Effect Sorting

Here is my basic playbook.  (If you have a large number of position specific FX your mileage might vary)

FX 901 thru - EOS defaults

FX 921-929 Relative Focus FX   and then I use point numbers to determine groupings.  So FX 922.3 would be a pan wave in Grouping 3

FX 931 thru - Relative Int FX - 931 Steps, 932 Sign Waves, 933 Ramps, 934 Pulses, 935 4 point sign wave - again with the point numbers for groupings

941 thru - misc diffusion, iris and zoom fx.  951 - Misc gobo based FX

991 - Absolute Int FX - these all mimic the 931 set but using ABS fx instead of relative FX.

The 700 series is ABS Color FX based on CP numbers (I have 30 by type CPs that drive all that) 

The 800 series is stobe drum kit stuff.

It's about 1500 FX at the moment and it almost feels organized.

If you are going to reorganize it all - I would try to make it as non-specific to the venue as possible.  That way you can have a base of work you bring with you on outside jobs.

A good magic sheet would probably do you the most good.

How does this re-organization of the numbering of Effects, effect Cues with Effects already in them? Will the Cues update with the change to the Effect's number?

Yes the cues will be automatically modified. This will respect an effect happening in a cue part, cue level overrides (effects with asterisk in the FX column in PSD) as well as channel level overrides (Tab 8).

I've been in a similar boat with a bunch of random effects. Personally, I found sorting by type worked better for me. It just makes it easier to find what I need when I'm looking for a specific vibe or style.