Can't launch game with mods

[clear nova]

hello, i have an issue where the game wont launch after installing scarab.

i run linux (tuxedo os) and have installed steam flatpak.
game runs completely fine in vanilla

things ive tried:
reinstalling game
reinstalling scarab
verifying integrity of files, then installing scarab
using different versions of proton
updating my system
rebooting many times

potentially useful info:
ive had hk with mods running perfectly fine on steam debian, but one day steam debian gave me the middle finger and refused to launch, no matter what i did.
therefore i ended up having to uninstall it completely and decided to try steam flatpak instead.
also had some issues launching steam flatpak, but it launches perfectly fine when i launch it from terminal.

when i click the play button in steam to launch hk, it says (in the left hand category with a list of all my games) "launching" for 2 seconds, then it says "running" for 0.2 seconds, and then it just closes.
no windows pop up or anything

any help is appreciated, thx in advance

[paper crater]

?tag steamdeck

[broken token]

Mods/Controller not working correctly on Steam Deck
Issue: Steam Deck installs the Windows version of HK, then runs it in proton. This would be fine except that you install Linux Scarab, which replaces the Assembly-Csharp with the Linux version, and then it doesn't like to work correctly on "Windows" anymore

Solution: Go to the HK Library page, select Properties -> Compatibility, check "Force the use of a specific steam play compatibility tool", and select "Steam Linux Runtime" (Note: not the sniper or soldier versions)

This will reinstall the Linux version of the game, and move some files around, so you'll need to select "Change Paths" in Scarab and change it to the new install path, then reinstall your mods. After this, everything should be working.

[paper crater]

After making sure you're not using proton, add -force-opengl to the launch options of the game in steam

[clear nova]

thank u for the quick reply.
ive done all this now, but it still dont work.

first time i launched the game after reinstalling all the mods, the game launched in vanilla.
i clicked the "disable api" button twice and tried launching game again;
now it launches into a black screen, i can only move my cursor (hk cursor skin applied).

as im typing this message, i tried opening scarab again, and it tells me the path is invalid.
the popup window tells me clearly which folder to select, but it doesnt accept it for some reason

also tried selecting:
/home/user1/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Hollow Knight/
and
/home/user1/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/

but it gives same error msg

[paper crater]

I would suggest using Scarab+ over Scarab

?tag scarab+

[broken token]

Scarab+
This is a new version of Scarab, that fixes many of the problems with the commonly used version, as well as adds additional features (filtering by tags, filtering by new releases, offline mode and allowing you to use shareable download links):
https://themulhima.github.io/Scarab?download