How to install Darthmod + all factions for Empire Total War

[@tm-dk8ew]

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!

[@isaiahwoods4351]

Hey, thank you for this. I always had my eye on this mod but had no idea how to install it.

[@TheVoerwoodCavalryMan]

I have a fix for disc 2

[@TheVoerwoodCavalryMan]

Just rename the part 2 of the download so it has the name of the file it’s looking for

[@jadonvanwyk6210]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. Me and some of my friends tried to download this mod for at least 3 years

[@jadonvanwyk6210]

@@TheVoerwoodCavalryMan if tried to do it but keeps on saying setup cant be open by the following file

[@CalDoggyDaddu]

Very late to the party but hands down the most helpful and easy to follow tutorial I've used in a while. Zero issues all went as planned

[@ieatapples4081]

same bro

[@nathenstewart9225]

Incredibly refreshing that you, unlike all other tutorials I personally had seen, did not have the mod installed so we could see EVERY step no matter how small. Thank you.

[@EthanDarke]

Dude thank you for this one! I'm not the most computer savy person and it often irks me when a lot of other tutorials assume you know half of what to do or something. Just followed yours as you went along, no issues at all.

[@bradleyakers4044]

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

[@pablo3434]

I've tried to install this mod every three years or so...this is the first time it has worked

[@FacelessMediaStudios]

Great tutorial love these install videos for total war games, especially when they are clear and concise instructions great job. Please keep up these install videos...

[@11MishMash]

"Turn the launcher audio off, because it will scare the shit out of you." yes it did my man, cracked me up

[@Mrsharz]

XD

[@gordusmaximus4990]

The best video by far out there. Thank you so much, years later i finally did it.

[@leeaaron6182]

Thank you for uploading this tutorial! I really wanted to play this mod, and it would have been difficult without this. Many thanks, sir.

[@jonasgomes6103]

I love this british accent, I was loking for some british channel for improve my english, and I found now 🙂

Got a nice high range gaming PC so i can stick everything on max settings. Your installation guide of both mods is the best one i have found. Thank you!

[@napper8879]

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

[@pantherpanzer6695]

I know it's 5 years later but thank you very much for this, it was very helpful.

[@BrettNOTBrad]

already had darthmod on my old laptop but after the great switch to a new pc i totally forgot how to do install it as it got corrupted (by my own mistake) this tutorial helped greatly, thank you!

[@pegleg9266]

this is legit the only good walk through and i would recommend this to everyone including friends when they are downloading it

[@panstaf2359]

Mate i done right now the install thank you very much...greetings from greece

[@timgillgren2042]

Thank you so much! I've tried installing this for years.

[@BoDAssassin]

You are the fucking best! I've been trying to download this mod for months, and all of the tutorials I've watch have either been vague or confusing. You just earned a subscriber.

[@giltaínha]

For me it works with no problems, thank you very much

[@TheDslobo]

I've been looking for this for a long time ty bro

[@fourthdown1231]

Thank you TwilyPie, hoped to play darthmod on ETW for years and during corona time finally got it worked out!

[@syggoface]

Thank you so much dude! have tried for so many times, IT WORKS!

[@conquernation9770]

FIXED MY INSTALL DISK 2 PROBLEM. It isn't said in his comment but if you do have the file unzipped it might not be named correctly. Make sure that the spaces and the (1).2 is correct at the end of the file. Others had issues with spacing. Hope this helps as this took me 3 hours to figure out.

[@tm-dk8ew]

Ah i see I didnt know that was a problem, thank you, I'll update the pinned comment :)

[@conquernation9770]

@@tm-dk8ew Thanks I was considering making my own video to clarify since there were a bunch of other people having the same problem. Took me almost 8 years to download the mod love it. Thanks again.

[@Frederik.S]

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

[@anoniem012]

Subscribed because tutorial is very clear, and at end you said see you in a year xd

[@milesd947]

Thank you so much! Great video easy to follow and no issues with the install.

