Mod BG3 on Steam Deck (Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Version) | BG3 Mod Manager Tutorial

[@user-xg1fg9gz1j]

Thank you so much! Never modded in my life and you made it manageable. For anyone new to modding like me make sure you don't accidentally "install/play" the mod manager before step 9.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Thanks for the SUPER THANKS!! Also great tip. I see many people say they can't launch the mod manager, might be because they tried to launch it too early!

[@audramueller4107]

I have spent countless hours and weeks of my life trying to figure out how to get this to work, and I finally gave up. You uploaded this video literally the next day. This method worked *perfectly* and my faith is restored! This game is the reason I got a deck, and I couldn’t even open it on deck because of all my mods. Now it runs like a dream! I truly cannot thank you enough!!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Don't give up! 😂

[@vincenthawthorne9360]

⁠@@GrownUpGamingGUG Hey so I followed the guide but when I had to install the dotnet thing I don’t think it ever worked. I get ngen.exe not found.

[@anastasia-hc5gh]

Hey! I’m thinking of buying a steamdeck, but I’m so worried my mods won’t load. For this method, did you follow all of the steps and have the mods you had previously used downloaded like he did in the video? Did you have to create a new character or did you just run a previously modded character? Thanks! :) @audramueller4107

[@johnpotega6025]

Got it going! Had an issue with the mod manager flickering uncontrollably. After tons of trial and error, I was able to stop the flickering just by minimizing and then restoring its window. Thanks for the great guide!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Thanks for the Super Thanks! Gives me a reason to keep going! :)

[@caitlinhumphrey870]

It would have taken me forever if at all to figure this out reading a guide. Thank you! I just got my Steamdeck yesterday after playing the PS5 version since release and I’ve been so jealous of people’s modded Tavs so I’m excited for a modded play through. Even the non cosmetic mods look fun. Thanks again!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Glad I could help!

[@sneakysnake908]

Of course man. Always supporting the channel!❤

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Hey, the SneakySnake, thanks again for your support! :)

[@roadworkaheadIsurehopeitdoes]

I am the most tech illiterate person and I still managed to make it work. Thank you so much!!! This is a phenomenal guide, and thank you for answering everyone’s questions in the comments!❤

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

I'm happy this guide helped and thank you for the Super Thanks and comment! 😁

[@roadworkaheadIsurehopeitdoes]

@@GrownUpGamingGUGhello i hate that this has happened but it stopped working :(( I downloaded the exact same mods u did in the video, and when I tested them they worked perfectly! So I went back to desktop mode to add more mods, but whenever I go to open mod manager it just… doesn’t. I click play, the button changes to stop for a few seconds, and then nothing happens and it reverts back. I have no idea what’s causing it and I’ve already uninstalled and installed everything from scratch but it remains this way 😭

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@roadworkaheadIsurehopeitdoes so the only thing you did was add more mods? Try removing the mo2 non-steam game and do it all over so it creates a new prefix folder.

[@roadworkaheadIsurehopeitdoes]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG I didn’t even add the mods. I just went back into desktop mode to try to open the mod manager to attempt to to do the whole process again and it just doesn’t want to open.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@roadworkaheadIsurehopeitdoes not sure, it's still working for me. Maybe try removing it in lutris and delete the files/folders and start from scratch.

[@Heypopsicle]

This worked for me, after days of tearing my hair out over it I found this video! Thank you SO MUCH! For those having trouble installing 4.7.2, try clicking the WINE option on the left panel and installing the wine wine-ge-8-26 version as it didn't come up for me when I was first installing the mod manager onto lutris (as the OP recommended in the comments). Only had system default appear at first.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Good job 👍

[@burtiebees]

thank you thank you thank you!! This was my exact issue and I didn't know what to do. I am SO out of my depth with Linux. Commenters like you who reply with the solutions to the issues they encountered are literal angels 😇

[@delecti]

Not sure why, but I had to do it a few times for it to actually work. I tried once on Wine 9 (which was the default) but it only installed 4.0. Then after seeing this I tried again with Wine 8.26, and then I did it *again* on 8.26, and it finally installed 4.7.2 (and also 4.5, 4.6, 4.6.1, and 4.6.2).

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@delecti I think it's because you already created a prefix with system 9.0 and that didn't work and you just replaced it by changing to wine-ge-8-26 and that doesn't work. Finally you just deleted everything to start again with wine-ge-8-26 fresh and that worked.

[@hannahboucher8361]

​@delecti I'm trying to do your fix but the only wine options I see are System 9.0 Ge-proton Proton- experimental Proton 9.0 beta I just don't get all the other options

[@tonedeafparrot]

tutorial is fantastic and youre in the comments helping people out. thank you so much for this i've modded mine, my mom's, and my bf's using this tut

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

So cool you got it working for so many people 😉 thanks for supporting 👍

[@radelert_007]

Tip for anyone who is having trouble with the Mod Manager being stuck on "Loading Profiles" after first launch. What fixed it for me was going into the Local/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3/PlayerProfiles folder and deleting the file modsettings.lsx then trying to start the application again. Worked fine.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@taylorbowman1854]

How do you get to the local then Larian studios folder?

