Make the copied files executable: cd $XDG_DATA_HOME/Steam/SteamApps/common/Empire Total War/data $XDG_DATA_HOME/Steam/SteamApps/common/Empire Total War/data/campaigns/ $XDG_DATA_HOME/Steam/SteamApps/common/Empire Total War/data/.
$XDG_DATA_HOME/Steam/SteamApps/common/Empire Total War/data/movies, In your video player (mplayer/mpv/VLC should all be able to play it, Without replacing the defaults in E:TW, you can open the. Note that if you just want to see the movies Re-encode them to WebM using ffmpeg, for example: ffmpeg -i file.bik file.webm You'll need to get the necessary dependencies for Wine. You can use wine if you prefer, but Mono runs it out of the box. Use Mono to run it: mono PackFileManager.exe I had to choose E:TW's directory as A:TW for it to work. bik files in dme_media.pack and dme_mediauc.pack using However, if you want the DarthMod ones, you can do the following:Įxtract the. I personally prefer the stock E:TW splash screens and intro movie.
(Optional) DarthMod Splash Screens/Intro Movie Rename ~/EmpireTW/data/campaigns/DME so that it's lowercase as well Save the file and convert it back: iconv -f utf-8 -t ucs-2 -o preferences.empire_script.txt preferences.empire_script.txt_utf8
For example, here's what I added: mod dme_fonts1step.pack pack file in ~/EmpireTW/data/ as follows (do so justĭo that for every. That E:TW doesn't overwrite the file every time, and insert a lineįor every. You need to set write_preferences_at_exit (line 1) to false so Iconv -f ucs-2 -t utf-8 -o preferences.empire_script.txt_utf8 preferences.empire_script.txt It to utf-8 before we edit it: cp preferences.empire_script.txt preferences.empire_ Note that this file is in ucs-2 by default, so we'll need to convert $XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/Empire/AppData/scripts/preferences.empire_script.txt. Other editors might have something similar. Present under «User Script Entries:» but not «DME packs inĭata:», then copy them from ~/EmpireTW/data/DME/Packs/ Do not close it yet, even after it's done. Run the DarthMod launcher: wine ~/EmpireTW/data/DME/DME\ Platinum.exeĬonfigure it the way you want, then press "Start".
Install the v8.0.1 patch in a similar manner. ( wine DarthModEmpirev80Platinuma.exe) and pick the dummy directory Run DarthModEmpirev80Platinuma.exe via wine It looks big, but the extra steps (compared to Windows) shouldn't take moreĬreate a dummy E:TW directory: mkdir ~/EmpireTW.$XDG_DATA_HOME may not be set for you.Linux Gamers Group: Matrix Space / home room.Lots of useful information can be found in our wiki: We know spam when we see it and will delete it. This means things like repetitious posting of similar content, low-effort posts/memes and misleading/exaggerated titles on link posts. We all need to support each other to help GNU/Linux gaming grow. If it's a link post, think about writing a comment to tell us more - the more you engage with us, the more we like it. If you've ported your game to Linux or created some GNU/Linux-gaming-related content (reviews, videos, articles) then, so long as you're willing to engage with the community, please post it here. Remember you are talking to another human being.ĭevs and content producers. Heated discussions are fine, unwarranted insults are not. Please mark your "standalone" tech-support requests as tech support and re-flair them as answered! if an answer has been found (even if it was "this can't be done"). This wiki page can help you gather system information. What exactly did you do, and how, and with what version of what? How have you tried to troubleshoot the problem? Vague, low-effort tech-support requests may get removed. Include relevant details like logs, terminal output, system information. Tech-support requests posted outside the Weekly Tech-Support Thread should be of general interest. It is not (primarily) a tech-support forum. r/Linux_Gaming is for informative and interesting gaming content, news and discussions.