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How to Install Skyrim and Fallout 4 Mods with Nexus Mod Manager Chris Hoffman @chrisbhoffman December 6, 2016, 5:43pm EDT Like many Bethesda games, modding is one of the big draws of games like Skyrim and Fallout 4 on the PC. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR is finally here for Rift, Vive, and Windows VR owners! What was originally released as a PSVR timed-exclusive late last year has made the transition to the older, more powerful, and more feature-rich PC VR platforms.

Mod Organizer

In this article, I am going to look at a tool called Mod Organizer which will help manage your Skyrim mods. One of the strong points of the Elder Scrolls series since Morrowind is the mods created by gamers. There are literally thousands of them, and they allow you to update, fix, and expand the original game in so many ways.

Keeping track of those mods and also ensuring that your game is stable and as error-free as possible can be a daunting task. You can also use Mod Organizer for other popular Bethesda titles such as Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, and Oblivion.

Specifically, we will look at:

Comparing Mod Organizer and Nexus Mod Manager, looking at the strengths and weaknesses of both utilities.
How to migrate your mods from Nexus Mod Manager to Mod Organizer.
Installing mods for Skyrim using Mod Organizer.
Fixing your mod load order using Mod Organizer for Skyrim mods.
Editing your Skyrim.ini and Skyrimprefs.ini to manually change the game's configuration.
Creating and using profiles in Mod Organizer.

Mod Organizer's Advanced Features

Mod Organizer is a sophisticated and powerful piece of software that has several unique and powerful features:

Mods are kept isolated. Rather than being installed all together in the game folder, instead they are installed in their own folders to allow mods to be un-installed quickly and cleanly.
Profiles can be created which allows you to have multiple configuration files so that you can experiment with settings safe in the knowledge that you have another profile with the default settings to fall back on. You can also have different mods running in different profiles. Mod Organizer can also filter saved games based on profile.
Mod Organizer can fully integrate with Nexus Mod Manager so your mods downloaded using it can easily be moved to Mod Organizer.
Saved games can be cleaned if mods are removed (otherwise saved games can become unstable or fail to load altogether).
Mod Organizer can show which mods are being used with which saved game.
Mods that have not been properly put together by the author can be cleanly installed to improve game stability.
It will manage your load order.
Mod Organizer will alert you to any mod conflicts and allow you to resolve them easily.

While both tools do largely the same thing, they are different in several ways. I would recommend Nexus Mod Manager for someone who is new to modding and Mod Organizer for anyone familiar with mods or who have used Nexus Mod Manager and found that they need to use some of the advanced features that Mod Organizer offers. I have listed the pros and cons of each tool below to allow you to make your own choice.

The Pros and Cons of Using Mod Organizer

Cons
Very powerful utility with a number of unique features	Due to its complexity, it has a learning curve when first used
The interface is not as clean and intuitive as Nexus Mod Manager
Enables you to fix problems with mods not correctly packaged by the author
Has excellent help available
Installs mods separately from the game folder allowing quick and simple mod removal
Profiles allow you to have multiple configuration files and different mod setups
Mod conflicts are detected and are easily resolved
Mods downloaded from Skyrim Nexus will be added automatically to your mod list

The Pros and Cons of Using Nexus Mod Manager

Cons
The simplicity of the tool means that the advanced features available in Mod Organizer are not present
Categorisation of mods is automatic and mirrors Skyrim Nexus
Is very simple to use with one click install and un-install

Installing Mod Organizer

Before we begin migrating mods from Nexus Mod Manager and making use of all Mod Organizers advanced features, we need to install it:

First, download the installation package.
Next, run the Mod Organizer executable file in the Mod Organizer folder contained in the zip file you downloaded above.
You will be presented with a choice of the supported games that Mod Organizer found, or given the option to find another installation as shown below.

Next, you will be given the option to see a tutorial of Mod Organizer's basic features. If you have not used it, I suggest that you watch the tutorial.
It may also ask to Associate Mod Organizer with nxm links, click Yes on this dialogue box.

Commonly-Used Features

You can see in the figure below what the various panels in Mod Organizer do, as well as some of the buttons that you will regularly use while setting up your mods, configuring your profiles, changing your mod order and fixing mod installation issues.

Migrating Your Mods From Nexus Mod Manager to Mod Organizer

If you decide to move from Nexus Mod Manager to Mod Organizer, Mod Organizer has a built-in tool to assist you.

Click on the Tools button and select NMM Import as shown below.

If you have the latest version of Nexus Mod Manager, you can safely ignore the warning you will receive and click OK.
Select the mods you wish to Import and click Next.
You will then receive the dialogue box below. I would recommend option B (Copy and Delete).

Mod Organizer will chug away for a time copying all your mods across. Once it is complete, the mods will appear on the Downloads tab.

Installing Mods for 'Skyrim' Using Mod Organizer

To install a mod, simply double click it on it on the Download tab and confirm the name you want to give it. The mod will show as Installed and it is as easy as that.

Where Mod Organizer really excels is when the author of the mod has not put all the files tidily in a single folder. Without cleanly installing such mods, this may cause the mod to be unstable and crash your game. Mod Organizer recognizes this and allows you to fix it on the fly while installing the mod. When you come across such as mod, you will receive a warning notification such as the one below:

To resolve this:

Expand DruidEssentials using the arrow.
Select the first file (Druidessentials.bsa) and drag it to <data>.
Repeat it for all the files in the mod and your screen will look like the one below.

Mod Organizer will tell you that the mod now looks good, so you can click OK and the install will complete.

Fixing Your Mod Load Order Using Mod Organizer for 'Skyrim' Mods

Mod Organizer will automatically check your mods for you, and will advise you if there is an issue with your mod order. If it detects a problem, you will see the icon in the top right light up.

If you click the icon, Mod Organizer will advise you of the problems it has found.
Click on Potential Mod order problem and you will be advised what to do to fix the issue.

To manually reorder mods yourself to resolve the issues shown above:

Click on the Plugins tab.
Next, click the Priority column.
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