[@Foofoothegoon]

I love that, even after posting this incredibly helpful video five months, you're also still replying to people and helping them when they get stuck. I'm gonna try my best to get this working over the weekend. You're doing god's work.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

I try to help if I can. It's hard when some people just write it doesn't work though 😂 if someone is reading this and needs help, give me something to work with, like what steps you did and what's the error/issue and I'll try to help. Good luck and happy gaming 🎉

[@SuenosPerdidos]

Thank you soooo much! I never thought I’d be able to play BG3 on my steam deck with mods but this worked amazingly!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

You're welcome 🤗 Happy Gaming 😄

[@Swaytekk]

This looks so much easier than installing vortex. You really are great at giving instructions, thank you so much

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Glad you think so! Thanks for commenting! :)

[@jase276]

All you need to do to install Vortex is to add it as a non-steam game, slap it in proton experimental, and you're done. That being said, using Lutris to install/run Mod Managers blew my mind...

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@jase276 getting vortex to manage this steam game is a little more complicated. Non-steam version of this game is easy to mod with vortex. I have a video of it using vortex.

[@Swaytekk]

@@jase276 I honestly prefer by mod manager.

[@davidd2273]

Thanks for the video! I'm not running into the issue I was having with Vortex with this method. Thanks again!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Glad it worked! Happy gaming!

[@Debauchery_Tea]

I followed a few guides online. but nothing helps more than seeing it visually. Thank you so much!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Glad it helped! 😁

[@untitled_spookykid]

Huge kudos to you for making this video! Got an OLED deck a little while ago and have been really wanting to play BG3 on it but also didn’t wanna miss out on my mods. Following you along was so easy! Installed the script extender on top of it and managed to get all my favorite mods working like a charm. So ty!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

That's excellent 👍

[@sad_girls_gaming]

In wine version @5:46 I only have two options: system or proton. It defaults to system. I have no idea if this is an issue or not.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

You can download other versions by clicking manage versions next to wine on the left side of lutris.

[@sad_girls_gaming]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG thank you for the reply, I wasn't expecting anyone to actually reply. I really appreciate it!

[@kaleenasanders6159]

So I went to get the wine version in lutris but when I clicked to get the ge 8 25, there is only ge 8 26. I'm not sure how to get the other version. Can someone help advise me? Just heads up, I'm like BRAND new to modding so bear with me pls 😂❤️

[@user-jg5xo7bd9c]

You're incredible! For anyone modding on an SD card, if you're having trouble finding where to find where your game is installed, an easy method is to go to Steam, right click on BG3 > manage > browse local files. Otherwise everything is exactly the same as above!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Thanks for the tip! ☺️

[@user-jg5xo7bd9c]

Thanks for your hard work on the video!

[@isabellas6925]

Can you elaborate on this? I don’t see the manage option

[@Reperanger7]

the precision of this guide is the best i have seen online. i couldn't find anything till i found your video. without this guide i would have given up. Thank you

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

You're welcome 😁 thanks for the comment!

[@ersatzpostkastenkatze9346]

Oh. My. God. I've literally spend the whole weekend trying to make this work and I was going crazy, ready to give up. Now it's finally working, your tutorial was truly amazing and easy to follow and I can't wait to play with my favourite mods again. Thank you SO MUCH! ❤

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Glad I could help! 😃

[@Killtec]

i saw someone else getting vortex and linked the installer in steam and startet that, then moved the bg3 game into the prefix folder in the installed vortex, fixed both paths of game and vortex to the vortex environment and managed his mods this way, by moving and changing bg3 to the vortex prefix folder, he could normally start the game bg3 from steam.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

that sounds great! thanks for sharing! :)

[@MaxMcWitz]

Anyone else having trouble with the wine tricks part? I follow the instructions, but it will only finish the dotnet40 package.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Are you using wine-ge-8-26? If you don't have it, left hand side of lutris there's a wine tab, click manage versions to get it.

[@heath1383]

​@GrownUpGamingGUG how do you do that because I can't figure it out. I have tried multiple times to find that version I only have 9.0 showing

[@HeroicAge616]

@@heath1383on the left side of the screen there’s a seperate button you have to click on for it.

[@legitkenough]

Like others, I too have spent many many hours trying to get this to work properly and was finally about to give up and accept that I just wasn't going to have mods in my game. Thank you for finally providing an easy to follow tutorial that actually provides results!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

i'm glad this helped you out!

[@Purin1023]

Thank you for the video. I got kind of scared because nearly every reply on that steam community guide said it either doesn't work or is so complicated that everyone was screwing it up. You made it seem pretty straightforward so I'll give it a shot

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

I hope you get it. Although I also think it's pretty straightforward when I followed a written guide who I credited in this video, some people still can't get it.

[@Purin1023]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG Thanks! I've mostly got it working, but I'm struggling with the script extender. I know that wasn't covered in the video, but did you end up messing around with that?

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g56be5ZqhbqUkNE I mastered it

[@Purin1023]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG Awesome! Thank you

[@dragonord1488]

Dude, you're just amazing! Thank you very much!! Separately, thanks for the detailed explanation on all points, it helps a LOT!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

You're very welcome! 😁

[@vergilvonkarma]

oh. my. god. THANK YOU i was losing my mind trying to figure this out and interpret guides since i have bg3 installed on sd card this video was so clear and helpful, made me realize my big issues were actually pretty small ones that i was overthinking 😅

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Glad I could help! Thanks for leaving a comment 🙂

[@NKenzie2012]

Help. I did everything up through step 8 and when I go to open the Mod manager on Lutris, I press play and it acts like it is going to start and then nothing happens, and then the play button appears again. Then the cycle just repeats every time I try to click play. What did I do wrong?

