It’s tricky enough (even on Windows) to get all those mods to behave and work together in a functional way. If you’re on another Linux distribution, you can install the same Linux apps via your distros package manager. Therefore, I’ve adapted some of my old POL techniques to create an updated guide showing how to get Skyrim working inside a Proton prefix, with all the modding tools you’ll need to get you going.įor this guide I was using “Xubuntu 18.04.3”. Times have moved on, and while Skyrim worked good under POL, now, with the advent of “Steam Play” with “Proton”, things just got seriously better. Back then, using POL was just about the only way of adding “Mod Organizer” to a Skyrim Wine “bottle” easily. In 2012, I posted a video to YouTube showing how to mod the game using “PlayOnLinux”.

Out of the 2000+ hours I’ve spent playing it over the years, I think I’ve spent about the same amount of time modding it. Modding Skyrim has always been a labour of love for me. Then we make a copy of the script from /tmp, and set it as executable, so we can launch the modding environment from the terminal or app launcher with one script. From there, we can then launch Mod Organizer from within the Proton prefix and add the necessary modding tools into Mod Organizer, including a few tweaks to get everything going. We then edit this file and replace the line which would normally launch the Skyrim launcher with the path to the Mod Organizer executable. When the game is first run with this prelaunch command, it will create a file named run in /tmp/proton_username. What we are doing in this guide is adding a prelaunch command to the game in Steam and running with Proton 4.11-13. 📝 It has come to my attention that Bethesda may have removed the original game from Steam however you can still purchase it from Advanced User TL DR have the necessary graphics drivers installed on your system.know how to use the modding tools mentioned below,.you are familiar with modding Skyrim already,.If you are looking to play with “ModOrganizer 2” and “TESV: Skyrim Special Edition”, there is a Lutris installer here. 🔥 Please note, that this guide IS NOT for “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition” - it’s for the older “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” or “ Legendary Edition”. Hello my fellow penguins! This guide will show you how to set up a Skyrim modding environment for the original “ The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” on Linux, using a modified Steam Proton run script.

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