Installation

Installation

Download

Grab the release archive for your platform from the Releases page:

• Optimum-v0.1.0-win-x64.zip for Windows
• Optimum-v0.1.0-linux-x64.tar.gz for Linux
• Optimum-v0.1.0-mac-arm64.dmg for macOS Apple Silicon
• Optimum-v0.1.0-mac-x64.dmg for macOS Intel

Windows

1. Extract the zip to any folder (e.g. C:\Games\Optimum\).
2. Run Optimum.exe.
3. The game launches with your existing account and data. No migration needed.

Linux

1. Extract the tar.gz: tar xzf Optimum-v0.1.0-linux-x64.tar.gz
2. Run ./Optimum or ./run.sh from inside the extracted folder.
3. The .desktop file registers Optimum in your application menu if you run install.sh.

macOS

1. Open the .dmg file.
2. Drag Optimum.app into your Applications folder.
3. On first launch, macOS Gatekeeper will warn that the app is from an unidentified developer. Right-click the app, select Open, then confirm. This happens once.

Data Path

Optimum reads from ~/.config/OptimumVintagestoryData by default (Linux), %AppData%/OptimumVintagestoryData (Windows), or ~/Library/Application Support/OptimumVintagestoryData (macOS). To share your existing vanilla worlds, point Optimum at your vanilla data path with the --dataPath launch argument.

This is Not a Mod

Do not place Optimum files in your Mods folder. Optimum is a standalone client that replaces the engine DLLs. It runs as its own application.