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

I've had that happen before. Try again from scratch. Don't try to launch the mod manager before .net is installed.

[@chyntakid]

managed to get all mods working. even for those that was once red exclamation mark. u will need to put in the "link" of "your locally installed bg3 folder" into the "fpx folder which is created by winefix folder". In the bg3 mod manager settings -> open preferences, put in the links from the "fpx folder which is created by winefix folder" in to "Game Data Path" and "Game Executable path" should work for all now.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@techtoysgaming]

After spending so many hours trying in vain to mod my SD for BG3, I came across your video followed it to the T and IT WORKED! Thanks for saving many hours of my saved game

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Glad it helped you out! 😀

[@techtoysgaming]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG After I save from my SD and load the file from my PC, i get an error "we were unable to create a working story" and after saving on my PC, loading it crashes my game. Any ideas how to resolve it?

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@techtoysgaming sorry I don't understand what you're doing. Transferring saves from pc and steam deck?

[@techtoysgaming]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG Yeah I'm trying to save on my SD then play on my PC from that save. However its giving an error then crashing my PC when launching the save file

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@techtoysgaming I'm not sure why you got error but my guess is your mods messed up your save file?

[@LaBarata12]

Hey, I’m having trouble on step 7- I can’t get it to properly install 4.7.2. Do you have any advice?

[@LaBarata12]

Ok So- For step 7, I had to 1. make sure that wine ge 26 was the runtime and I had to install both 4.7.2 AND 7.0 and then it worked!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Good job 👍

[@_bby.luna_69]

This worked for me too!!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@_bby.luna_69 excellent 👍

[@mikehale8099]

Finally got myself a deck and this was the 1st game i bought. You my friend are amazing for this great and clear tutorial. Thank you

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Enjoy the steam deck 😉

[@maxrobertson2834]

Im stuck at the winetricks part. It won’t open. I am not sure how to get it to open…

[@wadewilson6628]

Same here. Spent 2 hours trying to figure it out, but still nothing. I hate modding.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Have you tried wine-ge-8-26?

[@whc1994422]

Same here with using wine-ge-8-26. Tried to restart the deck, delete all the folder and reinstall Lutris. Still no luck.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@whc1994422 did you use wine-ge-8-26 from the get go? Or did you try to launch winetricks and it didn't work so you change it back to wine-ge-8-26? Delete the whole prefix folder and try it fresh with wine-ge-8-26.

[@aletta4497]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG Yes, used to begin with since it was the default. Clicking winetricks creates the folders, select default wine prefix, then the next pop up doesnt show up and keeps popping up with the wineprefix one.

[@paloma7778]

i tried it so many times but whenever i wanted to download the Net 4.7.2, it never finished loading, also the loading process in the konsole window is always so diffrent from yours and way slower and it never seems to go anywhere i have waited for hours

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@paloma7778 left hand side of lutris there's a wine tab, click manage versions to get wine-ge-8-26.

[@Rysk999]

Great video, your instructions are clear and concise. My problem is I’m not seeing the same Wine Version options you are. I set the runner as Wine, do the same executable as you, same Wine Prefix. Then under Runner options you have a bunch of different ones, but I only have four- System (8.0.2) (default), Proton Hotfix, Proton - Experimental, and Proton 8.0. I tried the system default one but in the end DotNet472 did NOT install, but two other ones did (dotnet40 and 45, I think but need to double check) I’m redoing it now, using Proton 8.0 as the runner instead so hopefully that works, but this really isn’t something I’m familiar with so if you have any advice/other ideas as to what to try I’d appreciate it! Also I copy/pasted the command from your Description into Konsole, but it doesn’t “run” like yours does in the video. Mine just says a bunch of info at once “Display a tree of processes” etc but never seems to move, not like yours did. Not sure if that’s related. Any ideas or advice is appreciated!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Left hand side of lutris there's a wine tab, click manage versions to download and install other wine versions.

[@Rysk999]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG thanks! Sorry, had to run out of the house for a bit there. I should have mentioned I had already seen you say that to another commenter so I tried that too but it still didn’t work for me, just showed the exact same four options. Instead I changed it to Proton 8.0 just to give it a try and that ended up working! I tested out the Horns mod like you did and it showed up as an option for a human character, so I think I’m good!! Thanks again for an awesome video!!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@Rysk999 that's great 👍

[@gurlcock]

had the same issue and when i applied proton 8.0 to try instead the prefix folder cleared and now i cannot click on winetricks without lutris just freezing

[@N3rdDak]

AWESOME VID. Thanks. This was such a huge help for my cosmetics mod. I wanted to be able to play on the go, but didn't want to break my game saves. Also - LOVED the cooking content, hoping for more soon!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Thanks 👍 😊

[@jobexe9317]

Woaaawww !!! Got a bit stuck with step 7 but i read the comments and your answers and everything worked out perfectly 👍👍👍👍

[@jobexe9317]

THANK YOU !

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@jobexe9317 good job 👍 thanks for reading the comments ☺️

[@mouseno4]

I've gone through this process countless times and have always ended up getting blocked by some random issue or problem. following this guide has been no exception. This time, the Mod Manager now refuses to load from Lutris. No surprise there. And I followed this guide to-the-letter.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Sorry to hear that. What runner option are you using on lutris?

