# Northstar Installers

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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                        | FlightCore | 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 | ❌          | ✔️   | ❌     | ❌    | ❌    |
| 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.

## **GeckoEidechse:** FlightCore

![FlightCore Main Window](https://828676448-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F1ZIQZZRL9Avtst3lrKej%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c7ea22ac3217ea4c28d975b03f2b6521170a08dc%2Fflightcore-main-window.png?alt=media) ![FlightCore Mod browser](https://828676448-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F1ZIQZZRL9Avtst3lrKej%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3f2e661b2e0e71d6843cc49aed7717c5ade4c0a3%2Fflightcore-mod-browser-window.png?alt=media)

Fast and easy to use Northstar installer, updater, launcher, and mod-manager. Features built-in mod browser and allows for easy installation of pre-release versions of Northstar.\
Supports Windows and Linux.

Download and source code:

{% embed url="<https://github.com/R2NorthstarTools/FlightCore>" %}

## **ebkr:** r2modman

![r2modman](https://828676448-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F1ZIQZZRL9Avtst3lrKej%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-575b819aecd10b6d1aaeb9677569ed7360553a3c%2Fr2modman-main-window.png?alt=media)

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](https://828676448-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F1ZIQZZRL9Avtst3lrKej%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-9b04a9cb9061a23f9c204aad50dcedbc0b294a62%2Fviper-main-window.png?alt=media)

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>" %}

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## **BigSpice:** VTOL

![vtol](https://828676448-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F1ZIQZZRL9Avtst3lrKej%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-76c4769c374723c68610b53cf707ff8401ded2cf%2Fvtol-main-window.png?alt=media)

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>" %}