How to install Darthmod + all factions for Empire Total War

Hello everyone, I had no idea this video would even get over 50 views but I'm really happy to see it has helped so many people, however some people are still having some issues with the install. Since quiet a few people have been commenting and I find it hard to reply individually, I thought I would try to list some possible fixes in a pinned comment.

GENERAL FIX:

First things first, make sure you are not actively running any other mods. For example, if you have Imperial Splendour installed, be sure to open that launcher, turn the mod off, then try to launch Darthmod. If possible, it is best to install Darthmod with a clean vanilla version of the game with no other mods installed at all, this will negate the chances of other mods messing up Darthmod files and causing a failed launch.


CRASHING AFTER DARTHMOD LOGO APPEARS:

A lot of people are having the problem whereby the Darthmod title screen appears but the game instantly crashes, the only fix for this I know is as such:
Go to your file explorer then type in the top bar (not the search bar to the right, the directory on top) then type in '%appdata%', then find 'The Creative Assembly' folder and delete the 'Empire' folder then go to steam and verify the integrity of the game cache. This will happen automatically when you try to launch the game from steam. If you don't have an empire folder in the creative assembly folder, it will be because you have done a fresh install of the game without running it. Simply turn off darthmod in the launcher so the game will launch in vanilla, start any campaign, save the game and exit the game, an Empire folder should now be created. Take note that after doing this, all saved games you have on Empire will be deleted. If you are halfway through a campaign you don't want to end yet, be sure to finish that up before trying out this fix. This fix hasn't worked for everyone, but it has personally worked for me in the past, I have no other solution to this problem so if this doesn't work for you, I would recommend looking at some forums or threads on this issue.


'PLEASE INSERT DISK 2' ISSUE:

Some people are still getting the 'please insert disk 2' problem. From what I have seen from this there are two things I see people doing wrong and a name issue I'll go over.
First off, some people are downloading the file from google then just leaving it their desktop thinking it has been extracted. The file that I kept on my desktop was extracted. You need to make sure after downloading part 2 from google that you extract the file from inside it. For me I needed WINRAR to extract the .rar file then simply placed it on my desktop. Another problem I see is that some people already have extraction software without realising it, and the file is not being downloaded as a .rar file but simply a .zip file. If this is the case you don't need to install WINRAR at all but you can simply right click on the file and extract it to your desktop. In either case, MAKE SURE THE FILE IS EXTRACTED, if it has been extracted then it won't matter where it's stored.
Some people have the problem that the file might not be named correctly after extracting it. You must make sure the spaces and the (1).2 at the end of the file is correct, if the name is wrong the darthmod installer can't detect the file. Thanks for posting this one in the comments hope it helps.


FILE LOACTION:

If you can't locate your steamapps folder, go to your steam library, right click on empire total war, go to properties and browse local files. This will locate the steam directory on your PC. If you have a steam version of the game installed via steam, you will have a steamapps folder, it just might be in another location.


TEXTURE PACK:

I'm pretty sure the texture pack is actually broken. From what i've experienced it doesn't even make a difference in game and for some people it is the cause of the game crashing, so I would actually recommend not bothering to insert that into your files.

CHANGING UNITS:

If you are playing a faction that isn't available in the base game some of your units will change types. For example, if you play as Venice and one turn you have a unit of militia but the next turn it turns into Line Infantry, this is because the startpos file has had to be altered and unfortunately there is no way around this, you'll just have to put up with inconsistent armies but usually it isn't too big a problem.


EXTRA UNITS:

If you have seen playthroughs of the mod and the units you have are different to the units other people have it is usually because they will have installed additional unit mods which also work with Darthmod, it is not a problem with the mod, just that new mods must be installed.


FOG OF WAR:

Unfortunately there is not way to get rid of the fog of war glitch, so even when your empire is large, it's best to have units of militia in all of your settlements to uncover the fog that usually recovers ungarrisoned settlements in a couple of turns.

I really hope some of these can help any of you that are having problems with the installation. If I find any other concrete ways to solve issues I'll edit this comment and add them, but for now these are basically the only fixes I know of for these issues. If you are having problems, be sure to also check out total war forum posts and discussions before giving up, maybe someone out there has the answer. Thank you!