[@chrisreyes6567]

I finally got it to install by downloading 4.8 and 4.7.2, now the problem is bg3 mod manager wont open, anyone have aa fix?

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Maybe try doing it fresh. Maybe something went wrong along the way.

[@muffinwar1959]

Were you able to solve this?

[@scruffboii4483]

did you fix it?

[@HeroicAge616]

Same issue for me unfortunately. Goes to a black screen. Installing other versions doesn’t help

[@gensuta]

Loved this video but I have a quick question in case you might have nay insight into this Q_Q Every single mod I try to download gives me the "Failed to load the main menu from the current game mod [Mod Title]" error and it's been super frustrating to deal with! Maybe it's an issue because of the new update but if you have any pointers please let me know. Thx!!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Have you tried the mods I showed in the video?

[@gensuta]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG I'm pretty sure I responded last night before going to bed but now I don't see that comment I left 😅 Either way, I did try the mods in the video and realized it's a Patch 7 problem. It seems like mods updated after Feb 2024 work and ones that haven't been updated for the patch don't. It is what it is, but thanks for such a quick response!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Well yes, that happens, when a game gets updated, some mods break and you need to wait for the mods to get updated to support the game version.

[@BIEGYOSHII]

Hello! I got a question real quick, I have watched some of your videos and I'm going to mod BG3 on my deck. I have it on steam, but I have it on my SD card. I watched the video you made about modding games that are installed on the SD card, but given that I'm going to mod BG3 and you made a video for that (using the steam version), I am going to follow this guide. At what point would I need to do somrthing different for installing the mods on the SD card or would you just reccomend following the video with modding games on an SD card? Thank you!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Follow this guide, if it's on SD card, the only difference is the game folder location. Good luck!

[@darkstarrydia]

Were you able to get it to work on the sd card?

[@Nickvk4]

It worked! I couldn't have managed it without your excellent video. Thank you so much for the detailed explainer!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Great! Thanks for the comment! Appreciate it!

[@Raknell24]

Does anyone know how to install the Script Extender mod?? I tried it with bg3 mod manager / tools, but it doesn't work :(

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

I'll try, no promises.

[@averydor9362]

Yes!! There's a reddit post I found (I can't link it for some reason) called Baldur's Gate 3 Mod Manager + Script Extender on Steam Deck that worked for me!

[@bossj4]

​@@averydor9362🙏🏿🙏🏿thanks

[@TikalAeon]

the ONLY tutorial that was to the point and worked thank you so much i have all my mods that i had on my computer on my steam deck now 🎉

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Glad I could help! Thanks for commenting ☺️

[@thechubbycynic]

Do all of these steps still work if your game is downloaded to an sd card and not thr main deck? Or do i have to reconfigure a few things, also dot472 won't download saying it needs a 32 bit version even when I turn my PFX folder into a 32 bit one

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

If you're game is on the SD card, the only difference is the game folder location. Are you using the same wine version as me as I don't get that message when installing .net 4.7.2.

[@thechubbycynic]

​@@GrownUpGamingGUG never mind I got the mod manager up and running, but Im having trouble with downloading mods to it, alot of the ones I try to download onto it don't show up in inactive mods, just the overrides

[@chaoticgay5747]

Dude you’re a saint! Thanks for the easy directions.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Glad to help :)

[@aV-oi6gt]

Your videos are infinitely more helpful than any guide, thank you!! I am wondering if you’d possibly be able to explain how to install Norbyte’s script extender in the mod manager, it doesn’t seem to register for me despite moving it to the bin folder 😭

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

I'll try, no promises.

[@daixf1]

@@GrownUpGamingGUGyes do u know how ??

[@daixf1]

Howww?!

[@GRACIELA__]

Really great video and easy to follow. I can play modded Bg3 on my steam deck now, thank you!!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Thanks for the comment and support 😁

[@HeroicAge616]

Wonderful video but I think it may now be broken. I’ve reinstalled it twice, gets a black screen or a crash everytime I first launch the Mod Manager. I’ve done everything in the correct order, installed Wine and even installed different nets. Maybe Update 7 broke it somehow.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Patch 7 works, been tested by myself and a few other viewers. What wine version are you using?

[@HeroicAge616]

@ thanks for the response. I’m using 8-26 and it’s fully plugged in as the default going into a fresh install, so I don’t think I’m repeating any of the other commenters mistakes.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@HeroicAge616 are you sure .net framework 4.7.2 installed all the way? Double check with protontricks that it's installed correctly.

[@HeroicAge616]

@ incredible! It started working randomly on my third fresh install. I don’t even know what I did wrong! Sometimes computers are like magic to me. Thank you very much for commenting to help.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@HeroicAge616 at least you got it finally 😁

[@horriblekittens]

Do you have any suggestions for "Profile" and "Mod Order" selections in the upper left of BG3MM being blank? I also cannot export order to game, and I believe it's not saving my mod order. Everything else is working perfectly, I've triple checked the file paths and redone installation to make sure it was done right. It's acting as if the file path is incorrect but the files are definitely there.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Did the mod I showed in the video work? If not, maybe the setup is not correct.

[@horriblekittens]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG it did not, everything else works perfectly but it’s not saving the mod order. Can you recommend anything else to try? I’ve redone the process several times and everything else works perfectly.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

i think you missed something. maybe try again?

