***How to Install the Scenario***
To install this mod, simply unzip the Pirates! folder into the Mods folder of your CivilizationIV:Warlords directory (default: C:/Program Files/Firaxis Games/Sid Meiers Civilization 4/Warlords/Mods/).
***IMPORTANT WARNING***
Do NOT unzip the contents of the Pirates! folder into other folders of the Civilization directory or you may inadvertantly overwrite files necessary for Civilization IV to run properly.
***How to Launch the Scenario***
To play the Pirates! Mod, run the Warlords Expansion. On the main menu, select Advanced, click on Load A Mod and choose Pirates! from the selections available. When the Pirates! Mod has loaded, select Single Player and then choose Play A Scenario to access the Pirates! scenario.
Alternately, you can simply open the Public Maps folder within the Pirates! folder and double-click on the Pirates!.wbs file (or right-click on the file and select Open).