Mod Browsing Overhaul Discussion

[toostruus]

3 minutes ago, WndMll said:

Is this on f*#@ing DISCORD? Not the WEBSITE ITSELF???

Completely mental, I mean I'm glad we got a poll but it's in the dumbest f*#@ing place they could put it besides like.. their Youtube page or Bluesky or whatever.

I'm very apprehensive about joining discord servers but I might just have to if that was actually posted on there by a person of "authority".

It is just a simple poll on a discord, yes. Just to find out how everyone in that server feels about. Nothing wrong with that.

It would have been great if Nexus staff putted a similar poll on the website though before changing UI. Just my thought.

[VaultSavior]

Been a user of Nexus Mods since Winter of 2013, when I didn't even have a computer of my own and borrowed one to play games.

Finally, after 12 years I give up. This new update is awful in every way. No time range searches, GINORMOUS mod tiles that take up the entire page, broken search functions, blatant feature removal, horrible feature layout etc etc...

Why would we suddenly want only 15 mods to take up our entire screen? I used to be able to seamlessly view and download from EIGHTY mods at once, and now it's a major chore to see beyond about TEN of them.

I love so many mods on this site, and I love modding a dozen or so different games. I've been a premium site user for probably 4 years or so.

However, this is my final straw. I'm not paying monthly to HATE EVERY SECOND OF THE EXPERIENCE ON THIS SITE.

 

REST IN PEACE NEXUSMODS SEPTEMBER 2007-MARCH 2025!!

 

And goodbye to that wonderful site I used from childhood to adulthood! Now all we have left is a pile of VIRTUAL DUNG dressed up like our beloved old comrade.

Truly this site has become unusable. Incredibly disappointed in the NexusMods dev group. First we were all forced to move to Vortex which added absolutely nothing for people who don't want to utilize the "Collections" feature.

Now, the very site we loved does not even exist.

If you want THIS ABOMINATION OF A SITE to be paid for using your dollars, that's your decision.

 

I'm DONE. Sorry to all my fellow mod users and the many great mod authors who now are stuck using this GARBAGE UI, or leaving it behind for good!

 

WHY NEXUS DEVS? WHY???!!!!

 

Site is ruined, cooked, dead, gone, burnt, toasted, and disintegrated.

 

Sorry fellas, looks like we'll have to start making our own mods now.

[Marzoopilami]

Dear @mfPixel @JustThatKing and the Nexus Mods product team,

First, I would like to introduce my real-life self.

I am a Senior Product Designer/Manager with 20+ years of experience, back from the late 90s, and I'm versatile in numerous areas of design. While you buffed the UI design in terms of visual appeal, you messed up essential features and significantly nerfed the UX. Please consider this as free and well-intentioned constructive advice from a seasoned UX, UI, and Product designer with hundreds of successful projects. I'll cover the essentials but won't go into comprehensive feature analysis and deep-diving.

 

• Do not discard the list view; instead, offer users the choice between a grid and a list view. Both have pros and cons and exist for a reason.
• Avoid introducing unnecessary steps and UI elements. For example, the search worked perfectly: You typed in the box and quickly received relevant results as an autocomplete list. Now, you are opening an additional element (a full-screen "search" modal). This is always a poor decision unless there are justified requirements, which I do not see in this case. It confuses users and increases their uncertainty by giving them the impression that they have left the mods page, which is an undesirable psychological effect.
• Why does Google still use the simple and archaic plain text dropdown as an autocomplete results list? Because it has proven to be the most efficient. They could also introduce full-screen search modals and overwhelm users with additional "rich" content, options, and other unnecessary details. However, that would be a poor decision and result in a bad user experience and company reputation as "we're keeping it simple, but we always understand what you need". Users search for something specific, and instead of overwhelming, they are given quick and relevant guidance (a simple text list) without additional distractions that take time to scan.
• As mentioned, always keep it practical and contextual. As an exception for the Nexus site, mod covers/thumbnails that identify them quickly and some essential details, such as the last updated date, number of endorsements, and unique downloads, are valuable and valid information.
• Please do not open a new full-screen modal with huge tiles that require me to scan horizontally and vertically to find something. It's pretty tedious. Add a grid/list view toggle in the search modal as a quick fix. Even better, please remove it altogether. The standard search results page with filters has performed flawlessly and served its purpose well for years, and there is no need to complicate things without reasonable cause.

