how do i manually download a mod to nexus mod manager

[as235]

i want to download the schlongs of skyrim mod but i never downloaded a mod from this site i also haven't manually downloaded mods before, i downloaded mods off nexus using Nexus Mod Manager, but i was wondering if any of you guys can help me on downloading mods manually?

[SleepyJim]

I don't use NMM myself these days, but I used to and always installed manually. All you should need to do is download the mod from here and cut and paste the archive from your Downloads folder to somewhere on your hard drive. (I have a Skyrim Mods folder on my games drive where I keep everything.) Then open up NMM and click on the install mod icon (it has a green plus symbol from memory.) That should open a window allowing you to browse your computer and select the archive to install. You should then get the SOS installation options popping up for selection.

[Grey Cloud]

4 hours ago, SleepyJim said:

I don't use NMM myself these days, but I used to and always installed manually. All you should need to do is download the mod from here and cut and paste the archive from your Downloads folder to somewhere on your hard drive. (I have a Skyrim Mods folder on my games drive where I keep everything.) Then open up NMM and click on the install mod icon (it has a green plus symbol from memory.) That should open a window allowing you to browse your computer and select the archive to install. You should then get the SOS installation options popping up for selection.

I use NMM so I can expand a bit on this.

Create a folder called 'Skyrim Mods' or whatever you wish.

Download SOS (and all its dependencies). Once they are all in your Download folder, move them to your newly created Skyrim Mods folder.

Open up NMM.

Hit the big green cross in the top left

This will get you this

You will probably have to browse to where your Skyrim Mods folder is this first time but it will open there from now on.

Also not the 'Mod Files' button in the bottom right corner. Sometimes you will not see a file because its extension is not one of those listed after 'Mod Files'. In that case just change it to 'All Files'. Very rare that happens.

Okay, so when you can see your newly downloaded archives, click on it it and click on open. It will appear in the bottom left panel of NMM and then somewhere in the main tree panel. Once it's 'completed' in the bottom left panel, find it in the tree panel, highlight it and click the green tick/check mark or right-click and select 'activate'.

It will then do stuff in the bottom right panel. Once that's done, rin LOOT and FNIS and you're good.

[allsunday]

I prefer to do this:

 

NMM has its own folder where it places all your mods. Therefore if you want to add more mods, simply cut & paste them into this folder.

 

To find out where the hell you put this folder if you don't remember (because you decide where to put this folder when you first install NMM), refer to the picture below:

 

Now that you know where your NMM's mods folder is located, whenever you download a mod you can just cut and paste them into this folder. Start up NMM and it will automatically detect it with no hassle. Just search for it in the search bar, it's totally there.

I prefer this way because you only have to move your manually downloaded mod files once and you're done. Compare this to opening NMM, making NMM locate it, then have it copy the mod to the NMM's mods folder, and then finally you have to go back and delete the original copy because obviously there's no reason to keep an extra copy of the mod lying around.

All said and done, NMM is pretty bad and the only reason why I use it is for two things: to manage my load order and to quickly test new mods and uninstall them. If I really like a mod then it gets installed manually. No hassle, no fuss.

Installing mods with NMM creates copies of the mod onto a Virtual Install folder that unnecessarily eats up too much space on my SSD. You cannot change the location of NMM's Virtual Install Folder and all space on an SSD is too precious to waste on crap like that.

[Grey Cloud]

I prefer my way because I have all the mods I have downloaded in my 'Skyrim Mods' folder but only those that are installed are in the NMM mods folder.

[allsunday]

14 hours ago, Grey Cloud said:

I prefer my way because I have all the mods I have downloaded in my 'Skyrim Mods' folder but only those that are installed are in the NMM mods folder.

[EDITED]

 

NMM copies the mod and puts it into the NMM's mods folder whether you like it or not. It's not a joke. This is the only way NMM can detect the mod.

 

LMFAO, this whole time you've been keeping a huge mod folder for no reason, it's just taking up space on your hard drive and you think you actually need it. LMFAO!!!

 

[as235]

i downloaded it but is it comes up with a blue book that says nexus id with a question mark and a red circle that reads mod update checks is this normal? if not what do i do?

[Grey Cloud]

4 hours ago, as235 said:

i downloaded it but is it comes up with a blue book that says nexus id with a question mark and a red circle that reads mod update checks is this normal? if not what do i do?

Ignore them. It hasn't got a Nexus ID because you downloaded it from LL. NMM cannot read the version number for the same reason.

[Grey Cloud]

 

15 hours ago, allsunday said:

All said and done, NMM is pretty bad and the only reason why I use it is for two things: to manage my load order and to quickly test new mods and uninstall them. If I really like a mod then it gets installed manually. No hassle, no fuss.

NMM is not 'pretty bad' it works for me and thousands of others. There are some things it cannot do which MO can but if one does not need those features then there is no point in using MO.

Most people use LOOT to manage their load order. Most people use a mod manager to install mods for testing in game. I would imagine everyone uninstalls mods they do not like. So, if you find a mod you like, and have installed with NMM, you uninstall it with NMM and then install it manually? Good thinking, 99.

[as235]

i think its good it has the green check mark on NMM and showed a window about the mods options and stuff like what i can add or not add in the mod, its unassigned but i think im ok. thank you everyone.

[Grey Cloud]

3 hours ago, as235 said:

i think its good it has the green check mark on NMM and showed a window about the mods options and stuff like what i can add or not add in the mod, its unassigned but i think im ok. thank you everyone.

Glad it worked. The 'unassigned' isn't important, it's for your convenience not NMM's. You can just right-click, select 'move to' or whatever it's called and pick where you want.