[@TheMaverick166]

God man why is nobody questioning his sleep schedule? He’s recording this at 1:20 AM

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Thanks for caring ☺️

[@snowtiger_021]

Where did you get all those Wine versions in runner options at 5:36? I only have System (9.0), GE-Proton, Proton (9.0) and Proton - Experimental. The Proton doesn't like 32bit and the system will not start.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Left hand side of lutris there's a wine tab, click manage versions.

[@snowtiger_021]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG thanks now it works 😁

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@snowtiger_021 great 👍

[@ambergray2998]

It worked, thank you so much for making this video!!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Glad it worked! Happy gaming!

[@Cyandraaa]

This video combined with the comments have finallyyyyyy helped me get this dang game modded 😅

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Good job 👍

[@emilymark8655]

When I try to run winetricks, the prefix folder is generated but the window never pops up for me to choose “select a default wineprefix”. I tried with the 2 most recent versions of wine ge but get stuck at the same place. This is my first time using Lutris so not sure if I’m missing something.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Have you tried changing wine version in runner options?

[@emilymark8655]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG in the “manage wine versions”, there were only 2 wine ge versions available to download, 26 and 27. I tried both of those in the runner options and it didn’t progress past the part I’m getting stuck on.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

For you I just tried to run bg3 mod manager with runner option set to wine-ge-8-26-x86_64 and it still works the same. If you really need to use the other version you can also install it with protonup-qt.

[@emilymark8655]

@@GrownUpGamingGUGthank you for checking the other runner version for me. Since it was working for you, I ended up reinstalling Lutris and starting over to see if it would help. Not sure what changed but I got past the spot that I was stuck at and am now waiting for net 4.7.2 to finish downloading. Hopefully the rest of the steps go smoothly but I really appreciate you taking the time to reply and help me!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@emilymark8655 good luck 🤞

[@possitivelyinsane]

Thank you for the video! It works!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Thanks for watching and commenting 😁

[@cayleighdenee]

Can someone please help me? I’m on step 9 and no matter what I do I cannot get BG3 Mod Manager to play, when I click play it starts loading and then just disappears. I even tried starting over from the beginning to make sure I did everything right and it still won’t open and play.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Are you using the same wine version as the video?

[@multi_madness9613]

Got all the way to step eight, and then the larian Studios folder disappeared when it was there before is there anyway to make it come back? 10:13

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

It disappeared? Must of done something?

[@rhia-2251]

I just ran into the same issue!

[@rhia-2251]

I reloaded a save file from bg3 and redid the earlier steps to pull up the larian file in another tab. I hope that helps? I'm also trying to get this to work but this tutorial is definitely the best so far!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Good luck 🤞

[@barbaimbaraboom5233]

Same for me

[@aigledemasyaf]

THANK YOU!!!! This worked perfectly! 😊

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Thanks for the comment 🙂

[@yungnaa]

I’m stuck at Step 9. BG3 Mod Manager isn’t launching/ playing. I clicked play and it doesn’t load up at all. Any suggestions? Help! 😢

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Maybe start again fresh 💪

[@muffinwar1959]

Were you able to solve this?

[@yungnaa]

@@muffinwar1959 no I wasn’t 🙁 could you help or have any suggestions?

[@PhuTheHedge]

same problem here, i can install dotnet476 now but then at step 9 my BG3MM not run. i got the "Exit with return code 13568" in log.

[@muffinwar1959]

@@yungnaa I ended up re-doing all the steps and it opened up. I originally had my mod manager in an extra folder so I made sure to remove any extra folders and that it was just like the video (I’m not sure if that was the reason why it didn’t open tho)

[@lilliana1605]

Hey I’ve used this tutorial before and it worked perfectly fine. Since patch 7 I had to scrap and reinstall everything. Ive gotten to step to step 9 and set the paths but my mod manager has few lines of error about saving keybinings? When I try to import any mods I get a green box that says no pak found. I’ve tried multiple mods with no success. Any advice.

[@lilliana1605]

I’ve also searched on GitHub for a solution. Any idea what this means? Possible solution to "no .pak found". The command to create the link creates a broken link for me, if I use it as written (using my folder structure). The change I needed to make functioning link was to remove the quotation marks and "escape" the space in "Larian Studios" with \ Linux doesn't like spaces in folder/file names. It would look like this then: ln -s /home/deck/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/1086940/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/Larian\ Studios/ /home/deck/mods/BG3/wine_pfx/drive_c/users/deck/AppData/Local/Larian\ Studios You may need to mess around with it on your side, I've done terrible job at explaining it, but the broken link seems to be the core issue for me.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Double check .net framework 4.7.2 is installed correctly.

[@lilliana1605]

@@GrownUpGamingGUGyep you were right it didn’t download. But now that it’s installed correctly my mods aren’t showing up in my bg3 mod manger. The paks are reading but I can’t see them unless I launch bg3 through mod manager.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

I didn't need to load the game with bg3mm. Didn't know that was a thing.

[@deviwaazaa]

Tried this and once I get to the part of installing dotnet 7.2 it never works. I followed your instructions to the letter. I've even gone through the comments to troubleshoot and installed wine-ge-26 amd set it as the runner as you and others have recommended. Every time it only installs 4.0 and then the process in the konsole just stops showing and I have no idea what's going on. I give up, I hate steamos so much why can't things just WORK, every time I try to mod anything I have to waste hours scouring for solutions and coming up with nothing. I'll just stick to playing modded games on pc, where things just work first try, I guess. How depressing.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@deviwaazaa sorry to hear that. I suggest starting the process fresh. Maybe because you didn't start installing .net framework 4.7.2 on wine-ge-8-26 that might have messed up the prefix already so this time select wine-ge-8-26 from the start before installing .net framework 4.7.2.

