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title: Using Mod Managers
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# Using Third-Party Mod Managers with Steam Games
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This is a guide on how to install and integrate mod managers (like Vortex, MO2, etc.) for games running in Proton.
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**Note:** Most of this stuff will break if you use Flatpak for any of the involved programs.
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## Pre-Requisites
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- https://github.com/Matoking/protontricks
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- https://github.com/tralph3/Steam-Metadata-Editor
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- Launch your game at least once before!
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## Procedure
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1. Download your mod manager installer (Vortex, MO2, etc.)
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2. Run the installer with `Protontricks Launcher`, select your game prefix when prompted
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3. Finish the installer and note the installation path
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4. Symlink mod manager's installation path inside prefix into the game's install path. For example:
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```
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ln -s "/home/faith/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/611670/pfx/drive_c/Program Files/Black Tree Gaming Ltd/Vo
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rtex/" "/home/faith/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SkyrimVR/Vortex"
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```
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5. **Close Steam!** Then open Steam Metadata Editor
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6. Find your game in the list, then click `Edit launch menu`
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7. Click `Add New Entry`
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8. In Description, enter the display name (e.g., `Vortex Mod Manager`)
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9. Click on the `...` button in the Executable field
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10. File picker will appear, which should be inside the game's install directory. If it's not, try again, restart your computer, or perform some ritual because it sometimes doesn't work properly.
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11. Choose the mod manager executable (e.g., `Vortex/Vortex.exe`)
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12. Make sure a relative path appears in the Executable field, as above! It won't work otherwise. If you see a full path `/home/faith/.local/share/steam/.../`, try deleting the entry and restarting the metadata editor.
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13. The working directory should fill in automatically
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14. Close the modal window
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15. Click `Save` button
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16. Enjoy
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You have to install mod manager for each game separately. |