# Cyberpunk 2077 - Getting Started

This page covers the basics of getting started with installing Cyberpunk 2077 mods on the Steam Deck. Once complete, you'll be able to install mods that require either [REDmod](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060310/Cyberpunk_2077_REDmod/) or [Cyber Engine Tweaks](https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/107) (CET).

### Requirements:

- Steam Deck
- Cyberpunk 2077 - Install from Steam store
- REDmod - Install from Steam store
- Recommended: Keyboard (wired w/ USB-C or wireless w/ Bluetooth)

### Remember:

You can press the **STEAM** + **X** buttons together to pull up the on-screen keyboard at any time.

#### Steps:

- Switch to Desktop mode from the SteamDeck power menu
- Open Steam from the Desktop (Do not return to Gaming Mode)
- Browse to Cyberpunk in your steam library, select the Gear Icon, then select "Properties...
- Select "Local Files" then click "Browse"

#### Install Cyber Engine Tweaks

- Browse to Cyber Engine Tweaks on NexusMods: [https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/107?tab=files](https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/107?tab=files)
    - Sign up for a free account if you don't have one. Remember to always use a unique password!
- Select "Manual Download" to get the Mod
- Open the downloaded Zip file in your Steam Deck Downloads folder by double clicking it 
    - You can open a second File viewer by clicking the 3-lines setting menu in the upper right of the existing File viewer
- Inside the zip file you should see a "bin" folder
- Drag this folder into the Cyberpunk 2077 folder that was opened 
    - If this isn't your first time doing this, you will be asked how to handle the existing files. You want to Overwrite them
    - Make sure you don't drop it on top of another folder with Cyberpunk 2077 or it will go inside that folder instead of in the main folder like we want.

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Install Protontricks

- Open the Discover Software Center 
    - It's the shopping bag icon on the bottom bar
- Search for "Protontricks"
- Select Install

**If you have Cyberpunk 2077 installed on an SD card**, it is vitally important you do the following:

- In the Cyberpunk file folder, click the ">" next to the name to view the full folder path. 
    - It will start something like: "/ run media mmcblk0p1" Make note of the folder name after "media"
- Click the Steam Deck icon in the lower left
- Select "System" and then click on "Konsole"
- Type in the following command. If your directory name differs from mine, be sure to put yours here > flatpak override --user --filesystem=/run/media/mmcblk0p1

**Configure Protontricks**

- Back in Discover, Once Protontricks is installed, click on it's name, then select Launch from the upper right
- Click on "Cyberpunk 2077" in the app that opens, then click "OK"
- In the next menu select, "Select the default wineprefix" then click "OK"
- In the next menu select, "Run winecfg" then click OK
- In the next application that opens, click the "Libraries" tab
- Under "New override for library" is a blank dropdown, click it and select "version" from the long list.
- Then click "Add", then click "OK"
- You'll be taken back to a previous window. Close it or click "Cancel"

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Finish Up Cyber Engine Tweaks

- Plug in your keyboard or connect it via bluetooth 
    - If you really don't have one, you should be able to open the On-screen Keyboard when the time comes
- Start up Cyberpunk from Steam (while still in desktop mode)
- If all worked, you should see a popup over the Cyberpunk loading menu that says, "CET First Time Setup"
- Click the "Not Bound" button (or use your finger if the controller doesn't work)
- Press the key on the keyboard you'd like to use to open up the CET menu in-game. 
    - I recommend the "~" key in the upper left of your keyboard (if you're in the US)
- Then Press the button on the popup again to finish the setup.
- Cyberpunk will continue to load as normal, but pressing the special key will enable or disable the CET menu.
- Check out the menus. For example, click on "Settings" and then try out "Skip Start Menu". Save and close.

#### What's Next

I will follow up here soon with instructions on installing a few mods as examples, as well as notes about mods and mod requirements that aren't working on the Steam Deck. I may even get some screenshots added.

- Always check the **Requirements** section on NexusMods before installing a mod to make sure you have the requirements installed
- Click the **Track** icon on NexusMods for mods you install so you will be notified of updates
- Only install one mod at a time. Try launching Cyberpunk 2077 after installing each mod to ensure it starts. If you run into a mod that fails, you can uninstall it by looking at the files in its zip file and deleting those files from the Cyberpunk game directory.
- If all else fails, use Steam's "Verify integrity of game files" option to have it correct any broken Cyberpunk files. This will take a while to complete.

You can see a great video version of these instructions by Digital Cynics on Youtube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYKCOBaZpBU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYKCOBaZpBU)