Originally posted by Toothless Raider: WTH? I mean WOW The graphic update is amazing!!!! Keep up the great work!

Thanks!You can override mod folder path by setting launch options in Factorio properties in Steam Library. It's not the most convenient solution, but probably easier than having to fiddle with symlinks.
--mod-directory "D:\Factorio_mods"

Originally posted by Toothless Raider: Good to know that. Is it safe to say that works on Linux as well?

Indeed. But you have to use valid Linux path, obviously.