mods;
 
 public partial class ModManagerNew
 {
-    private readonly List< Mod.Mod > _mods = new();
+    private readonly List< Mod > _mods = new();
 
-    public IReadOnlyList< Mod.Mod > Mods
+    public IReadOnlyList< Mod > Mods
         => _mods;
 
     public void DiscoverMods()
@@ -37,6 +35,7 @@ public partial class ModManagerNew
         //Collections.RecreateCaches();
     }
 }
+
 public partial class ModManagerNew
 {
     public DirectoryInfo BasePath { get; private set; } = null!;
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mod/ModManager.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/ModManager.cs
similarity index 99%
rename from Penumbra/Mod/ModManager.cs
rename to Penumbra/Mods/ModManager.cs
index 5f30c6bd..8c1f90df 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mod/ModManager.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/ModManager.cs
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ using System.Linq;
 using Dalamud.Logging;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 using Penumbra.Meta;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
 using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.Util;
 
-namespace Penumbra.Mod;
+namespace Penumbra.Mods;
 
 public partial class Mod
 {
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mods/ModManagerEditExtensions.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/ModManagerEditExtensions.cs
index 7160d874..4ecf5fb3 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mods/ModManagerEditExtensions.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/ModManagerEditExtensions.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.IO;
 using Dalamud.Logging;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
 using Penumbra.Util;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Mods;
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Penumbra.Mods;
 // Contains all change functions on a specific mod that also require corresponding changes to collections.
 public static class ModManagerEditExtensions
 {
-    public static bool RenameMod( this Mod.Mod.Manager manager, string newName, Mod.Mod mod )
+    public static bool RenameMod( this Mod.Manager manager, string newName, Mod mod )
     {
         if( newName.Length == 0 || string.Equals( newName, mod.Meta.Name, StringComparison.InvariantCulture ) )
         {
@@ -25,14 +24,14 @@ public static class ModManagerEditExtensions
         return true;
     }
 
-    public static bool ChangeSortOrder( this Mod.Mod.Manager manager, Mod.Mod mod, string newSortOrder )
+    public static bool ChangeSortOrder( this Mod.Manager manager, Mod mod, string newSortOrder )
     {
         if( string.Equals( mod.Order.FullPath, newSortOrder, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase ) )
         {
             return false;
         }
 
-        var inRoot = new Mod.Mod.SortOrder( manager.StructuredMods, mod.Meta.Name );
+        var inRoot = new Mod.SortOrder( manager.StructuredMods, mod.Meta.Name );
         if( newSortOrder == string.Empty || newSortOrder == inRoot.SortOrderName )
         {
             mod.Order = inRoot;
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ public static class ModManagerEditExtensions
         return true;
     }
 
-    public static bool RenameModFolder( this Mod.Mod.Manager manager, Mod.Mod mod, DirectoryInfo newDir, bool move = true )
+    public static bool RenameModFolder( this Mod.Manager manager, Mod mod, DirectoryInfo newDir, bool move = true )
     {
         if( move )
         {
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ public static class ModManagerEditExtensions
 
         var oldBasePath = mod.BasePath;
         mod.BasePath = newDir;
-        mod.MetaFile = Mod.Mod.MetaFileInfo( newDir );
+        mod.MetaFile = Mod.MetaFileInfo( newDir );
         manager.UpdateMod( mod );
 
         if( manager.Config.ModSortOrder.ContainsKey( oldBasePath.Name ) )
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ public static class ModManagerEditExtensions
         return true;
     }
 
-    public static bool ChangeModGroup( this Mod.Mod.Manager manager, string oldGroupName, string newGroupName, Mod.Mod mod,
+    public static bool ChangeModGroup( this Mod.Manager manager, string oldGroupName, string newGroupName, Mod mod,
         SelectType type = SelectType.Single )
     {
         if( newGroupName == oldGroupName || mod.Meta.Groups.ContainsKey( newGroupName ) )
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ public static class ModManagerEditExtensions
         return true;
     }
 
-    public static bool RemoveModOption( this Mod.Mod.Manager manager, int optionIdx, OptionGroup group, Mod.Mod mod )
+    public static bool RemoveModOption( this Mod.Manager manager, int optionIdx, OptionGroup group, Mod mod )
     {
         if( optionIdx < 0 || optionIdx >= group.Options.Count )
         {
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mod/ModMeta.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/ModMeta.cs
similarity index 80%
rename from Penumbra/Mod/ModMeta.cs
rename to Penumbra/Mods/ModMeta.cs
index d4c18b3b..228f3bb2 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mod/ModMeta.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/ModMeta.cs
@@ -5,47 +5,20 @@ using System.Linq;
 using Dalamud.Logging;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
+using Penumbra.Util;
 
