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i plan to switch to a linux system, (prolly ubuntu or mint, many arch) as i dont like being spied on, for any reason. but i am a gamer, and while i state that i have most of my games on steam, my current 'big boy' is skyrim, and skyrim mods. both my computers run it fine with windows. hardware isnt an issue, but, as i dont know that much about software other then what i read an see, i wonder if anyone else has successfully gotten skyrim too run on a linux system with the new linux version of steam? also, i use MO, SKSE, FNIS, and the java patchers that come with some of the patches. basically, i want ted to see if someone managed it before i try it, and descend in to yet another circle of hell, as i only recently started useing MO.. and it still gives issues. also, i tried linux before, but after being forced through wine, and about 8 other programs, some that had to be run WITH wine, to make certain games work, id rather not go down that road again if it can be avoided...

Hello, So recently I decided to install FO:NV Ultimate Edition onto my Ubuntu 12.04 system. (Plays Flawlessly, no problem there) But I've noticed a lack of love for Linux. Does anyone know any Mod Managers that run on WINE or something? (If WINE or other Emulators, please post a tut on how to install it...) Oh, and Mod Organizer when opening either does the following - Just shows the "Mod Organizer" Logo - Ditto but closes - "Error: Failed to create Default" - "The program ModOrganizer.exe has encountered a serious problem and needs to close" Details in spoiler...(Prepare for long list...) EDIT: I've just reinstalled ModOrganizer and if its my first time on said program it will run. But if I make a wrong move (Close the Open Mod Window, it'll crash and give me "Failed to Create Default" Thanks in advance!

Hi, I'm just having an issue with my campaign. I can't progress any further because the game is always crashing just before my 2nd Thermo Generator is built, and just before a Request from Asia expires (I have a savegame at the Geoscape after the mission I just completed). I have just finished the XCOM Base Defence mission (and my second save slot = some of my final turns in the mission). I have tried cancelling my Thermo Generator but the game still crashes. And the Request from Asia I can't complete because I don't have the satellites to do so. I have tried reinstalling XCOM Vanilla, verifying steam cache, updating my nvidia drivers and I even reinstalled the OS. Is there anything else I can try to fix the issue? It'll be a shame if I can't continue my game. I've spent a lot of time getting to where I am now... Some of my laptop's specs if they'll help: OS: Ubuntu Linux 14.04 (64 bit) Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GT555M 2GB (Driver version 343.22) RAM: 8GB Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-2760QM CPU @ 2.40GHz × 8 Thanks in advance

