I’m out of the loop on modding Bethesda games like Fallout and Elder Scrolls but I’ve seen some posts here and there about using Nexus games.
Assuming Starfield is using the same engine, system, structure, etc, how possible do you think it would be to install mods? I’m going to be purchasing on Steam and running the game through Proton on Arch. Thanks.
I think it shouldn’t be a problem. I’m currently playing fallout tale of two wastelands on Linux mint. Once I found steamtinkerlaunch it was so easy to mod.
Skyrim and Fallout Modding are, kind of, the reason I still have a Windows installation on my PC.
Most of it works great in Linux but Tools like Nemesis or even worse Synthesis will either don’t start at all or produce walls of errors when run in Linux.
Basic Starfield modding will most likely be not an issue at all.
MO2 is easy as pie to set up (if ya know what you’re doing). Basically, you just gotta change the steam launch options a wee bit and then ya got it. Something like ‘echo %command% > /dev/null && /your/path/to/proton run modorganizer2installer.exe’ then once its installed you change the path from the installer executable to the modorganizer executable! Ezpz
I found running mo2 through the github script and then disregarding the recommended proton version for version 8 fixed all the GUI lag and then allowed me to launch most modding tools, as well as enabling better vfs support
Honestly, if the culture around modding the game develops around one specific modding tool and injector, it’s always a major headache for platforms like Linux.
If instead they follow the much better and modern approach of quite simply posting the mod and dependencies on Nexus Mods, modding on Linux is no different than Windows.
We can’t predict how it will work on a new game, made a decade after their last one.
Except something as small as moving from v15.1 to v15.2 will get mods blocked in Minecraft. And regardless this isn’t a good reason to block user’s ability to add in mods. Modders are smart enough to realize a mod that hasn’t been updated in 5+ game versions probably won’t be compatible
Also, said communities like the tools because they save time on a lot of steps such as checking for updates and dependencies, optimizing load orders, profiles for mod lists and save files, etc.
I disagree. In Minecraft modding, all the tools I’ve seen do whatever they can to prevent you from installing mods on a new version of the base fame, which leads to mod authors refusing to port to newer versions and fracturing the community. So if I want to play something like Minecolonies on the newest version of Minecraft, I probably can’t.
In Bethesda modding there’s nothing pushing against running a mod for a newer version. And this isn’t a problem because game updates don’t break most mods, with the exception of script extenders. So if I want to play with a particular Lakeview manor mod that was developed in an old version of Skyrim Legendary Edition, it will most likely still work in the newest version of Legendary Edition
I’ve never played Starfield, but I haven’t had issues with Elder Scrolls mods on Proton. If the Nexus Mods app doesn’t work, you can just download the individual mods from their website, which I prefer anyway.
I think it shouldn’t be a problem. I’m currently playing fallout tale of two wastelands on Linux mint. Once I found steamtinkerlaunch it was so easy to mod.
@octobob If you can get Starfield to run on Linux, mods will most likely work too. Just don’t expect things like script extenders to work.
Skyrim and Fallout Modding are, kind of, the reason I still have a Windows installation on my PC.
Most of it works great in Linux but Tools like Nemesis or even worse Synthesis will either don’t start at all or produce walls of errors when run in Linux.
Basic Starfield modding will most likely be not an issue at all.
MO2 is easy as pie to set up (if ya know what you’re doing). Basically, you just gotta change the steam launch options a wee bit and then ya got it. Something like ‘echo %command% > /dev/null && /your/path/to/proton run modorganizer2installer.exe’ then once its installed you change the path from the installer executable to the modorganizer executable! Ezpz
Skyrim and Fallout mods work great! The mod organizer I use, MO2, is pretty laggy though. So I imagine it’ll be the same with starfield.
Yup. Playing fallout tale of two wastelands with multiple mod packs (over 100 mods) on Linux and using steamtinkerlaunch I had no issues.
I found running mo2 through the github script and then disregarding the recommended proton version for version 8 fixed all the GUI lag and then allowed me to launch most modding tools, as well as enabling better vfs support
What GitHub script are you referring to? I know of one but I definitely still have a super laggy mo2.
Mo2 is far from perfect but a hell of a lot easier to get working on Linux than vortex
I haven’t even tried with vortex tbh, I didn’t use it even on windows.
On windows it was pretty good if a little laggy (electron)
Oh it’s an electron app, that explains the hate.
Honestly, if the culture around modding the game develops around one specific modding tool and injector, it’s always a major headache for platforms like Linux.
If instead they follow the much better and modern approach of quite simply posting the mod and dependencies on Nexus Mods, modding on Linux is no different than Windows.
I don’t see how this is an issue with Bethesda modding. All the mods can be manually installed if you want
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Except something as small as moving from v15.1 to v15.2 will get mods blocked in Minecraft. And regardless this isn’t a good reason to block user’s ability to add in mods. Modders are smart enough to realize a mod that hasn’t been updated in 5+ game versions probably won’t be compatible
Also, said communities like the tools because they save time on a lot of steps such as checking for updates and dependencies, optimizing load orders, profiles for mod lists and save files, etc.
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And I don’t see how your previous comment was relevant either
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So you have absolutely zero point besides some snark? Real mature
Minecraft modding is a shining example of how to do it imo, install modloader > dump mods in mods folder
I suppose it has the advantage of being java though
I disagree. In Minecraft modding, all the tools I’ve seen do whatever they can to prevent you from installing mods on a new version of the base fame, which leads to mod authors refusing to port to newer versions and fracturing the community. So if I want to play something like Minecolonies on the newest version of Minecraft, I probably can’t.
In Bethesda modding there’s nothing pushing against running a mod for a newer version. And this isn’t a problem because game updates don’t break most mods, with the exception of script extenders. So if I want to play with a particular Lakeview manor mod that was developed in an old version of Skyrim Legendary Edition, it will most likely still work in the newest version of Legendary Edition
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I’ve never played Starfield, but I haven’t had issues with Elder Scrolls mods on Proton. If the Nexus Mods app doesn’t work, you can just download the individual mods from their website, which I prefer anyway.