-namespace Penumbra.Mod;
+namespace Penumbra.Mods;
 
 // Contains descriptive data about the mod as well as possible settings and fileswaps.
 public class ModMeta
 {
     public uint FileVersion { get; set; }
 
-    public string Name
-    {
-        get => _name;
-        set
-        {
-            _name     = value;
-            LowerName = value.ToLowerInvariant();
-        }
-    }
-
-    private string _name = "Mod";
-
-    [JsonIgnore]
-    public string LowerName { get; private set; } = "mod";
-
-    private string _author = "";
-
-    public string Author
-    {
-        get => _author;
-        set
-        {
-            _author     = value;
-            LowerAuthor = value.ToLowerInvariant();
-        }
-    }
-
-    [JsonIgnore]
-    public string LowerAuthor { get; private set; } = "";
-
-    public string Description { get; set; } = "";
-    public string Version { get; set; } = "";
-    public string Website { get; set; } = "";
+    public LowerString Name { get; set; } = "Mod";
+    public LowerString Author { get; set; } = LowerString.Empty;
+    public string Description { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string Version { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string Website { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
     [JsonProperty( ItemConverterType = typeof( FullPath.FullPathConverter ) )]
     public Dictionary< Utf8GamePath, FullPath > FileSwaps { get; set; } = new();
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mod/ModResources.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/ModResources.cs
similarity index 99%
rename from Penumbra/Mod/ModResources.cs
rename to Penumbra/Mods/ModResources.cs
index 590cda79..cd05fc7e 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mod/ModResources.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/ModResources.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 using Penumbra.Meta;
 
-namespace Penumbra.Mod;
+namespace Penumbra.Mods;
 
 [Flags]
 public enum ResourceChange
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mod/ModSettings.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/ModSettings.cs
similarity index 98%
rename from Penumbra/Mod/ModSettings.cs
rename to Penumbra/Mods/ModSettings.cs
index 4f82df49..aadc0242 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mod/ModSettings.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/ModSettings.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 
-namespace Penumbra.Mod;
+namespace Penumbra.Mods;
 
 // Contains the settings for a given mod.
 public class ModSettings
diff --git a/Penumbra/Mod/NamedModSettings.cs b/Penumbra/Mods/NamedModSettings.cs
similarity index 98%
rename from Penumbra/Mod/NamedModSettings.cs
rename to Penumbra/Mods/NamedModSettings.cs
index 45770e7e..5a0ded71 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Mod/NamedModSettings.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Mods/NamedModSettings.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 
-namespace Penumbra.Mod;
+namespace Penumbra.Mods;
 
 // Contains settings with the option selections stored by names instead of index.
 // This is meant to make them possibly more portable when we support importing collections from other users.
diff --git a/Penumbra/Penumbra.cs b/Penumbra/Penumbra.cs
index 61a803ea..322c9f7e 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Penumbra.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Penumbra.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using System.IO;
 using Dalamud.Game.Command;
 using Dalamud.Logging;
 using Dalamud.Plugin;
@@ -10,13 +9,12 @@ using Lumina.Excel.GeneratedSheets;
 using Penumbra.Api;
 using Penumbra.GameData.Enums;
 using Penumbra.Interop;
-using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.UI;
 using Penumbra.Util;
 using Penumbra.Collections;
 using Penumbra.Interop.Loader;
 using Penumbra.Interop.Resolver;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
+using Penumbra.Mods;
 
 namespace Penumbra;
 
@@ -34,8 +32,9 @@ public class Penumbra : IDalamudPlugin
 
     public static ResidentResourceManager ResidentResources { get; private set; } = null!;
     public static CharacterUtility CharacterUtility { get; private set; } = null!;
+    public static MetaFileManager MetaFileManager { get; private set; } = null!;
 
-    public static Mod.Mod.Manager ModManager { get; private set; } = null!;
+    public static Mod.Manager ModManager { get; private set; } = null!;
     public static ModCollection.Manager CollectionManager { get; private set; } = null!;
 
     public static ResourceLoader ResourceLoader { get; set; } = null!;
@@ -65,9 +64,10 @@ public class Penumbra : IDalamudPlugin
 
