Is Nexus Mod or Vortex safe??

[Etxxu]

Hi!!

I have always wanted to play on pc but i wasnt able to afford a pc... Now i have bought my first pc gaming with a lot of monetary effort and want to download some mods to Fallout 4 but im affraid Nexus Mod can break or infect my pc (i couldnt afford another one or getting repaired now).

So my question is; is It safe to use Nexus Mod and Vortex or Nexus Mod Manager???

Im asking because i have read this: "The NMM or nexus mod manager is not safe to download as the servers hosting files for nexus have served up a nasty trojan with it".

Thank you a lot!!!

[KOOLLAYDTAC]

Well I've been a member of them for a while and never had any issues mate. I download my mods straight from the web site though. I never downloaded the mod manager. So I couldn't say anything about it. To be perfectly safe I'd do it that way and just scan any files you download and you should be all right mate. Hope this helps and good luck.

[✨Saint✨]

Some say yes, some say no, honestly, it really depends on which one you get, be sure to always scan the files before doing anything else with it.

[Ogami]

Yes they are perfectly safe. Using mods from there for multiple games for many years.
Never had any problem.

[Etxxu]

Originally posted by Saint:

Some say yes, some say no, honestly, it really depends on which one you get, be sure to always scan the files before doing anything else with it.

Originally posted by Ogami:

Yes they are perfectly safe. Using mods from there for multiple games for many years.
Never had any problem.

And Vortex? I have read that its better than NMM

[✨Saint✨]

Originally posted by Etxxu:

Originally posted by Saint:

Some say yes, some say no, honestly, it really depends on which one you get, be sure to always scan the files before doing anything else with it.

Originally posted by Ogami:

Yes they are perfectly safe. Using mods from there for multiple games for many years.
Never had any problem.

And Vortex? I have read that its better than NMM

Here is a discussion about it,

https://steamcommunity.com/app/489830/discussions/0/2788173147740028623/

you are probably better of with Nexus.

[Zekiran]

Vortex replaced the original launcher. It works.

Neither of them are unsafe. Individual mods would get slammed very quickly and their creators banned, if they tried distributing viruses or other problematic code through the system.

I've put in nearly 2600 hours (i think) on fallout 4 heavily modded - all from that site, never from bethesda's, and it works.

However: you will NEED to use the SILVERLIGHT F4SE - the script editor program - to LAUNCH your fallout game. Steam must be running, and the game must be up to date entirely before you do this, but after you add mods from Nexus, use f4s3 to run it.

[Zekiran]

Well, you need a log in and an account, it's not a paid system unless you want 'fast' downloads, which is pointless.

[Etxxu]

Originally posted by Zekiran:

Vortex replaced the original launcher. It works.

Neither of them are unsafe. Individual mods would get slammed very quickly and their creators banned, if they tried distributing viruses or other problematic code through the system.

I've put in nearly 2600 hours (i think) on fallout 4 heavily modded - all from that site, never from bethesda's, and it works.

However: you will NEED to use the SILVERLIGHT F4SE - the script editor program - to LAUNCH your fallout game. Steam must be running, and the game must be up to date entirely before you do this, but after you add mods from Nexus, use f4s3 to run it.

I cant play FALLOUT 4 modded from Steam? I think i have not understand What you said

And Vortex its safe??

[nullable]

Originally posted by Etxxu:

I cant play FALLOUT 4 modded from Steam? I think i have not understand What you said

And Vortex its safe??

You can. But modding can introduce some complexities. What Zekrain is referring to is some mods require F4SE, which is an .exe that pre-runs some code to extend the functionality of the game for some mods. So you need to run that, and then that .exe runs Fallout4. there's a couple ways you can manage this. But it makes launching the game a little different than normal.

I wouldn't worry about it until you get to that point. You're not required to use F4SE if you don't use mods that require F4SE. Although many of the best mods do need it.

[Etxxu]

Ok, im going to use It!! Thanks a lot guys!!