Place the two (unzipped\extracted) 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.
There is also a 8.0.1 Patch (link has instructions)!
http://www.moddb.com/mods/darthmod-e...patch-released
[Optional]
Before installation you can also delete the file
preferences.empire_script.txt
in %appdata%\The Creative Assembly\Empire\scripts.
This file can be responsible for CTD or freezes for various reasons and so then it needs clean up. (The game produces a new one after delete).
[Warning]
If the installer suggests a
blank install path this may be caused by 2 reasons: Either because you do not run it in Windows 7 so there is some kind of Registry Incompatibility or you have a cracked game (not supported)... In the first case, manually browse the installer path where your Empire: Total War game is installed, usually in a folder called "Empire Total War" for example:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\empire total war
If you cannot find it, make a windows
search for the file
Empire.exe. You must install in the folder where Empire.exe is located.
[Note]
Make sure you have cleaned up any other 3rd party mods from your game folder before you install DarthMod Empire. Test that it works ok and then if you insist in using these other mods, add them with the "edit user script" utility of the launcher.