         ResidentResources = new ResidentResourceManager();
         CharacterUtility  = new CharacterUtility();
+        MetaFileManager    = new MetaFileManager();
         ResourceLoader    = new ResourceLoader( this );
         ResourceLogger    = new ResourceLogger( ResourceLoader );
-        ModManager        = new Mod.Mod.Manager();
+        ModManager        = new Mod.Manager();
         ModManager.DiscoverMods();
         CollectionManager = new ModCollection.Manager( ModManager );
         ObjectReloader    = new ObjectReloader();
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ public class Penumbra : IDalamudPlugin
 
         PathResolver.Dispose();
         ResourceLogger.Dispose();
+        MetaFileManager.Dispose();
         ResourceLoader.Dispose();
         CharacterUtility.Dispose();
 
diff --git a/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabCollections.cs b/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabCollections.cs
index 4775526e..760da897 100644
--- a/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabCollections.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabCollections.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using Dalamud.Interface.Components;
 using Dalamud.Logging;
 using ImGuiNET;
 using Penumbra.Collections;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
 using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.UI.Custom;
 using Penumbra.Util;
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ public partial class SettingsInterface
         private readonly Selector                  _selector;
         private          string                    _collectionNames         = null!;
         private          string                    _collectionNamesWithNone = null!;
-        private          ModCollection[]          _collections             = null!;
+        private          ModCollection[]           _collections             = null!;
         private          int                       _currentCollectionIndex;
         private          int                       _currentDefaultIndex;
         private readonly Dictionary< string, int > _currentCharacterIndices = new();
@@ -192,6 +191,65 @@ public partial class SettingsInterface
             }
         }
 
+        private static void DrawInheritance( ModCollection collection )
+        {
+            ImGui.PushID( collection.Index );
+            if( ImGui.TreeNodeEx( collection.Name, ImGuiTreeNodeFlags.DefaultOpen ) )
+            {
+                foreach( var inheritance in collection.Inheritance )
+                {
+                    DrawInheritance( inheritance );
+                }
+            }
+
+            ImGui.PopID();
+        }
+
+        private void DrawCurrentCollectionInheritance()
+        {
+            if( !ImGui.BeginListBox( "##inheritanceList",
+                   new Vector2( SettingsMenu.InputTextWidth, ImGui.GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing() * 10 ) ) )
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            using var end = ImGuiRaii.DeferredEnd( ImGui.EndListBox );
+            DrawInheritance( _collections[ _currentCollectionIndex + 1 ] );
+        }
+
+        private static int _newInheritanceIdx = 0;
+
+        private void DrawNewInheritanceSelection()
+        {
+            ImGui.SetNextItemWidth( SettingsMenu.InputTextWidth - ImGui.GetFrameHeight() - ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.X );
+            if( ImGui.BeginCombo( "##newInheritance", Penumbra.CollectionManager[ _newInheritanceIdx ].Name ) )
+            {
+                using var end = ImGuiRaii.DeferredEnd( ImGui.EndCombo );
+                foreach( var collection in Penumbra.CollectionManager )
+                {
+                    if( ImGui.Selectable( collection.Name, _newInheritanceIdx == collection.Index ) )
+                    {
+                        _newInheritanceIdx = collection.Index;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            ImGui.SameLine();
+            var valid = _newInheritanceIdx                        > ModCollection.Empty.Index
+             && _collections[ _currentCollectionIndex + 1 ].Index != _newInheritanceIdx
+             && _collections[ _currentCollectionIndex + 1 ].Inheritance.All( c => c.Index != _newInheritanceIdx );
+            using var style = ImGuiRaii.PushStyle( ImGuiStyleVar.Alpha, 0.5f, !valid );
+            using var font  = ImGuiRaii.PushFont( UiBuilder.IconFont );
+            if( ImGui.Button( $"{FontAwesomeIcon.Plus.ToIconString()}##newInheritanceAdd", ImGui.GetFrameHeight() * Vector2.One ) && valid )
+            {
+                _collections[ _currentCollectionIndex + 1 ].AddInheritance( Penumbra.CollectionManager[ _newInheritanceIdx ] );
+            }
+
+            style.Pop();
+            font.Pop();
+            ImGuiComponents.HelpMarker( "Add a new inheritance to the collection." );
+        }
+
         private void DrawDefaultCollectionSelector()
         {
             var index = _currentDefaultIndex;
@@ -344,12 +402,14 @@ public partial class SettingsInterface
             using var raii = ImGuiRaii.DeferredEnd( ImGui.EndTabItem )
                .Push( ImGui.EndChild );
 
