I’d definitely agree here. In general, stuff where multiple processes need to talk to each other but are in separate containers is frustrating. So modding tools stumble a bit. Also, things that require login via a browser, which then redirects back to the application (for example, Unity opens a login page then goes back) - when it’s running through Proton or in a container, it’ll open in the browser on the host system, which then can’t get back to it.
That may just be a me being stupid issue, but it’s annoying.
Still keep using it because it’s great, and no ads or crap is lovely.
Sometimes steam tinker launch works, sometimes it doesn’t.
Sometimes bottles works, sometimes it doesn’t.
Sometimes lutris works, sometimes it doesn’t.
Sometimes extracting the mods directly into the game folder works, sometimes it doesn’t.
Sometimes a game has a bespoke github project with a script that you can run, and sometimes that script hasn’t been updated in years but it still works, and sometimes it doesn’t.
Modding a steam installed game is horrible. on Windows: point to the exe & done. Linux:
Don’t even talk about running cheat engine.
Asides from that Linux is … Fine.
Protontricks makes it much easier to tell which steam folder is which game, but its still annoying
Have you tried using Limo?
Thanks for sharing this! This was new to me but makes modding Steam games so much easier.
A little more difficult for GOG games but not much; definitely much better than the manual approach.
I’d definitely agree here. In general, stuff where multiple processes need to talk to each other but are in separate containers is frustrating. So modding tools stumble a bit. Also, things that require login via a browser, which then redirects back to the application (for example, Unity opens a login page then goes back) - when it’s running through Proton or in a container, it’ll open in the browser on the host system, which then can’t get back to it.
That may just be a me being stupid issue, but it’s annoying.
Still keep using it because it’s great, and no ads or crap is lovely.
Sometimes steam tinker launch works, sometimes it doesn’t.
Sometimes bottles works, sometimes it doesn’t.
Sometimes lutris works, sometimes it doesn’t.
Sometimes extracting the mods directly into the game folder works, sometimes it doesn’t.
Sometimes a game has a bespoke github project with a script that you can run, and sometimes that script hasn’t been updated in years but it still works, and sometimes it doesn’t.