Mod Browsing Overhaul Discussion

[Tegolex]

Before the update when ı am looking mods  I Dont have to look all across my screen it was same spot it was easy to look not hurting my eyes and not ugly

[Iluviel]

3 minutes ago, Tegolex said:

Before the update when ı am looking mods  I Dont have to look all across my screen it was same spot it was easy to look not hurting my eyes and not ugly

Hopefully you'll get used to the changes soon, as it doesn't sound like you have any specific bug-bear here.

[BlackKnight35]

6 minutes ago, Iluviel said:

40% of our users browse Nexus Mods on a mobile device, you're not the only user we are catering for. Whilst we always keep desktop users our focus (as modding happens on a desktop), we have to cater for everyone.

We're also an old website, with a really wide range of users across all demographics. Not everyone can cope with small, concise and densely packed information. Some users need content well spaced and easily readable. The new design accommodates everyone, regardless of your needs.

Please try to keep your feedback polite, swearing (even obfuscated) isn't pleasant or polite.

When you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one. The old site was way more cleaner and efficient. I'll never understand this "If it ain't broke, let's fix it anyway, but worse" mentality.

[Isguros]

11 minutes ago, Iluviel said:

We have some more changes in the pipeline to expand the mod search to also check summaries and descriptions. We'll also consider whether we continue using wildcards or start using token search. With the example you've included, our future changes will improve that (i.e. "trolls" is in that mod's summary and description, so will return in the results). This should also mean authors no longer need to pack titles full of keywords.

We've added a new user search function too, I'm not sure if you've seen this. It didn't exist before.

The new search UI also supports normal browser shortcuts to open pages in new browser tabs, so if you want to avoid closing the search you could try CTRL + Left Click (etc.)

I appreciate the intent of trying to do something useful, but putting in a users quicksearch function that requires more steps to get to your preferred results than doing it the old-fashioned way isn't useful at all.

 

p.s.: where do we need to post our negative feedback if not for this topic?

[Isguros]

8 minutes ago, Iluviel said:

The vast majority of our users are on 1900x1080 displays and the new pages fit most of this screen width, some of them even go right to the edges (e.g. https://www.nexusmods.com/games/skyrimspecialedition/mods) when they did not before.

Then why have you redesigned the interface for 1900x100800 displays?

[H3LLGHa5T]

2 minutes ago, BlackKnight35 said:

When you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one. The old site was way more cleaner and efficient. I'll never understand this "If it ain't broke, let's fix it anyway, but worse" mentality.

especially since this is a modding website, which happens on desktop so the focus should obviously be where people download and install the mods, not where some users browse before hopping on their desktop to download them afterwards. It's also not like mobile and desktop UI can't be separate, trying to unify them was bound to stir up trouble.

[ProfaneArtillery]

An option under user preferences to be taken straight to the 'mods' page of a game I've selected from my favorites list instead of the 'games' view would be appreciated.

eg

When choosing a game, say Resident Evil 4 2023 from my favorites list I get taken to

https://www.nexusmods.com/games/residentevil42023/mods

instead of

https://www.nexusmods.com/games/residentevil42023

Edited March 18 by ProfaneArtillery

[ChupacabraGonzales]

Not gonna lie, this is the first time I'm actively looking for Nexus alternatives. Really don't understand need for pointless redesigns and QoL downgrades for the sake of some non-priorities. 
I came to Nexus Mods, not Nexus Games. What is this lousy argument about making it easier to switch between games? I admit that back when I first started using the website it took me a while to figure out how to look up a specific game in the search bar, but once I understood that, it was a seamless experience.  

This smells like the type of project someone undertook to pretentdthey were doing something and justify their paycheck.

Edited March 18 by ChupacabraGonzales

[showler]

13 minutes ago, ChupacabraGonzales said:

This smells like the type of project someone undertook to pretent they were doing something and justify their paycheck.

You realize they hired people specifically for this task, right?  This wasn't some "make work" project for an existing employee, the team was expanded in order to do this task.

[Isguros]

38 minutes ago, Iluviel said:

40% of our users browse Nexus Mods on a mobile device, you're not the only user we are catering for. Whilst we always keep desktop users our focus (as modding happens on a desktop), we have to cater for everyone.

So 60% of your users solely use the desktop website and  never visit Nexus Mods on their phone, and only 40% use the phone site sometimes? And you've decided to get rid of the desktop website (virtually) entirely, even though you can't use your phone to install anything? At least on my phone I can turn on 'Desktop layout', sadly this can't be used when visiting your website on a desktop.