-            if( ImGui.BeginChild( "##CollectionHandling", new Vector2( -1, ImGui.GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing() * 6 ), true ) )
+            if( ImGui.BeginChild( "##CollectionHandling", new Vector2( -1, ImGui.GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing() * 17 ), true ) )
             {
                 DrawCurrentCollectionSelector( true );
-
                 ImGuiHelpers.ScaledDummy( 0, 10 );
                 DrawNewCollectionInput();
+                ImGuiHelpers.ScaledDummy( 0, 10 );
+                DrawCurrentCollectionInheritance();
+                DrawNewInheritanceSelection();
             }
 
             raii.Pop();
diff --git a/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabEffective.cs b/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabEffective.cs
index 04c0dbd1..8420cb5c 100644
--- a/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabEffective.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabEffective.cs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ using ImGuiNET;
 using Penumbra.Collections;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 using Penumbra.GameData.Util;
-using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.UI.Custom;
+using Penumbra.Util;
 
 namespace Penumbra.UI;
 
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ public partial class SettingsInterface
     {
         private const string LabelTab = "Effective Changes";
 
-        private string _gamePathFilter      = string.Empty;
-        private string _gamePathFilterLower = string.Empty;
-        private string _filePathFilter      = string.Empty;
-        private string _filePathFilterLower = string.Empty;
+        private LowerString _gamePathFilter = LowerString.Empty;
+        private LowerString _filePathFilter = LowerString.Empty;
 
         private const float LeftTextLength = 600;
 
@@ -57,47 +55,49 @@ public partial class SettingsInterface
             }
 
             ImGui.SetNextItemWidth( LeftTextLength * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale );
-            if( ImGui.InputTextWithHint( "##effective_changes_gfilter", "Filter game path...", ref _gamePathFilter, 256 ) )
+            var tmp = _gamePathFilter.Text;
+            if( ImGui.InputTextWithHint( "##effective_changes_gfilter", "Filter game path...", ref tmp, 256 ) )
             {
-                _gamePathFilterLower = _gamePathFilter.ToLowerInvariant();
+                _gamePathFilter = tmp;
             }
 
             ImGui.SameLine( ( LeftTextLength + _arrowLength ) * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale + 3 * ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.X );
             ImGui.SetNextItemWidth( -1 );
-            if( ImGui.InputTextWithHint( "##effective_changes_ffilter", "Filter file path...", ref _filePathFilter, 256 ) )
+            tmp = _filePathFilter.Text;
+            if( ImGui.InputTextWithHint( "##effective_changes_ffilter", "Filter file path...", ref tmp, 256 ) )
             {
-                _filePathFilterLower = _filePathFilter.ToLowerInvariant();
+                _filePathFilter = tmp;
             }
         }
 
         private bool CheckFilters( KeyValuePair< Utf8GamePath, FullPath > kvp )
         {
-            if( _gamePathFilter.Any() && !kvp.Key.ToString().Contains( _gamePathFilterLower ) )
+            if( _gamePathFilter.Length > 0 && !kvp.Key.ToString().Contains( _gamePathFilter.Lower ) )
             {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            return !_filePathFilter.Any() || kvp.Value.FullName.ToLowerInvariant().Contains( _filePathFilterLower );
+            return _filePathFilter.Length == 0 || kvp.Value.FullName.ToLowerInvariant().Contains( _filePathFilter.Lower );
         }
 
         private bool CheckFilters( KeyValuePair< Utf8GamePath, Utf8GamePath > kvp )
         {
-            if( _gamePathFilter.Any() && !kvp.Key.ToString().Contains( _gamePathFilterLower ) )
+            if( _gamePathFilter.Length > 0 && !kvp.Key.ToString().Contains( _gamePathFilter.Lower ) )
             {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            return !_filePathFilter.Any() || kvp.Value.ToString().Contains( _filePathFilterLower );
+            return _filePathFilter.Length == 0 || kvp.Value.ToString().Contains( _filePathFilter.Lower );
         }
 
