This new wave of volunteers will join our existing testers who have already provided lots of incredibly valuable feedback over the past few months to help us in shaping the core experience of the Collections feature - thank you to those involved! We're now eager to hear more of your voices and ensure the system is thoroughly tested in terms of both usability and scalability.
For those unfamiliar with the Collections feature, it's a project we've been working on for several years which will allow users to curate and share lists of their favourite mods - along with important metadata - with others. These tailored experiences will serve as a great introduction to modding a new game and allow a convenient way of helping users replicate a working setup.
You can learn more about Collections in our original announcement or the documentation.
It is important to understand that this is not the full release of this feature and as such it's not yet suitable for general usage. We have moved from the invite-only Closed Alpha phase to the Open Alpha phase which allows anyone to join in on the fun and help with testing. Please be cautious when testing and don't install collections into your existing playthrough without making backups.
What this means is that every Nexus Mods user can now browse and use Nexus Mods Next, join in on testing the system, download, endorse, rate, and even create their own collections. If you're now wondering what Nexus Mods Next is, well, you can think of it as our "workshop" microsite that we use to test new features.
We have selected a number of the most popular Collections for each game that have been curated by testers during the Closed Alpha phase. This means you can get started using collections for some of our most popular games straight away.
During this next testing period, all newly created and published collections will at first be "unlisted", meaning they can only be accessed via a direct link provided by the Curator of the collection, rather than being listed along with the already existing collections (similar to how "unlisted" videos work on YouTube). Users can, however, "nominate" their collection for listing - meaning they can essentially submit an application for being listed that we'll then review. We've written up our approval guidelines to give you an idea of the criteria we'll be taking into consideration when deciding on whether to list a nominated collection.
How to get started with testing Collections
Make sure to download and install the Vortex Next Preview Build - this is the version that includes the new collections feature.You can now test Collections using the public stable build of Vortex.- Go to Nexus Mods Next and start browsing collections
- Make sure to read the Collections documentation on our wiki which covers all the bases from installing your first collections to curating your own.
- Please make use of the "feedback prompts" in Vortex and on Nexus Mods Next to submit bug reports and feature suggestions, or discuss Collections in the appropriate channels on our official Discord server.
Does this mean collections are now live?
Yes and no! "Yes" - everyone can now play around with the feature, but "no" - this is not the grand opening ceremony for the collections feature (yet). We're confident enough in the primary functions of the system, but we know it's still rough around the edges - as you would expect from alpha software. The only place we are currently publicizing the Collections feature is in this news post so we are calling this a "soft launch". We want people to use it, but we don't think it's ready for an all singing, all dancing full site release just yet. So, please, curb your enthusiasm and don't start installing/uninstalling massive collections into your current, intricate mod setup only to run into unforeseen issues. You're welcome to help us test and provide feedback, but please be cautious and back up your mods and/or savegames - just in case.
We're hopeful and excited to see what other collections our community will come up with now that the feature is open to everyone and we're looking forward to approving quality collections as they're being nominated for listing by their respective curators.
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A moderator has closed this comment topic for the time beingIronically enough I'd love linux support so i could switch back to garuda and ditch windows, only thing holding back is things like vortex.
linux user since 1994
I am retired now, but, I never worked for any company using windows
Windows sure is taking a while to die, will it be before or after the end of civilization?
Note is there any point in reporting bugs running Vortex using proton/proton ge/wine
But because Vortex uses rules to define the load order there is no problem with mixing multiple collections or adding collections to your own setup.
If your custom setup has a rule "load a after b" and the collection includes a rule "load x after y", those rules aren't in each others way, Vortex generates a load order that obeys both.
Because of this, Vortex can install multiple collections plus as many custom mods as the game will support in the same profile. Not all collections will be compatible of course in the same way not all mods are compatible but the system doesn't prevent it outright.
I can easily share my collection with friends who want to set something up instantly.
Great stuff.
Not being interested in collections is not understanding their use.
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Are you against Wabbajack then? Because it does the same thing.
I'm currently playing Ultimate Skyrim. It has been thoroughly tested and is mostly stable, but it relies on a few older versions of some mods. Especially Requiem(an almost ancient version of Requiem, at this point). Modders deleting old files just screws over people. Getting upset at the community and pulling your mods or deleting old files so people can't reinstall old load orders or run old saves is what is disrespectful.
Well guess what, you're not If they want to pull their mods from the Nexus, they can, it's their mods. Simple as that.
Have a nice day
Cheers
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AFKMods is always an option if revokability of distribution rights is going to be a concern, but you didn't deactivate your account during the month long grace period. So I'm guessing that's not as big of an issue to you as you make it out to be.
Do you always talk nonsense? Its a big deal, except for you and how you benefit? Should have taken your s#*! somewhere else if you had such a big problem, but now you look like a two faced b&@*$ man, not a good look DarkDominion