Why a mod might not work with the Vortex install option

[ThunderGod97]

I am the author of the Cyberpunk 2077 Extension for Vortex

https://www.nexusmods.com/site/mods/196

 

The major issue I am seeing is mods being uploaded that do not have the proper directory structure to be supported by my CP2077 Vortex Extension.

The Extension extracts files it downloads to the root of the Cyberpunk 2077 install location.

 

Example: You install Cyberpunk in "D:\Games\Cyberpunk 2077"

The Vortex Extension extracts any files to that directory. To place files in another directory under that directory, the zip file needs to embed the proper directory structure the mod requires.

The Better Minimap mod requires files be placed into "archive/pc/patch" under the Cyberpunk 2077 install directory. It embeds that file path into its zip files. Because of that, you can install it using the "Vortex" or "Mod Manager Download" buttons.

 

For those mods that do not support the extension properly you can do one of two things:

1) use the manual download option and extract the files where the mod author tells you to extract them.

2) use the manual download option and correct the zip file's paths so when you drag and drop onto the Vortex mod page, it will extract them to the proper location. (this is what I did to initially test Better Minimaps when I was originally creating the extension)

 

Auto updates to the mods will not work with Manual downloads.

 

Bottom line is the mod authors need to correct their files to support Vortex. I made the extension support as many mod paths as I could under the Cyberpunk install directory...it's up to the mod authors to make their mod extract properly when using the Vortex install method.

 

I have been posting to some popular mods on Nexus to try to get the mod authors to correct their files. Some have corrected them (Better Minimaps did), some have not. Getting the word out about how to build the zip files is my #1 priority right now.

[JimmyRJump]

Meh. I hope the devs of NMM will find a way to let NMM handle CyberPunk 2077 mods...

[d0x360]

I was wondering what was going on with the one mod I tried to install lol.

 

All the mod did was add an ini file to the game directory and mod manager got stuck trying to enable it.

 

It said it was enabled but I looked and it wasn't so I just made the file myself.

[wyzman001]

I'm sure this is my ignorance but had vortex manage cyberpunk it needed your extension.

I approved and it downloaded and I can't get it to do anything once it is in the downloads

tab I got vortex to say it wasn't a recognized file once what do I need to be doing?

[ZaInT]

Sorry to say but that option has not ever NOT destroyed literally one single mod for me. And I really don't even understand why you developed this - and enabled it by default without a clear warning?! Took a few hours to fix the first time.

Everything works great as it has always been so why mess with it?