Setup and configuration for the GOG version of Skyrim on Linux, with MO2 support.
- Bottles - A Wine-based solution to run Windows applications in a sandbox
- GOG Galaxy (optional) - If you're going to use Galaxy, I'd recommend using Bottles' own installer script
- Skyrim offline installers (optional, use if you're not using Galaxy)
- Mod Organizer 2 v2.4.4 - Version 2.5 won't work1.
- Mod Organizer 2 Skyrim plugin - you want
SSE GOG and EGS Support - Mod Organizer 2.4.x
- First, install Bottles, and set up a new Bottle. I'd recommend importing the included configuration file, since this is my working setup. You can always tweak it later. At a minimum, you'll need to have the latest dotnet, d3dx11 and vcredist dependencies installed in Dependencies, but your experience may vary.
- Now install Skyrim. Either install GOG Galaxy via Bottles' script (recommended) and download Skyrim, or run the offline installer exe in the bottle.
- Launch Skyrim and start a new game, to confirm everything works and create your config files.
- Now install MO2. In the bottle, run the MO2 exe file from the releases page, and complete setup. Be sure to choose a portable installation.
- Once installation is complete, replace the Skyrim plugin in the MO2 plugins folder with the download from NexusMods. This will enable GOG support.
- You're now done! Boot up MO2, setup your mods and profiles and play the game. Happy modding!
- I haven't successfully got downloads from the Nexus working yet, this may be doable if you use a browser inside the Bottle, but for now you'll need to download mods manually and install them in MO2 from their archives.
This guide is very much a hobby project used to track my own setup, so I can't guarantee any level of support.
That being said, if you have suggestions, improvements or questions, feel free to open an issue at https://github.com/Sephsekla/skyrim-gog-linux/issues.
Footnotes
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If you do manage to get it working, please do let me know! ↩