Make base16 color changes work

Not sure why this works

slackware/home/vim/.vim/vimrc

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugins')
     packloadall
 
-    Plug 'chriskempson/base16-vim'
     Plug 'junegunn/vim-easy-align'
     Plug 'junegunn/fzf', { 'dir': '~/.fzf', 'do': './install --bin --all' }
     " Plug 'https://gitlab.com/lstwn/broot.vim'
@@ -52,20 +51,19 @@
     Plug 'francoiscabrol/ranger.vim'
     Plug 'https://github.com/moll/vim-bbye'
     Plug 'jlanzarotta/bufexplorer'
-    Plug 'dbeniamine/cheat.sh-vim'
+    Plug 'chriskempson/base16-vim'
+    Plug 'HiPhish/guile.vim'
+
 
     call plug#end()
 
 "}}}
 
-if filereadable(expand("~/.vimrc_background"))
-    let base16colorspace=256
-    source ~/.vimrc_background
-endif
 " appearance {{{
-colorscheme base16-default-dark
-let base16colorspace=256
 syntax on                 " Enable syntax
+colorscheme base16-oceanicnext
+" set termguicolors?
+" set t_Co=16?
 set encoding=utf-8        " Keep utf-8 encoding
 set scrolloff=2           " Keep at least 3 lines above and below cursor
 set showmode              " Something something buffers
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ highlight GitGutterAdd ctermbg=black guibg=black
 highlight SignColumn guibg=black ctermbg=black
 let g:ctrlsf_default_root="project"
 " remove underline on current line number
-hi CursorLineNr cterm=bold
+hi CursorLineNr cterm=NONE
 
 " Lightline
 let g:lightline = { 'colorscheme': 'sceaduhelm' }
@@ -101,9 +99,9 @@ set listchars=tab:▸\ ,eol:¬
 
 " Folding {{{
     set foldenable        " Enable folding
-    set foldmethod=marker " Fold sections by marker
-    set foldlevel=0       " Fold by default
-    set modelines=1       " Check final line of file for modeline
+    set foldmethod=manual " Fold sections by marker
+    " set foldlevel=0       " Fold by default
+    " set modelines=1       " Check final line of file for modeline
 
 " }}}
 
@@ -328,11 +326,9 @@ set listchars=tab:▸\ ,eol:¬
     nnoremap <leader>b :BufExplorerHorizontalSplit<cr>
 
 "}}}
-"
 
 " folding options {{{
     " folding options, this must be last in file
     " vim:foldmethod=marker:foldlevel=0
 
 " }}}
-"