@Lothar Krahe I was able to recruit him even on a 300+ modded save. This mod IS highly compatible with many many different types of mods (edits to Black Scratch, edits to AI, edits to recruits, edits to dialogue, etc.) However, this doesn't make it perfect.

Try changing the load order: try it at the top, try it at the bottom, try it somewhere in the middle. Other than that, I'm not sure what else I can do to make it more compatible.

Typically, the more edits you make, the less compatible a mod becomes, so I'd be hesitant to change anything, but if you have any suggestions to help, let me know!

I found him in Black Scratch but he wanders a lot around the city and I can't interact with him, even when he is finally at the bar. The only mod that I have that can slightly alter the city is "Functioning Market Stalls", and that doen't remove the bar from Black Scratch