"How To Install and Use Mod Organiser 2 On Linux - Complete Guide"
In this video I cover how to install & use Mod Organizer 2 on Linux using an installation script.
To my knowledge when it comes to modding games on Linux, there is no native mod manager, so instead we need to run these tools using Wine, a Windows compatibility layer.
Step 1. Install Proton Tricks.
https://github.com/Matoking/protontricks
Since we are going to be running Mod Organiser 2 using Steam Proton, we need to first install Proton Tricks as a dependency.
There are many methods for installing Proton Tricks, so choose the one that is most appropriate for your installation.
For example, on Ubuntu Proton Tricks can be installed with the following Terminal command:
sudo apt install protontricks
Step 2. Install Mod Organizer 2.
https://github.com/rockerbacon/modorg...
To install Mod Organizer 2, we will be using an installation script created by rockerbacon.
First, click on the Releases tab, download the latest build, and extract the archive.
Inside the extracted folder, there is an install.sh script wish will automate the installation of Mod Organizer 2.
To run it, open a Terminal window in the same folder, and run the following command.
./install.sh
The installation will begin, asking you choose what game you wish to manage, in my case this will be Skyrim Special Edition.
You will get a warning about using and older version of Proton, and not setting any launch options, however I have no problem using Proton Experimental and enabling MangoHUD.
Click All Done, Let’s continue to proceed.
The wizard will next ask you where you wish to install Mod Organizer 2.
If you have a previous installation, it will ask you if you wish to update Mod Organizer 2 instead.
Once the process is finished, click Continue and close the Terminal window.
Step 3. Update Script Extender.
http://skse.silverlock.org/
As part of the overall installation process, it will also install a script extender, in the case of Skyrim Special Edition, this will be SKSE, however this will be out of date.
To update this, download the latest build from the website and extract the archive.
Take a copy of all the files and folders inside extracted folder and paste into the games main directory.
The easiest way to navigate to this, is to open Steam, right click on the properties of the game, click on the Local Files tab, and click the Browse button.
This should open the game’s directory in another tab in your file browser, so paste the files inside here and overwrite when prompted.
Step 4. Launch Mod Organizer 2.
To launch Mod Organizer 2, simply launch the game using Steam.
If this is the first time you have launched the application, you will get a prompt to choose a portable installation, and specify the location of the game and the modding folders.
I recommend choosing the non-portable installation, and leaving the locations as suggested.
Once, the main interface of Mod Organizer 2 has loaded, you can add mods by clicking on computer icon at the top and navigating to where the mod archive is located.
Once you have installed your mods, create an optimal load order by clicking the Sort button under plugins.
Finally, select SKSE from the launch options, and click the Run button to load the game with the mods enabled.
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