MO2 question. Is it worth it?

[xrayy]

i can recommend mo2 for fallout 3 and 4 and also skyrim se. only oblivion still runs on old mo1.

the most stable experience i`ve ever had and no reason to ever test vortex since 2015.

also there are no hard link related disk drive dependencies you might get into using vortex and hard links.

no starfield experience here.

[BlueGunk]

I'm an MO2 guy. Vortex has destroyed more games than I care to mention. Once you get the hang of it, MO2 is so easy to use.

[franebleu]

I just discovered something thanks to nexusmods great DP system. I got a bonus XCOM2 and a Skyrim SE, so cool  :P

From long ago, I used MO2 which is great to micromanage, combine loose file mods, edit, and create mods.

But I wanted to try Vortex as it is today.

I tried right away to install a collection named "Gate to Sovngarde' for Skyrim SE.

And that's when you understand what is Vortex.

This was crazy. It was a 1633 mods collection. Vortex has an amazing beautiful UI, clarity and tutorials everywhere, an extremely efficient automation layer, a greatly ergonomic interactive notification system.

It lets you supervise everything it does for you while it manages the tasks of downloading, sorting, solving conflicts as it goes on, everything in synergy with nexusmods site and LOOT.

When conflicts are mysterious, it asks you, gives you a visual representation of of the conflicts, inconsistencies and cyclic references, you understand and edit them directly.

So very quickly, right away, Vortex managed to teach me how to use it, install mods, install collections, let me discover its amazing interactive functions as it went on, until solving everything, every single conflict interactively when necessary.

I could then launch a working Skyrim SE modded with a crazy 1633 mod quintessential collection of the Nexus community creativity.

So Vortex is a masterpiece, as is nexusmods.com and its creative community and the whole informational and cultural entity it has created.

So MO2 for micromanagement and creation, Vortex for everything else   : )