MikeyW1969 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 This seems really dumb if it's on purpose. For example, the collection I'm downloading is like 80 mods, and about a gig in size. Is this thing RERALLY set up so you have to click download, let it open in your browser, download, and install? I mean, 30 seconds isn't bad. Until it gets up around 80 mods. It just seems dumb that a mod manager wouldn't be able to download collections as a full unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showler Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Collections are collections of mods, not a modpack. You download the mods individually so that the mod creator still gets the download stats and Donation Points. And since you are a free user, you need to visit each page in order for the ad to load. That's how the site is paid for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Pickysaurus Posted August 22, 2023 Solution Share Posted August 22, 2023 This is answered in multiple other threads on this forum and our FAQs: https://modding.wiki/en/nexusmods/collections/FAQ#why-do-i-as-a-free-user-have-to-go-to-each-mod-page-individually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatsShadowScales Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 (edited) This seems really dumb if it's on purpose. For example, the collection I'm downloading is like 80 mods, and about a gig in size. Is this thing RERALLY set up so you have to click download, let it open in your browser, download, and install? I mean, 30 seconds isn't bad. Until it gets up around 80 mods. It just seems dumb that a mod manager wouldn't be able to download collections as a full unit.i agree with this... its supposed to be open-source but VORTEX literally wants money to get rid of caps and adds, for something that's supposed to be FREE.. otherwise you can't call it open-source! and it does say that it is i quote: The powerful open-source mod manager from Nexus Mods. you're going against the rules if wanna call it open-source when you ask people to become premium, that's asking money for a supposed free product...open-source means: free, available for all ...ask linux.. they invented it, for programmers though... or richard stallman did they just developed on it... i'm not sure if this is youtube or ubuntu worthy in comparison(the latter is open-source, but youtube does the same thing with their premium) its a waste of time when you have to go looking for a working version of the mod when it isn't made clear where to find it.. with no idea how to find it in certain cases, because it simply doesn't exist anymore....and you have to sit there, can't do anything else, because it keeps popping out and interrupting when a new mod dependency needs downloading... and this is the very reason i haven't taken your word for it with premiumi've spend the entire day trying to download 1 collection... from 12 noon until 9:30 pm and i'm still looking at a 99% finished because of the dependencies.. so this i say, i feel very much like you did, right now sir i know it's supposed to support the community but its really not making me want to because of this... so if i may speak my mind if you removed that, maybe you would be able to get more supporters for a good reasonnot pushing people to pay... because that is what this feels like.. sorry to say it... I'm just hoping the mods are gonna work... THIS TIME :smile: Edited August 26, 2023 by EatsShadowScales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7531Leonidas Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Hey, the mod manager is open source, which means you get to use it (Vortex) for free, not the website. Either go one-by-one through the mods in the collection, or join up (to the site) by paying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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