Cant get mods to appear or work.

[Wolvarius]

Hello, i have been reading many forum posts from way back when but none of them seem to be able to help me get some mods working or appearing in the in-game modlist. What do i do? Im using the NMM but its just not working.

[WastelandAssassin]

well , in order to know what isn't working , we need to understand what you are trying to do , and what you've tried

it's a very general problem , and you haven't actually provided any details , aside from the fact that the game is FO4 and that you are using NMM

so please add as many details you can , and we'll try to help :)

[Wolvarius]

I have downloaded some textures which apparently (?) aren't supposed to appear in the plugins. I have installed the mods and pressed the green tick. It says they are all active, yet if i open the game they are not to be seen.

[Wolvarius]

I have edited the .ini files too.

[WastelandAssassin]

okay , let's start with some basics

mods that only edit assets can come without any plugins

so mods that only edit meshes\textures or replace music can come with no plugins , so this is perfectly fine

 

as to the issue you are having , I assume you've installed them with NMM?

are you sure you've set up NMM correctly , and installed the mods properly? have you followed whatever instructions the mods may provide? have you made sure to get any and all requirements , if there are any?

have you also made sure to use ArchiveInvalidation through NMM?

 

I suggest looking here https://wiki.nexusmods.com/index.php/Fallout_4_Mod_Installation

there is a link on how to install mods with NMM by Gopher , and while NMM has been updated since then , and new features were added , it should still cover most things correctly (although now you don't have to install mods directly into your Data folder)

[Wolvarius]

I have followed everything in the wiki and the video but it still isn't showing any mods in game. Am i supposed to see them in the ingame mod list? How do i use the ArchiveInvalidation with NMM? Where do i see/download that?

[WastelandAssassin]

there are several ways to go about it , but I haven't found anything regarding this from recent years

and I don't want to give any old information , but as I haven't used NMM for any Bethesda game for well over a year , I can't say for certain

but it should be a feature within the tools of NMM , as far as I recall (there is no need to download anything for this , just look through the tools menu)

 

I've never touched the in game menu , I think it's all about mods from Bethesda.net , so I don't think it would show you anything

 

if none of this works , it sounds like you haven't installed the mods properly somehow

if you could post a link to the mods you are trying to use , maybe we can find a specific issue

I would also try to install a random mod that has a plugin (something that you could easily test , like maybe a new item in Sanctuary) . specifically choose a mod that isn't just a plugin , something that contains new assets (like a new weapon or armor set) , and see if that mod works properly

[Wolvarius]

One of the mods is https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/6789/, something to add a bit of spice to the game every now and then.

[Wolvarius]

I have sorted it out, i was looking at the wrong thing the whole time. Sorry for the wasted time.