Mod can be updated (but you will have to pick the file yourself)

[Shaklin]

Hello : ),

Game: Stardew Valley
Vortex: 1.10.8
A user pointed out to me that 2 of my mods from Vortex are not updated directly,
but the message comes: Mod can be updated (but you will have to pick the file yourself)

https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/6278
https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/9540

All my other mods work fine.
Why is that so?
Is it because there is an Android version under 'Miscellaneous files'?
But if only one exists under 'Main files', then it is logically the file that Vortex should update.
So why choose manually? Or can Vortex also update files under 'Miscellaneous files'?
Why isn't it separated then?

What do I have to do so that the users no longer have to choose, but that Vortex automatically updates the main file?

[Pickysaurus]

On 4/21/2024 at 2:58 PM, Shaklin said:

Hello : ),

Game: Stardew Valley
Vortex: 1.10.8
A user pointed out to me that 2 of my mods from Vortex are not updated directly,
but the message comes: Mod can be updated (but you will have to pick the file yourself)

https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/6278
https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/9540

All my other mods work fine.
Why is that so?
Is it because there is an Android version under 'Miscellaneous files'?
But if only one exists under 'Main files', then it is logically the file that Vortex should update.
So why choose manually? Or can Vortex also update files under 'Miscellaneous files'?
Why isn't it separated then?

What do I have to do so that the users no longer have to choose, but that Vortex automatically updates the main file?

When you update your mod, it's best to hover over "Manage" on the previous version and select "Upload new version" OR put the old version into the field that says which file the new upload is replacing. 

 

If you didn't do this Vortex can't easily work out which file should be downloaded as an update.

 

It's also worth noting that any free user account will be required to open the website anyway. 

[Shaklin]

OK thank you . Next time I'll select 'Upload new version'.
I'll let you know if it works.

But if there is only 1 main file anyway and has the same name as the predecessor, why does the message 'Mod can be updated (but you will have to pick the file yourself) when there are no other files to choose from? I mean, even if Vortex doesn't recognize it correctly, the current file would be the only option anyway, since there are no other files than this one.

[Pickysaurus]

It's mostly down to a "back end" problem where it's hard to work out the relationship between two files unless you specifically mark them as updates.

Let's imagine you upload a mod called "My House" v1.0.

Then you come back to your page and upload a new file called "My House - Green roof". 

Vortex can't programmatically know for sure if the green roof file is an update or a variant. 

[Shaklin]

But I said the same name as before and only 1 main file.

And even if the name is not the same and there is still only 1 mainfile, why do you still have to choose manually if there is nothing to choose. This just makes it inconvenient for the user.
But well, I was just interested technically : )

[Pickysaurus]

You might be doing it consistently, but Vortex can't make assumptions without getting it wrong for some of the less consistent uploads. 

As I alluded to, this is a known issue and we do plan to address it at some point in the future (hopefully within the next 12 months, but I can't promise that!)