[@cameronash5492]

Thank you so much! I've been wanting this for sooooooooo long!

[@aryaman1924]

Hi bro . Hi everyone. I wanted to say that this video is great. Helps you get the most out of this game. I still can't believe I was able to do that. Be sure to try

[@kensults]

Tried so many times to get this to work thank you!

[@TtThunder43]

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

[@bigbear805sg]

Thank's bro. For this in dep video a lot of other videos just skip through a lot of it and none of us are tech-savvy as these youngsters so thanks.

[@bigbear805sg]

You might have found your what you should do in your Channel

[@tobymiddleton8223]

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

[@edj4914]

Thank you very much mate this worked successfully after a few tries

[@Ayala_411]

This worked perfectly! Thank you bro!

[@Egyptian_Cobra]

Great vid helped me install everything ! Thank you !

[@SirKakaBabu]

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

[@Adino1]

Awesome video, you saved me an evening of modding.

[@CodyChristophr]

Watched a video on how to do this. Didn't work because the file didn't automatically pop in there. Thought I found the right file. I know now that I didn't. I'm gonna try it again now that you've explained what to look for. Thanks and Hopefully it works!!

[@tm-dk8ew]

Did it work out in the end? If not maybe I can help.

[@CodyChristophr]

I actually haven't had the time to try it. I will try to remember to let you know

[@GreekWarDog]

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!

[@tdhanoi2690]

Thank you sooo so much, so simple and easy.

[@johnpenn8444]

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.

[@gungdegalang4635]

delete all the previous preference in%appdata%

[@Satori-g4v]

This will help me get through 2021 strong bois!

[@mikerivers8595]

Dude… thank you so much for this video. I’ve watched like 5-10 installation videos for this mod and none have mentioned the all factions mod you did and I’m so happy for your extra time and effort in being elaborate in your detail of the installation process! I’m not tech savvy at all, but this worked well for me. I have a question though. Does the all factions mod only work with the same ultimate late setting you used?

[@hamidrezaakbary9885]

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

[@VVMagi]

Hey guys to all the people that get the "insert disk" and can't open the zip-file. You need to download WinRAR from the internet. This way, part 2 will be downloaded as a RAR-file and not a ZIP-file. This made it all work for me!

[@patcourt9468]

I got it to launch correctly, but when I go to play a campaign, the maps are still vanilla and I cannot play as other factions. If someone knows what I missed, I would appreciate it greatly!

[@mikeybucher1893]

when i start up the game, it gets to the darthmod purple icon, or loading screen, and then crashes. windows says there is an unknown problem. any ideas?

[@Duplexx93]

I have this same problem

[@natebeav2440]

@@Duplexx93 same

[@jurysims9358]

delete the dme files and then uninstall the whole game

[@htg04]

same

[@dancerv5861]

Guys don’t copy the full name of the lil think I had to update in the darthmod client in the user script I copied full name and it made this problem just copy the same he did

[@brandonbuckeridge5535]

good vid very help full keep up the good work

[@Augustus1003]

thank you, also if someone has any error related to "Please insert disk 2" select the path of the part 2 file.

[@Tzelive]

what do u mean... i’m confused

[@Tzelive]

yo can u help me ?

[@Augustus1003]

@@Tzelive Follow all steps as he showed download 3 files platinum part 1,part 2 and the patch...and for the sake of simplicity extract the part 2 file which you downloaded on the desktop(since it is a Rar file).When you reach at this point 4:03 it would ask you please insert disk 2, so at that point give the path of the part 2 file which you extracted it should be present on your desktop follow the rest I hope it helps 👍.

[@johnson1257]

I cant do the all factions when starting DM Early but it works on custom. Thanks a lot!

[@dildashbaggins9470]

Thanks, Worked perfectly

[@jordanwillis7316]

“He also has emojis, which I’m not too big a fan of” .....okay

[@panzerace8251]

Well who would trust a man with emojis on their bookmarks?

