How to Install Empire - Total War II + Sub mods

[@-RXB-]

There's an .exe installer version now, called "INSTALLER", released on Moddb, 5 hours ago (2023-09-08). So this file is now called "MANUAL INSTALLATION".

[@anuszbizsergetokommentek2171]

The installer version works like darthmod installation?

[@-RXB-]

@@anuszbizsergetokommentek2171 You just run it and select the correct path and it'll do everything for you. I think DarthMod worked the same way.

[@patstrzeszewski3240]

Which is better?

[@-RXB-]

@@patstrzeszewski3240 Haven't tried manual installation. I don't think there's any difference except manual being more of a hassle.

[@jamezyyylive292]

@@-RXB- so if i download the installer version I don't need to go into my files and do whats said in video? essentially download and then start the game ?

[@brianmurphy3330]

Just about to try all of this, I am a huge total war fan but I have the disadvantage of never moding anything before lol. Wish me luck!

[@littleplant_]

my first time manually moding a game it was so hard and confusing, and i actually gave up, but something made me try again and when it finally worked it was such a rewarding feeling. Now i love moding everything lol

[@grimlockthe1823]

this is the reason why lord john is the best

[@coeursdelouest1626]

I have a problem ! I successfully installed the mode but I can't change theaters! (for example I can't take a ship from Europe to America! Does anyone have a solution? Thank you

[@liamle9315]

I have the Same problem and I can’t find no answers either

[@TheDaneViking]

It irritates me that they simply just doesnt create A steamworkshop for all these mods and do the same as they did with Atilla & Rome where once you Click 'Play' on lets stay Rome there comes a broswer up displaying all Total war games and then you simple just go to 'Mods' and enable the mods you want on, its just much easier.

[@rw8945]

Love ETW2. Do you know if there is a submod to play as Ireland?

[@pvtipotato2782]

Glad it worked for you guys. I extracted after downloading and got a bunch of separate files no folder as shown

[@AGfox47]

Downloaded the new 4.3 installer and rolling updates. Have tried to enable late campaign start but my l_etwii folder have nothing in the VDM and NOVDM folders for me to copy and paste. Where can I find these files? I also do not seem to have the WALI launcher where the installation word document says it will be. This video is dated now as the team seem to have gotten rid of the V4.0 initial installer and merged it up to V4.3. I am reinstalling as I couldn't load my campaign without it crashing before so did a fresh reinstall having removed all files as suggested. The game is really good and want to get back into it. My only gripe with non replenishment (which is an amazing game changer) is that I can't seem to ever recruit an Admiral. The only way I can get them is buying a new Ship of the line that comes with a captain/admiral. My HMS Victory Admiral died on natural causes very quickly after taking his post and now I can't head my fleet with the Victory in command!

[@RobbyBooy]

How can you set the mod 40 units card ? For the campagin ?

[@Chaos8282]

I would love to play this as it's installed and working, but I switched to 4k and my damn UI is tiny. Casual internet searches have not given me a solution apart from running at a lower resolution.

[@kleister3420]

have you found a fix for it? i have also struggle to see the state of units during battles and im not even playing on 4k :D

[@BordelDeMerde411]

Hello do you know how to change Late and Early campaigns ?

[@mateuszsitek6160]

Hi John, and everyone else. I instaled empire as you said first downloaded empire then run c++ instalation and copied files and empire doesn't work. I click play see first screen of loading and then game crashes. Do you know how to resolve this ?

[@nanobees1319]

If you installed mods previously it is possible your user.script is the problem. Find it (it's at the same place lord john showed in the video) then open it. I am talking about the user.scirpt on your PC, NOT the one that came with the mod. Delete every line of text you see, then save . Try to launch Empire again. That should work. EDIT: After that, you have to do the user.scipt part of the video again.

[@YouGoodies]

My download fails every time after downloading halve the file.

[@emperordom0611]

wen i go to install the prerequisites my PC says "window cannot find..." please help lol

[@legionnairedelapremiere328]

Same issue....

