We’ll try to explain what Nexus Mods is doing, why it’s made those decisions, why its fans and users are troubled by it, and where things will go from here. And it’s brought a lot of pushback, as you’d expect of a PC gaming community that often reads the fine print. Nexus Mods’ sweeping and unlimited claim to its users’ work has given many of them pause. On Thursday, the site’s staff (of 18) announced that any mod uploaded to its catalog by anyone is going to be archived there and available for distribution, permanently. So it would seem to take a lot for that kind of a community resource to get in trouble with the public it serves. From the silly to the sublime, Nexus Mods has changed games for almost 20 years. The site is vital to a vibrant PC gaming culture whose players take pride in understanding how games are developed, and use that knowledge to tailor global bestselling franchises like The Witcher and The Elder Scrolls to their simplest taste. You can find more information about the changes in the Nexus Mods rules here.Nexus Mods is an A-list name among PC gamers, serving a McDonald’s-like 4.5 billion downloads of user-created content, changes, and improvements. “If anything, this was a tough choice for us to make, but one that we believe is ultimately in our joint best interest as a community.” “In any event, should you choose to have your files deleted or not, there aren’t any hard feelings from our side,” the statement reads.
After the deadline, people will be able to remove their files entirely only at the discretion of staff. However, you can only delete all your files at once, without being able to choose particular ones. Understanding how drastic these changes are for the platform, Nexus Mods decided to let authors delete files permanently until August 5. They will be gone from the files tab, but users will still be able to download them via collections. That’s why Nexus Mods made a decision to change the whole process and let creators archive files instead of deleting them forever. However, the ability to delete mod files became a problem for collections. On top of that, authors of mods in these collections will still get the donation points from downloads. This system allows average users to add popular mods to a game without having to worry about conflicts, load order, and other issues. As soon as it’s uploaded to the Nexus Mods website, another person can download this meta file and install all mods in the same way that they are presented in the collection. “Collection” is basically a meta file, which includes a list or setup of mods.
According to a long statement, the decision to change the way deletions work was made “for the benefit” of “Collections.” It’s a system that the team has been working on for two years. Nexus Mods shared the news with the community on July 1.
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