This guide walks you through setting up a new instance of Mod Organizer 2 and running it for the first time.
1. Locate ModOrganizer.exe in your Mod Organizer 2 installation directory. Depending on your choices during installation, you may have a shortcut on your desktop. Double-click the file or shortcut to run it.
2. You'll first be given a brief description of an instance, which is a full set of mods, downloads, profiles, and configuration files for a particular game. Check the box to Never show this page again and click 'Next >'
3. Always use a portable instance when using Mod Organizer 2 for Bethesda games. This keeps everything you need in the same location that you installed MO2 in. Click 'Create a portable instance'
4. Next you'll be shown a list of any installed games you have that are supported by MO2. For purposes of this guide, click on 'Starfield' to continue.
5. Make sure all three boxes are checked. The first two will let you have multiple profiles in MO2 with different mods in each in case you want to play around with a particular mod without damaging your current playthrough. Automatic archive invalidation allows the loading of loose files. Click 'Next >' to continue.
6. The location should default to your current MO2 installation directory. Leave that as it is and click 'Next >' to continue.
7. Next you'll need to link your MO2 instance to your Nexus account. Click 'Connect to Nexus'.
8. A new web page will open asking if you'd like to give MO2 access to your Nexus Mods account. Click 'AUTHORISE' (authorize for my American friends).
9. When you have successfully logged into Mod Organizer 2, you can close the tab and return to MO2. Click 'Next >' to continue.
10. Confirm the information you've entered and press 'Finish' when ready. Your new Mod Organizer instance will launch.
11. If you are coming from Vortex or have never used Mod Organizer before please click Yes and take a moment to watch the Tutorials. It's very quick but will get you up to speed on what you're seeing.
12. No matter what you select in step 11, you will first be prompted to choose how to handle the default category setup. Click 'Import nexus Categories'.
13. Next you will need to associate Mod Organizer with nxm links, which are the 'Download with Mod Manager' links you click on inside of Nexus. This allows files to download directly into your MO2 instance. Click 'Yes'
14. If you chose to view the Tutorial, you can step through that now.
On the left side of the screen is where all installed mods will go. Mods on this side load assets (textures, meshes, animations, etc...) from top to bottom. So a mod lower on the screen will overwrite something higher up if they modify the same assets. You can click and drag to move them around if you want, the mod guide will show you the correct order.
On the right side of the screen, you will see A few tabs. The Plugins list should show the base Starfield esm files. As more advanced mods are released, this is where you will find any other esm files for mods you install. Plugins in this window are loaded in order from top to bottom. So a plugin lower on the screen will overwrite something higher up if they modify the same settings. You can click and drag to move them around if you want, the mod guide will show you the correct order.
The only other tab you need to worry about is the Downloads tab. Any time you click 'MOD MANAGER DOWNLOAD' from Nexus, it will be saved here.
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