[@joshuadiaz8333]

Does anyone know how we can turn back on the projectile trails for musket and rifle fire?

[@LordJohnHD]

Did you check the submod options ?

[@joshuadiaz8333]

yeah. I've also gone through the discord they give and cant find anything@@LordJohnHD

[@Carl-sk4pu]

Go to the fold you extracted to when you copied the empire total war and script. At the bottom, you should have a reading file around pages 4 or 7 have submods, which you can follow step by step, which tells you how to turn it back on. It also has the replenish troops, so you can heal them on the next page. As well as increasing the size of your army to 40. Should have read this as its very useful.

[@blindbicycle]

@@Carl-sk4puwhat do I do if I can’t find the option for the replenishment of units?

[@jmarrod6956]

Eres el puto amo enserio un autentico crack e mirado varios videos y hasta que no e visto el tuyo no lo e podido instalar, muchas gracias de verdad, todas las horas serna en tu honor!!!!

[@leonsoderlund9446]

Why do not my options stay in place after exiting Empire?

[@NagosCrit]

How do i fix recrutment menu? Standart guy was not intended for this amount of unit types.

[@mikechurcher4829]

Having another issue - after around turn 200 - having end turn turn crash to desktop when it gets to a certain nation. Been working around this by reloading a save and making peace, declaring war or ultimately destroying the nation to try to change what the nation has to do…. but it seems to continue to a different nation almost instantly - sadly not enjoying this constant issue and now on my third nation to destroy in the space of 20 turns. Anyone else faced this?

[@ethanwashington60]

I played the mod over a year ago, back on version 2.0 or 3.0 and it was an issue then. Usually either the Ottoman Empire or Zaporozhian host. I got past it by making war/declaring peace. Or just generally messing around. The only downfall of the mod for me. Sometimes I don't want to be at war with the Ottomans, but am forced to to continue my campaign

[@joselira6591]

The same thing it is happening to me, at turn 36; after i crushed Britain as France, the US appeared and at the end turn crashes. Any idea what is the cause?

[@caldark2005]

Used the new installer version and then the latest update but sadly the game launches and then closes :(

[@LordJohnHD]

Did you make sure to do a clean install ?

[@caldark2005]

@@LordJohnHD yeah was a full clean install actually not played Empire on this computer before.. I have just removed it all again.. will give it another go after work later today

[@anuszbizsergetokommentek2171]

Whats the difference between the installer and manual version?

[@caldark2005]

@@anuszbizsergetokommentek2171 Installer does it all for you in one go so no manual copying of files

[@profetenmuuuuuuuhammed7537]

​@@caldark2005so...did it work??

[@mikechurcher4829]

Can you modify the army unit size to 40 after turn one? Say.. after 50 years of early campaign play? Will it still be the same process?

[@LordJohnHD]

I imagine you could as it seems to be save specific. Let me know if you try it out.

[@anuszbizsergetokommentek2171]

@@LordJohnHD hey quick question. Whats the difference between the manual and installer version? Does the installer version works like darthmod installer?

[@LordJohnHD]

@@anuszbizsergetokommentek2171 The installer does that same thing its just automatically locate the files.

[@anuszbizsergetokommentek2171]

@@LordJohnHD and the mod will have a launcher like with darthmod or its just replaces the files?

[@LordJohnHD]

@@anuszbizsergetokommentek2171 No launcher. Just start your regular steam.

[@jagg8471]

I did this and tried to load up the game but it crashed after the first loading screen, would anyone know how to fix this??

[@habibeid2733]

same

[@skylarsmith9205]

I can't seem to get Empire to even start after following these steps and i dont understand what I've done wrong.

[@LordJohnHD]

Try using the installer they released.

[@Clearwood_]

@@LordJohnHD I just tried and I see the first screen the back to desktop.

[@jtiger2145]

Im the same done both goes to load screen then back to desktop

[@LordJohnHD]

Strange, you guys might want to head over too the Empire 2 discord and look for answers there.

