Well, its been a couple of days since I started to rebuild a new modlist for myself at the same time that I try xcom2 on linux through proton...
Here are my findings so far (didn't play the game yet, only barely initiated it to see if mod initialization and a few customization mods are working):
Proton 6.3.8
- According to what I have read is the best performance wise
- Both AML 1.4.1 and 1.5.0 have serious issues running... example: the game not running with mods, etc.
Proton 8.0.5
- Performance unknown
- AML 1.5.0 works best, but "Expand/Collapse Groups" doesn't work in either... as a matter of fact all combinations of tests I did, it never worked.
- AML 1.5.0 need to save after a couple of mod activation or category changes, because it crashes from time to time (maybe too many changes without saving leads to the crash?)
- Importing from my 2021 profile lists caused many duplicates, I had to unsubscribe ALL mods and resubscribe one by one.
- Copying text from Config Files freezes and crashes the AML and also doesn't copy anything.
- [GOLD] AML 1.5.0 lets you keep unsubscribed mods saved on your mod list, so you can still use tags to identify why you uninstalled, but still worth keep tracking it.
General Notes:
- There are many new mods that superseded older mods and its not easy to find. Check the 3 links below before dealing with mods!
https://www.reddit.com/r/xcom2mods/wiki/index/superseded_mods/#wiki_list_of_superseded_mods
https://www.reddit.com/r/xcom2mods/wiki/index/problematic_mods/
https://www.reddit.com/r/xcom2mods/wiki/index/mods_with_fixes/
[WOTC] Core Collection:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2165341111
And one thing I avoided 99% of the time: customization mods (voice and skins)
I did manage to discover a few competent individuals that managed to get voices and visuals at reasonable file sizes, like:
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Asthye (get skins from Fortinite or whatever its called and create individual skin mods - from various sources - with file sizes around 12mb)
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PsyCHo (gets voices from somewhere and create individual voice packs with file sizes around 4mb)
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Max (gets cosmetics mods created by modders that didn't care about performance and downsize file sizes by a LOT, examples:
- Capnbubs Accessories - WotC (190mb) to 47mb
- This [WOTC] Claus Hero Cosmetics Compendium 147mb compiles 5 mods which original sizes combined would reach 669mb
Due to AML 1.5.0 instability on linux, I'm getting all my mod configs exported to "my mod" so I don't need to look for each Mod Config individually and copy/paste manually one by one... this way is much more effective, example:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2692821840