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This release fixes a few high-priority issues discovered during user testing of 0.8.2. Thank you for your feedback and please keep it coming. New notice before managing a game We've included an important update for users with mods installed when first using the app. A warning will show when managing a game for the first time to make it clear that if the app is uninstalled it will clean the game folder back to an unmodded state, deleting all files that are no part of the base game. We are exploring options for a better solution, but for now, we recommend either starting with a clean game installation or backing up your mod files before using the app. External Changes now behave as expected During testing, a bug was discovered where if a change was made outside the app it got added to "External Changes", however, if that file was then updated the app wouldn't save the new changes and would instead overwrite it with the original state it had imported. Now this issue is fixed, your config.json files for SMAPI mods should not get overwritten incorrectly while using the app. Big thanks to Abagaianye, madeleineostoja, and StandingPadAnimations for discovering this issue and providing detailed feedback to help us fix it. Important: If you experience or have experienced issues with file changes being reverted, you should delete the contents of your "External Changes" page after backing up anything important in it from the game folder.

Did you see my post immediately above yours? There's a bit more info we need before we can help with this.

This is not a suggestion so I've moved it to the appropriate place. Please see this page for the info we need to look into your issues https://help.nexusmods.com/article/100-how-to-report-bad-or-inappropriate-ads

Not sure if you read the post a few messages above yours (I'd recommend reading the last few posts before wading into a discussion!) but it's a known bug that we'll fix as soon as we can.

Wait, never mind, I see what you mean. The links to the forums are broken in the new design, that's definitely a bug. I had raised it a while back but I'll give it a bump!

I've moved this to a more appropriate forum. It's not related to our desktop app. Can you be more specific on the issue you're having?

The I/O error is hardware issue with your D:\ - it might be temporary or it might be an early warning sign of an issue with that drive.

It's probably a good idea to explain what you were doing when this happened. Which collection did you try to install?

Off-site mods are matched by MD5, however, Vortex cannot know the MD5 until it's downloaded. If the MD5 of the file you already have in Vortex doesn't match the one the collection requires it will download again. You should contact the curator of the collection if this issue persists.

I don't really know how you've done this. I'd suggest you uninstall 1.13.5 (this won't affect your mod data, provided you haven't put any critical data INSIDE Vortex's program directory), then install 1.13.7 fresh.

As vortexposer says, you should do this in Vortex's UI. Do not use LOOT and Vortex as they don't share custom rule/group data.

Ah, the meta files from Thunderstore, yes they can be annoying. Those probably need to be added to the exception list for that game. The page for that extension is here: https://www.nexusmods.com/site/mods/210 I've put a PR in for that change here: https://github.com/Nexus-Mods/game-valheim/pull/11 Edit: icon.png, and manifest.json are already ignored, but CHANGELOG.md was not.

@Zorkaz I've merged your thread with this one as it's about the same thing (unless I'm misunderstanding).

Sorry to hear that. Can you please be more specific on what feels slow to you? That can mean quite a few different things. Page load times, scrolling, items loading in, etc.

This release features an improved game version detection system, a way to manage extra files in loadouts and additional UI refinements. Better game versioning We've made some major changes to how we identify the games installed on your PC in order to deliver a better modding experience. Games installed from GOG.com and Steam have been indexed and the app will match the files on your PC to those included with these releases. The app will now be able to tell if your game folder is unmodded on first managing the game and identify any mod files already in your game folder. In future, we hope to use this system to integrate with GOG.com to allow users to quickly swap between game versions on demand. External Changes Within your loadout, there can often be changes made to your game or mod files that aren't part of your mods. These are now collated into the new ["External Changes" page](https://nexus-mods.github.io/NexusMods.App/users/features/ExternalChanges/) shown in your loadout. Files that have been created, modified or deleted in the game folder will be listed here and allow users to manage them. When managing your game for the very first time, any files that aren't part of the base game will be displayed here and can be quickly removed if you want to clean your game folder for a fresh start. Future development of this feature will allow you to add these files to your loadout as mods. More Features Collections from Nexus Mods are now installed in a read-only state to ensure the collection is as the curator intended it. Cloning and editing collections will be added in future. The Collection Download page now includes an Instructions tab with both collection and mod instructions. Collections can now be removed from loadout without deleting them from the Library using the menu option in the header. The header has been redesigned to be more compact. The Settings UI has been updated to match the latest brand guidelines. Stardew Valley mods that are packaged without a top-level folder will now install correctly. Added more information to the Health Check diagnostics for Stardew Valley. Technical Changes All games except Stardew Valley have been moved behind the "Unsupported Games" flag in Settings. If you were modding Cyberpunk, Baldur's Gate 3 or Mount & Blade II:Bannerlord in a previous release, you will need to enable this option to continue managing your mods. The app can now differentiate between a mod installed as part of a collection and the same mod installed directly from the Library. When installing collections for Stardew Valley, any unrecognised mods are now installed relative to the "Mods" folder instead of the game folder. Conflicting mods within a collection are now installed in an order that respects the rules set by the curator. Large numbers are now displayed with comma separation or abbreviations. File sizes now only show decimal places above 1GB. Edits to mod files are now saved to External Changes instead of merging into the source mod. Added a new "Give Feedback" button to the bottom of the main window. When two different versions of the same SMAPI mod are installed into the loadout, diagnostics will use the most up to date version to display messages. Errors communicating with the SMAPI server will now silently be recorded in the logs rather than showing a pop up. Bug Fixes Mod updates now correctly show the number of mod files with updates rather than the number of new versions between the current and latest releases. The left menu now displays the correct name of a collection if the internal manifest and website don't match. A Command Prompt window will no longer be open behind the app on Windows. The Success Rating for a collection now shows the correct value. If a collection has less than 3 votes on the Success Rating, it shows as grey instead of red. Collections with no required mods can now be installed. Fixed multiple places where the app UI would freeze when making large numbers of changes in quick succession. Fixed an issue where the workspace could be broken by a saved page no longer being available. Fixed an issue where the SMAPI version and game version comparison diagnostic was not running correctly. Known Issues The sort order for some columns does not work as expected. The game version is not checked when adding a collection meaning you can install outdated mods without being warned. The table header sorting and collapsible section states are not saved and reset each time the view is loaded.