# Northstar Installers

Since the public release of Northstar, the wider community has created tools to automate mod installation, as well as adding additional features such as auto-updating the current Northstar install and mod management.

Each of these installers covers a different use case. Use the table below to find out which one suits you best:

| Features                        | r2mm | Viper | VTOL | Papa |
| ------------------------------- | ---- | ----- | ---- | ---- |
| Install Northstar               | ✔️   | ✔️    | ✔️   | ✔️   |
| Update Northstar                | ✔️   | ✔️    | ✔️   | ✔️   |
| Launch Northstar                | ✔️   | ✔️    | ✔️   | ❌    |
| Launch Vanilla                  | ✔️   | ✔️    | ✔️   | ❌    |
| Install Mods from Thunderstore  | ✔️   | ✔️    | ✔️   | ✔️   |
| Update Mods                     | ✔️   | ✔️    | ✔️   | ✔️   |
|                                 |      |       |      |      |
| Set launch arguments            | ❓    | ✔️    | ✔️   | ❌    |
| Installing mods for other games | ✔️   | ❌     | ❌    | ❌    |
| Install skins                   | ❓    | ❌     | ✔️   | ❌    |
| Linux support                   | ❓    | ✔️    | ❌    | ✔️   |
| Install Mods from GitHub/GitLab | ❌    | ❌     | ✔️   | ❌    |
| Server config creator           | ❌    | ❌     | ✔️   | ❌    |
| Package mods for Thunderstore   | ❌    | ❌     | ✔️   | ❌    |

Note that none of these tools are directly part of the Northstar project and as such any issues with them should be reported to the respective authors instead.

## **ebkr:** r2modman

![r2modman](../images/r2modman-main-window.png)

General mod-manager for multiple games including Titanfall|2+Northstar. Allows for separate profiles to keep your game install folder clean. Features mod-manager and built-in mod browser for Thunderstore.\
Supports Windows and Linux.

Download from (select _"Manual Download"_):

{% embed url="https://northstar.thunderstore.io/package/ebkr/r2modman/" %}

Source code:

{% embed url="https://github.com/ebkr/r2modmanPlus" %}

Wiki and documentation:

{% embed url="https://github.com/ebkr/r2modmanPlus/wiki/" %}

There's also an alternative version of r2mm called _Thunderstore Mod Manager_ TMM, which can be downloaded from here:\
(Contains ads to support the development of Thunderstore)

{% embed url="https://www.overwolf.com/app/Thunderstore-Thunderstore_Mod_Manager" %}

## **0neGal:** Viper

![viper](../images/viper-main-window.png)

Simple and easy to use Northstar installer and auto-updater. Allows launching both Northstar and vanilla Titanfall 2. Features mod-manager and built-in mod browser for Thunderstore.\
Supports Windows and Linux.

Download and source code:

{% embed url="https://github.com/0neGal/viper" %}

{% embed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aes7V5YOSNY" %}

## **BigSpice:** VTOL

![vtol](../.gitbook/assets/vtol-main-window.png)

Easy to use and extensive Northstar installer and mod-manager. Supports installing from Thunderstore as well as from outside sources like GitHub/GitLab repositories. Has support for installing custom weapon/pilot skins. Features manager for setting up dedicated servers.

Download and source code:

{% embed url="https://github.com/BigSpice/VTOL" %}

## **AnActualEmerald:** Papa

Command-line only mod manager and Northstar installer written in Rust. Available for Linux as `.deb` and `.msi` Windows installer. Or build from source. Can install, uninstall, and update mods from Thunderstore.

{% embed url="https://github.com/AnActualEmerald/papa" %}