cross-posted from https://bark.lgbt/@nycki/114395352312097076.
*update 2025-05-03: you might have better luck using the PortMaster Script for this game! They seem pretty cool, long list of games they've patched to run on low-end hardware. I haven't installed mods on this version yet but I'll try it later.
I got modded balatro to mostly run under Switchroot Ubuntu. There's a bunch of mods that are complaining about bad filesystem access and I haven't dug in to isolate the problem yet. For my own notes tho, here's what I know:
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install Switchroot Ubuntu Noble, see here https://wiki.switchroot.org/wiki/linux/l4t-ubuntu-noble-installation-guide
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do not install the system default love package, it has a bad filesystem hook. https://www.love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=93348e
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install love=11.5ppa from bartbes's repo. https://launchpad.net/~bartbes/+archive/ubuntu/love-stable
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copy Balatro.exe from another computer. you don't need any of the dlls it comes with.
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install rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install
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use rust to compile lovely-injector, following WilsontheWolf's steps https://github.com/ethangreen-dev/lovely-injector/issues/189#issuecomment-2814397769
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run this command to start the game:
LD_PRELOAD=liblovely.so love Balatro.exe -
place mods in ~/.config/love/Mods/.
TODO:
- load mods from another folder, such as .config/balatro/.
- figure out why some mods crash when loading textures.