I'm struggling with modding games on Linux, specifically Red Dead Redemption 2. Despite spending a month trying to get things working, I haven't found any helpful guides. I've extracted LML, ASI, and Script Hook V2 to the game's directory, but nothing seems to work. When I tried adjusting the Wine prefix, I got an error saying Rockstar doesn't support Windows Vista, which just adds to my confusion. Does anyone have tips or solutions to get modding functional? Here's my setup: I'm on Arch Linux with KDE Plasma 6.5.5, and I play games via Steam using pacman, flatpak, and yay. My PC specs are an AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, and 32GB of RAM on an Asus x570-I mini-ATX board.
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Make sure you set your Wine version to 10 or maybe even 7 in `winecfg`—that might help clear some issues. Don't forget to run `winecfg` in the correct Wine prefix as well! It could be the key to getting everything to work right.
A couple of things you might want to check. Sometimes, Proton defaults to the DLLs in the WINE_PREFIX instead of the ones from the game folder. You can run `winecfg` in the same prefix the game is using and set it to override that DLL. Also, ensure your new Wine prefix isn't stuck on Windows Vista by checking that in `winecfg` as well. Modding can definitely be tricky depending on the game, especially if the mods were meant for Windows! I haven't done RDR2, but here are some links that might help:
- Gist with info on modding: https://gist.github.com/JustAChucklin/...
- Compatibility post: https://www.rdr2mods.com/forums/topic/640-red-dead-redemption-2-linux-mod-compatibility/
Good luck! You got this!
In my experience, whatever you do on Windows with the Proton prefix should typically work out fine. But I've had my fair share of struggles too. Just gotta keep experimenting since each game can have its quirks with modding.
I’m in the same boat on Arch! Mods are hit or miss for me too, but I've had success with r2modman for the games I care about. Just a heads up though, it's not in the AUR, so you’ll need to download it from GitHub and install it manually—took me about half an hour but was worth it! If that's your thing, give it a shot!
Thanks for the links! I had no idea those resources existed. I'm going to check them out and see if I can get better results.