This is an extension for Vortex to add support for Escape The Backrooms. This is available for the PC on Steam
- Support for PAK-based mods
- Support for BK2-based mods (movie files)
- Support for UE4SS Blueprint\Lua mods
- Support for load order of PAK mods
- Support for Lua mods enabling and disabling
- Automatic game detection
This extension requires Vortex >= 1.7.5. To install, click the Vortex button at the top of the page to open this extension within Vortex, and then click Install.
You can also manually install it by downloading the main file and dragging it into the 'drop zone' labelled Drop File(s) in the Extensions tab at the bottom right.
Afterwards, restart Vortex and you can begin installing supported Escape The Backrooms mods with Vortex.
If updating an extension, migration occurs that purges your mods folder and reinstalls any mods.
The Escape The Backrooms game extension enables Vortex to automatically locate installs from the Steam.
It is also possible to manually set the game folder if the auto detection doesn't find the correct installation. A valid Escape The Backrooms game folder contains:
Backrooms.exe/Engine/EscapeTheBackrooms
If your game lacks these files/folders then it is likely that your installation has become corrupted somehow.
By default, Vortex will deploy files to the game's root folder and extracts the archive while preserving the folder structure.
Vortex will deploy files to the game's mod folder (/EscapeTheBackrooms/Content/Paks/~mods) if only .pak files are detected and extracts all nested files in the archive to their own individual within this one, ignoring archive folder structure. Each mod folder will be prefixed based on the users load order set within Vortex. Any files that are overwritten are backed up for when the mod is disabled or removed.
This extension also supports mods that overwrite the game's movie files, located within subfolders under /EscapeTheBackrooms/Content/Movies. When a mod is added that contains at least 1 .bk2 file, the etb-modtype-movies installer is used. This searches through the movies folder within the game and attempts to match anything that matches inside of the mod archive. If found, Vortex overwrites them (after backing up the originals) and if any pak files are also found within a movie mod, then these are processed the same as a pak-only mod.
An action ("Install / Update UE4SS") is available in the Mods toolbar to automatically download and extract the latest UE4SS build (GitHub latest release) directly into the game directory if it's not already present. Use this if you intend to install Blueprint/Lua logic mods. If you already have a customised UE4SS install, back it up before using the action.
The load order of mods can now be set within Vortex to allow greater control over what mods are loaded before other mods. This is important so as multiple mods can change the same thing and so load order can be used to minimize collisions. Mods loaded last will have priority over mods loaded first.
Build:
npm install
npm run build
Outputs go to dist/ (webpack bundle + info.json).
Contributions welcome – see CONTRIBUTING.md & CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md.
- Download the Extension (Nexus Mods)
- Mods for Escape The Backrooms (Nexus Mods)
- Download Vortex (Nexus Mods)
- Vortex Knowledge Base (Nexus Mods)
Based on the extension for Hogwarts Legacy by lordvoldem0rt