Solar Expanse Vortex Extension

Solar Expanse support for Vortex

Adds full Solar Expanse support to Vortex: automatic game discovery via Steam, one-click BepInEx setup, and correct installation of BepInEx plugin mods with no manual folder juggling.

Features

• []Automatic game discovery through Steam (App ID 1369700)[/]

  []Automatic download and installation of BepInEx 5. 4. 22 (Mono, x64) — the correct build for Solar Expanse[/]

  []Correct deployment of mod archives into BepInEx/plugins/<Mod>/, regardless of how the archive is nested[/]

  BepInEx handling

  This extension integrates with Vortex's BepInEx Support extension (installed automatically as a dependency). When you manage Solar Expanse for the first time, Vortex will offer to download and deploy BepInEx 5. 4. 22, preconfigured for the game's engine: Unity Mono build, x64 architecture. You don't need to pick a BepInEx variant, download anything yourself, or touch the game folder — accept the prompt and BepInEx is deployed into the game directory like any other mod, and removed cleanly if you stop managing it.

  How mod paths are resolved

  Solar Expanse mods are BepInEx plugins that need to end up at:

  <Game>/BepInEx/plugins/<Mod>/<Mod>.dllMod archives vary: some are packaged as BepInEx/plugins/<Mod>/..., some start at plugins/..., some wrap everything in an extra top-level folder. This extension anchors installation at the first plugins (or patchers) folder found in the archive, strips everything above it, and preserves the per-mod subfolder beneath it — so files always land in the right place under BepInEx/plugins/ (or BepInEx/patchers/) no matter how the archive was zipped.

  Usage

  • []Install this extension (Vortex should prompt to restart)[/]

    []Scan for games or add Solar Expanse from the Games tab[/]

    []Accept the BepInEx installation prompt[/]

    []Install Solar Expanse mods from Nexus as usual[/]