-        private bool CheckFilters( (string, string, string) kvp )
+        private bool CheckFilters( (string, LowerString) kvp )
         {
-            if( _gamePathFilter.Any() && !kvp.Item1.ToLowerInvariant().Contains( _gamePathFilterLower ) )
+            if( _gamePathFilter.Length > 0 && !kvp.Item1.ToLowerInvariant().Contains( _gamePathFilter.Lower ) )
             {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            return !_filePathFilter.Any() || kvp.Item3.Contains( _filePathFilterLower );
+            return _filePathFilter.Length == 0 || kvp.Item2.Contains( _filePathFilter.Lower );
         }
 
         private void DrawFilteredRows( ModCollection active )
@@ -113,49 +113,43 @@ public partial class SettingsInterface
                 return;
             }
 
-            foreach( var (mp, mod, _) in cache.Cmp.Manipulations
-                       .Select( p => ( p.Key.ToString(), Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.Name,
-                            Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.LowerName ) )
+            foreach( var (mp, mod) in cache.Cmp.Manipulations
+                       .Select( p => ( p.Key.ToString(), Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.Name ) )
                        .Where( CheckFilters ) )
             {
                 DrawLine( mp, mod );
             }
 
-            foreach( var (mp, mod, _) in cache.Eqp.Manipulations
-                       .Select( p => ( p.Key.ToString(), Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.Name,
-                            Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.LowerName ) )
+            foreach( var (mp, mod) in cache.Eqp.Manipulations
+                       .Select( p => ( p.Key.ToString(), Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.Name ) )
                        .Where( CheckFilters ) )
             {
                 DrawLine( mp, mod );
             }
 
-            foreach( var (mp, mod, _) in cache.Eqdp.Manipulations
-                       .Select( p => ( p.Key.ToString(), Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.Name,
-                            Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.LowerName ) )
+            foreach( var (mp, mod) in cache.Eqdp.Manipulations
+                       .Select( p => ( p.Key.ToString(), Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.Name ) )
                        .Where( CheckFilters ) )
             {
                 DrawLine( mp, mod );
             }
 
-            foreach( var (mp, mod, _) in cache.Gmp.Manipulations
-                       .Select( p => ( p.Key.ToString(), Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.Name,
-                            Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.LowerName ) )
+            foreach( var (mp, mod) in cache.Gmp.Manipulations
+                       .Select( p => ( p.Key.ToString(), Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.Name ) )
                        .Where( CheckFilters ) )
             {
                 DrawLine( mp, mod );
             }
 
-            foreach( var (mp, mod, _) in cache.Est.Manipulations
-                       .Select( p => ( p.Key.ToString(), Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.Name,
-                            Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.LowerName ) )
+            foreach( var (mp, mod) in cache.Est.Manipulations
+                       .Select( p => ( p.Key.ToString(), Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.Name ) )
                        .Where( CheckFilters ) )
             {
                 DrawLine( mp, mod );
             }
 
-            foreach( var (mp, mod, _) in cache.Imc.Manipulations
-                       .Select( p => ( p.Key.ToString(), Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.Name,
-                            Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.LowerName ) )
+            foreach( var (mp, mod) in cache.Imc.Manipulations
+                       .Select( p => ( p.Key.ToString(), Penumbra.ModManager.Mods[ p.Value ].Meta.Name ) )
                        .Where( CheckFilters ) )
             {
                 DrawLine( mp, mod );
diff --git a/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/ModListCache.cs b/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/ModListCache.cs
index b797902e..7c35efea 100644
--- a/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/ModListCache.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/ModListCache.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Dalamud.Logging;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
 using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.Util;
 
@@ -15,19 +14,19 @@ public class ModListCache : IDisposable
     public const uint ConflictingModColor     = 0xFFAAAAFFu;
     public const uint HandledConflictModColor = 0xFF88DDDDu;
 
-    private readonly Mod.Mod.Manager _manager;
+    private readonly Mods.Mod.Manager _manager;
 
     private readonly List< FullMod >                                       _modsInOrder    = new();
     private readonly List< (bool visible, uint color) >                    _visibleMods    = new();
     private readonly Dictionary< ModFolder, (bool visible, bool enabled) > _visibleFolders = new();
     private readonly IReadOnlySet< string >                                _newMods;
 
