I dont remember when i started this playtrough to be fair, maybe around 1.10beta.
Atm i have 3 mods, but they dont impact gameplay in any serious way:
Developer console: only to declare war, so i dont have to kill peasants and lose relation with notables. (until they fix it)
Workshop Demystifier: Gives you detailed info on your workshops. (what i bought, what it made, what it sold each day)
Settlement icons: QOL mod. (adds quest/tournament icons on citys, adds an icon on towns that MIGHT spawn T6 soldiers)
From the top down, i added them around 5days ago, 3 days ago, today.
Also i didnt check if the towns had smithies.