Is there a way to install .pyromod files with the AppImage?

[ADHDefy]

Hey guys! I'm trying to install Hyrule Conquest, which comes packaged as a .pyromod file. I cannot figure out how to install it with the appimage. I tried creating a .config and .home folder in the same directory as the appimage to make it portable, which seems to have worked, but I can't simply put a "mods" folder under the "0ad" folder in the .home directory. I tried adding it to /0ad/mods/hyrule-conquest/, but it doesn't show up in the mods list in-game.

Any ideas?

[StanleySweet]

Note that Hyrule Conquest is not compatible with 0.0.26 so by default it won't show up in the mod selection screen.

You should be able to install mods by creating a folder in ~/.share/0ad/mods/ and putting the renamed pyromod to .zip there, drag and dropping the pyromod on the executable, drag and dropping on the opened window.

[andy5995]

@ADHDefy I'm sorry I didn't answer this sooner. Maybe I can still help if you're interested. What @StanleySweet is accurate for installing mods, but there are other ways. For example, in the 0ad mod documentation

pyrogenesis modfile.pyromod

Because AppImages are designed to execute like the original program, you would use

 <nameOfAppImage> <pyromod file>

That should install your mod to the appropriate directory on your system, and then it should be displayed when you run the AppImage and go the the mod menu.

On the other hand, are you asking about bundling your mod with the AppImage? Inside of it for redistribution? If so, I could offer some suggestions.

[andy5995]

And I should add, the AppImage will see the same mods as if you had installed 0ad using a distro package manager. They will use the same directory. And like 0ad, the AppImage won't see a mod if there's a version incompatibility. For example, if in the mod.json it's set to require <= 0.0.25, and you're using a 0.0.26 AppImage, the mod either won't be visible or selectable from the mod menu.