[@cassondrahaley1930]

Yeah tried it twice today having same issue. Did y’all find a solution

[@tommyboypatton101]

On the files for moddb it shows Manuel installer and another one , which do you recommend??

[@LordJohnHD]

If there is an installer then I would recommend that.

[@tommyboypatton101]

@@LordJohnHD I figured out the installer is the easiest route , it gives you easy access immediately auto routing the files to hr correct spot , and it asks what sob mobs you would like without transferring all the files . It's pretty cool

[@legionnairedelapremiere328]

Incridible i did exactly the instruction to get more men per units and... That doesn't work... 180/units and when I go to the preferences scripts that's the right numbers... I don't understand, pls help

[@LordJohnHD]

Try setting the file to read only. After the edit.

[@legionnairedelapremiere328]

@@LordJohnHD I found the solution ! You actually have to configure all scripts with "unit_scale" in the sentence. Below the gfx_unit_scale the other three/four parameters need to be changed as shown in the second part of the sentence. I did that, then then put it in read only and it worked ! I hope this can help others!

[@user-kr2tc9hc1b]

Creative Assembly folder does not appear in Appdata folder

[@LordJohnHD]

After doing a clean reinstall. Make sure to start the game at least once to have the files created.

[@stevenm2722]

Does editting a save so you can have 40 unit armies create any UI issues?

[@LordJohnHD]

Yes, but there is a fix for that. But i am not sure.

[@stevenm2722]

@@LordJohnHD I guess there's a built in UI fix. I was confused because it seems to scale with the number of units in an army. So the bigger the army the smaller the unit cards. Pretty clever by the ETW II modders.

[@Qodratmand]

when I launch the game I get the notification Error Expecting Keyword vision Animation. Battle Configuration. Standard rider fragment. Txt then the game is crashing. Do anybody know the solution?

[@Vae_Le_Stratege]

For my first try to install this mod I had the same issu I think it's because my game was not purely install so I uninstal it and retry from the start

[@HbilTM]

how do i uninstall it again?

[@JaneSmith-sr3hb]

Are there mods that make Empire Vanilla multiplayer?

[@LordJohnHD]

No, but there was a test version that had multiplayer. You unlocked it with a dlc code. But the multiplayer was only auto resolve.

[@JaneSmith-sr3hb]

@@LordJohnHD 'Only Auto Resolve'? Haha, were creative assembly having a laugh or something?

[@johncrumb7909]

Hello my friend, I was frankly wondering how you were able to download the file for the game. It is taking a very long time for me and I was wondering how, and if you were able to pause the download. I have Windows 8.1. Thanks.

[@franciscarisusa9332]

Can u make a new tutorial about this pls. Theres a new download installer and its so confusing

[@Sebadolski]

Como cambio el año de inicio de 1690 a 1700?

[@marcopetrolo5288]

Can i install some Bran Mac Born mods on Empire 2?

[@LordJohnHD]

I haven't tried

[@geraltgrey-mane695]

Weird not sure something is wrong :D My priest is invisible same for other faction and Fort as well on the map. Should I just reinstall it then?

[@LordJohnHD]

That's the correct way. Priest and forts are "removed".

[@sarjo9440]

Will Darthmod not work after installing this?

[@LordJohnHD]

yes

[@TheRea1Hitta]

So I’m playing this mod and I have a question. If I am the 13 colonies, will I be able to convert to the United States at some point? If so when does that happen?

[@LordJohnHD]

There is a submod that turns the 13 colonies to the USA. But that's from the start. Don't think there is a mechanism to change nations mid game.

[@ethanwashington60]

Play the version that starts in 1812. The USA wasn't a thing until the 1790s, so why would you want to play as the USA in 1701? They were British then.

[@nkvdfloof1819]

Hello, I have to ask because I seem to have some problem that I have zero idea how to fix. I used the installer version + added the latest patches correctly, but it seems I have some issues with units in the game, as commonwealth I'm able to recruit units that are not avaible in custom battle, as well as likewise have access to units in custom battle that are not in campaign, I made sure I checked the correct technology era that I'm at. I have a suspicion that it might be due to me enabling most stuff in mod manager, mainly due to me assuming that if i have that from the start, then it's probably something important that needs to be always enabled. So I have to ask, is the stuff in the mod manager neccessary? What stuff collides with eachother and breaks the game?

