BG3MM or Vortex?

[harken23]

I've been using BG3MM for mods (tho I'm not using mods for a while). I also have Vortex, but several mods on Nexus say they need the BG3MM. Does BG3MM update mods? If so, I haven't found where to do it. Vortex does update mods, but does it work for all/most Nexus mods now?

With all the updates/hot fixes/etc, all mods will need to be updated a lot, and it's a pain to have to download and install all of them every time.

TYIA

[Boombastic]

BG3MM require a bit more "work" and care. Vortex doesn't give you a proper load order of mods.
Also, not all mod creators pay atention to make their mods "Vortex compatible" so not always the mods work properly.

I would use BG3MM over Vortex any time.

[eRe4s3r]

When Vortex auto-updates it undeploys all mods then puts the updated mod at the bottom of the load order and redeploys. If you don't know about this that can be a lot of fun.

BG3MM has the upside that you can manually update mods easily and without damaging load order. This is especially important as Vortex has absolutely zero awareness what a override mod even is sometimes, which can lead to loads of issues as files aren't overwritten in override situations where you might expect it to do that otherwise.

[harken23]

IS there a way to update mods from within BG3MM?

[Dadadudu]

Just make your own Mod Manager

[Boombastic]

Originally posted by harken23:

IS there a way to update mods from within BG3MM?

There is no "auto" mod update in BG3MM. You will always have to download the updates from the mod page and "import" the updated mod manually.
But, mod updates don't alter the load order, they simply replace the .pak file(s) of the previous version. Meaning, you actually don't have to do anything in the loading order list but import the newer version.

You have to pay atention to the mod pages and check for updates and act accordingly.

[harken23]

Originally posted by Boombastic:

But, mod updates don't alter the load order, they simply replace the .pak file(s) of the previous version. Meaning, you actually don't have to do anything but import the newer version.

You have to pay atention to the mod pages and check for updates and act accordingly.

But I do have to go to Nexus, download the updated mod, and reinstall it in BG3MM? It can't do it WITHIN BG3MM? That's my question. If it exists, I'm not finding it, and I'm not exactly a noob.

[Boombastic]

Originally posted by harken23:

Originally posted by Boombastic:

But, mod updates don't alter the load order, they simply replace the .pak file(s) of the previous version. Meaning, you actually don't have to do anything but import the newer version.

You have to pay atention to the mod pages and check for updates and act accordingly.

But I do have to go to Nexus, download the updated mod, and reinstall it in BG3MM? It can't do it WITHIN BG3MM? That's my question. If it exists, I'm not finding it, and I'm not exactly a noob.

Yes, you have to go to nexus and download the updates, as I said.