I have to use the .bat Gigantus released when the mod first came out

Apparently, people who play offline get an error message when trying to use the .exe shortcut to the mod, which is what I want to use, since it'd look nicer on my desktop than a .bat icon

And I remember reading thats what you need to use to form the Protestant Holy Roman Empire or something like that

Im on dial up, and my gaming PC doesnt go online you see