Ensure your Nexus Mod Manager is updated to the latest version.
Ensure your Virtual Install folder is on the same drive letter as your Fallout 4 installation.
Here are some potential solutions to the problem: Running Nexus Mod Manager as an Administrator seems to work around the problem. Sometimes, depending on your local configuration and/or version of Nexus Mod Manager, you may run into an issue where activating a large mod (like Sim Settlements) does not extract the. Troubleshooting Missing mod files when using NMM
Search for Sim Settlements, then press A and select Download.
The lite version is identical to the main, only the custom sounds are removed and building stages during upgrades are removed. A lite version of Sim Settlements is also available on Xbox, the goal is to keep that version significantly smaller. Note: The mod weighs in at just over 400MB MB and XBox users are limited to a total of 2 GB of installed mods. Repeat the same steps to install HUDFramework manually.
via the Mods menu directly in Fallout 4.
via the Plugins list in Nexus Mod Manager, or.
Extract the files using 7-zip and place them in your steamapps\common\Fallout 4\Data directory.
Visit the Sim Settlements mod page and click DOWNLOAD (MANUAL) button.
Repeat the same steps to install HUDFramework using Nexus Mod Manager/Vortex.
Start Fallout 4, find the City Manager 2078 Holotape and load it into your Pip-Boy to complete the installation.
Double-click the Sim Settlements entry in NMM (Allow Vortex to install and enable) to activate the mod.
Visit the Sim Settlements mod page, Click on the Files button, choose the version, and click DOWNLOAD (NMM/Vortex) button.
Download and install Nexus Mod Manager or Vortex.
Create various plots via the workshop menu in your settlements.
Start Fallout 4, find the City Manager 2078 Holotape and load it into your Pip-Boy.
Note: The mod weighs in at about 250 MB (425 MB for the 3-in-1 version) and free users are limited to about 1 MB/sec when downloading from the the Nexus Mods site. You must be on the latest version of Fallout in order to use this mod.