Hi everyone,
I’m relatively new to using Flatpak for gaming on my Linux desktop (running Pop!_OS) and I’ve run into a snag that I hope someone can help with.
I’m trying to apply a mod to the official Among Us game that I installed from Flathub. Specifically, it’s one of those popular among us always imposter mods that lets you practice playing as the imposter in a local or private game. It’s great for learning the maps and vents without the pressure of a live match.
The problem is, all the instructions I find online seem to be for the Windows or Android versions. They usually say to copy some files into the game’s main directory. I’ve been using this guide as a reference to understand what the mod is supposed to do:
My issue is that I can’t figure out how to do this with the Flatpak version. I know Flatpak apps are sandboxed. I’ve looked in ~/.var/app/com.innersloth.AmongUs/ but I’m not sure if that’s the right place, or if I even have the correct permissions to modify files there. The game runs perfectly, but any attempt to alter the files seems to do nothing.
So my question for the community is:
- How can you correctly apply a mod (like the among us always imposter one) to a game installed via Flathub?
- Do I need to use a tool like Flatseal to grant specific filesystem permissions?
- Or is there a
flatpak overridecommand that would allow me to replace or add game files safely?
I feel like this must be a common issue for people wanting to mod games on Linux. Any guidance or a simple step-by-step would be amazing!
Thanks for your help!