MO2 vs Vortex | Skyrim Mod Managers EXPLAINED | Ultimate Guide

Hello ADHDecent I'm new to modding, started two days ago I know you make useful helpful video guides for Vortex and Mod organizer 2 thank you for all the help you've given not just to myself but everyone else. Anyhow, my video request is how to fix the overwrite at the bottom of a mod list in MO2 it's a problem I don't really know how to handle or fix the issue, so when you have the time it would be a big help to see how to handle this issue see you around happy new year.. :)

HDT-SMP (Skinned Mesh Physics)

I'm about to move over to MO2, I love Vortex its so user friendly with its auto fixes and suggestions with built in links etc, but as my mod list is growing I'm finding myself wiping my folder and reinstalling all mods because the suggestions and auto fixes are not really working, here is a TIP that hopefully helps someone out, instead of auto downloading mods with Vortex, make a new download folder with sub folders inside, then manually download your mods to your new folder, then drag and drop the mods into vortex it will install them just the same as auto downloading, but with my method it will save you hours even days of redownloading all your mods if you have to wipe.

someone please help :( ive searched everything im new to modding and it was working fine a couple of days ago but today it said there was a update and i updated it and its now saying,
failed to locate an appropriate address library with the path data/SKSE/plugins/verisonlib-1-6-1130-0.bin"

a simple example: you manage two mods and you find out they overwrite each other. vortex: this question of prioriy has to be answered before you completely installed both mods while using mo2 this question doesn`t matter because the two mods do not overwite each other physically. this difference matters if a mod changes and if your mod list is long.

i have 466 mods installed with vortex and it works perfectly

Mo2 is better. Don't download Vortex. Mo2 only looks hard to use, it's actually extremely simple.

Thank you for this video. I just had the worst experience with Vortex and switched to MO2.
And also I don't think that Vortex has a "clean interface" whatever that is. I think MO2 has a clean interface without useless shit.

So what do I do with Vortex, if I want to Switch over to MO2??

Could have saved time and just say "Use MO2" for 10 minutes.

Vortex must break the privacy law in the EU as it scans and adds things to your PC without you knowing.

So.. load order of items with no conflicts is a red herring. It makes zero difference what order non-conflicting items load in. Conflicts have a winner and that is the file used. If there is no conflict then it does not matter where the item loads.

thanks, this explained why my skyrim is having issues... changed from vortex to MO2 and it just works!

The main problem with vortex is the adjusting the load order, you really don't have a clear way of doing it

Btw can you make a video on how to switch from vortex to mo2?

Tbh no one should use nexus to download mods as the server tends to be unstable, i always use internet download manager and manually drag & drop the mods i downloaded to the mod section

Wabbajack insists on using MO2.

I have FO4 with 600+ mods on vortex(why I start use vortex is for collections,instant install tone of mods) ,was good until today when vortex update some moda and now my came crash at loading screen 😭,before I use mo2 and is better 100 times

Great Video, but man... I don't know what to do here. I have 600 Mods (Skyrim AE), use Vortex and everything works perfectly -> no crashes, all new MCM's load immediately, no conflicts. Yet everyone keeps going on about how much better MO2 is for "veterans" and while I am sure that that's true, I am just too much of a chicken to swap over with SIXHUNDRET mods. Setting 60 MCM's again, not knowing what I have to backup (like: bodyslide files, saves,...) and the risk of having to reinstall the game, if Vortex purging breaks my game, when I have ENB and other things installed, is beyond daunting. I have found a decent video that addresses the basics (by SoulBC), but all the little specific details are menacing ^^'. Thanks for the amazing explanation though, greetings from Austria!

Very informative and I will be switching to MO2 because I'm always changing things.

Hi. I need your advice. I wanted to switch from FNIS to Nemesis. At the very beginning, the problem was error 5001. So I installed Fix for non-US Nemesis, which, however, needs to be sputit- Add as Executable. But I can't find it in Vortex at all. Can I install MO2 and use it simultaneously with Vortex to run Nemesis? I'm a beginner, I modded pretty well through FNIS. Thank you and sorry for my bad English.

