ETS2 Map Editor Tutorial #1 - The Basics | How to create a map [1.50]

How to create your own map in Euro Truck Simulator 2. I explained in detail every basic thing (roads, models, prefabricated and movers), that you need to know, and the rest briefly.
This tutorial is compatible with every ETS2 version above 1.40, including 1.49.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 intro
0:20 Variant #1 to open Editor: Desktop Shortcut
3:40 Variant #2 to open Editor: Steam Launch Options
4:32 Editor loaded
5:30 Explaining the basic controls
6:00 Saving
6:38 Loading editor after closing it
8:25 Tips for improving performance
9:45 ContentBrowser
10:20 Putting the first road and explanation
14:50 Explaining Properties for a road
33:18 Bezier Patch
35:19 Buildings
38:12 Curve models
40:53 Cut planes
43:02 Far models
43:55 Models
47:11 Movers
50:25 No weather area
51:00 Prefabs
58:50 Terrain
01:00:40 Map area
01:02:38 Traffic area
01:03:21 Traffic tool
01:04:01 Trajectory
01:07:23 Trigger
01:08:46 Tip about saving your work
01:09:12 Brush tool
01:12:02 Vertex tool
01:14:35 Signs - Edit sign and Create Template
01:22:12 Ending words
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[@GoatWiFi]

In case you don't see the map (see only a black, blank editor space): 1. On the top menu look for "Camera". Click the blue bird icon. 2. You might notice the skybox. 3. Hold the right button on your mouse, and using W, A, S, D fly to a part of the map 4. You are now not under the map. Yay! Took me a few minutes to realise that this was going on :D Edit: If you are familiar with the free cam, the controls are essentially the same

[@music-channel69]

Another quick way to get out of the void. Open command line and type "goto city_name". As long as you typed the name right, it will take you to that city.

[@syedmharith9691]

how to see road same as video?

[@davidclark8473]

thanks took me a while to try work out what was wrong, was getting ready to reinstall the game till i saw your comment

[@davidclark8473]

@@music-channel69 ty :)

[@stefanxcz]

@@syedmharith9691 press C

[@AngryAvocado90]

Thank you! Best tutorial on this subject so far!

[@GTgaming98]

Thanks for this am trying to expand Scandinavia so I can drive to Finland in Baltic Sea

[@stefanxcz]

You're welcome. If you want, you can join our mapping team 👍

[@yshish5286]

How to edit/modify an existing map? I tried the scs extractor to extract standalone maps but error while extration Unable to find root directory.

[@claudetheclaudeqc6600]

@@stefanxcz I wonder why you still access to the shortcut tab in propeties when when I follow method 1, it always get removed

[@antiqua3]

This is a very helpful tutorial, thanks!

[@neil7813]

Great video Stefan. It helps a lot. Please keep them coming.

[@stefanxcz]

Thanks you

[@poodablazc]

Thank you, that might be useful for me in future! :)

[@soldierofodin6769]

Great video, thank you sir!

[@b7rle]

Thanks for this tutorial, well explained!

[@CryBite]

Nicely recorded !! I can clearly read everything its amazing

[@meehdrescher]

Very helpful tutorial, I'm currently working on my first ever map mod which will include many curvy roads made for bus driving, I've already made well over 200 km of roads :D

[@soldierofodin6769]

Great tutorial, thank you !

[@mildahardbasser]

nice tutorial, really helpfull!

[@bryanvansaalt3287]

Damn! Thanks for help, dude! 💯👌

[@blackbs-senn6338]

Sa cresti mare sefu meu

[@trucktalkvideos]

I wanted to make my local industrial Estate ( Stakehill Oldham Lancashire UK ) for years and very grateful for this tutorial as it makes things on what easier to follow I thought it would be extremely hard but as I do this on ARMA 3 nearly every night then it's not as hard as I first thought but I do wonder how you get the map integrated into promods ? And hopefully expand it as there's three industrial estates near me I would also like to finally put the Little House on the Prairie ( truckers slang for the farm house in the middle of the M62 Farm ( Stott Hill Farm ) was built in 1738 the motorway was started in the early 1960s and back in the day people said it was because of the Farmer didn't want to move it actually wasn't that it was to do with the geography of it they couldn't lay a motorway on a steep slope

[@turnup_wrld5797]

how do i get to the UK using this

[@Matekones]

Nice one!