-    private string    _modFilter        = string.Empty;
-    private string    _modFilterChanges = string.Empty;
-    private string    _modFilterAuthor  = string.Empty;
-    private ModFilter _stateFilter      = ModFilterExtensions.UnfilteredStateMods;
-    private bool      _listResetNecessary;
-    private bool      _filterResetNecessary;
+    private LowerString _modFilter        = LowerString.Empty;
+    private LowerString _modFilterAuthor  = LowerString.Empty;
+    private LowerString _modFilterChanges = LowerString.Empty;
+    private ModFilter   _stateFilter      = ModFilterExtensions.UnfilteredStateMods;
+    private bool        _listResetNecessary;
+    private bool        _filterResetNecessary;
 
 
     public ModFilter StateFilter
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ public class ModListCache : IDisposable
         }
     }
 
-    public ModListCache( Mod.Mod.Manager manager, IReadOnlySet< string > newMods )
+    public ModListCache( Mods.Mod.Manager manager, IReadOnlySet< string > newMods )
     {
         _manager = manager;
         _newMods = newMods;
@@ -123,20 +122,20 @@ public class ModListCache : IDisposable
         if( lower.StartsWith( "c:" ) )
         {
             _modFilterChanges = lower[ 2.. ];
-            _modFilter        = string.Empty;
-            _modFilterAuthor  = string.Empty;
+            _modFilter        = LowerString.Empty;
+            _modFilterAuthor  = LowerString.Empty;
         }
         else if( lower.StartsWith( "a:" ) )
         {
             _modFilterAuthor  = lower[ 2.. ];
-            _modFilter        = string.Empty;
-            _modFilterChanges = string.Empty;
+            _modFilter        = LowerString.Empty;
+            _modFilterChanges = LowerString.Empty;
         }
         else
         {
             _modFilter        = lower;
-            _modFilterAuthor  = string.Empty;
-            _modFilterChanges = string.Empty;
+            _modFilterAuthor  = LowerString.Empty;
+            _modFilterChanges = LowerString.Empty;
         }
 
         ResetFilters();
@@ -233,12 +232,12 @@ public class ModListCache : IDisposable
     {
         var ret = ( false, 0u );
 
-        if( _modFilter.Length > 0 && !mod.Data.Meta.LowerName.Contains( _modFilter ) )
+        if( _modFilter.Length > 0 && !mod.Data.Meta.Name.Contains( _modFilter ) )
         {
             return ret;
         }
 
-        if( _modFilterAuthor.Length > 0 && !mod.Data.Meta.LowerAuthor.Contains( _modFilterAuthor ) )
+        if( _modFilterAuthor.Length > 0 && !mod.Data.Meta.Author.Contains( _modFilterAuthor ) )
         {
             return ret;
         }
diff --git a/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/TabInstalledDetails.cs b/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/TabInstalledDetails.cs
index d3444394..66d40c65 100644
--- a/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/TabInstalledDetails.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/TabInstalledDetails.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ using Penumbra.GameData.Enums;
 using Penumbra.GameData.Util;
 using Penumbra.Meta;
 using Penumbra.Meta.Manipulations;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
 using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.UI.Custom;
 using Penumbra.Util;
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@ public partial class SettingsInterface
 
             raii.Push( ImGui.EndListBox );
             using var indent    = ImGuiRaii.PushIndent( 0 );
-            Mod.Mod?  oldBadMod = null;
+            Mods.Mod?  oldBadMod = null;
             foreach( var conflict in conflicts )
             {
                 var badMod = Penumbra.ModManager[ conflict.Mod2 ];
@@ -224,14 +223,14 @@ public partial class SettingsInterface
                     indent.Push( 30f );
                 }
 
-                if( conflict.Conflict is Utf8GamePath p )
+                if( conflict.Data is Utf8GamePath p )
                 {
                     unsafe
                     {
                         ImGuiNative.igSelectable_Bool( p.Path.Path, 0, ImGuiSelectableFlags.None, Vector2.Zero );
                     }
                 }
-                else if( conflict.Conflict is MetaManipulation m )
+                else if( conflict.Data is MetaManipulation m )
                 {
                     ImGui.Selectable( m.Manipulation?.ToString() ?? string.Empty );
                 }
diff --git a/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/TabInstalledDetailsEdit.cs b/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/TabInstalledDetailsEdit.cs
index 5bb4acaa..7a80f150 100644
--- a/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/TabInstalledDetailsEdit.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/TabInstalledDetailsEdit.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using Dalamud.Interface;
 using ImGuiNET;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 using Penumbra.GameData.Util;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
 using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.UI.Custom;
 using Penumbra.Util;
diff --git a/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/TabInstalledModPanel.cs b/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/TabInstalledModPanel.cs
index e6f3b170..25fc4a4c 100644
--- a/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/TabInstalledModPanel.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/TabInstalledModPanel.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using System.Numerics;
 using Dalamud.Interface;
 using Dalamud.Logging;
 using ImGuiNET;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
 using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.UI.Custom;
 using Penumbra.Util;
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ public partial class SettingsInterface
             _currentWebsite = Meta?.Website ?? "";
         }
 
-        private Mod.FullMod? Mod
+        private Mods.FullMod? Mod
             => _selector.Mod;
 
         private ModMeta? Meta
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ public partial class SettingsInterface
 
         private void DrawName()
         {
-            var name       = Meta!.Name;
+            var name       = Meta!.Name.Text;
             var modManager = Penumbra.ModManager;
             if( ImGuiCustom.InputOrText( _editMode, LabelEditName, ref name, 64 ) && modManager.RenameMod( name, Mod!.Data ) )
             {
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ public partial class SettingsInterface
             ImGui.TextColored( GreyColor, "by" );
 
             ImGui.SameLine();
-            var author = Meta!.Author;
+            var author = Meta!.Author.Text;
             if( ImGuiCustom.InputOrText( _editMode, LabelEditAuthor, ref author, 64 )
             && author != Meta.Author )
             {
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ public partial class SettingsInterface
             }
         }
 
-        public static bool DrawSortOrder( Mod.Mod mod, Mod.Mod.Manager manager, Selector selector )
+        public static bool DrawSortOrder( Mods.Mod mod, Mods.Mod.Manager manager, Selector selector )
         {
             var currentSortOrder = mod.Order.FullPath;
             ImGui.SetNextItemWidth( 300 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale );
diff --git a/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/TabInstalledSelector.cs b/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/TabInstalledSelector.cs
index 5984ac48..6ccf9d3f 100644
--- a/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/TabInstalledSelector.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabInstalled/TabInstalledSelector.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ using Dalamud.Logging;
 using ImGuiNET;
 using Penumbra.Collections;
 using Penumbra.Importer;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
 using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.UI.Custom;
 using Penumbra.Util;
@@ -410,11 +409,11 @@ public partial class SettingsInterface
     // Selection
     private partial class Selector
     {
-        public Mod.FullMod? Mod { get; private set; }
+        public Mods.FullMod? Mod { get; private set; }
         private int    _index;
         private string _nextDir = string.Empty;
 
-        private void SetSelection( int idx, Mod.FullMod? info )
+        private void SetSelection( int idx, Mods.FullMod? info )
         {
             Mod = info;
             if( idx != _index )
@@ -480,7 +479,7 @@ public partial class SettingsInterface
     private partial class Selector
     {
         // === Mod ===
-        private void DrawModOrderPopup( string popupName, Mod.FullMod mod, bool firstOpen )
+        private void DrawModOrderPopup( string popupName, Mods.FullMod mod, bool firstOpen )
         {
             if( !ImGui.BeginPopup( popupName ) )
             {
@@ -664,7 +663,7 @@ public partial class SettingsInterface
                         idx += sub.TotalDescendantMods();
                     }
                 }
-                else if( item is Mod.Mod _ )
+                else if( item is Mods.Mod _ )
                 {
                     var (mod, visible, color) = Cache.GetMod( idx );
                     if( mod != null && visible )
@@ -721,7 +720,7 @@ public partial class SettingsInterface
             }
         }
 
-        private void DrawMod( Mod.FullMod mod, int modIndex, uint color )
+        private void DrawMod( Mods.FullMod mod, int modIndex, uint color )
         {
             using var colorRaii = ImGuiRaii.PushColor( ImGuiCol.Text, color, color != 0 );
 
diff --git a/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabSettings.cs b/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabSettings.cs
index d258231a..ee11e961 100644
--- a/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabSettings.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/UI/MenuTabs/TabSettings.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ using Dalamud.Logging;
 using ImGuiNET;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 using Penumbra.Interop;
-using Penumbra.Mods;
 using Penumbra.UI.Custom;
 using Penumbra.Util;
 
