How to manage Skryim (Workshop vs Nexus)

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After buying Skyrim in Steam I would like to know which is the preferred or most used way to add mods to the game.

For what I've been reading, it seems the Nexus Manager it's the best solution to manage mods for Skyrim

Here are my doubts:

  1. If I install the Nexus Manager, will I be able to load the mods that I have activated trough the steam workshop?
  2. Should I install BOSS system?
  3. Am I going to find incompatibilites if I use Nexus Mods versus Steam Workshop mods?
  4. Are the same number of mods in nexus as in steam workshop or only the main mods are available in both platforms?

Any other suggestion is welcome.

Best Answer

  1. Yes, they both work at the same time. However, I prefer to use NMM as it provides a better way (for me) to download, install, and manage mods than the skyrim workshop. For instance, it gives you finer control at ordering the mods, this is especially important for the unofficial patches.
  2. I don't use BOSS so I can't say either way.
  3. You will ALWAYS have incompatibilities if you use mods together, no matter what you do. NMM does its best at identifying possible conflicts.
  4. There are more mods available on NMM since the workshop limits sizes of mods(which is why falskaar isn't in the workshop), as well as not having any mods that uses the skyrim script extender. (SkyUI is my favorite 'mod' for Skyrim but uses SSE).
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