[@yshish5286]

Hello bro just bump to your channel and this is great! Can i request to you if you can make a tutorial on how to do the following 1. How to Put google map BG to map editor 2. How to capture the correct Google map scale to synchronized with the map editor scale 1:1 or whatever map scale planning to create Hope you have a time to help all of the aspiring new map editors ❤️

[@tutpanorama]

Cool!

[@cleber7567]

Very god my friend, very god!

[@Sandje1976]

thank you :)

[@arexxik4687]

thanks tou so much i do you louda 😍

[@amigaman931]

question will th map editor override the current ets 2 main map or way round this and what i put in the shortcut to acess it

[@gamingparty513]

Bravo 👉👉👉👍👍👍👋👋👋

[@Llameloproduction]

merci beaucoup

[@wiktuordini7554]

@Stefan E. With an edited sign with a road number (i.e. when I sign up), can it be given to the GPS? Because I have just found a guide to editing a road sign ( with a road number) , but there it is not shown how to give to the GPS :( Because I would like to make my own road number, but without using this ETS2 SCS Extrator ; Can you help me with this? What do I have to do? Please reply.

[@mikek2824]

Does anyone know how I can bring in my own trucks and trailers into the map editor also how do I put my own names on buildings

[@lajon1775]

Thank you very much. After 2 hours I can finally open editor! Great video

[@stefanxcz]

Your welcome!

[@jbtransportbvvtc2133]

It is a very clear tutorial and I learned the basics quite fast but I have a few questions, what do I do after I saved the map? how to implement the map in game? I want to build my own company terrain to the existing map (I use promods also)

[@luchsegamer8112]

Do you know how to do it now? Because I have no clue and I have the exact same question.

[@Samderali]

Hello, I enter the map editor and put a path then the map editor closes. What is the reason?

[@CatalinTRS]

How could I go into a map mode and move the paper position on the ETS2 map? More precisely, I want to put a map mode that overlaps with the default map or with another map mode, but both go into the game simultaneously. I want to move the map that is displayed on top of the other, to move its position in such a way that both maps are displayed entirely in the big map of ets2 without one map being on top of the other. That's what I was thinking, how could you go into a map mode and change the mode's position on ets2's big map?

[@lmofficial3269]

I want to edt map mod which i have in mod folder and it showing me error masages in the editor and it cant generate any map. please help

[@regiongameroblox]

I don't see the terrain that you have on your tutorial, and it shows a photo of the map and i can't add anything to it is it a loading issue or is there a way to fix it? (1.48)

[@temocska]

Hi, can you help me, my background is not black it's the google maps and i would like to have the black, how can i change it?

[@sowhat249]

Hi. I want to try to map a piece of east Asia from scratch and connect it to the original map with a ferry and maybe in the future with a road if I continue working on it. I set up the shortcut to open the editor, but before I start, I want to make sure I execute the location correctly. If I remember correctly, I used to have a mod with a South East asian country years back, but it's location on the game map was in the atlantic ocean. How do I get to my needed location so it appears accurately as in real life? Do I have to enter corrsinates somewhere, or do I need to manually calculate the distance based on the scale compared to real life? If you have a tip for this, you'd save me so much time, and maybe even boost my enthusiasm right now.

[@mostafamoradi2186]

can you help me how to get the map editor please!

[@pizy3409]

Hey if I have multiple compatible maps and road connections in my mod folder, will they all load and how will the load order be?

