Is there a possibility to start "NickelLauncher.exe" within Steam? I do this with the StardewModdingAPI in Stardew Valley and wonder why the same function doesnt work for this .exe. Launch option for me: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cobalt Core\Nickel\NickelLauncher.exe" %command%
Then the console opens up quickly and crashes right after before listing any of the mods. What could be the reason for that? So far I have it on the desktop but would be nice to just keep playing modded from steam
You should be able to just add NickelLauncher.exe as a non-Steam game. This will briefly show up on Steam as NickelLauncher, and then when the game actually shows up switch to Cobalt Core.
I haven't yet looked into why the SMAPI approach doesn't work here, mostly because the above approach works fine.
Hey! Unfortunately it's not that simple. The Vortex extension is currently only able to handle mods themselves, not Nickel. Enabling the button does not mean Vortex will automatically be able to install Nickel. That part needs to be programmed separately.
I've created a Github ticket so I remember this later, but truth be told, I'm not sure it's gonna happen. NexusMods is working on a new first party mod manager, which is gonna work differently from Vortex. We'll see what happens first - me having enough time to work on this, or NexusMods releasing their new manager. If anyone is willing to contribute this feature before I get to it though, feel free to create a pull request! The code for the Vortex extension is available here.
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Then the console opens up quickly and crashes right after before listing any of the mods. What could be the reason for that? So far I have it on the desktop but would be nice to just keep playing modded from steam
I haven't yet looked into why the SMAPI approach doesn't work here, mostly because the above approach works fine.
I've created a Github ticket so I remember this later, but truth be told, I'm not sure it's gonna happen. NexusMods is working on a new first party mod manager, which is gonna work differently from Vortex. We'll see what happens first - me having enough time to work on this, or NexusMods releasing their new manager. If anyone is willing to contribute this feature before I get to it though, feel free to create a pull request! The code for the Vortex extension is available here.