Starting the Game - Steam, or NMM?

[ADD1CTEDGAM3R]

When using mods, do I have to start the game through NMM or can I start it through Steam?

 

I played for several hours today, having started the game through NMM, and when I later looked at the game in steam, it hadn't logged any of the hours that I'd played, and I wonder if I missed an achievement or something too.

 

Can I start the game through Steam, or will it not load the mods if I start it that way? I don't want it to NOT track my progress and achievements by starting it through NMM. :(

[KoalaNalle]

NMM only copies the mod files to the game mod folder. So no need to use NMM to start the game.

[ADD1CTEDGAM3R]

NMM only copies the mod files to the game mod folder. So no need to use NMM to start the game.

Awesome! Thank you! :)

 

The reason I had asked is because when modding Skyrim and Fallout, you use NMM to launch the game. But, this game doesn't use a Script Extender, so that's probably why you don't need to use the NMM to launch the game.