Things You'll Need
Instructions
Download a MEG files extractor from a website such as Lucas Files, Modding Resource Hub or Renevo.
Place the MEG extractor in the "Data" folder for "Star Wars: Empire at War." The default locaiton is under "Program Files," then "LucasArts," "Star Wars Empire at War," Game Data" and then "Data."
Click and drag the "Config.meg" file from the "Data" to the MEG extractor and drop the file to extract all the XML files.
Open the "XML" folder located inside the "Data" folder.
Copy and paste the "Squadrons.xml,"file onto your computer's desktop. Use this as a backup file.
Open the "Squadrons.xml" file using notepad or any other text editing software on your computer.
Search for "<Population_Value>X</Population_Value> in the document where "X" is a number.
Change the value of "X" for all of the entries to "0." Save the file and start your game. You will now be able to create an infinite population.