this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2023
22 points (100.0% liked)

Skyrim Mods

2085 readers
1 users here now

Skyrim Mods

This is a place to talk all about Skyrim Mods!

Rules:

1 | Keep discussions centered around Skyrim modding.

2 | Keep discussions civil and friendly!

3 | Tag NSFW content as such.

4 | Memes are allowed on Thursdays, just keep them focused on Skyrim Modding!

5 | English Only.

Community Resources:

List of Modding Resources/Modding Guides

Other Communities:

Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls

TES: Lore

Skywind

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Hello, thinking of giving Skyrim a go on Linux through Proton, does anyone have a resource that helped with getting some mods going? Can a mod manager be used ?

top 10 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I personally use MO2 to mod my Skyrim. This script makes getting it setup very easy. MO2 launches every time you press "Play" on Steam. https://github.com/rockerbacon/modorganizer2-linux-installer

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I've been using SteamTinkerLauncher for ages with SSE and it works great. Allowing me to use MO2 seemless tbh, even Vortex works fine.

https://github.com/sonic2kk/steamtinkerlaunch

[–] Rick 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not sure completely so someone will have to chime in with the specifics but I remember watching a streamer that played modded on Linux and I'm pretty sure that he ran mo2 through steam for the proton compatibility so that when he launched skse in mo2 it would launch under proton.

[–] hoxbug 4 points 1 year ago

That's good to know, didn't think running mo2 would be a possibility, thought I would have to install mods manually and manage all that myself. Guessing YouTube would be a good starting point.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm curious, is SKSE even supported through proton? Not sure why it wouldn't but still curious.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes. There was briefly some RNG on getting it to start properly, but the SKSE dev found the issue and fixed it. All dll mods also work properly (at least last I checked). The biggest problem is setting up the mods - if you can get skyrim to see your modded directory properly, there shouldn't be any issues.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Nice, that's good to hear. I've only played Skyrim via proton once before I switched to local streaming, so I'm definitely not educated on how it works.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I've played MO2 Skyrim through a Steam Link before, and for that to work you have to add MO2 with the launch options from the shortcuts you can make from MO2, this way Steam registers MO2 as a game.

I'd imagine you would need to do the same for proton to work, though that assumes it even runs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I never got Skyrim with mods running through wine or proton, never found a good way to untangle the mess of Steam, Skyrim, Mod Organiser 2.

That's why Skyrim is one of the last games running in dual boot Windows

[–] josec87 2 points 1 year ago

There's this guide on nexus. Haven't tested it myself, but I think it's worth taking a look.