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Fallout SeriesGalaxy playtime tracking through Mod Organizer 2(29 posts)(29 posts)
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Posted October 20, 2018
Hi everyone, I launch FNV through Mod Organizer 2 (nvse executable) and I was wondering if there was a way to get GOG Galaxy to keep track of my play time, it seems to have no problem with achievements and at the moment it shows 18% of achievements completed and only 1min of playtime
Posted October 22, 2018
Have you tried the instructions from this thread? Should work, though I myself have not tried it. Probably have to switch out falloutnvlauncher.exe with whatever executable MO2 uses.

https://www.gog.com/forum/fallout_series/question_about_launchers
Posted November 28, 2018
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mancesco: Hi everyone, I launch FNV through Mod Organizer 2 (nvse executable) and I was wondering if there was a way to get GOG Galaxy to keep track of my play time, it seems to have no problem with achievements and at the moment it shows 18% of achievements completed and only 1min of playtime
How do you even get Mod Organizer to run properly? Any time I try to get the thing to modify or read anything in a folder it freezes.

Trying to Modify Executables in Organizer keeps crashing the program.
Posted November 28, 2018
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ShadowWulfe: How do you even get Mod Organizer to run properly? Any time I try to get the thing to modify or read anything in a folder it freezes.

Trying to Modify Executables in Organizer keeps crashing the program.
Don't know what to tell you, honestly. I've been using it for ages and never had a problem.
Posted February 22, 2019
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mancesco: Hi everyone, I launch FNV through Mod Organizer 2 (nvse executable) and I was wondering if there was a way to get GOG Galaxy to keep track of my play time, it seems to have no problem with achievements and at the moment it shows 18% of achievements completed and only 1min of playtime
Just gonna bump this because im in the same boat, im running the game through Mod organizer simply because its the best method of running the game while having a good overlook of what mods you have and the overlaps.

Its odd the galaxy client can track the achievements but not the playtime, id hope for this to get fixed or if there is any launch parameter we can use to get galaxy to run with mod organizer

EDIT
So ive tried to make galaxy redirect to a modified shortcut but that just ended up making the galaxy client remove the game from the list, this seems hopeless, id really hope someone with more intimate knowledge about how the galaxy client and its overlay injects or wraps itself to the executable because this seems different than steam no? I dont have the issue here.

For the people trying onwards here's a tip on how to run new vegas without running it by startin up Mod organizer 2 and running it in there here is a trick via a shortcut or bat script

"C:\Mod Organizer 2\ModOrganizer.exe" -p "Profile name here" "moshortcut://:New Vegas"
This is a really neat feature, its functions exactly the same as starting New Vegas in the Mod organizer, so the galaxy client will track achievements but not playtime unfortunately
Post edited February 22, 2019 by Demitrix2k
Posted February 26, 2019
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****EDIT*****
THIS WAS THE SOLUTION IN 2019, EASIER AND LESS COMPLICATED METHOD IS FOUND IN POST 16
https://www.gog.com/forum/fallout_series/galaxy_playtime_tracking_through_mod_organizer_2/post16
Updated as of 5/5/2024


Ok so i think have found a working solution for this issue its quite simple
video showcase here of how it works and demonstrating it working
https://streamable.com/3rgq1

Once you have mod organizer running the way you want it, note down the profile name and open a notepad
copy and paste this and modify it to your liking, afterwards "save as" and save it as anythingyouwant.bat

"C:\Mod Organizer 2\ModOrganizer.exe" -p "Profile name here" "moshortcut://:New Vegas"
Now the thing is, you can launch the game perfectly with this method without opening mod organizer, the issue is you still have no galaxy client overlay and playcounter, we fix this by converting the bat script into a executable .exe file

Edit:
People requested the actual script i myself used which is a modified version of the one from github
https://pastebin.com/48EH0YzX
You can use this exactly as i did in the video
Credit goes to Hackoo from Stackoverflow.com
source
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51098378/converting-bat-to-exe-with-no-additional-external-software-create-sfx

Once converted to an exe rename the old FalloutNVLauncher to something else and keep it as a backup, and name your newly created exe to FalloutNVLauncher and place it in the game folder.

