New Notifications System Launch - 22nd March 2021

Your notifications are getting a facelift! Starting on 22nd March 2021 all users will be upgraded to the shiny new system featuring easy access to their preferences, an improved design and more control directly in the notifications panel. We need to permanently remove all existing notifications with this change, so please use this time to check the ones you currently have if you care about them. There are a few things you need to know before the switch-over happens, so read on for more informati...

What's new in Vortex 1.4?

Vortex 1.4 is here - fresh out the oven! A lot has happened since our last Vortex related news update in September. Our devs have been working through many of your feature suggestions and implemented some very handy new improvements that will make your modding lives a bit easier. Keep on reading if you'd like to know more about what's new in 1.4.

Vortex 1.4. has been released on the beta branch on 10th February 2021. Go to your "Settings > Vortex > Update" and select "Beta" to ...

New CDN service for Premium users

TL;DR

We have recently enabled a new download location for Premium Members that can potentially increase download speeds for any users who might have slower speeds than expected with their Premium Membership. If you're a Premium Member and you think you should be getting faster speeds then please try the "CDN" download location, which now defaults to this new provider.


The long version

If you’ve had the (mis)fortune of taking the time to read my year i...

The year in review

Happy new year everyone.

It has been a couple of years since I last updated you all on the more internal goings on at Nexus Mods so I've decided to drum up enough enthusiasm to write another of my long-winded, banal "blog posts" on the matter. I wasn't able to get around to doing one last year and I am aware that some of you actually like to punish yourselves, but if you're like me and just like to skim read, here's the TL;DR:

Statistically we're doing better than ever. E...

Site Maintenance - User login sessions

It's almost Christmas! We hope you've all managed to keep off the naughty list during 2020. 


There's a good chance if you're reading this you might be wondering why you were logged out of the website recently. Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with your account. This happened because we had to clear everyone's active login session as part of a routine - but essential - database maintenance task. 


If you haven't been logged out yet please make sure your acc...

We're looking for a UI/UX designer

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated UI/UX Designer who is passionate about creating practical, simple and human solutions to complex problems which will help design the future of Nexus Mods – a service used by millions of players worldwide.


Together with the front-end team, you will be expected to work alongside our back-end development teams to release new features and to also take full responsibility for the look, feel and user experience of the Nexus Mods prod...

Ban on US political mods

Recently we have seen a spate of provocative and troll mods being uploaded based around current sociopolitical issues in the United States. As we get closer to the US election in November we expect this trend to increase as it did this time 4 years ago.

Considering the low quality of the mods being uploaded, the polarising views they express and the fact that a small but vocal contingent of our users are seemingly not intelligent or grown up enough to be able to debate the issues wit...

Site Maintenance - Notifications

We are currently performing essential maintenance on the notifications system of the website, as a result, you may notice that all of your notifications prior to 12:00 pm GMT(+1) today are no longer showing in the notifications drop-down menu or the notifications page. Our web developers are working on restoring old notifications, however, we are not yet sure if this is going to be possible. We understand this isn't ideal for many users who rely on the site notifications and would like to humbly...

What's new in Vortex 1.3?

Vortex 1.3.0 has arrived! Over the last few weeks, we've introduced new features, improved existing functionality and squashed a whole load of pesky bugs. The Vortex team have been eagerly working through over 2,500 of your feedback reports to bring you the most polished modding experience yet. Here are the highlights of what's new in the latest release of Vortex. 




Vortex UI/UX update

It won't be obvious to the naked eye, but Vortex is undergoing a sig...

We're looking for a Mid-level Front End Developer

With our site and community growing, we are once again looking for new talent to recruit to the Nexus Mods team. This time we are looking for a Mid-level Front End Developer to join us in our offices in Exeter, UK.

You can view the full job description on Workable and if you think you would be a good fit, do not hesitate to send us your application.

If you're interested in joining our team, but don't think this is the right role for you then please feel free to keep c...

