DrDarkMatter Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 hey has anyone tried to mod a game using steam for linux or lutris? I am guessing that theoretically some will work if you create the qmods folder and drop some in there? just curious, thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zixi Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 If you mean do people running Linux manage to add mods to their games then yes. I've used Vortex via Lutris and on occasion when I feel like torturing myself I've even manually modded games running on Steam via Linux. I wouldn't use Windows if you paid me to. If you mean have I managed to build any mods for any of the games I run on Steam via Linux then no, I haven't. My days of writing any code at all are well and truly over! Really, running Steam games on a Linux box now is no big deal. It used to be quite exciting - more exciting than the games sometimes but it's fairly tame now... :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDarkMatter Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 If you mean do people running Linux manage to add mods to their games then yes. I've used Vortex via Lutris and on occasion when I feel like torturing myself I've even manually modded games running on Steam via Linux. I wouldn't use Windows if you paid me to. If you mean have I managed to build any mods for any of the games I run on Steam via Linux then no, I haven't. My days of writing any code at all are well and truly over! Really, running Steam games on a Linux box now is no big deal. It used to be quite exciting - more exciting than the games sometimes but it's fairly tame now... :laugh:huh, I never thought to run vortex with wine or lutris I just assumed I would have to do it manually. is there any trick to getting vortex to run or is it straight forward? I am new to this whole linux gaming thing. I dont mind windows its just I prefer linux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zixi Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 If you give it a go, get each bit stable before trying the next bit. I'd advise starting with Steam and Proton and then moving on to Lutris and Vortex. Whatever you do, don't let Vortex update itself - that way lies gnashing of teeth and wailing. I try very very hard not to add too many mods at once so that I'm sure each bit works and I use Vortex profiles in order to help me organise things a little more. I don't really think about being on a Linux box because the OS fades into the background in a way that Windows never did for me. However, if things go wrong, there's always the terminal window and the ability to kill a process. I do occasionally have need of that in SkyrimSE because of freezing. I had the same problem in Windows so it doesn't seem like a big deal. And I save often! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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