Cool, Fiery, Moving - iRetrospect

Today we are talking to iRetrospect - seasoned modder and author of the special effects overhauls Arctic and Inferno, as well as the Movement Behavior Overhaul for Skyrim Special Edition.

BigBizkit: Thank you for joining us today. First of all, could you please tell us a bit about yourself?

iRetrospect: Gladly, I am an educator in real life and most people who know me would never think I would be someone who is interested in gaming, let alone game modding. In my spar...

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...

One with the Force - Kingo64

In this feature, we're chatting with Kingo64, the creator of the most popular mod for Blade & Sorcery - The Outer Rim. Being a bit of a Star Wars geek myself, this is a mod I've been following for a long time. 


Thank you for joining me Alex (Kingo64), we'll start as we always do, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself? 

Hey! My name is Alex, I’m a full-time software developer and a fairly recognisable member of the Blade & Sorcery Discord server....

Skywind gameplay teaser released

Skywind - one of the biggest and most ambitious mod projects for Skyrim - has just released a new 15-minute gameplay teaser, showing the incredible work the team have put into the project over the last 7 years. 

If you've never heard of Skywind, it's a massive collaborative project to build a completely re-imagined version of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002) in the considerably more modern Skyrim Special Edition engine. With a huge team that includes many industry professiona...

We The Players Winners - July

Last month we announced our partnership with We The Players and their exciting prize draw exclusively for Nexus Mods users. The community response to this was fantastic and TokenGeek is back with us to reveal the lucky winners of the Nintendo Switch Lite and 5x $50 Steam Gift Cards for July. 

Before talking about the competition and announcing this month's winners, I just wanted to take a few moments and say a big thank you to the NexusMods community.


Without ques...

Modder to Developer - KospY

In this feature, we're chatting with KospY. The brains behind the massively popular VR game, Blade & Sorcery, who began his journey into game development as a modder tinkering with his favourite games. 

Thanks for taking the time out of your busy schedule to talk to us, KospY. To start out can you tell our readers a little about yourself?

I am the developer of Blade & Sorcery, a physics-based medieval fantasy VR combat game which was released in Early Access end...

Meet the Master Armoursmith - DeserterX

Today we are talking to DeserterX a long time member of our Nexus Mods community and author of many incredibly detailed armour mods for Fallout 4 and Skyrim.



BigBizkit: Thanks, DeserterX, for joining us today: as always, we like to start the interview off by you telling us a bit about yourself.
 
DeserterX: Well, I am just a guy with a passion for computer graphics. Recently I discovered I can paint and design clothes and I am very happy that modding is giv...

1,000 Games Milestone Quiz - The Winner is...

Two weeks ago we added the 1,000th game to the site and launched our 1,000 Games Milestone Quiz in which we are giving away six Steam Gift cards as prizes to celebrate the occasion. We have been stunned by the positive feedback regarding both the milestone in our site's 19 year history and the quiz itself. With almost two thousand entries, it has been the most successful community event to date! Many thanks to all participants - we truly hope you had fun with the quiz. Without further ado, here ...

In the Shadow of Red Mountain - TelShadow

In this Mod Author feature, we're catching up with TelShadow who may well hold the record for most mods created for Morrowind. 

Let's start as we always do, please tell us about yourself for those in the community who don't know you yet. 

There isn't much to tell really. I come from a very creative family, which I'm sure helps me when coming up with new mod ideas. I'm a writer and an artist but, to be honest, I haven't really done any writing or drawing for fun in many ...

Win prizes in our 1,000 Games Milestone Quiz

It's party time! To celebrate reaching 1,000 games on Nexus Mods, we’re giving away awesome prizes in our 1,000 Games Milestone Quiz. Simply fill out the quiz form until 15th July 03:00 PM (GMT+1) to submit your entry. The highest-scoring entries will be entered into a prize draw to win one of six Steam Gift cards valued at 2x £50, 2x £25, and 2x £10 respectively.



