TL;DR

If you are playing Baldur’s Gate 3 on native Linux and want mods + Steam achievements, BG3 Script Extender will not help, based on my testing.
This LD_PRELOAD-based native Linux patcher works, does not require Proton, and does not require Script Extender.

All credit goes to ahungry for this project:
https://github.com/ahungry/bg3-linux-ae

What i tried:

Proton + BG3 Script Extender + DWrite.dll overrides.
>Mods loaded
>Script Extender console showed up when launching the game via steam
I used:
"WINEDLLOVERRIDES="DWrite.dll=n,b" in the launch option
>Script Extender never created log files on my system, even though the console worked
>Achievements still did not trigger with mods active
(Tested with Homebrewer and Prison Escape)

Bottom line: I couldn’t get achievements working through Proton + Script Extender, so I switched to a native Linux solution that actually patches the “modded” achievement check at runtime.

Step-by-step guide:

Before we start make sure:
Force the use of a compatibility tool: OFF
Deleted previous scriptextender file/s
Deleted DWrite.dll
Remove any launch option

As with any mod or runtime patch, use at your own discretion.

1) Download

From:
(I recommend reading the link)
https://github.com/ahungry/bg3-linux-ae/releases

Download:

bg3-linux-ae.tar.gz 2) Extract to home directory

Extract to your home folder, as recommended by the project:

tar xzvf bg3-linux-ae.tar.gz

This creates:

~/bg3-linux-ae/

Containing:

• bg3-linux-ae.sh
• bg3_linux_ae.so

3) Steam Launch Options (exact)

Steam > BG3 > Properties > Launch Options

Paste exactly:

~/bg3-linux-ae/bg3-linux-ae.sh %command% >/tmp/bg3.log 2>&1 4) Launch the game

Start BG3 normally from Steam.

5) Confirm it’s working

After launch (or after quitting), run:

cat /tmp/bg3.log

If you see:

Patch 1 match Successfully patched memory

Achievements are now enabled.

Mods location (native Linux) ~/.local/share/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3

That's it. DONE. Test it on an easy achievement, for me that was "Homebrewer" as still in Act 3 i haven't touched any alchemy but hey now I know how to brew potions. Anyways i spent some time debugging before i understood that achievements (for me at-least) just didn't want to work. I tried scouting online for many solutions (none worked) as nobody had a definitive answer... until I came across this GitHub project. Anyways HF!

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