Aegrus Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I'm not sure if this is the correct section, but here it is: why do so many people want to use the NMM? I've heard people say that installing mods manually (without the NMM) becomes almost impossible (quote: "deadly") with large numbers of installed mods- but why? I'm confused. I have over eighty mods, and I've had no issues installing them all manually. I just check all of their files for compatibility before hand. I'm just trying to figure out if using the NMM is worth it. I don't want to suddenly start losing mods and getting corrupted files or something crazy if I don't use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit1251 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 To me, at least, is the ease that it provides in uninstalling mods. It makes switching between mods easier for comparison's sake. Rabbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinobi Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 NMM allows one-click downloading, installing, uninstalling, updating, and tracking for easy updates. Easy tracking usually leads to mod authors getting more endorsements because its harder for users to forget what mods they have installed. With NMM you have a list of all the mods you have installed, their current version, the newest version, a view of the mod description page, and a link to that mod.There's little reason not to use it, but plenty reason not to manually install all of your mods. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daver219 Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 What Rinobi said :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScrollTron1c Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Same with for example the Curse Client for WoW. Of course you can scan the website for updated mods and addons manually every day and compare them to your installed version, but why the hell would you want to do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFourthHorse Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Uninstalling is the big one... take it from someone who still manually installs. Trying to uninstall the biggest of seven different texture mods that modify similar textures MANUALLY is just plain annoying. I'll be using the NMM when it's had it's go around with the more handy users and has had the problems ironed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubstepKid Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Not only that, but it's a priceless relic that the community came together to make. It is the child of FNVMM. So it basically stands for the site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatalmasterpiece Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Because most users are too lazy or inexperienced to install a mod manually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubstepKid Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 lol yeah pretty much. Installing x gigs of mods for Oblivion, F3, and FNV manually get tiresome after a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xaliqen Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 NMM is not important at all, but a mod manager of some kind *is* important for organizing your mods and ease of upgrade/installation. Personally, I use Wrye Bash (or Wrye Flash if using Fallout 3/NV). Anyway, I suggest trying each mod manager out there and deciding for yourself which one works best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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