No Mods tab on Vortex

[fritterlitter]

Hey all,

I'm very new to modding/vortex, like downloaded this week new. I wanted to make sure I understood how to use the system before buying and downloading a particular game I want to play modded. However, when I downloaded Vortex there is no "Mods" tab and no way to work with collections, which I am interesting in compiling for myself. I'll include a picture of my sidebar. I have tried logging out and in, uninstalling and installing, a combo of both, and going to Extensions, showing bundled, and ensuring Collections is enabled (I've even disabled connections, logged off/restarted, reenabled, then restarted again).

Do I need to already have the game purchased and downloaded for the Mods tab to show up? Or is there some other troubleshooting to do? I don't want to spend the money if the program won't even let me mod it

 

[showler]

The available tabs change depending on what game you are managing. The mods, profiles, Collections, Plugins (if applicable) tabs will not show up until you are managing a game that is compatible with them.

 

What game are you thinking about?

[fritterlitter]

I want to mod Stardew Valley, which from what I've seen is compatible with collections. Based on your response I'm guessing I'll need to just go ahead and download it/add it to my managed games and the mods and collections tab will come up. That's good to know, I was worried it wouldn't show up at all!