Actually, modding it has been surprisingly easy on Linux. There are a couple of great MO2 installers that have just worked on both my desktop and SteamDeck. And besides that, every mod has also just worked. I just install them through MO2 like I used to on windows and that’s that. Even Lodgen has just worked.
Some madlad has even been working on a Linux Native Wabbajack installer, and that has made installing modlists super easy (They even threw in a TTW installer, which worked without it, but now it’s even simpler).
Really, the only thing that has given me any issues is the BSA decompressor, but there are guides that anyone who could mod on Windows could follow.
I’ve gotten every mainline Fallout and Elderscrolls (except arena) game modded on my SteamDeck, and I’m kinda stupid (both in general and in regards to modding).
One caveat. When you use it to install a modlist, it offers to set up mo2 as a non-steam game for the modlist you downloaded. Which works great, and makes it easy to keep the lists separate.
But I found I prefer using this mo2 installer, which launches mo2 when you launch the game in steam, and then moving the mod list or changing my mo2’s base directory path.
Sweet, I’ll have to try it next time I install TTW or Skyrim lol.
I just setup TTW last month, found a BSA extractor for Linux so it took 10 minutes and not 2 hours…but installing everything with the Best of Times and Wasteland Survival Guide lists…that took a while.
Actually, modding it has been surprisingly easy on Linux. There are a couple of great MO2 installers that have just worked on both my desktop and SteamDeck. And besides that, every mod has also just worked. I just install them through MO2 like I used to on windows and that’s that. Even Lodgen has just worked.
Some madlad has even been working on a Linux Native Wabbajack installer, and that has made installing modlists super easy (They even threw in a TTW installer, which worked without it, but now it’s even simpler).
Really, the only thing that has given me any issues is the BSA decompressor, but there are guides that anyone who could mod on Windows could follow.
I’ve gotten every mainline Fallout and Elderscrolls (except arena) game modded on my SteamDeck, and I’m kinda stupid (both in general and in regards to modding).
Just to confirm, is that Jackify for the wabbajack and ttw?
https://github.com/Omni-guides/Jackify
Or is there another one?
Yep, that’s the one!
One caveat. When you use it to install a modlist, it offers to set up mo2 as a non-steam game for the modlist you downloaded. Which works great, and makes it easy to keep the lists separate.
But I found I prefer using this mo2 installer, which launches mo2 when you launch the game in steam, and then moving the mod list or changing my mo2’s base directory path.
https://github.com/Furglitch/modorganizer2-linux-installer/releases
Both options work, so ignore that if you prefer the former or don’t care. Just though I’d share.
Sweet, I’ll have to try it next time I install TTW or Skyrim lol.
I just setup TTW last month, found a BSA extractor for Linux so it took 10 minutes and not 2 hours…but installing everything with the Best of Times and Wasteland Survival Guide lists…that took a while.