MODDINGWIKI Users UI Mods section

Overview

The Mods section is the very core of the Vortex. It allows you to view, manage and filter your installed mods. This section is highly extensible so different games may include more or less functionality. In this article, we will cover all the basic features and a few common game-specific options. 

This section can be broken down into several easy to use components, a brief summary of the labelled features has been included below.

1. Toolbar - Contains the main controls for managing the mods table.
2. Table Filters - A selection of powerful controls to help you sort and filter the list of mods.
3. Table Content - A list of all mods managed by Vortex for the active game.
4. “Get more mods” button - A convenient button to open any configured websites hosting mods for this game.
5. Drop Zone - A collapsable section in which you can drop ZIP, RAR and 7Z files into to add them to Vortex.
6. Multi-action bar - This toolbar appears when you have more than one mod selected and allows you to perform batch actions on them.
7. Info panel - Hidden by default. This panel shows deleted attributes of the selected mod(s).

Toolbar

The toolbar shown in the Mods section contains some of the high-level controls used to manage your mods. 

Global options

• Install From File: Opens a file selection dialogue that allows you to import mod archives into Vortex.
• Check for Updates: Checks all your installed mods for updates.
  • Optimised (Default): This update check is designed to use fewer web requests than the full option when checking mods from Nexus Mods.
  • Full: This update check will request the full details of each mod to check for an update. Generally, this should only be used if the optimised check fails to find an update.
• Categories: Opens the Category Management dialogue.
• Mange Rules: Opens the Mod Rules dialogue.
• Deploy Mods: Deploys all your enabled mods to the game mods folder to make them playable in the game.
• Purge Mods: Temporarily removes all the mods you have deployed, this is a non-destructure operation.
• Reset to manifest: If you have not yet deployed your changes this option resets the state of any mods that have been changed since the last successful deployment.
• History: Opens the History dialogue filtered by mod actions.
• Open…: Provides convenient links to open the mod staging folder, game folder and more.
• Tutorials: This shows a list of video tutorials relevant to the Mods section.

Game specific options

Some toolbar options only appear when managing specific games. It is possible to add additional toolbar items through extensions. 

Option	Game(s)	Details
Import from NMM	Fallout 4, Skyrim Special Edition and 26 others.	Opens the Nexus Mod Manager import wizard.
Import from MO	Fallout 4, Skyrim Special Edition and 8 others.	Opens the Mod Organizer import wizard.
Configure FNIS	Skyrim, Skyrim Special Edition, Skyrim VR	Opens the FNIS options.
SMAPI Log	Stardew Valley	Opens your latest SMAPI log with an option to share it.

Mods table

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Filters

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Icons

The mods table uses a combination of icons across different columns to relay information about the current state of your mods. 

Icon	Tooltip	Column	Details
	Mod can be updated (Current version X.Y.Z)	Version	This mod has an update available that can be installed automatically. Clicking the icon will download the latest version into Vortex.
	Mod can be updated (but you will have to pick the file yourself)	Version	This mod has an update available but you must select the latest file from the download page. This can occur when a mod has no clear update chain or is not sourced from Nexus Mods. Clicking the icon will open the download page.
	Changelog	Version	This mod has an update available and the author has provided a changelog. Click the icon to reveal the changelog.
	Undecided	Endorsed	This mod is from Nexus Mods and you have not yet rated it.
	Endorsed	Endorsed	This mod is from Nexus Mods and you have endorsed it.
	Abstained	Endorsed	This mod is from Nexus Mods and you have un-endorsed it.
	Mod Tracked	Tracking	This mod is from Nexus Mods and you are not tracking it.
	Mod Tracked	Tracking	This mod is from Nexus Mods and you are tracking it.
	Drag to another mod to define dependency	Dependencies	This indicates that this mod has no rules or dependencies set up between it and other mods. Click and drag this icon to the same icon on another mod to create a rule.
	Drag to another mod to define dependency	Dependencies	This indicates that this mod has rules and/or dependencies set up. Click to show the dependencies.
	Drag to another mod to define dependency	Dependencies	This indicates that this mod has dependencies set up but they are unfulfilled. Click to show the dependencies.
	Conflicts with Mod XY	Dependencies	This indicates that this mod has unsolved conflicts with other mods that are installed. Click the icon to resolve them.
	Conflicts with Mod XY	Dependencies	Indicates that this mod conflicts with other installed mods but you have set rules to resolve them.
	This mod has files override the install order	Dependencies	This indicates that per-file rules have been set up for this mod which means some assets will load differently to the install order.

Info Panel

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Dropzone

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