So, You're Playing on Linux

[lunarionsilver]

Heya folks!

 

So, after doing a quick search I didn't find anything here about installing mods on various Linux distros, so I thought I'd make a post providing some information just in case anyone else comes to these forums looking for some answers.

 

Now, I'm confident anyone already playing on Linux knows about ProtonDB and how to consult it.

At this point, running and playing the game should be pretty simple. Modding proved a little more challenging at first.

 

I attempted a few different methods, each with varying levels of success. I thought I had succeeded when I was able to get Vortex to install and run via a Bottles prefix, but for some reason every time I tried to install mods, the application would delete all my .pak files-- I don't know why, didn't bother attempting to figure it out.

 

Frustrated, I decided to try and get BG3MM working one last time before just giving up and playing without mods.

 

Thankfully, another Linux user already has us covered!

 

To get BG3MM working, I followed the instructions located here: https://github.com/Kuuchuu/BG3ModManager-LinuxLauncher

 

And it works! Very well actually, all things considered. The UI can flicker a little bit, but everything else functions (aside from installation and detection of BG3SE). That's alright though, as BG3SE can be installed manually, and despite the warning in BG3MM (shown in screenshot 1), BG3SE mods will function properly so long as you remember to follow its instructions for Proton and Linux. Additionally, if you are on a laptop with a dedicated GPU like I am, you'll want to put your "prime-run" parameter after BG3SE's (shown in screenshot 2).

Importantly, you will need to change where BG3MM is looking for specific folders and files. Screenshot 3 shows how I have my paths set up.

 

And that's that! Have fun with all the mods!

 

Addendum: Native Mod Loader mods work out of the box without need of BG3MM or anything else, so if you're installing those mods just follow their instructions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Arokan13]

Didn't work for me at all :D

My experience is that 80% of mods work with just drag and drop, 10% have to be installed by modifying modsettings.lsx

Unfortunately, 10% won't work because the necessary modsettings-info (UUID to be specific) isn't provided.

 

To this day, I haven't manage to install a single dice mod :D But it's fine, most work.