[@jordanwillis7316]

@@panzerace8251 a rational human being

[@panzerace8251]

@@jordanwillis7316 Irrational*

[@latchedatom215]

i finally got a good pc but for some reason the way i did it before didn’t work bc part was an exe the last time i installed so thank you so much for the help great tutorial i was so confused

[@thanosjoemama5041]

Very nice dude. Thanks!

[@kamalnassiri3029]

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?

[@m3thisse]

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

[@davidzucker1048]

I did everything and all was well once i started the game I had the imperial logo and then it crashed without saying anything

[@davidzucker1048]

It works now

[@faldaritotitotito]

@@davidzucker1048 what did you do? because it happened the same to me

[@davidzucker1048]

Alf4 Soyuz Comrade goto somekiddos comment on this video look at the responses you’ll find the fix

[@kashoofd5960]

@@faldaritotitotito Make sure that you don't copy the whole name of the texture pack because if you do so it will not run. I hope this helps you.

[@ALIringer42]

Kas Hoofd Where can I find the texture pack and if I find it should I change only the name ?

[@TheSwedishViking96]

Finally managed! Thank you!

[@adamo0240]

when i do the first install, the disk thing shows up, but i have the second part installed

[@Duke-3508]

Same bro

[@strategos2219]

same

[@frank37596]

I extract the second file but darthmod does not recognize it when i try to launch it

[@RegulatedMockah]

when u find part 2 file when it ask for file 2 u click on file 2 then rename to what it is looking for, it should work.

[@RegulatedMockah]

when u find part 2 file when it ask for file 2 u click on file 2 then rename to what it is looking for, it should work.

[@Satori-g4v]

Theres no DME File in my game

[@benjaminstarling3756]

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.

[@kazuhirai5055]

mee too =(

[@patrickvin5176]

When i go under the DME FOLDER i dont have the campaign folder

[@danijelvelican8985]

Me too

[@dannytran2134]

Probably done something wrong. Delete what you've downloaded., do the whole process shown here.

[@theARMYGamer]

Amazing! THANK YOU!

[@Tzelive]

i need help with the “please insert disk #2” menu.. it pops up right in the middle of the download

[@jurysims9358]

same here bro

[@Eduardesu]

Oh my Jesus thank you soo much!!!

[@cowtaplayz8277]

I have a couple problems #1 When I install the files, they come as a zip file and not a RAR file. #2 When I try to install Darth mod in the program, it tells me that I need to insert disks 2 and 3.

[@VVMagi]

I have the exact same problem. PLEASE HELP

[@timtyber]

a Rar file and ZIP file a basically the same thing. The difference is, with a RAR file you need to install WINRAR to extract it, but if it was downloaded as just a zip file, you can simply extract it without having to download any 3rd party software. The disk 2 and 3 thing appears because part 2 has not been extracted, but hopefully this helped and you can now extract it. (This is my alt btw I just forgot how to log onto twilypie lol)

[@sponge5196]

@@timtyber Do you know how to fix the problem for when I download the All Factions mod it comes up as a Internet Explorer thing and I can't open and extract it.

[@Deletedman007]

Thank you man! 😊

[@Mr87114]

Thankyou it works!

[@KingofWarsaw-ed3ky]

I just wanted to play this mod why does it have to be this complicated why do I have to extract a raw file Napoleon darth mod so much easier than this I’m done

[@mikerivers8595]

Your trick for removing fog of war didn’t work for me. I’ve tried a few different factions and clicking list, armies, selecting army and moving it out of my city did nothing for me. I’ve tried finding a way to just turn off fog of war all together and cannot find that either.

[@terrymurray8986]

Hi love your vid very helpfull. And Explained well. I have one more question can I add other mods to Darth like for blood and smoke?