Now you can launch Mod organizer with your profile AND have the galaxy client fully functional as it normally is through the galaxy client!
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Post edited May 05, 2024 by Demitrix2k
Posted October 03, 2019
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Demitrix2k: Ok so i think have found a working solution for this issue its quite simple
video showcase here of how it works and demonstrating it working
https://streamable.com/3rgq1

Once you have mod organizer running the way you want it, note down the profile name and open a notepad
copy and paste this and modify it to your liking, afterwards "save as" and save it as anythingyouwant.bat

"C:\Mod Organizer 2\ModOrganizer.exe" -p "Profile name here" "moshortcut://:New Vegas"
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Demitrix2k: Now the thing is, you can launch the game perfectly with this method without opening mod organizer, the issue is you still have no galaxy client overlay and playcounter, we fix this by converting the bat script into a executable .exe file

Edit:
People requested the actual script i myself used which is a modified version of the one from github
https://pastebin.com/48EH0YzX
You can use this exactly as i did in the video
Credit goes to Hackoo from Stackoverflow.com
source
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51098378/converting-bat-to-exe-with-no-additional-external-software-create-sfx

Once converted to an exe rename the old FalloutNVLauncher to something else and keep it as a backup, and name your newly created exe to FalloutNVLauncher and place it in the game folder.

Now you can launch Mod organizer with your profile AND have the galaxy client fully functional as it normally is through the galaxy client!
I'm trying to use this with Morrowind GOTY on GOG but I get an error.

I used this:
"C:\Mod Organizer 2\ModOrganizer.exe" -p "my_profile" "moshortcut://:Morrowind"

I get the cmd prompt that comes up then get an error saying "Failed to start shortcut: Refusing to run executable from different instance :Morrowind"

How do I know what to replace New Vegas with to use with other games? Or is it something else?
Posted October 03, 2019
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jajao555: I'm trying to use this with Morrowind GOTY on GOG but I get an error.

I used this:
"C:\Mod Organizer 2\ModOrganizer.exe" -p "my_profile" "moshortcut://:Morrowind"

I get the cmd prompt that comes up then get an error saying "Failed to start shortcut: Refusing to run executable from different instance :Morrowind"

How do I know what to replace New Vegas with to use with other games? Or is it something else?
Whatever you call it in your mod organizer that launches the game you use that, see 29 sec in at https://streamable.com/3rgq1
Post edited October 03, 2019 by Demitrix2k
Posted October 04, 2019
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jajao555: I'm trying to use this with Morrowind GOTY on GOG but I get an error.

I used this:
"C:\Mod Organizer 2\ModOrganizer.exe" -p "my_profile" "moshortcut://:Morrowind"

I get the cmd prompt that comes up then get an error saying "Failed to start shortcut: Refusing to run executable from different instance :Morrowind"

How do I know what to replace New Vegas with to use with other games? Or is it something else?
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Demitrix2k: Whatever you call it in your mod organizer that launches the game you use that, see 29 sec in at https://streamable.com/3rgq1
I thought that's how I had it. I thought maybe I was't using the right name for Morrowind and wasn't sure where to find what it should be.

Here's the script with my actual profile name and a screen shot of mod manager.

"C:\Modding\MO2\ModOrganizer.exe" -p "Jajao555_Morrowind" "moshortcut://:Morrowind"
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Post edited October 04, 2019 by jajao555
Posted October 04, 2019
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jajao555: I thought that's how I had it. I thought maybe I was't using the right name for Morrowind and wasn't sure where to find what it should be.

Here's the script with my actual profile name and a screen shot of mod manager.

"C:\Modding\MO2\ModOrganizer.exe" -p "Jajao555_Morrowind" "moshortcut://:Morrowind"
It looks like it should work to me
Here's mine for New Vegas
"C:\Mod Organizer 2\ModOrganizer.exe" -p "GOG-DemitriX-NV" "moshortcut://:New Vegas"
Posted October 06, 2019
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jajao555: I thought that's how I had it. I thought maybe I was't using the right name for Morrowind and wasn't sure where to find what it should be.

Here's the script with my actual profile name and a screen shot of mod manager.

