how to install mods from nexus?

[AUXOV]

I am not sure which folder to install once I finished downloading mods from nexus. And I am not exactly sure how to properly install some mods. What is the correct folder path? Do I need a mod manager and where can I find such one?

[Hamsterbytes , bits and nibbles]

Use Nexus own mod manager, NMM. It will put your mods where they need to be.

[hedgie_yozh]

Get NMM, then be sure to click the button that installs with NMM, not a manual install. Manual installs follow different instructions depending on the mod, check the readme if you are manually installing ANYTHING. (Most go directly into your Skyrim data folder.)

[Ilja]

Nexus isn't a troll to be feared of. However, hedgie-yozh gave you a good advice for stuff that you put straight in to your Data folder. Let me add something to that advcie.

Backup textures and meshes from your Data folder. If they get overwritteng without NMM, only way roll back is either include backup files from previous stage, or download them from Steam again.

[gnewna]

Bob の投稿を引用：

Don't forget, when you install using the green download button from the Nexus, as Hedgie stated, it will download your Mod, and it will appear in red. Double-Click that Mod to 'Activate' it. I've seen many that say they "Downloaded the Mod, but it doesn't work" This is because they didn't 'Activate' it. When it has a green check-mark next to it, you're good to go. :steamflake:

You also need to notice that there's a 'mods' tab as well as a 'plugins' tab, plugins just has tickyboxes for already-extracted/installed files. Mods has the thing where you can activate the mods (particularly useful for ones with a 'fomod' installer which gives you choices of different components etc.)

I'm not saying how long it took me to twig that, but let's just say I did a lot of manual installations.

[gnewna]

Mine, too, NOW ;)

[Vita, Mortis, Careo]

I mentioned it in another thread, but I will repeat here. I do it the old fashioned way with manual installation. It is really easy with Bethesda's file system, so much that installation is drag and drop. There is no overwriting of files, even with the larger mods. Then just click your mods in the Data tab on launch. Very, very easy. No plugins, no mess.

[jRae_Lupa]

My computer says I don't have the correct app 😤 f*** windows 8

[Warlord]

How to read basic directions of where to export files into directories?

It's pretty self explainatory...