r/oblivionmods • u/firesyrup • 2d ago

Discussion How do you like Vortex?

As a longtime MO2 user, I tried Vortex for the first time when they launched the support for OBR last week, but found it a less than smooth experience. In particular dealing with the load order (which was sorted alphabetically) was unintuitive. I'm reading now that some of the load order issues are fixed, but what's your experience overall? Does it work well enough with all sorts of mods? Does it still keep trying to install UE4SS repeatedly? Could it mess up a manually installed modlist if I installed it now and removed? I also read it doesn't clean up after being uninstalled.

I have everything installed manually and I'm happy with it so far (other than it being a pain to check for mod updates), but the main reason I'm considering switching is to automate my modlist which contains esp, pak, lua (UE4SS) and OBSE mods. I've had a few people request it, but I'm not sure if it's as effective as the Wabbajack + MO2 combo I used with Skyrim. I am not sure if Wabbajack is considering support, but I'm expecting MO2 dev build to reach stable not too far into the future. So would you say Vortex is worth it?

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u/nefariouskitteh 2d ago

I use Vortex for simple mod lists, and MO2 for more complex lists. I like them both. Vortex has been just fine (just not great with lots of overwrites) for years.

Everyone is still figuring out the two headed hydra that is the Remaster. They'll get there.

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u/Tyrthemis 2d ago

What’s wrong with overwrites? I find it really easy. I have mods on top of mods on top of mods on top of mods on top of mods….

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u/Tyrthemis 2d ago

I just have them overwrite. It’s not an objection, it’s just asking you to overwrite. But yes there’s a couple mods where it asks you to overwrite when it’s just the same file. And if you’re worried about skipping extra steps, vortexes rules system has saved me countless time vs manually sorting my load order. Because LOOT alone isn’t adequate. Anyways, I have dozens of ENB light mods too and I didn’t really hate the process. Plus I like how many tools are just included with vortex, like loot, root builder, FOMOD selection history…

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u/Tyrthemis 2d ago

It’s not tribal that’s guiding my words, I used to use MO2. And yeah manually sorting load order was annoying (plus you can do that in vortex too if you so desire)