[@barbaimbaraboom5233]

I am having the same problem and dont know why when i followed this guide to a T 4 months ago and it worked like magic. They must have updated something..can you make a video on it please?

[@annabelburkhart4633]

I've had a problem where I had to reinstall everything, when this tutorial worked for me before. Now it says no .pak file found. Any solutions?

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

What mod are you trying? Did you read the instructions on the mod page?

[@stevencollareno2185]

I followed everything in the video but BG3 mod manager wont start. Any tips on what I should do I did also end up downloading version 4.8 so maybe that's the problem. When I try to have the mod manager play, it looks like its loading and then nothing ever comes up but I'm given the option to hit the play button again

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

You need .net framework 4.7.2.

[@stevencollareno2185]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG thank you, I have 4.7.2 downloaded also but I included 4.8. should I try and get rid of 4.8?

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@stevencollareno2185 if it works you don't need to remove 4.8. just leave it there.

[@stevencollareno2185]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG I'll have to work on uninstalling it then because it doesn't work

[@muffinwar1959]

Were you able to solve this?

[@brambenzekry546]

love this video, so easy to follow along with and now i can mod bg3 on my steam deck. thank you

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Thanks for watching and your comment! ☺️

[@jobslirgo4127]

Thanks for the Tutorial, very detailed, it helped me

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Glad it helped! ☺️

[@healthgrips]

thank you so much for this tutorial--everything about it is perfect and even with my 0 knowledge of modding or coding at all I was able to get this to work. your instructions are perfect, thank you thank you!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

I'm glad it went well! Happy Gaming!

[@Dalennau]

If I try to JUST install .NET 7.0 like some mention in the comments of the Steam Community guide, then the program will run, but it starts with a huge error message ("Error saving keybindings at [directory path to keybindings.json in BG3MM's Data folder]: System .IO .IOException: (32) Sharing violation...." and it goes on longer, but it seems like part of the message cuts off; would have to upload the photo I took of it). It also won't recognize ANY .pak files when I try to install my mods (and I've tried pretty much every one I've downloaded), nor will it install the Script Extender from the program menu. If I try to install BOTH .NET 7.0 and .NET 4.7.2 (assuming they both actually install correctly because I've had problems with that, too), then when I try to start BG3MM, it just won't run. In the logs, I'm getting the message "bad EXE format" and error code 256. I've tried replacing the BG3MM executable and configuration files, tried un- and re-installing the Prefix folder contents, tried un and re-installing BG3MM from Lutris, and tried un- and re-installing Lutris and purging the related files for it after each un-install. Still running into the same issues and I'm about at my wit's end. For what it may be worth, I'm running updates from the Beta Preview channel for my Deck, and I HAVE set a sudo password for Linux, though I haven't had anything pop up indicating that my password was required for anything. Also have my game and BG3MM on my SD card (yes, I've verified I'm using the correct paths and that the Larian folder on my main drive is properly linked). I JUST saw the comments here about downloading other Wine versions on Lutris and I'll give that a try next. Mine only had the one option of 9.0 to select. I'm going to venture I may need to reinstall my Prefix folder, if not completely reinstall Lutris from scratch to get this to possibly work. Again.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

yes go get wine-ge and try again.

[@Dalennau]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG That did the trick, it looks like. Program starts, no error message, I can install mods at least individually now. Still working out Script Extender and having trouble importing a mod archive from my other computer, but this is a lot better than what I was dealing with last night. Very glad to have seen these comments about the wine-ge builds.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Happy Gaming 🥳

[@Dreamfyre_]

Hello! I did everything correctly, and set my runner to the Wine-ge-26 x86, and after linking the Larian studio files, when I try to run the BGE mod manager, it won’t open! It will start to run and then immediately stop. Please help 😩🙏🏽

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

You could try another runner option or probably need to start fresh and reinstall everything. Good luck 🍀

[@muffinwar1959]

Were you able to solve this?

[@barbaimbaraboom5233]

Commenting for new viewers: on this step right here 5:47 you actually need to install the wine g-e 25 thing from lutris itself or els this whole process won’t work i think they updated it and the default settings changed. Anyway you can download the wine ge 25 from lutris on the left hand there is a wine tab where you can manage versions and install it. And make SURE NOT to OPEN mod manager before step 9. Hope this helps!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

👍

[@cheerytears]

my game won’t allow me to play with ‘third-party mods’. it shows a yellow symbol with an exclamation mark that requires me to disable them before continuing/starting a new game. is this a bug or can i not use built in mods with mod manager?

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

did you try the mods i showed in the video?

[@monsterdust1176]

For some reason, during step 7, mine won't install the dotnet472, do you know why this would be? I'm on the current version of steam os as of 7/9/24

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@monsterdust1176 left hand side of lutris there's a wine tab, click manage versions to get wine-ge-8-26.

[@monsterdust1176]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG thank you for the reply, it turns out Lutris had a critical error, an update fixed the issue and dotnet472 has installed, thank you 😁

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

glad you fixed it!

