balatro modding

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+date: 2025-04-25
+title: balatro homebrew
+subtitle: its not easy to hack your switch but its not as hard as you would expect
+tags:
+  - programming
+  - videogames
+  - homebrew
+permalink: /blog/24/
+---
+
+*cross-posted from <https://bark.lgbt/@nycki/114395352312097076>.*
+
+I got modded balatro to _mostly_ run under Switchroot Ubuntu. There's a bunch of mods that are complaining about bad filesystem access and I haven't dug in to isolate the problem yet. For my own notes tho, here's what I know:
+
+- install Switchroot Ubuntu Noble, see here <https://wiki.switchroot.org/wiki/linux/l4t-ubuntu-noble-installation-guid>
+
+- do *not* install the system default love package, it has a bad filesystem hook. <https://www.love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=93348e>
+
+- install love=11.5ppa from bartbes's repo. <https://launchpad.net/~bartbes/+archive/ubuntu/love-stable>
+
+- copy Balatro.exe from another computer. you don't need any of the dlls it comes with.
+
+- install rust: <https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install>
+
+- use rust to compile lovely-injector, following WilsontheWolf's steps <https://github.com/ethangreen-dev/lovely-injector/issues/189#issuecomment-2814397769>
+
+- run this command to start the game:
+
+  ```sh
+  LD_PRELOAD=liblovely.so love Balatro.exe
+  ```
+
+- place mods in ~/.config/love/Mods/.
+
+TODO:
+- load mods from another folder, such as .config/balatro/.
+- figure out why some mods crash when loading textures.