Ammo

Spec sheet

Purpose

Ammo is a command-line mod manager for Linux that installs symlinks in game directories to point to mod files, with zero runtime overhead.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Intended users

The user guide assumes readers already have modding experience and familiarity with tools such as MO2 or Vortex.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

Integrations

Ammo has no Nexus integration; its guide instructs users to manually download mod archives into a downloads folder.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The project is licensed under GNU General Public License v2, except for certain test mock mods subject to their packaged licenses.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Maker

The GitHub profile identifies the maintainer as Marco Silva and lists Spokane, Washington.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Conflict detection

Ammo detects file conflicts and provides a command to show conflicts for a mod.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Deployment method

linkRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

External tools

Ammo includes a tools manager for installing tools outside the game folder, and the guide describes running Windows modding tools through Protontricks.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Filtering and bulk actions

The find command filters components by keywords, and bulk commands operate on the visible components.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

FOMOD

Ammo supports configuring FOMOD mod installers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Installation

The README's install command uses pipx to install directly from the GitHub repository.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Mod operations

Users can install, activate, deactivate, reorder, rename, and delete mods, plugins, and downloads.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Mod source access

manual importRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

Plugin sorting

Ammo can autosort plugins according to mod order.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Requirements

The README lists Python 3.12, Steam, p7z, and pipx as dependencies.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Supported games

The listed supported games include Enderal, Fallout 4, Fallout New Vegas, Oblivion, OpenMW, The Sims 4, Skyrim, and Starfield, with several editions also listed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Supported platforms

linuxRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Mod managers#61 of 787.5
• Game Mod Managers#62 of 797.5