- #HOW TO USE STEAM WORKSHOP MODS WITH MOD ORGANIZER INSTALL#
- #HOW TO USE STEAM WORKSHOP MODS WITH MOD ORGANIZER MOD#
- #HOW TO USE STEAM WORKSHOP MODS WITH MOD ORGANIZER UPDATE#
It can connect to Nexus Mods on its own, though you can use it with mods downloaded from ModDB elsewhere too. But if you want specifics on conflicting files, you are pretty much helpless due to Workshop’s lack of transparency.
#HOW TO USE STEAM WORKSHOP MODS WITH MOD ORGANIZER MOD#
But you can at least easily unsubscribe from a mod to try and narrow down the compatibility issue (most games also let you enable/disable Workshop subscribed mods which is even easier). This combined with the lack of transparency which disallows you from seeing what exact files are being downloaded makes conflict resolution even more inconvenient. Steam Workshop, despite its automation, also has no such mechanisms. Although they have made it too difficult to locate the mod categories feature, this isn’t present in enough UI tabs.
Nexus Mods is very organized with its robust use of categories not unlike Steam Workshop, but the search function seems more accurate. Who wants to download that? Mod pages are missing common features like image sections too, but Thunderstore does have good version tracking.
While it has a good search function and mod categories, mod uploaders are required to submit very little information, so you’ll frequently see blank mod pages with no images. Less organized than ModDB is Thunderstore.io however. It also isn’t very effective at partial matches. ModDB is the least organized with regard to mod categories however, so if you don’t know exactly what you’re looking for when browsing ModDB, expect to spend more time searching and browsing. Steam Workshop generally requires more tinkering with the filters to find what you’re looking for, even with more popular mods. You would think a search function is an easy thing to get right in 2021, but there are considerable qualitative differences between the search function and how results are displayed between these three platforms. ModDB on the other hand is a completely manual process, which some people will actually prefer especially for any game where you want a version freeze on some mods (although Nexus is good for this too).
But it still requires more interaction than Workshop. I’d say it alerts you to mod updates better than Mod Organizer 2 as well.
#HOW TO USE STEAM WORKSHOP MODS WITH MOD ORGANIZER UPDATE#
R2modman is a mod manager used in tandem with Thunderstore.io (but again not the only choice), and grants you the same degree of automation as Mod Organizer 2, so that you never have to manually update mods again. Mod Organizer 2 also automatically detects conflicting files while Steam Workshop and ModDB don’t do this, but more on this later. It also does not need to be used with Nexus Mods, but doing so is convenient since there’s an integration for it. The tool needs to support the game in question, and for supported games you can have the tool install/uninstall mods for you, and update mods as well.
#HOW TO USE STEAM WORKSHOP MODS WITH MOD ORGANIZER INSTALL#
Another tool is needed to automatically install and remove mods there are several options out there, but Mod Organizer 2 is generally agreed upon as being the best. Workshop mods are updated automatically on their own through Steam.Īutomation is a bit more limited with Nexus Mods, but still present. Select unsubscribe and it automatically uninstalls.
Select subscribe and the mod automatically installs.