"C:\Modding\MO2\ModOrganizer.exe" -p "Jajao555_Morrowind" "moshortcut://:Morrowind"
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Demitrix2k: It looks like it should work to me
Here's mine for New Vegas
"C:\Mod Organizer 2\ModOrganizer.exe" -p "GOG-DemitriX-NV" "moshortcut://:New Vegas"
It turned out I needed to put the moshortcut part first and then also remove the second colon.

"C:\Modding\MO2\ModOrganizer.exe" "moshortcut://Morrowind" -p "Jajao555_Morrowind"

Not sure why? Possibly difference in version? Thanks for the help and figuring out the script in the first place!
Posted October 06, 2019
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jajao555: It turned out I needed to put the moshortcut part first and then also remove the second colon.

"C:\Modding\MO2\ModOrganizer.exe" "moshortcut://Morrowind" -p "Jajao555_Morrowind"

Not sure why? Possibly difference in version? Thanks for the help and figuring out the script in the first place!
No problem, thanks for showcasing yours, probably a difference as you say because i noticed yours was v2.2.1 while mine is 2.1.5
Post edited October 06, 2019 by Demitrix2k
Posted January 01, 2020
WOW Thank you, tried it right now for Fallout 3 and it work great
Posted June 22, 2020
I ended up on this topic after installing some mods through Mod Organizer and had some problems trying to duplicate the things discussed here. But I got a solution and I think it is worth to share with anyone who might get stucked like I did.

If anyone is having problems to make the game launches through GOG Galaxy, just use the script provided by @Demitrix2k and transform the patch with your profile on a executable exe.file. Name it the way it pleases you most (I have named mine "Fallout 3 mod"). After that, instead of replacing the original game executable with the one you have just created, you simply have to copy it to the game folder.

Now, go to the menu of the game on GOG Galaxy, click on Settings > Manage installation > Configure. Check the "Custom executables/arguments" option and click on "Add another executable / arguments". Search the executable you have created and select it. Finally, check the option "Default executable" and click "OK".

With this solution, you might be able to launch your modified game through GOG.
Posted June 27, 2020
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italov: I ended up on this topic after installing some mods through Mod Organizer and had some problems trying to duplicate the things discussed here. But I got a solution and I think it is worth to share with anyone who might get stucked like I did.

If anyone is having problems to make the game launches through GOG Galaxy, just use the script provided by @Demitrix2k and transform the patch with your profile on a executable exe.file. Name it the way it pleases you most (I have named mine "Fallout 3 mod"). After that, instead of replacing the original game executable with the one you have just created, you simply have to copy it to the game folder.

Now, go to the menu of the game on GOG Galaxy, click on Settings > Manage installation > Configure. Check the "Custom executables/arguments" option and click on "Add another executable / arguments". Search the executable you have created and select it. Finally, check the option "Default executable" and click "OK".

With this solution, you might be able to launch your modified game through GOG.
You no longer need to convert bat to .exe, you can link .bat files in Galaxy 2.0
my earlier guide in here was for Galaxy 1.2 which is now outdated, there are way better tools making this actually way way simpler, so il post a quick tutorial since its super easy now, few steps.

1. make a bat file with ( open notepad, paste contents, save as .bat extension)

2. paste and configure according to how you want it to launch, i do it like this
"C:\Mod Organizer 2\ModOrganizer.exe" -p "GOG-DemitriX-NV" "moshortcut://:New Vegas"

(-p is for profile name you use in MO2 and moshortcut://: for the name of the executable you are using inside mo2.)

3. Go to your game in Galaxy 2.0 and click the button on the right side of play which is the options menu
select manage installation > configure
Cant find what im describing? here is a video https://streamable.com/aomtat

4. tick and enable custom executable and click in the bottom "add another executable / arguments" and select the bat file wherever you so placed it( might aswell put it in game directory to keep it clean.)

5. select it as default by clicking "default executable" so when you click play, it will use that one instead of the default that comes with installation.

So if you've done my old method, its the steps to making a bat file, then you simply just add it as another executable and make it the default to run when you click play.

***EDIT 5/5/2024***

This method still works as of this date update, my only issue is overlay will not work properly, likely because i am running new vegas with dxvk.
Post edited May 05, 2024 by Demitrix2k
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