Files changed outside the unpacker can always replace the already extracted file. Tga (images), luac (scripts), and mesh (models) files cannot be edited using the unpacker and must be extracted to change. You can then edit the files to your hearts content. This way the game will load these last and use them instead of the original files. A new window will appear: Now, you have to really choose what ETW file format you want : File type AND Model Type (a sub-type for the file type) : MILKSHAPE 3. When you have added all the files you want to edit, go to ‘choose a pack action’, select ‘change pack type’ and choose mod. Choose type Empire : Total War (.variantweightedmesh) even if you want to save it as a rigid model for instance. This can only be done one subfolder at a time. Go to ‘choose a pack action’ and select ‘add files’. Any new extracted files will be placed in the respective folders. If you search for the extracted files, you will find they have been extracted into their appropriate subfolders. Place the DB Editor and accompanying files in. Alternately, you can extract the entire pack file by selecting ‘extract all’. There may be different and simpler ways of how to edit the above list, but the following method worked for me: 1. Only one file can be selected at a time to extract. Choose a directory to extract to and remember it! The files are then extracted to this location. You will also notice that luac files, tga files, and mesh file are not available in this method.Ĭhoose a file you want to edit and click on ‘choose a pack action’. One thing you will notice is that they are all shown when clicked on. You will then be shown a whole list of files. The first thing you do is open up a pack file from steam/steamapps/common/empire total war/data.

Assuming you have downloaded the unpacker for ETW, you will probably like to know how it works and how to make your own pack files.

Edit empire total war file