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About Vortex

Vortex is the new, modern mod manager from Nexus Mods. It is designed to make modding your game as simple as possible for new users, while still providing enough control for more experienced veterans of the modding scene. Led by Tannin, the creator of Mod Organizer, Vortex takes the lessons learnt during the development of MO and Nexus Mod Manager to provide the most powerful and intuitive modding experience available.

What's new in 2.5.0

Whether you’re meticulously assembling a gargantuan 1,000-plugin load order or just jumping in for a quick gaming session, we’ve got a slick new update to keep Vortex running smoother and faster than ever. Here is a quick look at what’s new in 2.5! 🩺 Health Checks & External Mods Mods that require files from outside Nexus Mods are no longer a headache. They now get their own "External mod install" flow with a handy link straight to the source. We’ve also added a clever coloured dot to the Health check menu; blue for suggestions and yellow for warnings, so you can spot the most severe problems at a glance. Finally, the requirement detail pages have a sleek new card-based look, and we’ve squashed a bunch of bugs causing stale data, missing thumbnails, and incorrect file names. ✨ A Fresh, Faster UI You’ll notice that a few pages have been redesigned! We’ve started with the Settings and Preferences menu, which now have a tidy new tab layout (and your per-game preferences are now simply called "Game settings"). Keep an eye out for more UI changes across the app with each release. We've rebuilt the Games page from the ground up on our new design system, modernised the category manager to make sorting your subcategories a total breeze, and updated the navigation icons across the sidebar. We've also decluttered your dashboard by clearing out the announcement and mod spotlight tiles. 🚀 Performance & Polish Got an absolute mountain of mods? We’ve fixed a nasty memory leak that could crash Vortex during massive installs, and the load order page is now significantly faster, meaning mov...

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