What's new with Vortex? - 1.2.14 Update

After last month's 1.2 milestone release, our Vortex developers have been busy implementing even more suggested and requested features as well as adding general improvements. From a substantial upgrade to the Witcher 3 game extension, and general performance boosts and enhancements, to a new mod reporting system that is designed to help mod authors and users alike troubleshoot any issues, these are the main updates this month.


Quick facts about Vortex:


Vortex...

What's new in Vortex 1.2?

Since we last checked in back in November, Tannin and Nagev have been hard at work fixing bugs and adding new features to Vortex based on your feedback. We've just released Vortex 1.2 into the wild for you all to enjoy, so here's a round-up of what's new. 


Updates for modders

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord support

The wait is finally over! Bannerlord is here and it's great. We were lucky enough to get access to the Bannerlord beta (thanks TaleWorlds!)...

Looking to work for us? Check our new Careers Page

As our community and site continue to grow, we are looking for suitable additions to our team to work with us in our offices in Exeter, UK. While we have in the past used the site news to let our community know about new job openings, we now have a dedicated careers page that will constantly be updated with all currently available positions.

You can find the careers page in the footer of the site:


At the moment we are looking to fill two positions in particular: <...

We're looking for a Front End Developer

If you love gaming and have front end development experience, we may have a job for you! 

As part of our ongoing projects to improve and revitalise our website, we're looking for a junior-mid level front end developer to join our team. You'll have a major part in shaping the look and feel of our user experience across all of our services with your work being used by millions of users worldwide. This position is based in our offices in Exeter in the UK, it is not a remote working pos...

Important Security Notice

What has happened?

In the very early morning of 8th November 2019 we noticed suspicious activity by a potentially malicious third party actor against our services. Using an exploit in our legacy codebase, our logs confirm that they accessed a small number of user records from the old user service.

Even though we were able to secure the endpoint as soon as we discovered the exploit, as a measure of security, we are informing all of you, as we cannot rule out that further a...

What's new in Vortex 1.1?

It doesn't feel like it's been long since we officially launched Vortex - our new mod manager - back in July but that was 4 months ago! Over that time, the Vortex team have been hard at work going through all the great feedback sent in by our community and building some exciting new features to make your modding experience even better. 

You can now update to the latest build (1.1.3) next time you open Vortex or manually install it from the Vortex download page.

So what'...

Important Security Update to our User Portal

We have just released an important upgrade to our user and login services. This will change how you log in to your account and manage your security settings. As part of the roll-out, all users are required to update their passwords. Please make sure your email address is up to date, and - optionally - that you (re-)enable 2FA in the new user portal.

Note: If you are currently logged in, you can still use the site without having to update your password just now, however, towards the e...

Donation Points Stats and No Ads for Mod Authors

It has now been well over a year since we launched our mod author rewards program - the Donation Points system - intended to give back to the very people who spend their time creating the mods we all enjoy and love. We're very proud of what we've been able to achieve so far with the DP system and you can now get an overview and breakdown of the distribution of DP on our new, dedicated DP stats page. But that’s not all: As part of our commitment to giving back to our modding community, we recen...

Design Update - Our New Navigation is here

A few weeks ago, we launched the beta testing phase for our new site navigation. Our design team has been hard at work implementing it, as well as working in some of the changes suggested by all of you who partook in the accompanying survey. Thank you very much for all your responses and feedback!

With that being said, we are very pleased with how well the new nav has been received, so we are now happy to roll it out for all of you.


New Site Navigation - some key ch...

GreedFall: Vortex Support added

Good news, everyone! As of version 1.0.3, our new mod manager Vortex now supports GreedFall - the recently released action role-playing game developed by Spiders (not actual spiders!).

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Get the best GreedFall Mods

Since the release of GreedFall last week, we have already seen an outpour of creativity from our modding community with various visual and quality of life mods being released by talented modders. Check out some of our favour...