 

Mod Status Labels

Regarding the UI, some changes affected and downgraded the UX pretty directly. For example, mod status labels. Before, although rough around the edges, they communicated mod status clearly and efficiently, which is their only purpose. The current UI mod status labels are unnoticeable and bland. They're too light, greyscale, subtle, and unsuitable for this type of content, with many underlying, diverse and colour-wild mod cover images. And again, consistency. When a mod update is available, it's marked by an icon and text label. Upon updating, only the status icon is displayed in a small, almost invisible square, and all statuses have the same indistinguishable visual style.

Suggestion: Why not use colours that are easy on the eyes but still very visible for different statuses, regardless of the underlying image? If you select a suitable palette, it could blend nicely with the new UI design. Maybe add a slightly visible border with a subtle drop shadow, outer glow, or similar effect to separate it from the mod cover image. Also, always use the same UI elements for the labels. It's your choice: background with icon only, icon + text label, or text label only.

 

Consistency and Context

Nevertheless, could someone kindly inform me where the Kudos button from the user's profile page went? Vacation, maybe?  I can't see it when viewing the user's profile from here. Oh, I just remembered, silly me. It's accessible when you go to any mod's page, click the mod's author's name/link, and go to his (mod) profile. Easy-peasy...

But that's precisely what I'm talking about: The user's profile should always be the only destination (user's hub), whether accessed from the mod, forum or any other page on the Nexus site, not vice versa. From that initial point, with all essential info and actions, you can further access all other user sections (mods, forum posts, activity, etc.). This is consistency at its best.

Please - keep it simple, straightforward and efficient, avoiding excessive information and clutter.
Most importantly, always remain contextual and consistent.

 

Cheers!

 

Edited 16 hours ago by Marzoopilami

[NiteFromWindhelm]

41 minutes ago, toostruus said:

Hmm. This is only ten minutes up. Maybe listen for once to Nexus Members?

 

I popped in and couldn't even find the poll. I guess they removed quickly after they saw the overwhelming amount of no's

[WndMll]

10 minutes ago, toostruus said:

It is just a simple poll on a discord, yes. Just to find out how everyone in that server feels about. Nothing wrong with that.

It would have been great if Nexus staff putted a similar poll on the website though before changing UI. Just my thought.

I cannot find said poll on their discord server, either it's gone or I'm completely blind and need someone to point it out.

[Reaper864]

49 minutes ago, toostruus said:

Hmm. This is only ten minutes up. Maybe listen for once to Nexus Members?

 

If this is on the discord and not on the website itself. I hope that people in this thread will go to discord and voice there concerns as well. I'm gonna reply to this message so this can get bumped for more users to see. This is a very sneaky move they are trying to do.

Edited 21 hours ago by Reaper864
Welp the poll is removed abandoned all hope

[kleetus92]

5 minutes ago, Reaper864 said:

If this is on the discord and not on the website itself. I hope that people in this thread will go to discord and voice there concerns as well. I'm gonna reply to this message so this can get bumped for more users to see. This is a very sneaky move they are trying to do.

Link for the sake of saving time?

 

[WndMll]

Just now, Reaper864 said:

If this is on the discord and not on the website itself. I hope that people in this thread will go to discord and voice there concerns as well. I'm gonna reply to this message so this can get bumped for more users to see. This is a very sneaky move they are trying to do.

They must've noticed that the forum users discovered it. The Reddit is currently on fire too, so I would've 100% put the poll news there as well if it stayed up.

[urah1985]

2 hours ago, HadToRegister said:

No, as one of the Designers said, earlier in the thread, only 40% of people look at the site using Mobile.
So I guess 40% outweighs 60%

The 40% outweigh the 60% only because the 60% are PC gamers. The administration has long since made it clear where its views lie by banning anything that is anti-DEI, and according to popular belief, PC gamers are mostly white men. So according to them, the greatest evil in this world, which should be immediately eradicated, and the land after them plowed and covered with salt. That is why they do not care what we say or do - we will be in a losing position anyway.

[HadToRegister]

4 minutes ago, urah1985 said:

The 40% outweigh the 60% only because the 60% are PC gamers. //snip//

Don't derail the thread with that stuff. That just gives them a good reason to close the thread.