Can't figure out modding on Linux Mint

Forum rules
Contrary to popular belief, we are not all-knowing-all-seeing magical beings!

If you want help you're going to have to provide lots of info. Like what is your hardware, what is your operating system, what version of GZDoom/LZDoom/whatever you're using, what mods you're loading, how you're loading it, what you've already tried for fixing the problem, and anything else that is even remotely relevant to the problem.

We can't magically figure out what it is if you're going to be vague, and if we feel like you're just wasting our time with guessing games we will act like that's what you're really doing and won't help you.

Post a reply

Smilies
:D :) :( :o :shock: :? 8-) :lol: :x :P :oops: :cry: :evil: :twisted: :roll: :wink: :geek: :ugeek: :!: :?: :idea: :arrow: :| :mrgreen: :3: :wub: >:( :blergh:
View more smilies

BBCode is OFF
Smilies are ON

Topic review
   

Expand view Topic review: Can't figure out modding on Linux Mint

Re: Can't figure out modding on Linux Mint

by Blzut3 » Thu Jun 20, 2024 7:18 pm

Ok I think I misunderstood the first post, by not being able to access the menu did you mean the in game menu accessed by pressing the escape key?

Re: Can't figure out modding on Linux Mint

by circuitsystem » Thu Jun 20, 2024 9:40 am

axredneck wrote:
> I use https://github.com/Youda008/DoomRunner for such purposes.

i cannot seem to get doomrunner working at all. i downloaded the flatpak, there was no initial setup like the github says, i cant choose any wads, i cant choose the file path for where gzdoom is

Re: Can't figure out modding on Linux Mint

by circuitsystem » Thu Jun 20, 2024 9:26 am

Blzut3 wrote:
> If Hexen is always being auto started, make sure you have "Show IWAD
> selection dialog" set to on in the miscellaneous options menu.
>
> You didn't specify which method you used to install gzdoom, but if running
> the gzdoom command from the terminal works: You can always load mods just
> like how it worked in the vanilla. (For completeness I'll note that for
> GZDoom the "-file" part can usually be left out.)
> [code]gzdoom -file modfile1.pk3 modfile2.pk3[/code]
>
> With most terminals you can just drag and drop the pk3 files onto the
> terminal to have it automatically type the correct path. So you would just
> type gzdoom, space, then drag and drop.
>
> Right click and "open with" may work depending on your file
> manager, but behavior with multiple mods can be hit/miss since load order
> is unspecified so using a launcher or doing it manually from the terminal
> is recommended in this case.

so, doing gzdoom -file modfile1.pk3 modfile2.pk3 does indeed work but i find that quite....a hassle? for something that should be quite simple. and i cant "show iwad selection dialogue" in the options menu because i cant access the options menu. the method of installation i did was downloading and installing the .deb file on the main downloads page

Re: Can't figure out modding on Linux Mint

by Blzut3 » Wed Jun 19, 2024 7:58 pm

If Hexen is always being auto started, make sure you have "Show IWAD selection dialog" set to on in the miscellaneous options menu.

You didn't specify which method you used to install gzdoom, but if running the gzdoom command from the terminal works: You can always load mods just like how it worked in the vanilla. (For completeness I'll note that for GZDoom the "-file" part can usually be left out.)

Code: Select all

gzdoom -file modfile1.pk3 modfile2.pk3
With most terminals you can just drag and drop the pk3 files onto the terminal to have it automatically type the correct path. So you would just type gzdoom, space, then drag and drop.

Right click and "open with" may work depending on your file manager, but behavior with multiple mods can be hit/miss since load order is unspecified so using a launcher or doing it manually from the terminal is recommended in this case.

Re: Can't figure out modding on Linux Mint

by axredneck » Wed Jun 19, 2024 2:54 pm

Can't figure out modding on Linux Mint

by circuitsystem » Wed Jun 19, 2024 9:35 am

Hey im new to linux, im still figuring out some gaming things. I have my Hexen .wad and "Hexen Neuro x4 Textures", "nash's gore", and "weapon refinement". all of them .pk3's. i cant figure out how to install them, and cant figure out how to bring up the gzdoom menu when double clicking the app because it always auto-loads hexen

sorry if this is an obvious question im very new, thank you

Top