Thank you very much, your video helped me a lot❤🇮🇷🥰

idk if i am going to get an answer but when i am trying to download the mod. it keeps on turning into a folder. is there a way that i can fix this.


(Edit) it fixed now, somehow i did not have winrar downloaded.

To play as Greece punjab etc etc dose it have to be in the late campaign? If I go to costom or early campaign, it's the standard factions ?

Please help me bro! I know the video is correct. I had Darthmod for a couple years, wipes my laptop and did a fresh install of Empire and the Empire Total War II mod. Didn’t like it, wiped all Empire stuff from the computer, reinstalled Empire. Now tried like three different videos to reinstall Darthmod and I crash after I see the initial Darthmod screen every time.

Hi mate, thanks a lot for the tutorial, very good guidance. I just have a question about an issue I got, for some reason it won´t let me play with many of the other factions in an "Ultimate Early" campaign, they only appear if I charge the game with the Ultimate late campaign; and not even emerging factions, for example I want to play with the Italian States in an early game, but it wont let me. Do you what could be the problem? I have Darthmod.

how i cant disable that audio of mod pack?

One of the clearest installation guides I have ever watched. Cheers mate.

Once again another computer savvy guy assuming everyone knows the “basics” of computing, you don’t show the actual download and instal process before moving around files and ****. Break it down MF

What is Darthmod difficulty setting balanced for?

Thxxxx

how do i install on a non steam version Copy?

So lost. When mine downloads there’s no folder whatsoever. It just makes a file that I can’t open at all. Such a shame. No video goes over that part at all.

This tutorial is scrumptious i was having a hard time getting the path down but you explaining it made so much easier

hi all, i have followed every step with success but unfortunately i am not able to see the other factions in the grand campaign screen. This is very weird.. Somebody knows a solution?

Not sure if you still read these comments but I get the error message
“Could not create uninstall file”. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

My chrashed does lunch darthmod but after chased! Its working ! but no other faction playable :(

Mate, over 100K views

Youre the best thankyou so muuch!! Literally only wanted to buy this game for this portugal playthrough

I’ve got through all of this but when I go to start the game it goes back to the homepage, any ideas for help???

@tm i downloaded this mod to play as México but new Spain is showing up not México

Thank you so much, great tutorial. Have a good one mate

Thanks you form thailand

Thanks a lot partner. Now I can start my Let's Play of Dagistan.

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It crashed in startup. To fix this, i unistalled empire with Revo Uninstaller so it delete every file when unistalling the game. Then i redownloaded the game, the mod. And it works.

You rock man thanks a bunch!

Mod works but the minor factions aren’t popping up

yes good tutorial Update : game wont start. Another update : fixed it

All factions are not showing when I start up the game

I have got no Campaign folder .-.

Could you make a video on how to fix that fog of war bug? its annoying and u cant upgrade most of settlements if u dont have any units near them :(((

Now my ETW opens for 5 seconds and closes.

how much gigabyte is darthmod???

I doesn't work for me

How do I stop the music from the launcher?

WTF does Emojis have to do with anything?

I got this file as a .rar file and I have no idea as to what I should do with it

Video made me laugh hahaha thanks for the help

Great tutorial followed it step by step but still got the usual error messages won't advance past the purple Darthmod logo.

Thankyou it works!

Works like a charm for DME Late, doesn't work for DME Early. DME Early boots up with vanilla selection.

thanksyou

well i did all your steps and when i press start from steam the logo of darthmode shows up and then it closes automatically, any idea what is happening?

I followed every step correctly and when i try to start the game from steam i just get an error and it wont let me open the game. Does anyone know whats up with it?

This worked perfectly! Thank you bro!

Thanks!

my game crash after all fully installed. the crash came after i started the game. the dartmode logo show up but after that the game was force close. what happened?

i was acctually having very hard time playing this mod and i couldn't find it and play as my glorious Greece so really thank you dude for the effort of telling us exacly bit by bit how to download it and played it properly you deserve the best ! i also subscibed to your channel! you absolutely deserve it!

You might not be the best modder as you said. But you are a great explainer, not only saying what to do but also why to do it, is great for me personaly just getting in to modding, but others i imagine as well :D

does darthmod work wth cracked version ?