Pleading for help

[mycastlecellar]

Hello everyone. I have a problem that I'm hoping that someone/anyone will help me with. I use Nexus and lover's Lab most all the time. I also know why many of you left Nexus; because of Robyn Scott. So I know it's a sore spot with you.  A while back I got caught up in a Scam of Techs that were supposed protect my computer; but instead destroyed my computer. I had to have it reformatted and most of us at sometime or another have had to have this done. My problem is I lost my notes on how to set up NMM (Nexus Mod Manager) and it's been so very long since I have had any use for my notes I just don't remember how to set it all up again. I lost everything in the format as the Tech could not save anything before doing it. Can someone please guide me through the initial set-up so I have a place to start? I don't know where my folders go and I don't remember how to put a shortcut on my desktop any more. I know to right click on the downloaded Nexus; but where do I download Nexus to? See what I mean. I don't remember anything about it anymore. Can someone please help?

 

Sincerely,

mycastlecellar

[xj47]

If you search for "installing nexus mod manager" on youtube there are a bunch of tutorial videos that will walk you through the process.

[jennievm]

Well to be honest. You came at a weird time as NMM is being discontinued for their new mod manager Vortex. Its not even complete yet so you will learn with everyone else. Personally tho I much rather use MO2 if i were you. Much better in handling mod and organizing them also there are tons of videos on youtube that will guide you step by step for most things. With NMM you just gonna sit with a messy game directory in the end. So i would suggest jump on youtube look at a few vids and then make a decision on either vortex or MO2. Gopher got a video on Vortex installation and gamerpoets and dirty weasle got you covered for MO. 

[Vyxenne]

1 hour ago, jennievm said:

With NMM you just gonna sit with a messy game directory in the end.

I'm sorry, but this is simply not true. I have used NMM for (I can't remember how many) years, successfully managing Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Oblivion, Skyrim and now Fallout 4 and Skyrim SE. When I quit playing Skyrim I had 301 mods with 240 plugins and it played fine. It still plays fine, I just like SSE better.

 

There are advantages to having your mod files actually installed and visible to Windows Explorer in the correct game subfolders instead of stored elsewhere and good luck finding the actual files when you need them- such as when you need the actual meshes to create an Outfit Studio conversion set, or check a wonky mesh in NifSkope to see why it's wonky, or make a fuchsia recolor of a mod-added minidress  . You can't do that kind of stuff if the meshes and textures are not where you can quickly and easily find them and all of the associated meshes for other items too, in the folders where they're supposed to be, so you can see at a glance if you're dealing with texture swaps or separate AA's for each color variation of an item. Also, SSEEdit "expects" to "see" all of the plugins actually resident in the Data folder- not symlinks. NMM tracks overwrites and when you uninstall a mod that you allowed to overwrite (some assets of) another mod, it reverts that other mod's assets back into that folder. It also tracks when you installed a particular mod and lets you sort your mods by that date in case you have "issues" and need to deactivate all mods installed after the last known "good" installation on DD/MM/YYYY.

 

And please, I don't want to start an argument- I'm not stating that NMM is superior to MO, and I'm sure MO has advantages too. The only reason for this post is your arguably false assertion that NMM will "mess up the game folder" - it's simply not true if the user manages her games properly and judiciously, and that's arguably easier to do with NMM than it is with MO.

[jennievm]

9 hours ago, Vyxenne said:

I'm sorry, but this is simply not true. I have used NMM for (I can't remember how many) years, successfully managing Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Oblivion, Skyrim and now Fallout 4 and Skyrim SE. When I quit playing Skyrim I had 301 mods with 240 plugins and it played fine. It still plays fine, I just like SSE better.

