Nexus mods capped download

I'm unsure if this is a temporary speed issue, as it's only being affected by downloading through vortex and it's been happening since yesterday.

I'm aware that the solution would be to just download manually and install from file, but if there is anything I could try to fix it that would be great. Once again, sorry if this is the wrong form to report this potential bug. A very painfully slow experience as downloading anything at that speed takes a long time, and I know it's not my internet connection because if I download manually I don't have this problem. Skip to content. Star New issue. Jump to bottom. Labels reference.

Copy link. Regards, Helmetmonkey Reported by: Helmetmonkey The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered:. Collaborator Author. Reported by: Zxyphear. Reported by: Agreedious. Reported by: samgibbsn7. Reported by: thmmkr. Reported by: BosDragon. TanninOne added bug and removed bug labels Nov 28, TanninOne closed this Nov 29, Reported by: theblueorphan. Reported by: octavioals. TanninOne added the reference label Mar 29, Reported by: 4viles I also tried clicking the similar title, but it didn't answer my query.

Reported by: ValkyriePendragon. A very painfully slow experience as downloading anything at that speed takes a long time, and I know it's not my internet connection because if I download manually I don't have this problem Reported by: jlay1. Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment.

Linked pull requests. Premium Members who have financially supported Nexus Mods are able to download without a speed cap as they are directly supporting the upkeep of the sites. If you're interested in finding out about all the perks of Premium Membership, or want to become a Premium Member, please head to our information page.

In October we created a addition tier of users on Nexus Mods that directly impacts their download speeds cap. This tier includes "Supporters", recognised mod authors and users who do not use Adblockers. Users in this tier will have their download cap increased to 2MB a second, which is double what Adblock users will receive. Please note, for non-premium users your download speed is shared across all files you download.

If you have multiple files downloading at once, this is the expected behaviour. It is important to recognise a Premium membership removes our restrictions on your download speed but does not guarantee you faster downloads.

The download speed cap on Nexus Mods ensures we can budget for and keep our substantial bandwidth bills within an acceptable price range and aren't shocked or utterly destroyed! We use a global CDN to serve our files and our bandwidth is charged by the 95th percentile method.

Essentially, that means we're charged based on the speeds we deliver, not the total amount of files that are downloaded. Thus, the faster users download from us, the more our bandwidth bills will cost. By limiting the speeds, we ensure that our expenses remain linked to the number of users who use our site and not the connection speeds of our user base.

As a result, it's far easier to budget our bandwidth bills based on our active user base because more users typically means more ad revenue which means the increased bandwidth costs will be offset by the increased advertising income. If we didn't cap our downloads we could not budget in the same way. If you're reading this, you've cost us money. To keep this site running we need to pay a very hefty price. From direct expenses, like the servers and bandwidth that are used to serve the page content to you, to more indirect but equally important expenses like our office space, the staff that maintain and improve the site, the hardware we work on, software license fees, HR, payroll, legal fees, insurance and so on and so forth.

All of these expenses need to be accounted for in order to keep these sites up and running well.