Really great and informative video, appreciate it!

Let me just say if you want to seriously get into modding paying the 6 bucks for premium nexus is going to save you RIDICULOUS amounts of time i swear to god just do it. 1/3 the amount of clicks, faster process if u have a modlist u just need to download, i think faster download speeds not sure. They also add a 5 second wait time for free accounts.

Downloaded Mo2 a while ago.........So much more efficient.

ALSO - PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME THE NAME OF THE INTRO SONG!!!!!

Hi Decent. Great videos you've been making.
In 2017 I got into modding FO3 and New Vegas with NMM before Vortex was released. I remember the hype from Nexus developers that Vortex was gonna have a cleaner user interface than NMM and be overall easier to use, and handle your mods for you.
Just as I was beginning to get comfortable(ish) with NMM in 2018 / 2019... Vortex launched. So I tried switching over to it and really tried giving it a chance.
To me the Vortex interface is anything but cleaner. Instead of a simple set of lists, it is a bunch of bulky, random, oversized intrusive tiles, like this is Windows 8 all over again. No one asked for Windows 8. No one!
And NOW lookit. Widows 11 is some kinda bastard mutant beast child of Windows 8 and Mac OS!!! What timeline is this?

I get the same feeling with Vortex.
NMM = Windows 7 and
Vortex = Windows 8 .
Clown faced and cluttered, with useless tiles that hide most of the real functions of the operating system.
It's like NMM was the university physics professor in the lecture hall, and
Vortex is Billy Madison's kindergarten teacher on the classroom rug playing Peek-a-Boo with the new kids on the first day of school.
There's this uneasy feeling that behind all those happy little Vortex tiles are my hidden NMM files. Like Vortex is playing Hide n Seek with my mods, and never lets me find out where they went.
So I uninstall. Bye bye mods. Bye bye Vortex.
Will be trying Mod Organizer 2.
I'm hoping it's much more like Nexus Mod Manager and absolutely nothing like Vortex.

Thanks, Decent. Keep up the great work.

To be honest, I just started mod with my first pc, and I started using vortex it wasn't long when I switched to mod2

I’m looking forward to creation engine for Starfield to come out so I can use MO2 for it. You can use a beta version now but all hugs not worked out yet. So I’m just doing manual installs of mods. Looking forward to Starfield how to videos from ya in the future

I do luv MO2 more than Vortex, though I've just moved over to GoG game version I tried Vorex 1st time, and I've not used MO2 yet due to figuring out how to use all inc movement types u do like fnis and nemesis that need same folder. guess I'll try it out once I've done this play though :)

the thing about modding is when you want to download a mod, it requires another 6-7 mods. I wanted to add like 15-20 mods, now i ended up with 80-85, messed all the rules and load orders, now i deleted skyrim bewcause of that.Maybe i should start with mo2 now

My only problem with MO2 is the drop down menus just don't work on my Steam Deck, I've already tried different versions of Proton and Proton GE but I just can't get it to work so I'm stuck with Vortex for the time being.

thie rthe same assholes

I don't comment on videos much but I have to say this was so informative for me. Very clear and concise. MO2 it will be for Starfield.

I'm definitely gonna switch to MO2. A tutorial on switching from one to the other would be nice.

Amazed a video like this hasn't been made before. Well done.

I’ve used both and just prefer MO2. Nothing wrong with vortex but I learned on mo2 and it’s just my preference

Hey hey welcome back! I'm on the MO2 train, I just can't give up the level of control you can get out of MO2.

I'm actually pretty nervous about Starfield modding using only Vortex....

MO2 is unbeatable for me, I have 20 different mod builds all under one roof. I love the control and ease of use.

Nicely put. A great deal of people would do well to know and watch that video when freshly getting into modding.

An amazing work. This channel is amazing. Great job!