Posted 06 December 2013 - 08:41 PM

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Given the recent influx of users in the chat room with inquiries about the Nexus
Mod Manager and it's current offline only capabilities. I thought I would make
a short, easy guide to save myself and others time. Mind you, this is not goin
g to be thorough and I will not visit this thread again after it's done. Commen
ts should be directed at me in a PM or via my Skyrim Guide.

That said it is VERY simple.

Step 1: Open NMM.

Step 2: Select Offline Mode at the login prompt or error message. You don NOT n
eed to sign in, just click offline.
Step 3: Select a mod on the Nexus that you would like to add. Making sure it's
the NMM compatible version if applicable.
Step 4: Download the mod manually, NOT via the "Download with Manager" button
Step 5: Select the Mods tab on NMM's inferface
Step 6: Open your "Downloads" folder and find the archive that corresponds to yo
ur mod (Do NOT extract it)
Step 7: Drag and drop said Archive to the NMM mods tab.
Step 8: Once the addition is complete, the mod will appear in the categorized li
st in the "Mods" tab. Double click it, or highlight it and select activate on t
he left.
Step 9: Organize you plugins in the plugin's tab, or more Traditionally done wit
h BOSS
Step 10: Play the game

Notes: This will not make Archive incompatible with NMM compatible, you have to
do that manually. Also note, this is essentially the same route as "Download w
ith manager". Any automated install scripts will run via NMM, just as they woul
d had you downloaded with the manager itself. There is no downside, it's not da
ngerous and it's still free! :D

Enjoy :dance:

Best Regards to the Community,

GrandBulwark
Edited by GrandBulwark, 06 December 2013 - 11:38 PM.
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#2 [NMM in offline mode: post #2]
bben46
Posted 06 December 2013 - 11:14 PM
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Add - You do not have to sign in to use offline mode. Just click on offline. :th
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GrandBulwark
Posted 06 December 2013 - 11:37 PM
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Thanks BB46 Will do :thumbsup:
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Posted 06 December 2013 - 11:43 PM
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Just checking in case I'm missing something, but how do we manually download a f
ile larger than 2 megs with the errors logging into the Nexus? At least I've bee
n unable to login to the site for about 4 days now, maybe not everyone is having
that problem.

Thanks a lot, and good luck with the troubleshooting!

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GrandBulwark
Posted 07 December 2013 - 12:50 AM
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NP, on that one I'll refer you to the contact us button on the bottom of the scr
een on every page. Dark0ne is more qualified than I to explain/troubleshoot sit
e related issues. I will not speculate any further on the subject, because hone
stly I have no idea. That is not something that is frequently asked, nor someth
ing I've experienced personally.
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darkwolf117
Posted 07 December 2013 - 01:58 AM
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So your saying I cant download with the nexus and Have to do it manually!
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darkwolf117
Posted 07 December 2013 - 02:01 AM
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Like I cant Download with the manager anymore?
I have to do it manually!
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Trassel
Posted 07 December 2013 - 02:12 AM
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Thanks a LOT for this great and helpful guide for newbies to the wonderful world
of modding such as myself. I thought I wouldn't be able to install any mods at
all until the NMM was back up again, but this seems to work, thanks again!
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chanchan05
Posted 07 December 2013 - 01:42 PM
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GoblinToe, on 07 Dec 2013 - 02:43 AM, said:
Just checking in case I'm missing something, but how do we manually download
a file larger than 2 megs with the errors logging into the Nexus? At least I've
been unable to login to the site for about 4 days now, maybe not everyone is ha
ving that problem.

Thanks a lot, and good luck with the troubleshooting!

In some weird case, Yesteday Nexusmods site works with internet explorer 11 but
not with Chrome. Not it works on Chrome for some mods, but not all (which run on
IE). Maybe try a different browser?
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GoblinToe
Posted 08 December 2013 - 04:12 AM
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For those having trouble logging into the Nexus website, this is how I solved it
:

1) Go to the Nexus homepage, and attempt to download the latest version of Nexus
Mod Manager.

2) It will ask you to log in first, which will fail, so select the option to REC
OVER your forgotten password.

3) Change your password by following the instructions.

4) BAM. Was able to finally log in using my new password.

Hope this helps!