Ragoh Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Hello all, I've been using Nexus since I discovered just how much better you could make a game with the mods hosted here. Any issue I used to have was either user error or due to bad internet on an outdated machine. However, my current issue is with the search function on Nexus. Having reinstalled several of my games after a hard drive crash, I came here to get all the mods I needed to try to continue where I left off. I had a long list of names for mods I used and went through sequentially downloading mods. However, many of the mods when searched for returned no results, but when I searched for them with google, adding 'nexus' to the search terms, sure enough, they were all still hosted on the site.This was the case for the Lykaios race (search returned one standalone follower and nothing when searched for under 'Races/Classes/Birthsigns), Skyrim Knights, which is an armor and weapons set, ApachiiSkyHair turned up a few mods but none of them were the original file, WIC cloaks by Nivea, Bandolier bags and pouches, just to name a few. All of these files I searched for on Nexus, but I could only find them using google. It is worth noting that I have no tags checked to hide files, I SHOULD be seeing every possible result, especially when I'm also searching the author's name when I can remember it.TL;DR Is there a way to make Nexus display EVERY POSSIBLE RESULT when something is searched for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oubliette Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 I didn't have any problem's using any of those terms in the search (except WIC since that's an abbreviation not the name of the mod this did not surprise me). Perhaps you mispelled the originals or have tags limiting your search results. It's true, Google, which specializes in searches, does return better results. Misspellings and abbreviations don't matter one wit to Google but if you're off by a single letter you won't find what you're looking for with the Nexus site's in built search. So if you can't find what you're looking for google is a good choice as an alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragoh Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 (edited) I have been using Nexus a long time and I only abbreviated the names for this post. I had a list of mods I used, and I can guarantee I made no typos looking for them. I also have no tags being blocked. My searches are still quite limited. I'll double check if I do but I'm quite sure I don't.Search functionality is also limited with general searches, where I don't really have a particular mod in mind, just a general idea what I want. Such things searched for in google don't often bring up results from Nexus.EDIT: What I would very much like is a way to search for things WITHOUT the use of tags, just get rid of them for myself altogether. Is there a way to keep searches simple and still display every possibility? Edited June 17, 2015 by Ragoh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Dark0ne Posted June 17, 2015 Community Manager Share Posted June 17, 2015 I, too, had no problems finding any of those (non-abbreviated) mods when I copy and pasted exactly what you wrote in to the file search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragoh Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 Then it could once again be an issue with my browser. Checking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oubliette Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Again, google specializes in searches so if you've got a general idea of what you're looking for but not an actual name - google's great for pinning it down for you. Nexus does not specialize in searches, so they're not as good at that sort of thing as Google. If you want a general look at all available mods in a specific area, looking through the category without adding search terms is a good place to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Dark0ne Posted June 17, 2015 Community Manager Share Posted June 17, 2015 You don't need to touch anything other than the file name in either search areas (the top bar or the main search results page). If you're entering anything other than a file name then yeah, it's probably that which isn't giving you the right results. Enter the file name, leave everything else BLANK and/or untouched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragoh Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) It is my browser. Firefox is what I mainly use. Using Apachii as a trial of search functionality, Chrome returned the same results, plus the original file, and Pale Moon returned every possible result, exactly as I wanted. It worked that way for general searches too, using 'silk' as my search term, I got three results with Firefox and 19 with Chrome and Pale Moon.EDIT: It wasn't just Nexus no longer playing nice with Firefox, it was that I wasn't logged in when I went searching on the other two browsers, so once again it comes down to user error. And once again I am stumped, as when I search for something, I have no tags checked, I follow the steps that have already been mentioned here and my search is still limited. Is there a way to just disable the tag system for myself? Edited June 18, 2015 by Ragoh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Dark0ne Posted June 18, 2015 Community Manager Share Posted June 18, 2015 Were you logged in on all three browser tests, or only in Firefox and logged out on the site for the others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragoh Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 On 6/18/2015 at 12:10 AM, Dark0ne said: Were you logged in on all three browser tests, or only in Firefox and logged out on the site for the others?I logged in only on Firefox. I only keep Chrome around for convenience in case Firefox requires fixing, and Pale Moon is a fresh install Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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