# A Bethesda game mod manager for Linux

This mod manager is made a protect the game files & mods files at all costs.
if an operation or a mod tries to modify the files they will be stocked in and overlay folder (~/.local/share/modmanager/UPPER_DIRS/appid)

this mod manager will try to enable casefold inside the mods folder as a way of ensuring that there will not be two file with the same name.

mods conflicts are solved by priority, currently we still have to implements
a way to change the priority.


```
Use --list-games or -l to list compatible games
Use --add or -a <APPID> <FILENAME> to add a mod to a game
Use --list-mods or -m <APPID> to list all mods for a game
Use --install or -i <APPID> <MODID> to add a mod to a game
Use --remove or -r <APPID> <MODID> to remove a mod from a game
Use --deploy or -d <APPID> to deploy the mods for the game
Use --unbind or -u <APPID> to rollback a deployment
```

## Requirements:
* glib2

### Optional requirements:
* Fuse (2 or 3)
* Fuse-overlayfs

## instructions and warnings about casefold:
Casefold is and options in some linux filesystems that will make a folder (not the whole filesystem) case insensitive, this is really good for proton since it gives a small lookup performance boost and allow us to install mods without fearing having two file with the same name.

sadly i don't think overlayfs support it, but it might still be worth a try. currently i haven't tested without casefold and mods might break because of that.



## TODO:

1. we need a name for this.
2. add more game to the code, currently i only have Skyrim se.
3. replace the copy of the games files by hard links if available.
4. fomod support

## Compilation and install instructions:
download a version from the releases(please avoir a simple clone of the git).

then run this inside the folder:
```bash
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
```

then copy the "ModManager" file to wherever you want. (i recommend ~/.local/bin/)