diff --git a/Penumbra/Util/LowerString.cs b/Penumbra/Util/LowerString.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4942a5bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Penumbra/Util/LowerString.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+using System;
+using ImGuiNET;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+namespace Penumbra.Util;
+
+[JsonConverter( typeof( Converter ) )]
+public readonly struct LowerString : IEquatable< LowerString >, IComparable< LowerString >
+{
+    public static readonly LowerString Empty = new(string.Empty);
+
+    public readonly string Text  = string.Empty;
+    public readonly string Lower = string.Empty;
+
+    public LowerString( string text )
+    {
+        Text  = string.Intern( text );
+        Lower = string.Intern( text.ToLowerInvariant() );
+    }
+
+
+    public int Length
+        => Text.Length;
+
+    public int Count
+        => Length;
+
+    public bool Equals( LowerString other )
+        => string.Equals( Lower, other.Lower, StringComparison.InvariantCulture );
+
+    public bool Equals( string other )
+        => string.Equals( Lower, other, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase );
+
+    public int CompareTo( LowerString other )
+        => string.Compare( Lower, other.Lower, StringComparison.InvariantCulture );
+
+    public int CompareTo( string other )
+        => string.Compare( Lower, other, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase );
+
+    public bool Contains( LowerString other )
+        => Lower.Contains( other.Lower, StringComparison.InvariantCulture );
+
+    public bool Contains( string other )
+        => Lower.Contains( other, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase );
+
+    public bool StartsWith( LowerString other )
+        => Lower.StartsWith( other.Lower, StringComparison.InvariantCulture );
+
+    public bool StartsWith( string other )
+        => Lower.StartsWith( other, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase );
+
+    public bool EndsWith( LowerString other )
+        => Lower.EndsWith( other.Lower, StringComparison.InvariantCulture );
+
+    public bool EndsWith( string other )
+        => Lower.EndsWith( other, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase );
+
+    public override string ToString()
+        => Text;
+
+    public static implicit operator string( LowerString s )
+        => s.Text;
+
+    public static implicit operator LowerString( string s )
+        => new(s);
+
+    private class Converter : JsonConverter< LowerString >
+    {
+        public override void WriteJson( JsonWriter writer, LowerString value, JsonSerializer serializer )
+        {
+            writer.WriteValue( value.Text );
+        }
+
+        public override LowerString ReadJson( JsonReader reader, Type objectType, LowerString existingValue, bool hasExistingValue,
+            JsonSerializer serializer )
+        {
+            if( reader.Value is string text )
+            {
+                return new LowerString( text );
+            }
+
+            return existingValue;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static bool InputWithHint( string label, string hint, ref LowerString s, uint maxLength = 128,
+        ImGuiInputTextFlags flags = ImGuiInputTextFlags.None )
+    {
+        var tmp = s.Text;
+        if( !ImGui.InputTextWithHint( label, hint, ref tmp, maxLength, flags ) || tmp == s.Text )
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        s = new LowerString( tmp );
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public override bool Equals( object? obj )
+        => obj is LowerString lowerString && Equals( lowerString );
+
+    public override int GetHashCode()
+        => Text.GetHashCode();
+
+    public static bool operator ==( LowerString lhs, LowerString rhs )
+        => lhs.Equals( rhs );
+
+    public static bool operator !=( LowerString lhs, LowerString rhs )
+        => lhs.Equals( rhs );
+
+    public static bool operator ==( LowerString lhs, string rhs )
+        => lhs.Equals( rhs );
+
+    public static bool operator !=( LowerString lhs, string rhs )
+        => lhs.Equals( rhs );
+
+    public static bool operator ==( string lhs, LowerString rhs )
+        => rhs.Equals( lhs );
+
+    public static bool operator !=( string lhs, LowerString rhs )
+        => rhs.Equals( lhs );
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Penumbra/Util/ModelChanger.cs b/Penumbra/Util/ModelChanger.cs
index 47d26e1b..75c03c3e 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Util/ModelChanger.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Util/ModelChanger.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Dalamud.Logging;
 using Penumbra.GameData.ByteString;
 using Penumbra.GameData.Files;
-using Penumbra.Mod;
+using Penumbra.Mods;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Util;
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public static class ModelChanger
         }
     }
 
-    public static bool ChangeModMaterials( Mod.Mod mod, string from, string to )
+    public static bool ChangeModMaterials( Mods.Mod mod, string from, string to )
     {
         if( ValidStrings( from, to ) )
         {
diff --git a/Penumbra/Util/TempFile.cs b/Penumbra/Util/TempFile.cs
index 19e8b47e..76fad9e2 100644
--- a/Penumbra/Util/TempFile.cs
+++ b/Penumbra/Util/TempFile.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
 
 namespace Penumbra.Util;