Space Engineers Plugin Loader on Linux

SpaceEngineersLauncher.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Load https://github.com/sepluginloader/PluginLoader on Linux after Space Engineers 1.202 (Automatons update)

1. Download SpaceEngineersLauncher from https://github.com/sepluginloader/SpaceEngineersLauncher
2. Download this file (`SpaceEngineersLauncher.py`) into the `Bin64` folder of the game
3. Give it execute permissions (`chmod a+x SpaceEngineersLoader.py`)
4. Set the steam launch options for Space Engineers to `./SpaceEngineersLauncher.py %command%`

https://gist.github.com/opekope2/e02db7e526dadff0813a6ea2aebf820b
"""
import sys
import subprocess

def replace_with_launcher(arg):
    if arg.endswith('SpaceEngineers.exe'):
        arg = arg[:-len('SpaceEngineers.exe')]
        return arg + 'SpaceEngineersLauncher.exe'
    return arg

se_launcher_args = [replace_with_launcher(arg) for arg in sys.argv[1::]]

sys.exit(subprocess.call(se_launcher_args))

It works with relative path (./SpaceEngineersLauncher.py), I just updated the script

Hey, this does not work anymore. I followed all the steps, but it just does not start.

I got it working first try. Try without the script, maybe your prefix has some problems. Make sure SE launches by itself.

I added a step to download SpaceEngineersLauncher because I forgot