[@wiktuordini7554]

@Stefan E. Because I don't have ATS Extractor :( How can I have it, if I have SCS Extractor, there are only 2-3 folders/files there, or I don't have any there :( and how can I have more of these folders? Because I would really like to make my own road number in the map editor for ETS2; What should I do? Is there an easy way? Please answer.

[@Beamng_Driver856]

I have a problem. When I load the map from the editor by doing "run map" it works, but if I try to access it from the game it crashes immediately after loading. I don't have any other mods. How can I solve it?

[@psn_safari]

Hi , while editing custom map in 1.48 i have pink white checkered instead of normal sky any help can you suggest !

[@DT12comgaming]

@stefanxcz let say I have 2 green roads to connect. How do I get the next road red to next them.

[@RedemptionGabeYT]

How do connect proper buildings and make it to a city

[@TheFarmingTrio]

How do you edit an existing map mod. I'm trying to make a road connection from Road to Asia (Pakistan) - Road to Southeast Asia (Dawei Burma). Is there any way to load those maps to connect them?

[@RedemptionGabeYT]

How do you connect buildings to the road

[@i_am_good5908]

is there away to edit existing map mods like promods?

[@kteo7794]

Hi Stefan, i have a Macbook and i want to start mapping, i've tried the setup 2 but doesn't work. Can you help me?

[@dutch_champs3552]

hello i try everyting noting work can you please explane how to fix it

[@imranshehzad2127]

hi, i want to create detailed big city map...can we do this together?

[@outlawsimulations1293]

Any guide on making a yard with working company triggers ?

[@djslimlazer6798]

How do make a city or even expand the terrain

[@MrKozakowski]

Hi, you said the "mod" folder has to be empty but if you have already map mods and trucks in it, is it possible to create another empty mod folder to run the editor (in order to not to loose all my map combo by deleting them) ? Have a nice day.

[@stefanxcz]

Rename the original mod folder to something else "backup" for example and create a empty folder called mod. Editor will check only the mod folder.

[@MrKozakowski]

@@stefanxcz Yes, I thought about that but I wondered if it may corrupt my save backup or settings. Thanks ;-)

[@davidclark8473]

i just moved my mod folder to desktop then created a new mod folder

[@mosaabking8479]

@Stefan E. editor shows error "Failed to load map file" please fix

[@martinsk8088]

Can i upload the map on the steam ? Or make some file and upload to the internet ( public ) for people ?

[@music-channel69]

Now that i have some time, how would i go about rescaling the size of the map from whatever SCS set to whatever i want to set (like from 10 to 25).

[@stefanxcz]

in the editor press the Settings wheel button in the top-right, write down there the scale you want

[@music-channel69]

@@stefanxcz Is it ok if i join the team to inquire map editor info?

[@stefanxcz]

@@music-channel69 Well, if you want to do mapping for us then you are welcomed!

[@adyox96]

Hey, nice tutorial. I have a small question concerning sectors. When we saved our map and then selected the sectors that we edited, do we need all the sectors files in our .scs file? (aux, base, data, desc). Thanks in advance!

[@stefanxcz]

Yes, if your sector is sec+0001+0001, you need all the .aux/.base/.data etc. Assigned to it

[@adyox96]

@@stefanxcz Okay thanks but I want to create a mod where I'm editing the different DLC Maps. Therefore, for my mod, if someone does not have a DLC, he will still see the edited sectors but with nothing around it. So is it allowed to publish a mod where there is DLC map part? Otherwise, I can cut my mod into several ones and make a DLC mandatory for each part

[@heedam6343]

Hello. I want to make my neighborhood but when i want to build a road, editor crashes. Can anyone help please?

[@twegamesofficial]

Hey bro i want to create a lake but i dont know how to do smoth curv lines. Can u help ?

[@FantasticerYT]

What about the background map are the new roads shown?

[@dimitriskarapiperis9355]

Good evening Stefan. Very nice video, I managed to make a piece of paper but I can't play in convoy with friends. Is there a solution for this?

