Nexus Mods
Nexus Mods is where most Cyberpunk 2077 mods are published. REDdeck doesn’t need Nexus to work: you can always add mods from files you downloaded. Connecting to Nexus adds update checks and one-click downloads.
Signing in
| Way | How | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sign in through the browser | Nexus: sign in. Nexus opens in your browser; approve REDdeck, and the tab says “Signed in” | The sign-in renews itself. Waiting for Nexus to register REDdeck: until then this opens the API Access page instead |
| Paste a personal API key | Nexus: set API key (paste, instead of signing in). Create a key on your Nexus API Access page and paste it | Works the same way. Always available, even after browser sign-in exists |
Either way, REDdeck stores the sign-in in VS Code’s secret storage, not in a settings file. Nexus: sign out removes it.
Download links
On a Nexus mod page, the Mod manager download button opens a special nxm:// link meant for a mod manager. Only one program on your PC can receive those links.
- Nexus: handle download links (nxm) makes REDdeck the one. Then Mod manager download sends the file straight into your library.
- Nexus: stop handling download links gives them up again.
- Vortex takes the links back whenever it starts. If you use both, REDdeck’s Handle Nexus download links row reappears in the Set up group so you can reclaim them.
- Without link handling, copy the link and use Nexus: add from a link. Pasting always works.
Premium and free accounts
Nexus gives direct downloads only to Premium members. Free members download through the website, which hands REDdeck a link with a one-time key when you press Mod manager download. In practice:
- Premium: updates download straight from REDdeck.
- Free: when REDdeck needs a download, it opens the file’s page on Nexus; press Mod manager download there and the file arrives through the link.
Updates
Once a day, when you’re signed in, REDdeck asks Nexus whether any mod with a Nexus id has a newer file. A mod with one shows update 1.2 available.
- Click the status, or use Update in the detail panel.
- Confirm. The new version downloads and takes the old one’s place, and it’s switched on if the old one was.
- Deploy.
The old version stays in the library until you remove it, so you can switch back. Nexus: check for updates checks straight away. To turn the daily check off, untick the setting reddeck.nexusCheckUpdatesOnStart.
Switching versions
On the REDdeck page, a mod’s version cell is a dropdown when the library holds more than one version or Nexus has a newer one. Pick a version to make it the active one, or Get x.y from Nexus. In the Mods view, right-click and choose Switch version…. Deploy afterwards.
Open on Nexus
Right-click a mod and choose Open on Nexus Mods to open its page, for its description, requirements and the author’s notes.
Good to know
- Nexus limits how often tools may call it. REDdeck remembers what it has already fetched and checks once a day, so you won’t normally notice.
- Update checks need a mod’s Nexus id. Mods added from Nexus or imported from Vortex carry one; a mod added from a file you downloaded yourself may not.