More commenting options for mod authors

An extremely underused feature on the Nexus file pages is the “Discussions” tab, which allows authors and users (provided the author allows it) to create different threads for different parts of conversation to do with the file. When you have a large mod that gets hundreds of new messages a day it can often be difficult to keep up with what’s going on within your single comment topic. Bug reports, feedback, suggestions, troubleshooting and general chit-chat get all mixed up in a big soup o...

Check your e-mail! First wave of ESO beta invitations has been sent out!

Today, Zenimax Online Studios sent out the first wave of Beta invitations, so check your e-mail, and pray that you are luckier than me!

Haven't gotten any e-mail? Do not be discouraged. This wave was a small one, and they have plenty more to send as the tests goes on.

Oh, and be sure to check your spam folders!...

NMM bug fix release and download hacking problems fixed

We’ve released a bug fix edition of NMM, taking us to version 0.44.4. Here’s the change log:

1. New Feature: The ReadMeManager now supports PDF files.
2. Bugfix: ReadMe Manager preventing .txt files from being installed in mod folders. (This fixes the installation of mods like Fores New Idles)
3. Bugfix: Rare crash while deleting a mod in CategoryView.
4. Bugfix: Omod script interpreter.
5. Bugfix: Users were able to set Mods and Install Info as the same ...

Recent site updates and NMM 0.44.3 released

We’ve been knocking out tiny updates and tweaks to the site since we changed the design around a bit a week or so ago. These updates tend to be small enough to not warrant a news post, but when they build up enough I like to smash them all out in a news post in one big list. But before we do that let's get NMM out of the way.

We released NMM 0.44.3 last Friday that contains some more bug fixes and some minor feature changes. Here’s the list:

1. New Feature: NMM ...

Skyrim Mod Sanctuary 61 : Pure Waters

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I often get asked which water mod I am using, and what other graphical mods/settings I use. In this video I attempt to answer those questions.

Thumbnail image for this video is 'A castle in the sky' courtesy of Freddynho.

Download links for reviewed mods:
Pure Waters...

NMM 044.2 fix release

We’ve released version 0.44.2 of NMM today that provides a number of bug fixes and updates to problems caused in the recent 0.44 builds. Here’s the fix and new feature list:

1. New Feature: New “Uninstall all active mods” button in the Tools menu.
2. New Feature: The readme scan is now optional and you can manually perform it by right-clicking on selected mods/categories and choosing the option from the context menu.
3. Bugfix: Category view: category and mod pro...

New Vegas got Mormonism right says Mormon gamer

Fifth-generation Mormon, Skip Cameron, has an article on Kotaku talking about how Fallout New Vegas portrays his faith.

He notes that it was "sympathetic and respectful" instead of the "unflattering and even disrespectful" approach that is seen in other media. He also shows how deep some of the research that Obsidian took was, and provides some interesting information on Mormon NPCs.

While the name Nephi will not likely carry any significance to anyone outside Utah or t...

Skyrim Crash on Startup FIX : Part 1 (Troubleshooting your Load Order)

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One of the most common requests for help I get are those from people who have crashes when they start Skyrim. This is usually caused by a missing master in your load order, so in this video I show you how to find out if that is the case, and which file is the problem.

Download links for reviewed mods:
TES5Edit...

Site design update, file backgrounds and hot file cropping

If you’re reading this from a Nexus site then you’re reading it from our updated design. Before I go into explaining a few of the changes just a quick note that we’ve changed our imagemap, so if some images look out of place or things look like they’re in the wrong place you might want to refresh your browser cache for the site. Easiest way to do this is to press CTRL+F5 (a hard refresh). If that doesn’t fix it then try again. And again. If it’s still broken after that it’s either ...

NMM version 0.44 released, new file servers and site updates

We’ve snuck the latest version of the Nexus Mod Manager out the door late this evening pushing us into version 0.44. This latest version contains a number of bug fixes along with a new ReadMe management feature and the new improved controls for the “old view” NMM mode, the same that the category view uses.

The ReadMe manager parses all your mods for text, rtf, doc and HTML documents and provides them as a list for you to open straight from NMM by right-clicking a mod and highl...

Skyrim 1.9 Beta Update now on Steam

Update 1.9 Beta is now available on Steam, and it features a ton of bug fixes, along with a "Legendary" difficulty setting!