Put your party hats on - it’s time to celebrate! We’ve just added the 1,000th game (FIFA 20,...

Win a Switch Lite or a $50 gift card with We The Players

We've partnered up with WeThePlayers.com - a new gaming site created by former Nexus Mods staff-er BlindJudge - to offer you the chance to win one of 6x Nintendo Switch consoles or 30x $50 Steam gift cards by creating an account and reviewing a game! Full details from the man himself below...

It has been a while since I've posted on Nexus Mods and I feel privileged to be invited back to tell you about a project of mine. Those who have scrolled these pages pre-2017 may remember me...

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...

Morrowind May Modathon 2020 - Wrap Up

May is over and the Morrowind May Modathon 2020 celebrating the 18th anniversary of all-time classic TES III: Morrowind is coming to an end. But that's not a reason to be sad, oh no, let's instead rejoice at the more than 280 new mods that have been uploaded by their creators during the Modathon - that's quite the spike in mod uploads!

Even (almost) two decades after its release Morrowind truly is one of those games with its own, unique charm. I must say, seeing some of the many new...

Here's Johnny! - JohnnyJohnnyBS

In this instalment of our Mod Author Interview series, we're talking to JohnnyJohnnyBS about his modding projects for Blade & Sorcery, including the exciting new multiplayer mod. 


Thank you for joining us JohnnyJohnnyBS, why don't you start by telling us a little bit about yourself?

Thank you for allowing me to join you, I'm very excited to be here and to answer your wonderful questions.

Well, I'm not exactly the most interesting person. I'm 14 at...

Stay Home. Make Mods. - Final Week Wrap-up

Our Stay Home. Make Mods. event has now come to close, I hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did. In Week 4 (27th April - 3rd May) we saw 310 entries - a new high! There were also new records set in the number of authors taking part (246) and the number of different games we saw mods from (69). Thank you all! We'd love to hear your thoughts on this event so please check out the survey towards the bottom of this article. 

This was a very strong week for Bethesda titles, with Skyrim...

Morrowind May Modathon 2020 and Summer Modjam - Mods & Prizes!

It's May and that means the Morrowind May Modathon is back brought to you by one of the pillars of our Morrowind community: veteran Nexus Mods member darkelfguy! Simply upload a mod for Morrowind, use the Modathon 2020 tag and win prizes and achievements along the way! 

Shiny achievements galore...
How to enter the Morrowind May Modathon 2020


Upload a Morrowind mod between now and the end of May.
Use the May Modathon 2020 tag or tick the checkbo...

Stay Home. Make Mods. - Week 3 Wrap-up

We're now three quarters of the way through our Stay Home. Make Mods. event and I'm happy to see so many mod authors have been sharing their content. In Week 3 (20th - 26th April) we had 259 entries from 230 authors across 48 games. Overall we saw 1301 mods shared in total, which is the highest since we started this event. Keep adding the "Stay Home. Make Mods." tag to your mods for you chance to win in this, our final week. 

Once again, Bannerlord dominated making up just under a ...

Stay Home. Make Mods. Win Prizes. - Week 4

Are you bored being stuck at home? Looking for some inspiration to finally realise that mod idea you've been thinking about? Well then: Stay Home. Make Mods. for your chance to win prizes each week between 6th April and 4th May! 

In light of recent world events, we wanted to do our part in helping our community cope with social distancing and self-isolation by giving you something to focus on during this challenging time. So why not make some mods? 

We've also teamed up...

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!)...

Stay Home. Make Mods. - Week 2 Wrap-up

As we come to the end of the second week (13th - 19th April) of Stay Home. Make Mods. I'm excited to see that 234 of our mod authors have submitted 303 mods across 57 games, up 30 from Week 1. That accounts for ~23% of the 1287 mods shared in total. Make sure you keep tagging your mods until 4th May to be in with a chance to win a prize.

Bannerlord and Skyrim SE dominated again this week with 21% and 14% of the entries respectively. It's nice to see more mods from Fallout New Vegas a...