First I updated the Skyrim mod manager to the current version. Then I went through my mod list in my Skyrim mod manager and discovered that several mods had updates. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it doesn't seem to be an automatic downloader for updates.

I then logged on to Skyrim nexus. Found the different mod pages and tried to download. The downloader acted unstable. Some downloads didn't even start. The ones that did start seemed to download for a few seconds, but each of the 4 downloads stopped and i got an error message: "Server unreachable".

Is this a site problem, or is the problem located in my SKSE or download manager?

Just checked the SKSE version, and it's the current one.

Should I uninstall the older mod versions first?

I also get a lot of "502 - bad gateway" when navigating on Skyrim Nexus.

Anyone care to shed some light on this

I'm guessing it's probably duehttp://skyrim.nexusmods.com/news/331//?

skyrim nexus currently has a rough time keeping up with all the traffic. a severe upgrade in server infrastructure is on the way, but the nexus team had to reach out for professional help.

until everything is sorted out, you have to resort to patience. retry again at a later time, and maybe you will be able to download your updates the way you wanted.

skse has nothing to do with downloading mods. it doesn't affect this in any way. why would it? it's an extension to the skripting language ingame, that works by running the game through the skse launcher.

skyrim mods on the other hands are "simply" (from your OS point of few) files that you place in your skyrim data folder, that can affect your skyrim installation (once they are there).

downloading and installing mods is file handling in your windows installation (with the help of a few tools to make it easier). skse is an extension to the skyrim runtime.

good luck. just keep retrying to download. eventually you will succeed.

edit: yup. pretty much the link above.

ok, thanks. I found out there were some issues on the nexus the last month, but I was not sure if they was fixed or not. It seems very likely this is the problem, but it was strange I found very little discussion about on the Nexus forums.

Edit: discussion the last couple of days that is

There are no automatic updates with Nexus mods like the Steam Workshop. A good thing if you ask me. I will pick and choose when to update my mods, less problems that way.

Actually now it works. Have downloaded two updates.. hope it lasts