[@caleighm5381]

@@monsterdust1176omg I was wondering why my mod manager just stopped working for me, thought I messed up my deck somehow

[@anastasia-hc5gh]

Hey there! Made it to the end. I have all the mods and I import them, but even after I save, my mods won’t save on the mod manager. When I load the game, it says my mods from my computer (same ones I downloaded on steam deck) are disabled and are not on there. When I reload the Mod Manager, I constantly have to redownload them besides saving them numerous times. Any suggestions?

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@anastasia-hc5gh maybe install mods one at a time. Could be conflict between the mods.

[@enrik987]

5:40 i cant find all of these wine versions, all it shows is "Custom (select executable below)" and "System (9.0) (default)" im not sure what i did wrong there

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Left hand side of lutris there's a wine tab, click manage versions.

[@mexkid511]

Can you make a short video on how to fix the forever “loading profiles” when opening the mod manager? I attempted one of the suggestions in the comments but I’m completely lost.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Did you check all the .net framework up to 4.7.2 is installed correctly?

[@mexkid511]

I believe they are, when i attempt to download it, all the “net” files still have check marks on them. I had this whole thing working perfectly before the latest patch.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

another viewer commented this works for patch 7 and the mods his using all work fine.

[@linda6668]

Asking for help: I followed every step, Mods worked fine. After the latest Steam Deck Update when I’m trying to open the BG3 Mod Manager via Lutris, it’s not loading. Mods in the game are working, but I can’t open BG3 MM! Can someone please tell me what to do? Thx a lot 🖤

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

I'm on steamos 3.5.19. what are you on now?

[@linda6668]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG Same! I thought about re-installing Lutris, BG3MM, ...? Thank you for your fast response!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@linda6668 I think doing it from scratch is what I would do.

[@linda6668]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG Alright, I will do that! Would you deinstall it first or just install it new? Thx

[@KollinHale28]

Ive followed every step exactly. Got to step 8 and my mod manager wont run. It tries to open and then nothing happens.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

I would try changing the runner options to a different wine or proton version.

[@mochiinekko8]

I followed every step and I can’t get bg3 mm to start up. I hit play and nothing happens

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Some people also have this problem. I'm not sure why but I don't have this issue. I'm using the latest stable steamos 3.5.19. you may also try another proton version.

[@muffinwar1959]

Were you able to solve this?

[@sabrinagidney6066]

This is crazy it’s said steam deck is basically a hand held pc and when you get mods on pc from your steam account shouldn’t it just transfer to your steam deck? Since it’s on your steam account??

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@sabrinagidney6066 pc is generic because there's windows and Linus operating systems and most people understand they are different. Like a phone is generic as it has iOS and android operating systems and they are different too.

[@sabrinagidney6066]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG ahh makes sense

[@autumntucker6313]

I’ve done every step correctly except when I started step 8, I no longer see the second Local folder with the Larian studios file.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Probably got mixed up.

[@rawsama1513]

If you still need help do step 3 and link it from there

[@brittanys1997]

I’m at 10:02 and when I go to local, only one “Local” folder shows up. The one with Larian Studios and all of that isn’t there. Did I mess something up?

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@brittanys1997 are you sure you are in the BG3 prefix folder? You probably got the wrong folder.

[@brittanys1997]

I missed the part in the beginning where you said where to find that folder! Sorry! I’m redoing that step now! Thank you

[@cresitonia6819]

i dont have that wine version to run bg3 mod manager. system 8 is the default and thats my only option

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Left hand side of lutris there's a wine tab, click manage versions to download and install other wine versions.

[@MarcSarno-w9j]

I haven’t even watched this yet, and I’m beyond excited. Judging by the comments, you’ve done god’s work and will give me a 100 more hours of pure glee and happiness! Thank you my friend! Watching now

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

hope it doesn't disappoint then :)

[@ryanharen7525]

I’ve been struggling for a month to get this to work. I’ve finally gotten the mod manager to run but now when I try to load mods it says no .pak files found

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Maybe it's the mod itself. Sometimes need to change the file structure of the mod.

[@isabellas6925]

i’ve played the game once but i can’t get the baldurs gate file to pop up so i can’t find the data

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Prefix folder you mean?

[@isabellas6925]

never mind!! i realized i had to go into the sd card !!

[@isabellas6925]

@ no i couldn’t get the baldurs gate game folder to show in “common” but it’s because i saved the game on my sd card and not the deck itself!!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@isabellas6925 or you can just locate the game on steam and there's a function to locate the game folder 😅

[@DarlEubeDaBlackMario23]

I did everything up to step 8 with the linking but the mod manager doesn’t load. I pressed play but nothing happens

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Maybe your lutris is the issue? Can you launch other games throught lutris?

[@erinmawhinney8017]

This was so easy to understand- thank you so much!! Have you used the mod Party Limit Begone? I want to try that but it requires BG3 Script Extender and I’m not sure how to download that onto the steam deck

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g56be5ZqhbqUkNEigr=GrownUpGaming here's script extender guide for steam deck

[@XelaJN]

Went through the steps. Mod manager worked and then I closed the manager, downloaded a few mods and now the manager won’t open again. Tbh trying to mod games on the steam deck has been turn off from using it over a gaming computer

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

It's Linux, it will be more difficult. Stay in there!