How to opt-in:

Within your Steam Library, right click on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Select Properties
Select the Beta tab and opt in using the drop box


NEW FEATURES

Legendary difficulty setting
Legendary Skills – Skills of 100 can be made Legendary. This will reset the skill to 15, retu...

Skyrim Mod Sanctuary 60 : Beast Skeleton, Realistic Needs and Diseases, Wrath of Nature

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A mix of mods are covered in this video from mods that enhance immersion to those that add lots of fun new ways to destroy your enemies.

Thumbnail image for this video is 'Rumble in the Keep' courtesy of xsbullx.

Download links for reviewed mods:
Beast Skeletons
Realistic Needs and Diseases
Wrath of Nature - The Path of the Druid...

The Elder Scrolls Online Beta Update

Are you checking your e-mail every day, hoping to spot a "Invitation to The Elder Scrolls Beta"? Are you watching everything ESO, and dying a bit inside of waiting for the beta?

Well, you still have to wait a bit... But, the good news is that beta invites will be sent out nearing the end of this month!

The first beta events are smaller ones that primarily takes place during the weekends - and to those who haven't participated in a beta before, and thought it wou...

Skyrim Mod Sanctuary 59 : SkyRe

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A long video this time, covering the popular and expansive Skyrim overhaul mod known as SkyRe.

Download links for reviewed mods:
T3nd0s Skyrim Redone
Skyrim -Community- Uncapper
Balbor and Steelsouls SkyRe ReProccer Project
ReProccer - Automated SkyRe patch generator

Download links for previewed mods:
Dovahkiin and The Apprentice of Thuum
Slave Pack Riekling Porter ...

OpenMW v0.21.0 released!

The OpenMW team is proud to announce the release of version 0.21.0! Release packages for Ubuntu are now available via our Launchpad PPA. Release packages for other platforms are available on our Download page. This release introduces video playback, improvements to cell load time, and parsing for escape sequences in dialogue and message boxes.

Check out WeirdSexy's release video.

Known Issues:
No sound when playing videos on OS X
Extr...

Recent updates: nested commenting, sticky posts, latest versions, drag n dropping and bug fixes

Things have been flying by a bit recently and we’ve been boshing out so many small fixes, tweaks and features left right and centre I’m almost struggling to keep up. So here’s a run-down of some of the recent changes we’ve implemented on the sites and in NMM.


Nested commenting

I’ve been wanting to get this functionality implemented on the sites for a long while now but there was no point getting it done until we upgraded the forums (which was done withi...

Rogue Dao interview doubles in size!

The interview with Rogue Dao Studios from late January now has a second voice added -- that of Mike Dismukes, producer of Purgatorio and head of Rogue Dao Studios. Mike joins Megan Carmody to provide more background and information about their Planescape: Purgatorio project.

See the expanded interview here....

Forum upgrade complete, still some work to do

It’s been a long day but 8 hours after taking the forums offline we’ve now put them back online with the necessary updates in place. There’s still quite a bit of work to do, tweaks and performance enhancements to make, but the majority of the functionality should now be in place and we’ve re-enabled mod publishing and commenting on the sites.

We’ve all got to get used to the changes that have been made by this latest version and we’re still trying to find our way around ...

Skyrim Mod Sanctuary 58 : Harvest Overhaul, Mage Backpack, FrankDema Travel BackPack

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Harvesting can be time consuming and can lead to over encumbrance. Let's look at some mods that fix those problems.

Thumbnail image for this video is 'The Love of Talos' courtesy of xsbullx.

Download links for reviewed mods:
Harvest Overhaul
Mage Backpack by Tumbajamba
FrankDema Travel BackPack

Download links for previewed mods:
Destroy the Thieves Guild - Final version

Download links for o...

Scheduled partial down-time and mod publishing

Something we rolled out on the sites a couple of weeks ago without any kind of announcement was a new file publishing system when adding file pages to the Nexus. The inherent problem is thus; if you want to (properly) release a mod on the Nexus you need to first start a file page, add a good long description, add and setup all your images, upload your files and setup any videos and mirror links. If you do this without hiding the file (so that others can see it) you run the risk of some hasty (an...