
YodenMod 2018 would be 1172650432, for instance.įor non-workshop mods, or any other version of the game, unpack them into your Star Wars Empire at War\Corruption\Mods directory, and they should appear in the in-game mods list. If there's only one mod you want to launch each time, you can right-click on the game in Steam, go to Properties/Set Launch options and enter "STEAMMOD=XXXXXX" where X is the number shown in the Workshop URL. The game will then re-launch with the mod enabled. Launch the game (with the Forces Of Corruption expansion, when prompted), look in Options/Mods and take your pick. That deal ends tomorrow, Tuesday, July 9th.Īll you have to do with the Steam version is subscribe to mods from the Workshop page. It just happens that (at the time of writing) the Steam version is 65% off in the summer sale, and costs just £5.42/€5.87/$6.99. Sadly, the GOG version lacks these, and while most (if not all) of these mods can be downloaded from Mod DB, this does provide a little extra hassle. The easiest way to mod Empire At War is to own the Steam version, which has online multiplayer and integrated Workshop support. Here's a few mods that are strong in the Force. Petroglyph's hybrid RTS is still being actively supported, and the Steam version revived online multiplayer in 2017. Just assemble your fleets, kick open a hole in the enemy defences, and send down troops for a bit of terrestrial tactics. Playing a bit like a 4X strategy game in fast-forward, there's no base building and little micromanagement to be done in Empire At War.

I bounced off Star Wars: Empire At War when it was new, but the siren call of modding beckoned me back. Every other Monday, Dominic gives you a reason to dust off one of your old games and dive into its mods with Modder Superior.
