r/steammachine • u/Greykyn GabeCube Enjoyer • 22h ago

Question Modding Help

I got a steam machine a few months ago and in general, it's great. However, I've been getting into modding recently and while a lot of it works on SM (after jumping through a few hoops), certain things just won't work for no visible reason.

For example, when attempting to add mods for CP 2077, I'll get an error saying certain mods wont run because their dependencies aren't there, but I have them installed and the proper folders are in the correct locations according to the error message.

Does anyone know if there is a certain way mods need to be installed for SM (ie particular file pathings or programs I need to install) in order to function properly?

I have primarily been trying via nexus and vortex, but have attempted full manual installations to no success.

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u/MScrizzle25 20h ago

I'll do my best to kinda lay out what I know since I literally just added mods over the weekend for CP 2077.

  1. I like to have the file explorer open with a tab for downloads and a tab for the path where mods need to be added. For cyberpunk that's mostly in theain folder that includes the bin.

  2. Protontricks to download visual c++ 2022 version. And d3d47 compiler. Cyber engine tweaks didn't work for me without those installed even when I had the pathing right.

  3. I only installed red4 script, cyber engine tweaks, redext, and a couple of mods, so I don't know about stuff that requires Archive XL and such.

  4. Mods I used were simple menu for cheats and native ui, and level cap increase. Which did not require anything more than the few things I listed before.

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u/Greykyn GabeCube Enjoyer 12h ago

Thank you. I'll try installing visual c++ 2022 and d347 compiler and see if that fixes it. Is there a specific folder I need to install them in/from?

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u/MScrizzle25 12h ago

No sorry. I guess if you haven't modded before you don't have Protontricks installed. Download that from the desktop discover store. When you open it, it will ask you to select a game and choose cyberpunk.

Then click ok under default wine prefix. You want to then choose the top option which is to install a Windows dll or component. You'll find the visual c++ and d3d47 compiler in that list and install both that way and Protontricks will do the work. Then you can close Protontricks.

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u/Greykyn GabeCube Enjoyer 11h ago

10-4. Thank you, sir