[Guide] How To Enable Mods On Linux

[McCoy!]

Manually download all mods
Rename all .pack files to lowercase as linux is case sensitive (ex: Radious_Mod.pack to radious_mod.pack)
Place .pack files in Attila data folder (/home/username/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Total War Attila/data)
Right click on .pack files and make sure ownership matches vanilla files
Also make sure "is executable" box is checked (also found done by right clicking in properties)
open /home/username/.Creative Assembly/Scripts/preferences.script.txt file
Here you include your mod at the bottom of the file
mod sharp_mod_v2.4.pack;
^^ Type "mod" then your modpack and add the semicolon at the end ;

Almost done! This file (preferences.script.txt) overwrites when you exit the game. This means you need to add your mods to this file every time you want to play Attila OR you can prevent this file from overwriting using a few different methods

Please note by preventing this file from overwriting your settings will no longer be saved! You manually tweak your settings by using this file (Your linux users after all so this shouldn't be too hard) or you will have to reverse the following instructions and reload the game.

First Method is right clicking preferences.script.txt file and setting it to read only (very simple)
Second Method is to open preferences.script.txt file and find this line at the top of the file
write_preferences_at_exit true; # write_preferences_at_exit <bool>, Write preferences at exit #
Now make the following change
write_preferences_at_exit false; # write_preferences_at_exit <bool>, Write preferences at exit #
^^This is pretty self explanatory

Done now your mod(s) will load everytime you start the game
You just need to ensure all the mods you have enabled are compatible

As a side note if you want to place all the mods you have in this file so you don't forget what you have this is possible
For example sharps mod and radious mod are incompatible but you want to play radious and not sharp this is how you would write it
mod radious_mod.pack
# mod sharp_mod.pack #
^^Just use hashtags to ensure the line is not read
I know some of this will be very obvious for some but I want to include everything in this guide to avoid any questions

Enjoy playing your favorite mods!
McCoy!

[McCoy!]

If you are having problems following directions they might be a little more clear in the following LINK[forums.totalwar.com]

[McCoy!]

If you subscribe to a workshop mod you can find the .pack file in the following location
/home/username/.local/share/Steam/userdata

It may be a bit hidden so heres an example of what to look for:
/home/username/.steam/steam/userdata/83652630/ugc/referenced/391050074847911743/mods/mod_diplomacy_char_to_vanilla.pack

Hopefully I saved you an hour or two of searching lol
Oh and if you don't find your subscribed mod in this area please note that sometimes the mod won't download until you start the game. So start the game, exit then try looking again

Enjoy

[Fred]

to keep a better track of the mods I made a "mods" directory in data and I create a symbolic link to it:

cd ~/.steam/steam/SteamApps/common/Total War Attila/data
ln -s mods/*.pack .


Found also that trick on the web:
Don't insert mods on preferences.script.txt but in user.script.txt file in the same directory, it works just the same and you don't need to change the write_preferences_at_exit value any more.

For first generation I just did the the following command:
~/.steam/steam/SteamApps/common/Total War Attila/data $ ls |awk '{print "mod "$0";"}' > ~/.Creative\ Assembly/Attila/scripts/user.script.txt

Anyway, I still have the same problem, none of the mods I get on steam are working (game won't start),while the mods I download from direct link are working.
I even tried to download from this link but it stay the same:
http://steamworkshopdownloader.com/

Does any one as a list of working mods on linux or an alternative download link?