The new cross-platform Nexus Mods app begins work to support Skyrim Special Edition

While it's incredibly early, the Nexus Mods app team have confirmed work has begun to support Skyrim, the most requested game for it.

This is the in-development app that will eventually replace Vortex that currently supports Stardew Valley and Cyberpunk 2077 with work ongoing for Baldur's Gate 3 and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Now, they've announced with app version 0.16.3 that work has begun on Skyrim.

Right now it will detect Skyrim Special Edition, but no other features have been added just yet as they build the foundations needed for it. So it will will appear but you can't yet do anything with it. But still, nice that they're announcing it's finally coming to it.

Other stuff added in this release:

Select All for Batch Actions

You can now quickly select every item in the current view with Ctrl + A, alongside the existing Ctrl + Click and Shift + Click options. This makes batch installing, updating, or deleting mods faster and more convenient.

Toast Notifications

When you take actions within the app, you will start to see a subtle little "toast" message at the bottom of the screen to confirm what has just happened. Toast will fade out automatically after a few seconds to avoid cluttering the screen.

More Features

• Added a "Delete" option to the menu in the Library.
• Updated the "Apply" button to show a progress indicator rather than simply pulsing.
• Added a new dialog to better explain the benefits of downloading a collection with a Premium membership.

Technical Changes

• Improved detection of WINE games on Linux.
• Made some progress towards better support for Linux-native games from GOG.com.
• Added support for pausing and resuming jobs (e.g. downloads) on the backend. This isn't available in the UI yet.
• Switched to a new query engine on the backend, which will increase app performance and unlock future feature work.

Bug Fixes

• Implemented a fix to avoid further "Missing Archive" errors. Unfortunately, this fix isn't retrospective, but if the affected mods are re-downloaded, it should no longer appear.
• Fixed an issue where an unintended dialog popped up for free users each time they updated a mod.
• Fixed an exception when installing SMAPI if Stardew Valley.deps.json could not be located.
• Fixed an "Object Disposed" error on the Loadouts page.
• Fixed an exception in the Library caused by the background mod update check.

Known Issues

The following are issues that we are already aware of in this build and will address in a future release:

Stardew Valley (GOG via Heroic on Linux)

• Native version cannot be managed by the app.

Cyberpunk 2077

• Epic Games version cannot be managed due to metadata issues in v2.3.

General

• Once a collection created by the user is removed from the app, it can no longer be edited, even if it was exported to the website.
• The game version is not checked when adding a collection, meaning you can install outdated mods without being warned.
• The table header sorting and active tab states are not saved and are reset each time the view is loaded.
• Some toast messages incorrectly appear more than once.

Source: GitHub

I continue to be very excited for this since it's open source and cross-platform, so eventually we'll finally have a proper true mod launcher for lots of gaming on Linux.

ICYMI: Nexus Mods recently announced age verification will be needed for UK users for adult themed mods. Much like how Valve with Steam are also now requiring age verification too.