[@Babe-mh5gw]

I had this same issue. I restarted my steam deck a couple times and now it’s opening again through Lutris just fine. I have no clue why. But so far it’s working again. I’ll update my comment if it eventually stops working all together and we need to figure out a new solution 👍

[@redsunflowrs]

Muchas gracias! Es el tutorial más sencillo que he visto hasta ahora y ha ido perfecto 🫶🏼

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

I'm glad it helped! Thanks for the comment ☺️

[@annelyle5474]

Thanks for this amazing guide! I wanted to be able to play my PC campaigns on my new Steam Deck, but the saves were already pretty modded so I would have been stuck without this guide. I do still have the issue with red warnings about Script Extender not being installed even though the game says it's there, but it's a minor niggle given that everything apart from one custom head mod (which thankfully I don't need right now) seems to be working fine.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Glad I could help! 😃

[@Whitefire05]

could you also mention how to get the wine versions? had to figure this out on my own and no where helped me, i needed to find the runner because it wouldnt show the runner i needed and this may save others from the stress of having to figure it out on their own

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

My video isn't perfect. Let me delete it and make a new one.

[@AmerikanNPC]

Was able to get this to work but had to do the steps backwards. I also didn't create a prefix file. I threw everything together and didn't link any folders. Mods work. Created the Lutris file ran the exe then installed dotNet. Tested it out and it seems to be working.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Wow that's amazing 😄

[@vi0let831]

Pls help 😭 a week ago I installed bg3 mod manager with no issues, and was able to use it with the steam version of bg3, but then all of the sudden it stopped working and now it won't let me use it despite reinstalling it multiple times and even resetting my deck to factory settings. It only happened after I installed some mods using the in game mod manager when I already had the third party mods enabled, so I'm not sure if that had something to do with it or not. I've tried reinstalling it multiple times exactly like how I initially installed it going by the directions in the video, but every time I start it up, it is unable to find the data folder, and doesn't let me browse my files to put it in settings. Even if I manually type in the path for the data folder and bg3 exe file, it doesn't work even if I press save settings. I've tried everything and it just doesn't work and doesn't save my load order. My profile settings are blank and it doesn't let me export my load order to the game or even a zip file and the option to export it is greyed out. I've even tried deleting the modsettings.lsx file but even that doesn't work. No matter what I do, I can't get it working like it used to :( Btw I have bg3 installed on my sd card since I have a 64 gb ssd. Also the script extender won't install anymore even when I redownloaded it from GitHub and put it into the bin folder after deleting the one that was already in there. I also can't install script extender with the bg3 mod manager. I've also tried uninstalling bg3 and then reinstalling it multiple times but that also didn't work. Some mods still work if I put them directly into the mods folder inside the bg3 folder which for me is located in /home/deck/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/1086940/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3. But mods that depend on the load order don't work :( Idk what to do 🥲

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Maybe the mods are conflicting? You should add mods one by one to troubleshoot where the problem is.

[@vi0let831]

@@GrownUpGamingGUG I've added just one mod then tried to save the load order but it won't let me, and doesn't load my profiles in the first place :( The profile and mod order drop downs are both blank but the campaign one only says "main". All of the other buttons like "save load order to file" and "export active mods to zip" let me click on them, but the "export order to game" one is greyed out. Whenever I press any of the options that aren't blanked out, they don't do anything :(

[@bvttle]

Finally got this working thank you so much!!!!

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

You're welcome! Thanks for the comment!

[@deancombs4075]

I got to the point of installing 4.72 but the process got interrupted by me losing my wifi signal. I tried to install it again and The konsol command doesnt show me anything other than the instructions of the command. I get the prompts at the beginning you have to click but nothing seems to happen after. I waited well beyond 15 minutes

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

it takes around 15-20 minutes to install .net framework 4.7.2 with good internet connection. use the command prompt in konsole to see the progress else you will panic like i always do as it feels like nothing is going on.

[@jacobito6223]

Now this is s proper tutorial. Too many are ruined by missing a couple little details or assuming people know certain things. This was excellent and worked the first try. You are a gentleman and a scholar. Smoke weed.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Thanks for the nice comment ☺️

[@stevesrequiem]

Under “Runner Options” and “Wine Version” when I try and add Mod Manager to Lutris, it only lists four options for me. I don’t have the one you select. Any ideas for me?

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Get the latest ge-wine. It should work the same.

[@rhia-2251]

All u had listed were proton options 😢 ​@@GrownUpGamingGUG

[@vitoluong7524]

How is the performance hit compare to vanilla Baldur's gate 3 on SD?

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

I think it depends on what mods you install.

[@kamikrazy1]

Am a gamer and a chef so ur channel are up my alley

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Thanks for supporting. I'm just a home cook. No chef.

[@broknpaldn7920]

The process freezes when I’m installing the NET. I follow the guide to the letter, aside from the fact that on runner, it only populates “Default 9”. eventually the konsole clears of all information, and nothing happens. I’ve left it running for well over an hour, no change.

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

Left hand side of lutris there's a wine tab click manage versions to get wine-ge.

[@caleighm5381]

It seems that there’s a new bug with hotfix 16, is there any way to install a script extender instead of mod fixer? People say that’s what fixes the bugs

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

someone said in the comments you just put script extender in the bin folder.

[@solnari6945]

Is it possible to make Frosty Mod Manager work for Andromeda and Frosty Editor work for Veilguard in a similar way?

[@GrownUpGamingGUG]

@@solnari6945 I haven't tried that game

[@solnari6945]

@@GrownUpGamingGUGOk. Have you thought about checking if mods for Veilguard will work?