Vortex Vs Nexus Mod Manager

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Headphone jack not working windows 10. Mod Organizer 2 was developed by Tannin, the same guy who leads Vortex development. Reason why MO2 isn’t the “main mod manager” is that it was made for Bethesda games.

That was also the problem with Nexus Mod Manager. It was derived from old Fallout mod manager and put to use on several other games, which made it a mess.

Nexus Mod Manager (NMM): What to do when Download With Manager fails September 27, 2015 This video answers a question a number of people have asked with regards what to do if you click on a mod and it tells you the file is not available.

Apr 19, 2018  The difference between NMM vs MO2/Vortex is NMM installs the mods directly into your game files, basically tainting it if you ever want to change your load order or uninstall something. MO2 and Vortex keep your game file clean by installing your mods virtually. Now as for MO2 vs Vortex, it's kind of a cats vs dogs thing right now. Steam is the only version of this game, you can install nexus mods either with the Nexus Mod Manager or installing it manually. Nexus Mod Manager makes everything much easier, for manual installs different mods have different installation methods, just go with the mod manager.

MO2 didn’t take this path. It remains as BGS game manager, while the Vortex is made for general use.

I would argue that MO2 – and likely remains for the time being – the best available mod manager for Skyrim, Skyrim SE and Fallout 4.

Vortex needs to support wide variety of game, so it can never become as dedicated mod manager than MO2.

Each should use what they feel most comfortable though. Me saying that MO2 is “best” does not necessarily mean it would give best user experience for other player.

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Several people that tried Vortex have jumped back to MO2. Movement has also gone other way around. Some players didn’t enjoy using MO2 and found Vortex better for their uses.

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If you are doing any advanced modding, then I would then recommend MO2 in any case. If you are just sticking ESP+BA2 files in to game, then it is pretty much all the same which one you use.

Original Link – Continuation of discussion

checklist:
signed in on nexus.com with Browser (Firefox): yes
signed in on nexus.com with Vortex: yes
checked the nxm-link handling on either the dashboard or settings: yes
anti-vir software: does not block, vortex got all rights in/out, read/write
browser tested: firefox, edge, opera

estimated behavior: after a click on 'Mod Manager Download'-Button following by the 'Download'-Button of a mod the download should start in Vortex and should be seen in either the section 'Downloads' or 'Mods'
recognized behavior: nothing happens. even after several restarts, logins, reselects of the nxm-link-handling option there is no reaction after clicking on a MM Download Button in the Browser. no download started.
reproducable: yes, every time when clicking on the MM Download-Button

german version
Checklist:
im Browser (Firefox) mit Benutzer auf Nexus.com angemeldet: ja
in Vortex mit Benutzer auf Nexus.com angemeldet: ja
Verknüpfung mit nxm-links aktiviert (via Übersicht/Einstellungen): ja
Anti-Vir-Programm Freigabe: Ja, kein Blockieren durch Drittanbieter Software
getestete Browser: Firefox, Edge, Opera

Erwartetes Verhalten: Nach Klick auf den 'Mod Manager Download'-, dann den 'Download'-Button eines Mods startet der Download des Mods in Vortex - entweder in der Sektion Downloads oder Mods
Beobachtetes Verhalten: Nichts passiert, auch nach mehreren Neustarts / Logins / Reselect der nxm-link-Option keine Reaktion bei Klick auf einen MM Download-Button
Reproduzierbarkeit: Ja, bei jedem Klick auf einen MM Download-Button

Reported by: Aggl

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