vortex mods cannot be deployed

[SanguineEyes]

ok, I've look up a dozen videos and topics on this, none of them helped.

 

I've been told that the problem exists because the mods and the game are in two separate locations, and more or less I have to put them together.

It said to just open skyrim to its file location and create a folder there.
I have tried creating a folder, I've tried using the skyrim folder itself, I've tried just selecting vaguely, I've tried all these and a few others including directly pasting in the url type location of the files themselves, with and without adding \nexusmods just as the guide told me to here

 

but all I get is this message.

"You cannot put mods into the game directory. This directory is under control of the game (And potentially steam or similar) So your mods might be deleted, moved, or otherwise damaged by foreign software.

 

Please choose a separate folder for a staging folder, one that no other application uses."

 

I figured that was EXACTLY what I was doing... what am I missing?

[SanguineEyes]

this thing is getting to the problem, but I'm tired as s#*! and might need someone to explain to me using slightly smaller words

[Tannin42]

You need to put the staging folder on the same drive as the game, not into the same directory!

 

Usually you have one letter per drive, so C: is one drive, D: is one drive, ...

If you have your game on d:\steam\...\skyrim

then the staging folder needs to be anywhere on d:

but it shouldn't be in d:\steam\...\skyrim.

Actually, it shouldn't be in any directory that contains any other application, just create a new folder, like "d:\vortex staging".

[SanguineEyes]

Does it have to be anywhere specific? Or just "On the same drive"?

Because I moved them to the same drive, and my mods still aren't showing up in game.

You need to put the staging folder on the same drive as the game, not into the same directory!

 

Usually you have one letter per drive, so C: is one drive, D: is one drive, ...

If you have your game on d:\steam\...\skyrim

then the staging folder needs to be anywhere on d:

but it shouldn't be in d:\steam\...\skyrim.

Actually, it shouldn't be in any directory that contains any other application, just create a new folder, like "d:\vortex staging".

[rmm200]

On the same drive is fine.

Make sure that your mods show as "Enabled" in Vortex.

Your mods WILL NOT appear in game until you successfully "Deploy" them.

Let us know any error messages you get from Vortex.

[SanguineEyes]

 

I finally figured it out, none of my mods apparently are save game compatible

I had to just start a new game and they all showed up. Strange thing is that the previous save file still played vanilla perfectly fine.

[HadToRegister]

 

I finally figured it out, none of my mods apparently are save game compatible

I had to just start a new game and they all showed up. Strange thing is that the previous save file still played vanilla perfectly fine.

 

 

 

If you're playing skyrim, then yes, your Mods are Save Game compatible.

I'm not sure where you got that info from?

[BrollyLssj25]

I managed to reinstall all my mods but its complicated af. Wished this would have been a smoother transition from nmm to vortex.

[SanguineEyes]

 

 

I finally figured it out, none of my mods apparently are save game compatible

I had to just start a new game and they all showed up. Strange thing is that the previous save file still played vanilla perfectly fine.

 

 

 

If you're playing skyrim, then yes, your Mods are Save Game compatible.

I'm not sure where you got that info from?

 

Then why did it refuse to deploy any of the mods until I made a new game?