Looking for help with vortex, mods are installed but not working

[sibbirius]

Hello,



It seems that my mods don't work. E.g. I have full dialog installed, selected correct language but it doesn't work in game.



If I go in Vortex to Mods a icon is "blinking/glowing red" Deploy Mods. What does that mean? Why do I need to deploy them if I installed them already.
You have to select a deployment method first FIX |DISMISS
--> Fix
Mod Staging Folder (Fallout 4), I red the tool tip but still don't know what to do.
Mod location see bellow.

First I setup Vortex to install the mods to D:/Games
After I noticed that they don't work I clicked on Deploy Mods and
changed them to D:/Games/Mods

I installed the F4SE loader and I am starting the game through f4se_loader.exe

https://i.imgur.com/qeiT1Pw.png

https://i.imgur.com/Gj5Fv4o.png

There is an empty Mods folder in Fallout4 dir, which I deleted now, still not working.

my setup:
C: Windows
D: Steam, Fallout4, Vortex
D:\Games\Mods (downloaded mods) (this is set in Vortex/Settings/Mods)
Games has only one folder Mods, with all downloaded mods.


Thank you.

[esbvb09]

Maybe stupid question: You did the following first?

Before you can mod Fallout 4 you need to modify the Archive section of the game's configuration files to allow mods to run in the game. Don't panic, you must do this in order to mod your game. This is what you need to edit:
You need to add the following lines to the Fallout4Prefs.ini file below the section entitled:
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1

Then add the following line in Fallout4Custom.ini below the section entitled:
[Archive]
bInvalidateOlderFiles=1
sResourceDataDirsFinal=

[Chill°bucket]

Vortex deploys the mods you enable in your fallout dir, there is top right a message if it should deploy as far as i remember. That means you have a download dir, but the deploy is as far as i remember the game folder. I didn't like Vortex and installed mod organizer 2 which is in my eyes far more user friendly and easier. (As I say as far as I remember, it's a while since I tried Vortex)

https://github.com/ModOrganizer2/
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/6194

[sibbirius]

Still not working, I restored everything, did the steps from @esbvb09 and can install the full dialogue lines mod.
>>That means you have a download dir, but the deploy is as far as i remember the game folder.
I think you are wrong, I created a thread in Vortext forum:
"Why do you have a MODS folder inside your game folder.
DO NOT DO THAT."
I didn't created that folder, I also don't have it.

[Paddy Wagon]

there are plenty of tutorials on the vortex screen for beginners, id start there. if the mods arent deploying open vortex click the MODS tab, then near the top of the screen is a horizontal bar with icons on it find the DEPLOY MODS icon click it. see it that works

other than that your gonna hafta watch a tutorial or two to run the software properly.
I tried mod organizer and found vortex to be a little more user friendly. it took a while to figure everything out especially how to manage rules and plug in order...

[Aquatic_Ether]

something that solved a similar issue for me was changing the option for the deployment method, then changing it back. The apply button was disabled initially, like the deployment method had already been applied, but still I couldn't deploy mods thanks to a deployment method not available error or whatever, but after changing the method in the drop-down menu to something else and then back seemed to reenable the apply button. Then I clicked apply and deploying mods worked. Still haven't seen if mods actually loaded in game but at least it got rid of the red rectangle in the menu.

Plus this might have been that I messed something up weirdly in installation though, so idk if it'd work in most cases.

[Zotliatlicor]

There are tutorial videos in Vortex, watch those those are very easy to understand and learn.

[Straw Hat Adi]

Originally posted by AuroraviBoreas:

something that solved a similar issue for me was changing the option for the deployment method, then changing it back. The apply button was disabled initially, like the deployment method had already been applied, but still I couldn't deploy mods thanks to a deployment method not available error or whatever, but after changing the method in the drop-down menu to something else and then back seemed to reenable the apply button. Then I clicked apply and deploying mods worked. Still haven't seen if mods actually loaded in game but at least it got rid of the red rectangle in the menu.

Plus this might have been that I messed something up weirdly in installation though, so idk if it'd work in most cases.

this worked for me i just changed it to experimental then back to hard (standard) and it worked (and asked me to load game with mods as well ingame)

[Kerensky97]

Originally posted by AuroraStorm:

something that solved a similar issue for me was changing the option for the deployment method, then changing it back.

This guy helped; that totally worked. "Watch the Tutorials" that didn't help. If that helped I would have been googling for answers.

[Light]

This is a bit late but for folks in the future who are having the problems I was having I realized the issue I was having was that I installed Fallout 4 Script Extender as a Mod within Vortex but you need to install it directly into your game file, just download the 7zip file, unzip it, drag the contents into your fallout 4 game file and I was able to deploy mods with vortex

[CEPHY]

Originally posted by Light:

This is a bit late but for folks in the future who are having the problems I was having I realized the issue I was having was that I installed Fallout 4 Script Extender as a Mod within Vortex but you need to install it directly into your game file, just download the 7zip file, unzip it, drag the contents into your fallout 4 game file and I was able to deploy mods with vortex

You can install it through nexus if you change the install method, but manual instal is just much easier and faster.

[Zotliatlicor]

I installed it via Vortex and i did not need to do anything at all.

[CleverPolarBear]

Works for fallout 4 and fallout NV. Go to Settings -> Mod tab, deployment method. Click on the experimental one and hit apply then hit okay. Then change it back to the other version and hit apply. Should be able to deploy mods now.