 

There are advantages to having your mod files actually installed and visible to Windows Explorer in the correct game subfolders instead of stored elsewhere and good luck finding the actual files when you need them- such as when you need the actual meshes to create an Outfit Studio conversion set, or check a wonky mesh in NifSkope to see why it's wonky, or make a fuchsia recolor of a mod-added minidress  . You can't do that kind of stuff if the meshes and textures are not where you can quickly and easily find them and all of the associated meshes for other items too, in the folders where they're supposed to be, so you can see at a glance if you're dealing with texture swaps or separate AA's for each color variation of an item. Also, SSEEdit "expects" to "see" all of the plugins actually resident in the Data folder- not symlinks. NMM tracks overwrites and when you uninstall a mod that you allowed to overwrite (some assets of) another mod, it reverts that other mod's assets back into that folder. It also tracks when you installed a particular mod and lets you sort your mods by that date in case you have "issues" and need to deactivate all mods installed after the last known "good" installation on DD/MM/YYYY.

 

And please, I don't want to start an argument- I'm not stating that NMM is superior to MO, and I'm sure MO has advantages too. The only reason for this post is your arguably false assertion that NMM will "mess up the game folder" - it's simply not true if the user manages her games properly and judiciously, and that's arguably easier to do with NMM than it is with MO.

Thats all fine and well if you like NMM To each their own NMM is not getting updated tho because of vortex. Im sorry but i cannot agree tho There was not one instance where NMM did not leave something behind in the game folder. And everything is perfectly visible in explorer in MO and is much easier to find and rectify. You never have to worry about one mod overriding another mod in MO It is as easy as moving them around in a list unlike NMM. But I digress, The point is this us old skool people so to speak will stick with what we are used to but the user just came back after a long time. Its pretty simple why start again with something that is not being updated ? One needs to look to the future. Is NMM gonna support future games five years from now ? I highly doubt it. So in this case starting fresh with something new is the better option whether it be Vortex or MO. Anyway just my humble opinion the user should do what is best for him/her in the end imo

[RitualClarity]

On 6/14/2018 at 2:15 PM, mycastlecellar said:

Hello everyone. I have a problem that I'm hoping that someone/anyone will help me with. I use Nexus and lover's Lab most all the time. I also know why many of you left Nexus; because of Robyn Scott. So I know it's a sore spot with you.  A while back I got caught up in a Scam of Techs that were supposed protect my computer; but instead destroyed my computer. I had to have it reformatted and most of us at sometime or another have had to have this done. My problem is I lost my notes on how to set up NMM (Nexus Mod Manager) and it's been so very long since I have had any use for my notes I just don't remember how to set it all up again. I lost everything in the format as the Tech could not save anything before doing it. Can someone please guide me through the initial set-up so I have a place to start? I don't know where my folders go and I don't remember how to put a shortcut on my desktop any more. I know to right click on the downloaded Nexus; but where do I download Nexus to? See what I mean. I don't remember anything about it anymore. Can someone please help?

 

Sincerely,

mycastlecellar

 

On 6/14/2018 at 2:30 PM, xj47 said:

If you search for "installing nexus mod manager" on youtube there are a bunch of tutorial videos that will walk you through the process.

yes,  there are some good older videos from Gopher that does an excellent job at getting you up and running. Beware however, that NMM is discontinued as others have mentioned.

Also there is a thread here by my good internet friend that has lots of info and people that love using NMM that might be able to help you when you find some issues or have some questions along your quest to set up NMM.

 

He is also covering some of the new replacement for NMM. In case you don't know it is called Vortex. It is supposed to have more features for mod users. There is lots of info there and many kind individuals that like NMM and Vortex its replacement so you should be able to find the info you need or post questions you need to there and not get a bunch of MO advocate post.

 

Good luck

[myuhinny]

I use a old outdated version of NMM so I don't really care that it's no longer being updated. I stayed with a old outdated version as it was better then them fucking up shit with each update as they kept trying to shove more pointless bells and whistles into something that didn't need them and who knows what hidden shit they are sticking into their new stuff. I prefer something like NMM as it makes you think and pay attention to what you are doing.

[fejeena]

What game?

Fallout3 and NV the Fallout Modmanager or TESModmanger

Oblivion:  Never NexusModmanger because it can not install Lovers Mods. Use Oblivion Modmanager or TESModmanager. ( Maybe NMM works if you only use Nexus mods)

For Skyrim I used TESModmanger