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Switch from Vortex to REDdeck
REDdeck can take over the mods Vortex manages for Cyberpunk 2077. Vortex keeps its own copies the whole time, so you can go back.
The one rule
Only one manager can have mods deployed in the game folder at a time. While Vortex has files deployed, REDdeck refuses to deploy, and REDdeck writes its own manifest under a different name so Vortex refuses in turn. Purging in Vortex takes its files out of the game folder; your mods stay in Vortex.
What the words mean
| Vortex says | REDdeck says |
|---|---|
| Enable, Disable | On, Off |
| Deploy, Purge | Deploy, Undo deploy |
| Staging folder | Library |
| Mod type | Kind |
| File override rules, Load after | Conflicts, wins |
| Profile | Loadout |
Steps
- Install REDdeck and open its Mods view. See Install and set up.
- Import. Click Import from Vortex in the Set up group, or in the Mods view’s
...menu. REDdeck copies the mods Vortex has for Cyberpunk into its library, with their names, versions and Nexus ids. It reads which ones Vortex had deployed and turns those on. - Check the list. The Frameworks group at the top holds RED4ext, Cyber Engine Tweaks, redscript, ArchiveXL, TweakXL and the other frameworks most mods need. The Mods group holds the rest. Turn off anything you no longer want.
- Purge in Vortex. In Vortex, go to Mods and press Purge. This removes Vortex’s deployed files from the game folder.
- Deploy in REDdeck. Press Deploy. Use Show pending changes first if you want to see every file it will place, and why.
- Play. If something looks wrong, Undo deploy removes everything REDdeck placed and nothing else.
Screenshot comingImport from Vortex
Good to know
- Collections from Vortex are skipped. Their mods come across as ordinary mods.
- Download links. Vortex takes back the Nexus Mod manager download links every time it starts. If you keep both installed, REDdeck’s Handle Nexus download links row comes back so you can reclaim them.
- Conflicts. After the switch, click Get REDbridge to see conflicts inside mod archives, which Vortex can’t show. You may find some you didn’t know about. See Conflicts.
- “Vortex manages the game” in REDdeck means step 4 is still to do.
Going back to Vortex
Press Undo deploy in REDdeck, then deploy in Vortex. Your Vortex mods were never touched.