[@dcavic6157]

disk 2?

[@VonPlanter]

nice video

[@theenlightener3361]

Thanks for the tutorial milord! Are the British uniforms in the thumbnail from a previous version of this mod? Or is it from a submod?

[@jiajunma5025]

Great mod. But the author seems to be impatient.And they turned down the comment in MODDB. So sad

[@sockMonster241]

There are just too many units in this mod. The differences are so slight, they overlap eachother to the point you cant see anything, some have no descriptions or pictures...

[@jean-sebastionpoitras3]

seems like i cant replenish any Non original unit in game tho

[@LordJohnHD]

That's a feature. Look at the instructions manual section 5.3 on how to enable replenishment again.

[@interstellar_duh7431]

Not only did this not work, but now I cant even run Empire after removing these files from my computer and reinstalling it.

[@interstellar_duh7431]

Update: Game and mod work now. No idea how lmao.

[@For_the-Emperor]

Doesn’t work.

[@sacheebro-j4c]

link plz v4.0

[@sacheebro-j4c]

comment plz lord john

[@tovarishlumberjack2356]

well done thx u

[@jalkavaki__]

I spent 3 hours on this job and I couldn't do it :D

[@thedukeofswellington1827]

every video has different instructions and none of them are current on what you actually get when you download these HUGE programs.

[@bensingleton2798]

I've copied everything you've done and it crashes

[@LordJohnHD]

Try the installer instead.

[@bensingleton2798]

@@LordJohnHD is that the 4.1 installer, is it the same process? Cheers

[@bensingleton2798]

@@LordJohnHD plus is there a donation site for you guys, I'd rather give my money to you guys than ca

[@LordJohnHD]

@@bensingleton2798 The installer should do all of this automatically. You just have to point it in the right direction. I am not part of the moding team. So I don't know if they take donations. If they don't have a link on moddb you can check out their discord.

[@bensingleton2798]

Cheers, one last thing, I got the mod working but was just wondering what Ceces patch actually does?

[@fn8382]

4:37 you lost me

[@manualteirac9817]

Not clear at all. I think you must do the things slowly without come back to explain folders, where it is ect..

[@LordJohnHD]

What seems to be the problem ?

[@manualteirac9817]

@@LordJohnHD Dont worry. just the explanation are difficult to understand. Now with the new exe. all is automatic. 🙂

[@Czech30boy]

best video about install 👍 but this mod is total shit with most stupid AI ever

[@MicahIsOnTop]

it downloaded a .rar file for me

[@MicahIsOnTop]

wut do i do?

[@DoggyB22]

Thanks for the video! A lot easier to follow than others.. I deleted the original game & reinstalled it & opened it but it still opened it as Total War not Total War II. I tried opening it from the "Empire" folder but got this crash.. empire_1332_crash_2023_9_10T18_43_8C0.mdmp

[@LordJohnHD]

Did you delete the "appdata" aswell ?

[@DoggyB22]

@@LordJohnHD I did... I deleted "The Creative Assembly" "Empire folder"

[@LordJohnHD]

@@DoggyB22 Sometimes it's good to start the game once after a clean reinstall. To make sure all the files are there before installing the mod.

[@DoggyB22]

@@LordJohnHD OK thanks Ill try that... So delete Total War from both files then re install it. Should I redo all the Total War II files again? Or just leave everything where it is from your video install? Because I had followed your instructions but forgot to delete Total War completely then did it & reinstalled but that crash happened. When you're re installing Total War are you going on Steam & clicking on Total War Empire & "Reinstall" or you going somewhere else?

[@LordJohnHD]

@@DoggyB22 Do a complete wipe off the files. Once reinstall empire via steam start it up once a check that it works. When that is done go ahead and install the mod.