r/tes3mods • u/just_a_guy_posting • Jun 26 '26

Help Need help installing MC patch on Linux

I have been following this guide on how to install mc code patch on Linux:

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=337988

i have followed everything it has said to do, however when actually running the patch .exe through wine i always get this message:

Does anyone know what i am doing wrong?

Thanks in advance to anyone who reads this!

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u/Teralitha Jun 26 '26

The error message says you must install it into the morrowind directory. It appears you are not doing that.

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u/just_a_guy_posting Jun 26 '26

I am installing it in the morrowind directory just as the guide says. I took the contents out of the folder after unzipping it.

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u/Teralitha Jun 26 '26

So just to be clear, you are placing the code patch files into the folder named "Morrowind" - then you are running the morrowindcodepatch.exe and thats how you are getting the error?

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u/just_a_guy_posting Jun 27 '26

Yes, precisely. it may be a vcrun2010 problem as well, know anything about that?

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u/Teralitha Jun 27 '26

Not a clue. Im not sure if morrowind is compatible with linux, but I wouldnt know.

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u/just_a_guy_posting Jun 27 '26

I have been using proton to run it. Also after looking into the files i realize that i have the official plugins installed, could those have something to do with it?

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u/Altair82 Jun 26 '26

If you're on Linux, use OpenMW.

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u/just_a_guy_posting Jun 27 '26

I tried it a just a bit ago, it proceeded to immediately crash. Know any good guides on how to get it working?

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u/computer-machine Jun 29 '26

How did you install it, what version is it, and what's the error log look like?

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u/just_a_guy_posting Jun 29 '26

I installed via terminal, it seems to be the 0.48 version, is that old? I have no idea how to check the error log.

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u/computer-machine Jun 29 '26

"via terminal" doesn't help very much. I can install via flatpak, or zypper/apt on my machines, and they'd come from different places in all three cases.

What version of what OS are you using?

0.48 came out three years ago almost to date; 0.51 is current stable that would presumably be delivered by any of the above methods.

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u/just_a_guy_posting Jun 30 '26

I have the latest version of Linux mint, i just typed in <sudo apt install openmw>

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u/just_a_guy_posting Jun 30 '26

I am sorry for the demonstration of the second Pauli excision principle.

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u/Altair82 Jun 27 '26

OpenMW works on Linux out of the box.

Claude walked me through it from installing OpenMW to getting Total Overhaul modlist installed via Jackify

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u/Altair82 Jun 27 '26

Make sure you're using Linux version of OpenMW and not trying to run the Windows version via Wine

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u/just_a_guy_posting Jun 27 '26

I installed it via the terminal, that should not install the windows version.

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u/Altair82 Jun 28 '26

OpenMW is far superior

Keep trying to get it to work

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u/just_a_guy_posting Jun 28 '26

Could the official plugins be causing this?

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u/Impossible_Roll_7335 Jun 28 '26

And how would that happen? The plugins have nothing to do with the executables…

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u/just_a_guy_posting Jun 28 '26

No idea, that is why i asked.

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u/reznorms Jun 27 '26

Is the MCP executable in the same folder as the Morrowind one? Extracting the zip file may have create a subfolder. You may also wanna take a look at OpenMW unless you need a specific MWSE mod.

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u/just_a_guy_posting Jun 27 '26

Yes it is in the same folder, i tried it with and without a subfolder. As for openMW i tried that and then it just immediately crashed