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(I initially used the Launcher, but later edited the plugins.txt file to make sure the order was properly arranged). I also installed EVE, which was far simpler-I just dropped the files into my Data folder and added the ESM to my load order. I added the ESM file to my load order through the Data Files option in the Fallout 3 Launcher. After I had the files into my Fallout3 Data folder, I edited the non-Steam game link to point to the UFO3P uninstaller, ran that to clean up the files in the non-game location, then removed the non-Steam app from my Steam library. I think UOFO3P also tries to edit a few other things (iNumThreads, etc.), but I wasn't sure whether that was necessary with Proton, so I left that alone. The installer couldn't do the INI edits that it tried to do, so I manually edited my Fallout.ini file with 'bInvalidateOlderFiles=1' to make mods work. When it was done, I found the new Steamapp folder that it created, located the ESM and BSA files and Data folders that it put there, and copied them to my Fallout 3 install. I couldn't direct it to my Fallout 3 install location (on my SDXC card), so I let it install to the default location (C:/Program Files/Bethesda Softworks/Fallout 3). I added the UFO3P installer to Steam as a non-Steam app from desktop mode, then ran it with Proton compatibility.

I managed to install an older version of the Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch (I used an older one so it didn't need FOSE, since I wasn't ready to tackle that whole can of worms). I don't think you'll be able to point a mod manager to the file locations it needs to access.

The INI files are outside of the game's install folder, and SteamOS makes a self-contained folder for each app containing those locations. I managed to install a few mods for Fallout 3, but it's tricky.

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