How to install mods

[ForteS]

TUTORIAL: HOW TO INSTALL VARIOUS TYPES OF MODS FOR E:TW

Some E:TW mods come with it ones installers, although the majority need to be manually installed, here is a tutorial of how to install various types of mods:

Where to place the mod files:

• trade_routes.esf
• sea_grids.esf
• pathfinding.esf
• poi.esf
• regions.esf

The files above are related with the campaign map they usually go to the 'global_map' folder which you can find in 'X:\[...]\Steam\steamapps\common\empire total war\data\campaign_maps\global_map

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• startpos.esf
• scripting.lua

The files above are related with the campaign it self, they usually go to 'X:\[...]\Steam\steamapps\common\empire total war\data\campaigns\main'

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• .pack files

This type of file usually goes to the 'data' folder which you can find here 'X:\[...]\Steam\steamapps\common\empire total war\data' , some types of pack also need to be activated to do this make download of the 'mod manager' or add something like 'somemod.pack;' to the 'user.empire_script' file which you can find in 'X:\Users\[user_name]\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Empire\scripts'.

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If after read the info above you still don't knowing how to install a mod, please post here and I'll help you.

obs: This tutorial as been made using Windows Vista.

[HMS England]

Hey, I've recently added 2 .pack files, 1 of them being ETF v2.7 and the other a sound effects mod to the data file. I also installed mod manager v1.5 but whenever I try to start the game using the mod manager the mods don't show up even though they're in the data file. I think it has to do with the error I get whenever I start the mod manager saying: Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If you click Quit, the application will close immediately.

Could not load file or assembly 'Common, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

Then it gives me the option to scroll down "details" which is always blank, continue, or quit. And when I always search for the file on the program it can't find anything, Any help on this matter would be very much appreciated.

[ForteS]

Have you unselected "show all pack types" and selected "show vanilla conflicts"?

[HMS England]

Have you unselected "show all pack types" and selected "show vanilla conflicts"?

yea, its still blank

[ForteS]

Is it located in the data folder?

[Julianus Flavius]

Um I'm running windows 7 and I go to C: Users, my name and there's no AppData folder. What do I do?
Thanks in advance

[ForteS]

Have you tried writing it in the search tab? e.g: C:\Users\user name\AppData ?

[Julianus Flavius]

*facepalm* That worked, thanks
So I add the "somemod.pack" to the end of the filename?

[ForteS]

*facepalm* That worked, thanks
So I add the "somemod.pack" to the end of the filename?

You add the packs in the order you want them to load.

[Julianus Flavius]

So I put the files I downloaded into the scripts folder?
EDIT: Hang on, the only file in the scripts folder is called "preferences.empire_script.txt". Is that the right one?
EDIT 2: Nevermind, I worked it out. The .pack files go in the script folder, yes?

[ForteS]

No, you put the packs in the data folder that is in the game directory, after that you go and open the script file and add the name of the packs to it.

E.g: I've downloaded two mods:
Moreunits.pack
Evenmoreunits.pack


You go and add to the script file:


mod Moreunits.pack;
mod Evenmoreunits.pack;


Anyway this gives some work and I don't know why I posted this way, there is a much easier way, search for Mod Manager in the forum, it is a tool that will do the script work for you.

[reinder]

i need some help

i downloaded the dans. so i put the 2 packfiles in the data map. the starpos in main and the regions in global map. After that i added ad not in scripts whit this line mod "SotDv05_mod.pack"; and i cald the file user.empire_script and save white unicode.

but when i start the came is gives ctd

what am i doing not right

please help

[lurtri]

do you know how to do this on the mac version on ETW

[rangers217]

Hey i am confused on where to save the mod manager

[thehedgehog]

can run mods on non steam Total War?
If so, how?

[saxonking]

i download custer mod.pack and put it in data and put in user script, mod "custer_mod.pack"; but when i go on etw i don't see the units.

[NateTheGreat1990]

So I made my own pack file for ETW and whenever I go into the game their are no changes at all ?...

[Hassassin]

i have downloaded Modmanager and it works, but problem is that i also downloaded a mod named proper militia mod v1.3 and i cant see it in modmanager. I tried alot of things like extractting files placeing them in the gamefolders also searched on google for answers and it told me that for a mod i will need winrar and i am wondering if thats really needed to make that damn mode working and visible on modmanager so i can enable it.

[Hassassin]

By the way i dont really understand your tutorial, could u explain it a more simple way so ill be sure that i dont mess up when i am gonna try to make this mod work

[L1Mavrick]

anyone can help? I played Imperial Splendour mod, and I noticed that they manage to create a mod folder for the game, now I'm trying to make my own mod folder and create my own launcher, they use a batch file to load all the mods automatically in the game data, and also a batch file to automatically unload the game when the game is not running. Now I'm trying to replicate that way of loading mods faster, and more neatly for the data folder. anyone can help me? or am I not clear? hehe