

That way, you can just save the mod to the folder you specified with Vortex. If you download the mods manually, you can just make sure your browser has the "ALWAYS ASK WHERE TO SAVE" (or whatever it says) checked. TLDR If I want to make sure Vortex, and everything it downloads, is on the D:/ drive, what should I set my "Mod Staging Folder" path and "Downloads Folder" path to, in order for everything to work properly? Steam is installed on D:/ as well.Īnd of course Vortex adds the Game Subfolder to that soĭ:\Games\Vortex Downloads\FalloutnewvegasĪll are on the same drive as the games are. This time, however, I would like to make sure I know how to configure these settings properly. No biggie, I made a mistake and have no problems cleaning up my mess. The "Mods cannot be deployed" error returned, and now half the mods are not properly installed and I will need to scrub and start over. I assumed this was a bad thing, so I attempted to change the file path back to a new designated download folder outside of the staging folder, and then restarted Vortex.

When I opened its location in the file manager, I realized this "mod" was actually the download folder itself, containing all the zipped mods I downloaded, inside the staging folder. When I went to install some more mods, I noticed a dummy "mod" of sorts in Vortex's mod list, which was disabled. However, the mods I downloaded first were subtle texture improvements, so I'm not totally sure they actually worked with this setup. I downloaded a few basic mods and successfully tested the game. I ended up selecting "Hardlink deployment" and then setting the Mod Staging Folder path and the Download Folder path to the same setting. When I launched Vortex for the first time, I was given a "Mods cannot be deployed" error. I downloaded the custom install location version and installed Vortex to the D:/ drive. My goal is to make sure that Vortex stages and downloads mods on the D: drive, as my C: drive is a little bit small and I tend to download a lot of mods. My new computer has 2 drives, and this is the first time I've used a 2 drive set up. (For anyone who is going to yell "DON'T USE VORTEX FOR FO4" Thank you in advance for your input, you need not comment below as I am already aware of your opinion.) I have used Vortex quite successfully for Fo4 with my previous computer, but I recently got a brand new one and I am installing everything from scratch. I would like to use Vortex to manage my mods for Fallout 4.
