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Nexus or Beth.net for mods?

CerebralHawk

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I've been using Nexus Mods for mods since... I think Oblivion, but it seems like some modders don't like it, and only host on Bethesda.net.

Can Bethesda.net mods be used with a mod manager (I use MO2)? Can MO2 check Bethesda.net for updates? How is that handled?

With respect to the modders who choose Bethesda.net, as a PC player, I always figured Bethesda.net was for console players. While support for it is baked into the game, PC players have load order sorting tools and mod managers that do things beyond what the Fallout 4 mods tool offers. So, while the site (viewed in a web browser) might be viable for PC players, as a PC player, I would never use the in-game mods tool, just because MO2/LOOT is so much better (read: easier; I know there are known issues with LOOT).

No super long discussion (from me, in the OP) today, being the holiday and all, just wanted to throw out a quick question or two. Longer discussion topic incoming later this weekend (if I have time).

That being said... Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it! (I have a coworker who doesn't, so it's made me sensitive to the reality that not everybody does. So, if that's you as well — have a great weekend!)
 
Can Bethesda.net mods be used with a mod manager (I use MO2)? Can MO2 check Bethesda.net for updates? How is that handled?

With respect to the modders who choose Bethesda.net, as a PC player, I always figured Bethesda.net was for console players.
You can but I generally find it tends to shuffle up the load order after doing anything in the in-game mods menus. But since you're on MO2(this also works on Vortex) you can do what I do which is making a blank Bethesda.Net profile which I switch to when I'm going to download Bethesda.net only mods so that way it won't affect any of the profiles I actually use, and then I just manually Create Empty Mod where I'll move the files over then Enable it.

So, while the site (viewed in a web browser) might be viable for PC players
You can Favorite mods from the website, and they'll be easier to find when going to download them in-game since you can just scroll through favorites instead of using search(which often won't find things even when searching for the exact name).
 
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