[INFORMATION] GENERAL SOLUTION THREAD

[Aexodus]

You dont need to put them in the steam program files. I reccomend you take em outta there and try again? Make sure you follow the instructions.

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This is the Part 1 of the installer.
You need also Part 2: Link
After you download,
Step I
Unzip Part 2.
Step II
Place the two parts in the same folder (any folder) . These are the files named:
DarthMod_Empire_v8.0_Platinum.exe
DarthMod_Empire_v8.0_Platinum.2
Step III
Run the EXE and follow the instructions of the installer.

Are you running the installer as the admin account?

[gazastripclub]

The original download posts and stickies need better directions as to which directory everything goes in. In the non-descriptive way it is currently written it seems to assume to put everything in the Data folder? Does DME in its entirety go in the Data folder or not? Can .pack files be outside of the data folder? The game works until I load a campaign and it immediately CTD. All the similar problems in the forum don't specify a solution other than vague references to directory issues.

[erremc95]

Good afternoon, I have followed all the instructions to install the MOD but when I am going to play it crashes. At the beginning it seems that every thing is OK I start the launcher, choose options, and it through me to the main menu. But when I try to start a battle or a campaing the game crashes and I do not know why. Could you help me?

DME 3.X log - 30/10/2018--------------------------
Info:
Registered owner: Rodrigo, Is admin? True, Has limited token? False
OS: x 64 - Proffesional, Version: 6, Build Number: 9200
Memory: Total: 8100 Available: 4391
Display: 1536 x 864 - 32 bit
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Mod Installation Path:
DME path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Empire Total War\data\DME
Steam Status: On
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Current non vanilla files in data folder:


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Actions:
* 18:21:30 -> Mod started
* 18:21:30 -> boot.pack removed.
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Selected Options:


Selected campaign: Early
Turns per Year: 2
Trails: off
Artillery: Normal
Grenades: off
Language: En
Research Rate: Normal
Forts: off
Deploy: Normal
BSM: on
Weather: off
Borders: off
Arrows: Green
Font Size: 1
Battlefield Borders: off
HUD Type: Transparent
Darth Greeting: off
Enhanced Battle Sounds: on
Brigadier Graham's Music: on
Caligula's Drum & Fife: general


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User Script Entries:


* 18:21:48 -> mod DME_campaign.pack;
* 18:21:48 -> mod DME_BSM_ON.pack;
* 18:21:48 -> mod DME_Navy.pack;
* 18:21:48 -> mod DME_darthmod.pack;
* 18:21:48 -> mod DME_Custom.pack;
* 18:21:48 -> mod DME_SkinPack.pack;
* 18:21:48 -> mod DME_UnitsPack.pack;
* 18:21:48 -> mod DME_AUM.pack;
* 18:21:48 -> mod DME_HUDTRANS.pack;
* 18:21:48 -> mod DME_DFMGEN.pack;
* 18:21:48 -> mod DME_Sounds.pack;
* 18:21:48 -> mod DME_Music_ON.pack;
* 18:21:48 -> mod DME_Fonts1step.pack;
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DME packs in data:


* 18:21:48 -> DME_AUM.pack
* 18:21:48 -> DME_boot.pack
* 18:21:48 -> DME_BSM_ON.pack
* 18:21:48 -> DME_campaign.pack
* 18:21:48 -> DME_Custom.pack
* 18:21:48 -> DME_darthmod.pack
* 18:21:48 -> DME_DFMGEN.pack
* 18:21:48 -> DME_Fonts1step.pack
* 18:21:48 -> DME_HUDTRANS.pack
* 18:21:48 -> DME_Media.pack
* 18:21:48 -> DME_MediaUC.pack
* 18:21:48 -> DME_Music_ON.pack
* 18:21:48 -> DME_Navy.pack
* 18:21:48 -> DME_SkinPack.pack
* 18:21:48 -> DME_Sounds.pack
* 18:21:48 -> DME_UnitsPack.pack
* 18:21:48 -> DME_UPC_v6_3.pack
* 18:21:51 -> Empire started succesfully
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DME mod is closing.


* 18:25:36 -> DME launcher closed.


End of log report.
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[MrBreeze]

When I try to open the zip file it says destination could not be created. I've been trying to get this thing to work for 6 hours. Plz help

[peter g's son]

well this is embarrassing. I have no clue what im doing wrong. I have downloaded this mod at least 5 times in the past and have never had an issue. Now though, on my new laptop it crashes on start up. I have done exactly everything in the list above to solve problems but nothing works. If i put the launcher in vanilla mode and start empire manually from steam, the game loads and has the darthmod main screen but its vanilla. If i open the launcher and put it to darthmod campaign, i then start empire manually from steam and it goes to the starting screen that says darthmod and then it just crashes saying windows has detected an error. Im really desperate to play this mod again. i have the itch really bad. I truly have no idea whats going on. Can someone please help me?

[Leonardo]

well this is embarrassing. I have no clue what im doing wrong. I have downloaded this mod at least 5 times in the past and have never had an issue. Now though, on my new laptop it crashes on start up. I have done exactly everything in the list above to solve problems but nothing works. If i put the launcher in vanilla mode and start empire manually from steam, the game loads and has the darthmod main screen but its vanilla. If i open the launcher and put it to darthmod campaign, i then start empire manually from steam and it goes to the starting screen that says darthmod and then it just crashes saying windows has detected an error. Im really desperate to play this mod again. i have the itch really bad. I truly have no idea whats going on. Can someone please help me?

I replied here.

[AzraeldeBaphuon]

Could it be that the most recent update from the 25h of April prevnts the current launcher from working properly ?
I feel like this could be a reason for DME suddenly not working anymore ?
All the best,
AZ