Here's the old version of this post. It's not so much wrong as out of date. I'm leaving it up in case someone wants 3.5 for some reason, but you don't need it to play 4.0. (You do _not_ need to install RTRPE prior to installing this. RTR-PE v1.9 is included in the full installer below. You do need to install v3.2 if you haven't already.)
Download links (may change) Full mod:
I recommend using BladeRunner900's no-nonsense installer (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=189465)to install the full version.
However, if you'd rather have the older version and just patch over that one, here you go:
3.2 version—http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UOTQ5ETA (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UOTQ5ETA)
3.2 version mirror—http://www.sendspace.com/file/h8bipo (http://www.sendspace.com/file/h8bipo)
3.2 version mirror—http://www.atomicgamer.com/files/65619/extended-realism-mod-v3-2 (http://www.atomicgamer.com/files/65619/extended-realism-mod-v3-2)
Patches, for those who want to do it by hand:
Patch to v.3.5.3 (released 13 Dec. 2009):
(This is the full v3.x upgrade patch. It is not save-game compatible. I categorically recommend installing it over earlier versions.)
3.5.3 patch (rar) —
3.5.3 patch (zip) — http://www.atomicgamer.com/files/93902/extended-realism-mod-v3-5-3-patch (http://www.atomicgamer.com/files/93902/extended-realism-mod-v3-5-3-patch)
3.5.3 patch (zip) — http://rapidshare.com/files/320390235/3.5.3_patch.zip (http://rapidshare.com/files/320390235/3.5.3_patch.zip)
3.5 eyepatch (yarr!) — http://youtube.com/watch?v=8G_L9tXEwmc (http://youtube.com/watch?v=8G_L9tXEwmc)
Instructions:
0a) Make sure your BI is patched to 1.6. It may come like that out of the box, or you may need to install the patch manually.
0b) If you have a two-disk RTW+BI edition, read this (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=3615671#post3615671). Your installation may have actually downgraded itself.
0c) Make sure you _haven't_ installed any non-mod switch mods to this installation. That includes the non-mod switch version of RTR-PE.
0d) If you're using BladeRunner's installer, follow the instructions in that thread and then come back here when you're done. You can ignore the next few steps.
1) Extract the ExRM folder
2) Copy it into the main directory of your RTW:BI 1.6 installation (right next to the Data folder)
3) Double click on the ExRM folder
4) Right-click on the RomeTW-BI shortcut and select "Properties"
5) Change the folder shown in "Start In" to your main RTW:BI folder (e.g., mine is "C:\program files\games\activision\RTRPE 1.9 + ExRM 3.3")
6) Run the campaign_map_reset.bat file in the ExRM subfolder (if necessary)
7) Double-click the shortcut to run the game
Patch instructions:
1) Download patch at the site listed above
2) drag all the files and folders inside into your ExRM folder, overwriting where prompted
Instructions written by other people, if mine don't work/aren't clear for you:
Tony83's advice (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showpost.php?p=3187519&postcount=1004)
HouseofHam's advice (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showpost.php?p=3187532&postcount=1005)
Arnold Legion's Vista installation instructions (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=3329871#post3329871)
Arcadia & Finn work out installation via Steam (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=212621)
St. Naffatun's Steam Installation Guide (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=4896024#post4896024)
Simple Steam installation guide (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=336089)
Windows 7 suggestion:
Any games you intend to mod shouldn't be placed in Program Files, since Windows 7 does some protection & virtualisation stuff in there, making the games sometimes unable to pick up the mod. Personally I place all my games in C:\Games, this solves all the problems (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/images/smilies/emoticons/original.gif)
Hotfixes (We're an incorrigible bunch of tweakers. The hotfix is where you'll find our latest minor edits to the game. These are savegame compatible.):
3.5.3c hotfix (for version 3.5.3 only): https://www.mediafire.com/?7f7v61b1rbqef4k (https://www.mediafire.com/?7f7v61b1rbqef4k)
If there are any problems, please don't hesitate to post them. I'd like to make sure this works well.
Add-ons:
Here are add-ons for the ExRM. These are _not_ official products of the ExRM team, so we can't warrant them or even test them all. We do hope you enjoy them, though.
Caldarium's Culture Shock add-on: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=183523 (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=183523)
RTR Music Add-on instructions: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=4524954#post4524954 (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=4524954#post4524954)
CC's Expansion Mod: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=277029 (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=277029)
Original first post can be found here: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showpost.php?p=2491643&postcount=319 (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showpost.php?p=2491643&postcount=319)