Middge

Also, I have another thought... As far as I understand, games are shipped with a specific list of files. (in fallout and skyrim, these are data files comprised of graphical assets and scripts etc that all make up the game). A mod is generally an addition to these files or a modification of existing assets that are shipped with the game, correct? What is to stop NMM from containing a comprehensive catalogue of every single asset shipped with the game, and then requiring authors to list every asset they add or change? This would allow every single mod hosted by Nexus to have a dynamic and easy to understand compatibility portfolio. A user would be able to see at a glance when mods affect the same asset (and therefore potentially conflict). It would also help developers when they are troubleshooting problems. Hopefully I do not sound like a complete moron, and maybe I am vastly understating the amount of work involved with this type of standardization.

Expanding on this, maybe there could be a way to render the author's nexus mod page inside NMM in a way that is more streamlined. Every mod could have a "tab" or section that specifically lists installation instructions and potential compatibility problems. Another tab for details regarding what the mod actually does. As it is right now, some mods have just these gigantic pages filled with tiny text trying to cover EVERYTHING at once, and it's a lot to take in. I understand this would be a little bit more complicated because you would have to have the author's adhere to a new standard of content submission, but ultimately it would make their content easier to digest and therefor more likely to be used and enjoyed.

Dude... Listen to how entitled you sound, man. Skyrim is the biggest source of traffic on this site, and ostensibly, the biggest source of income for this site. Why in Zeus's flea infested beard would the owner want to throttle traffic for his primary player base? Be thankful he didn't throttle everything else in favor of Skyrim. Additionally, the ONLY thing not working right now is NMM downloads. You can still download manually and use NMM to manage your mods. That's what I've been doing, and I am also a premium user. In fact, I renewed my subscription exactly because I knew the beating this site is taking atm, and my tiny sub fee is a way to assuage my guilt for contributing to that load. Lastly, if you read this news article -- ( http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/news/12930/? ) -- you understand that Sunday is Nexus Mods' busiest day. Logically, it would follow that you probably will not be able to use NMM auto download at all today. Check again tomorrow.