Hey there I am TheKrimzonGhost and I've been part of many coding projects in the past this one is of significance to me because Im currently bed ridden from spinal surgery and will be for the next few weeks and am looking for something fun to do whilst Im incapacitated...Without further Alduine this thread will mainly be for Modding Skyrim on Linux or in my case Ubuntu Ive had great success both with running Skyrim and modding it through a tool called PlayOnLinux so firstly I'll give a you rundown of my system. Operating System: UbuntuStudiox86_64 low Latency 14.04 kernal 3.13.0-35 Graphics: Geforce GTX780 RAM: 6Gb Processor: i3 3240 MotherBoard: MSI Z77A-G45 USB 3.0 Windows Emulation: Wine 1.7.22 PlayOnLinux Snakebyte 6 Axis wired PS3 controller Install instructions are as follows for most mods with the exception of FNIS (FNIS is more complex and something Im still working on getting to work). Install For General .esp .esm mods 1. Install Playonlinux (open terminal enter command) sudo apt-get install playonlinux 2. While in terminal enter command playonlinux 3. In playonlinux GUI -Tools -Manage Wine versions -Add version 1.7.22 (this version is very stable) 4. In playonlinux GUI -Install -Enter Steam into search bar and click Install -Welcome to wizard hit next //"Its going to ask for a virtual drive name it MUST be labeled z: or FNIS wont work" - z and Enter //"a wine toast message may appear stating that wine is configuring a virtual drive" 5. Once your drive and steam install is complete navigate to your z: drirectory. 6. create this folder structure z:/meshes/actors/character/animations (this is for FNIS) 7. Run Steam from playonlinux 8. Install Skyrim 9. BY THE NINES Jump up and down, pick pocket your brother, and Fus Ro Dah! Ok there are very few mods that I havent gotten to work and a very few have been slightly glitchy. through out all of this battery of surgery Ill be testing mods and increasing this list below any help would be apreciated. To Add Mods to your freshly installed skyrim is the same as the normal PC version with the exception that manual install is a must and nexus mod manager is not exactly Wine friendly as of yet. the manual method is as follows 1. Download mod.zip 2. Unzip Mod package 3. Drag Data Folder to your new skyrim directory PlayOnLinux's virtual drives/z/drive_c/Program Files/Steam/SteamApps/common/Skyrim/ 4. Launch Skyrim -Data -check installed mods that you want to run -Play -enjoy your bosemer armor and those hot new body mods... Fus Ro Dah again yolo OK SO WE DID NOT GET INTO FNIS OR SKSE IM LOOKING INTO THESE AS WE SPEAK PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT AS ID LOVE TO GET FNIS AND SKSE FULLY FUNCTIONING UNDER WINE. skse.exe I have downloaded this and installed it along with and without SkyUI interestinly enough it appears to run SkyUI beutifully but Im not sure that mod handeling is working. Ive installed skse.exe with the following method. 1. Download skse.exe 2.RUN playonlinux 3.Configure 4.click z: 5. navigate to miscelaneous tab 6.run a .exe in this virtual drive 7. select skse.exe FNIS ok I have gotten pieces of this to work intermitenly by sheer fiddlry but no perminent solution as it is dependant on an application that uses C++ and Visual studio and causes JIT complitaion errors at runtime. Ive tried the following to get this to work. 1. Download FNIS 2.Extract to Data Skyrim directory 3.RUN playonlinux 4.Configure 5.Navigave to install components tab -install dx_9,dx_10,dx_11 -install directx9 -install dotnet40 -install mono28 -install msxml8 -install msvc90 -install physx 6.click z: 7. navigate to miscelaneous tab 8.run a .exe in this virtual drive 9. select FNISforUsers.exe as previously stated you need to have the folder structure meshes/actors/animations on the root of your z: for the FNIS program to run at all but it still appears as though it doesnt generate an .hkx files. Could someone post what the FNIS program actually does when it runs and how to test if it is generating files properly.? Also Im wondering if the mods only show up with skse and sky UI when the FNIS is successfull because both skse and Sky UI appear to be functioning the UI works and has all of it icons yet there is nothing under the Mod settings other than for SkyUI itself. Ive tried running SkyUI without skse and it works but there are no icons so I believe that skse's UI components are working. so again what does FNIS actually do? ( is it some batch script that searches a folder for a folder and generates files based on file nomenclasure?) and what does skse actually do? (does skse just replace the original launch handler to superceed some at runtime events?) WORK AROUND FOUND FOR FNIS: JAN 18 2015 1. get 30 day free trial of windows 7,or 8 from microsoft.com from chat with technician. 2. install windows on a virtual mach ie VM ware or virtual box 3. install skyrim on virtual box 4. copy past skyrim folder from your wine evironment into vbox skyrim 5. Run FNIS in virtual box 6. copy paste Skyrim folder back into wine skyrim install location 7. run skse I will update when more stable wine libraries are available ffabris may have found a more stable library to use . Ok one last bit of awesomeness I picked up a snakebyte controller for like 20$ I plugged it into my system and no GO what the Fus!...so I did some digging here is how to get that controller working and mapped out this should work for any usb wired controller. 1. Install qjoypad (using this command in terminal) sudo apt-get install qjoypad 2. RUN qjoypad "with no tray for setup" (using this command in terminal) qjoypad --notray Im attaching a picture of my joypad settings as its kind of confusing to figure out the button numbering terminal says something different then the UI does so it took some playing around...lol I hope I helped someone -THE KRIMZONGHOST STRIKES AGAIN!

Im looking for what is actually generated by FNIS because the application does not work under wine because of JIT. 1. Is there a way to manually generate the files that FNIS makes? 2. What files does FNIS make? 3. Can I use someone elses pre generated files? 4. what are the system and software requirements to run FNIS? -TKG