[@TheVoerwoodCavalryMan]

As a side note I found to rename the 2nd part of the darthmod download when it asks for disc 2 rename part 2 to be the name that it’s looking for and then it should hopefully work, I’m testing this now and shall come back with the results

[@TheVoerwoodCavalryMan]

It bloody worked

[@him3990]

Spent a whole day trying to figure this shit out, good look bro

[@alec5979]

what is the name that you change it to

[@TheVoerwoodCavalryMan]

@@alec5979 the name it is asking for

[@luftwaffle173]

Thanks a lot Mr. Brony! Though the "all factions" mod is kinda annoying, buggy and problematic so I won't install it unless there'll be a better version of it

[@爽阿刺阿]

thank for teacher,this mod very good

[@polychronisdoumpas3081]

thank u so muck bro , i love u !!!

[@kristiannorden2006]

when i try to do campaign i just crash when i click the button

[@achilles01]

i get the same thing

[@hutch4463]

it says cant find c:/programfiles................ check if its typed correctly, any help?

[@TheBbAssistant]

Could you please show us how to install the Greek mod on Darthmod? Thank you

[@B-K94]

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.

[@hazed_23]

hey man great vid very useful but i have problem, for the factions mod i did exactly the same as you but when i start the game there aren't all the factions idk why.

[@antoniohipolito4912]

You ARE A BRO!! THank you in 2024 ;)

[@BoDAssassin]

My only issue right now is the fog of war glitch. Your solution at the end of your video did help me for the early game, however as I grew my empire in size it becomes harder to upgrade my towns, region capitals, farms, etc. Have you found a permanent solution to this bug?

[@tm-dk8ew]

Ah, unfortunately not. There are two solutions I can think of, one is enter cheat commands. If you toggle the fog of war off in the cheat command it will reveal everything and after you've finished doing everything to your towns you can turn it back off, but seeing other enemy positions is inevitable, so im not sure how comfortable you'd be with that. Second is I would recommend always having a single unit of militia in all of your settlements. It might be a pain late game when you have so many but as far as I can see it's the only way to fix this fog of war thing without commands. Hope this helps.

[@DNH17]

Actually u say "darth mod part II" is installed. Actually u haven't installed it but extracted u say this wrong at 02:03 .. "now that it is installed".. you haven't installed,u just want us to extract it on our pc and then maybe place it in some folder so to avoid having it on the desktop.

[@theyates5250]

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.

[@elijahwrld]

for me it keeps saying insert disk 2 when i already have it extracted on my desktop

[@kaks0k383]

same problem, did you solve it?

[@potatogamer3830]

I found the fix do you wish to know?

[@JosephGaming]

@@potatogamer3830 yes!

[@potatogamer3830]

Kubix alright then. When you install darthmod, install part 2 first then unzip it in downloads then install part 1. When you get to the part that ask for the dis incert go to your downloads and click on the note that was unzip from part 2 then it will contribute with the download.

[@JosephGaming]

Potato Gamer ok cheers I’ll do it tonight!

[@PAIDakiasdsfgedtgertyer]

when i select custom greece isnt contained in the campaign but only in the custom battles

[@jamesjohnson7556]

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 ?

[@ashleyburns6752]

I have seen videos of people playing darthmod starting in 1783, but that is not available on this darthmod, only uprising, right?

[@shieldmaidenarreh4265]

Everything worked, except the playable factions add on didn't work.

[@velfing]

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 :(((

[@tonyface2007]

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

[@Mister_Dani13]

Weird I kinda did it but it crashes when I upload the pack to scripts but when I remove it it works fine

[@Jimmybob23]

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???

[@Tristanyes1]

The campaign file didn’t pop up in the DME folder

[@belthoff444]

it didn't ask me to replace the .pack file. I hope that doesn't mean i fucked up somwhere

[@tdhanoi2690]

I'm thinking about buying empire total war cause I love the 1700-1800 era. This mod looks dope too. Is it 100% safe to download it? I don't want to risk it..

[@chris.3069]

Just downloaded it it's 100% fine

[@geraltgrey-mane695]

What is Darthmod difficulty setting balanced for?

[@tahahadada1936]

i downloaded and done everything , it worked but when u exist the program it will never work again .