Steamdeck fallout 4 modding

[🐾ZeTruth🐾]

Does steamdeck support fallout 4 mods from websites? ex:nexusmods, etc.

[Genghis Pawn]

edit: yeah the answer below mine is way better than mine, read that.

I haven't tried it, but
"Out of the box," Steamdeck runs SteamOS = Linux, so to run the core game it relies on Proton. I've got no idea if 3rd party mods will work with that. I bet a lot of them could well have issues trying to work through the compatibility layer. Not even sure how you would install some of the mods if you haven't got windows installed.

That said, steamdeck is just a handheld PC, so if you want to change the OS to windows, you could do that. And then I imagine mods would work as well as they do on any pc, with all the usual caveats.

[kdodds]

I'm currently running a mildly modded FO4 on my Deck. I am using the in-game modding, though I would not recommend this unless you've modded the game before and have experience with the mods you're using and none of them need patches that are not available.

That said, I've looked into it and, right now, it's not worth even bothering using mod managers on the Deck itself. Why? Because it goes about 50/50. Some people say they can get Vortex to run, others, using the instructions from the first, can't. If you can't repeat an install 100% of the time on an identical platform, either the instructions are bad, or those reporting success are maybe not as successful as they claim to be.

BUT, no fear. What you CAN do is install the game to a microSD on your Deck. Then, mod the game on your PC with Vortex (so the mods actually get copied to your install location) and copy the modded structure to the microSD. Done. It works. I needed a EBF/UFO4P patch not available in the in-game mods that I could find. The only caveat would be that if you're going to try running F4SE, you'll probably have to do that from the Desktop and, so far, again, reported results are mixed. So, I haven't tried, but just letting you know that it is supposed to, in theory, work. Report back if you try F4SE.

[Viridian]

I have this major problem where after the intro my sound cuts out but only if I run F4SE. I don't have this issue on my regular computer, doesnt matter my launch commands or the version of proton/protonGE

[NyanEcho64]

Originally posted by Skaard:

I have this major problem where after the intro my sound cuts out but only if I run F4SE. I don't have this issue on my regular computer, doesnt matter my launch commands or the version of proton/protonGE

Same, and I feel like I'm losing my mind trying to find a fix... I got modded Skyrim SE to work flawlessly with Vortex on the steamdeck, but I can't seem to get the same results for Fallout 4... I feel like I'm so close to the solution yet so far at the same time 😭

[unkn]

I've solved this sound issue. You need to backup FalloutLauncher.exe and then rename f4se exe file to FalloutLauncher.exe. After that just run Fallout4 game via steam. Works perfectly with default fallout4 proton settings.

[Lexcelius]

Yes. You can actually install Mod Organizer 2 Via Github or the Steam Tinker Launcher. Vortex to can be installed via the Tinker Launcher. MO2 Via the Github Installer is the best way to do it.
https://github.com/rockerbacon/modorganizer2-linux-installer