Additional Downloads

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This page is for extra stuff to change the appearance of Empires.

Warning: The files listed on these page are contributed by the community. We give no guarantee that they work nor can guarantee that they are harmless. They are NOT officially supported.

Warning: As with all changes that you make to your Empires install: MAKE SURE TO BACK UP THE OLD FILES FIRST!

Warning: Also note, these changes might not work on servers that have enabled sv_pure.

Model Replacement

Model replacements change the way things look but, not how they work.

EMPIRES FOR EMPIRES! Star Wars Player model replacement pack!. Download Link Install Instructions: Extract the contents of the .rar into your "SourceMods\Empires\". Link to original forum discussion: Link	SEXY! iRepair Tool An iPhone replacement for the engineer kit. Download Link Install Instructions: Extract the contents of the .rar into your "SourceMods\Empires\". Link to original forum discussion: Link
Staple gun? SMG2 Replacement Replaces the SMG2, you get the SMG3 from ye old Empires 1.0 Download Link Install Instructions: Extract the contents of the .rar into your "SourceMods\Empires\". Link to original forum discussion: Link

Particle Effects

Changes different particle effects in the game, like bullet tracers etc.

ZOMG FLAME THROWER MG! Chris's Particle Effects 1.0 This download will change your boring guns and tank MGs into flamethrowers and electric beams. Base file for the particle effects Link Choose muzzle flashes connected to the chain gun Link or muzzle flashes except plasma Link Install Instructions: Extract the "empires.zip" file into your Empires directory. Then copy the file you chose into your Empries/particles directory. Link to original forum discussion: Link

Pixy Dust! Chris's Particle Effects 2.0 Totally revamped particle system. "The new system allows for better looking bullets, greater visibility in first person, and smoke wakes for each projectile." Its also ALOT easier to install! Download Link Install Instructions: Extract file to the Empires directory. Link to original forum discussion: Link Known issues: Impact smoke renders above muzzleflashes sometimes, I don't know why so it may take a while to fix.

FIRE FIRE! Building Smoke This download will change your FPS heavy smoke into something much more beautiful with flames and less smoke.(Did I mention less FPS intensive? No? Well there ya go!) Download Link Install Instructions: Place the file in the Empires/particles directory. Link to original forum discussion: Link

Other Downloads

!New Backgrounds! John Shandy's Main menu backgrounds Behold my children, NEW main menu backgrounds to gaze upon! Choose between BE Background or NF Background. Install Instructions: Extract the file into your Empires directory. Link to original forum discussion: Link