Built-in Mod Manager for PC Games

📋Summary

Introduce a built-in mod management system in LaunchBox that allows users to easily add, enable, disable, and organize community-created mods for their PC games. This would streamline the modding process and centralize game customization directly within LaunchBox.

❗Problem

Currently, applying mods to PC games often requires external tools or manual file manipulation. This creates a barrier for less technical users and adds friction to the modding workflow. Since LaunchBox already manages games and additional applications, it’s a natural place to also manage and apply mods—especially as many users already curate large PC libraries within it.

💡Proposal

• Add a Mods tab when editing a PC game entry

• Allow users to import ZIP or folder-based mods, categorize them (e.g. skins, fixes, content), and toggle them on or off

• Support for loading order or priority for compatible mod types

• Optional integration with popular mod repositories (e.g., Nexus Mods) to search, download, and update mods

• Safe backup option to restore the game to its pre-modded state

• Show enabled mods on the game’s details view, and optionally launch with or without mods

✅Benefits

• Centralizes mod management in one place alongside the rest of the user’s game library

• Lowers the barrier to entry for modding PC games

• Makes it easier to experiment with and share mod setups

• Adds convenience for power users who juggle multiple mods per game 🧩🎮🧰