[@dutch_champs3552]

i did that that work ii can open the europe map editor stops

[@wiktuordini7554]

@Stefan E. How to create your own road number in the map editor for ETS2 so that it is then displayed in GPS? Is it in this guide? At what minute? Please reply.

[@stefanxcz]

It's not in this guide watch this one m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/jH7HmXyinJyWqrs

[@wiktuordini7554]

@@stefanxcz But that tutorial is with ETS2 SCS Extractor ; but I don't know if you need to have that ETS2 SCS Extractor? Probably not?

[@wiktuordini7554]

@@stefanxcz By the way, I found another guide ; can I send a link?

[@stefanxcz]

@@wiktuordini7554 just watch whatever you find and try

[@wiktuordini7554]

@@stefanxcz ok 😉

[@justineb.sanroque1455]

hello,help me plss.. I would like to ask you how to fix the map I made, because "FAILED TO LOAD MAP" appears, how can I fix it? Thank u🤎

[@pitahaja]

hey do you know how to create your own city for example a city called earth?

[@laurpaul8072]

Hey, I don't understand at the Trajectory, I wanted to do one but i connected to the road, and they are not following it the trajectory

[@stefanxcz]

You must enable "No AI Vehicles" in road properties

[@laurpaul8072]

@@stefanxcz I did it but when I enable it my cars dissapear when they arrive at the road

[@stefanxcz]

@@laurpaul8072 the ai path must match with the middle of the lane, and must be right at the transition between two roads

[@heyboysidn]

my properties not pop up, so its stuck if im press P on node. or press E. any suggest for fix it ?

[@stefanxcz]

Go to Documents/Euro Truck Simulator 2/Editor and delete the "settings" and "default" files from there.

[@bishaldahit8487]

Thank You So Much For Your Video... I am from Nepal... I wanna edit or design ets2 models can you please make a video on it...

[@samsungnote10plus21]

Where can I find icons for gas station or for border?

[@cevapcicgaming]

Hi! I have problem when I want to connect road on the prefab (red to red)... What I gonna do?

[@CityAnimate]

can I use this to expand an Existing Map such as the UK? I want to add Ireland but I don't have Road to the Black sea

[@stefanxcz]

you can

[@Max-yh8zt]

Hi there. At one point when I was editing, all of the terrain, roads etc. just disappeared and I was left with the map of Europe underneath, and I can't get the terrain and roads and stuff back. How do you get it back? Thanks.

[@stefanxcz]

Press key A a few times

[@ellihowa2365]

Can Renderdoc extract models from ETS2 map editor?

[@Neo-jg9qs]

Hey Stefan, I wanted to edit already an existing mod that I use, for myself, of course I am not gonna share it. Do you know how can I do that?

[@stefanxcz]

Write "-edit X" where X is the map name .mbd that appears when you make a new profile

[@manucodalunga8893]

Excellent tutorial. Is there any way to make the roads narrower, as in reality? Any video where it comes out like doing it? A greeting!!!

[@stefanxcz]

Search for roads that contain "minim" or "enter" in their names, same with prefabs

[@manucodalunga8893]

@@stefanxcz Greetings!!!

[@stefanxcz]

@@manucodalunga8893 np.

[@manucodalunga8893]

@@stefanxcz I managed to get into the map editor, and I can edit or add objects. But I don’t see the option to edit the width of the roads... Any hints? A greeting!!!

[@stefanxcz]

@@manucodalunga8893 to edit the width (lanes) of the road you need to find other road item that fits.

[@Sir_Crash]

I, will try and help with the Romanian development! Will this be published to ets2 the to devlepnment?

[@stefanxcz]

Hello. What I did here in the tutorial will not be published. If you meant that you want to help us with mapping, that's great! You can join our server here: discord.gg/GkrCGjm

[@Sir_Crash]

@@stefanxcz okey thx!

[@Sir_Crash]

@@stefanxcz I also speak Romanian as well!

[@stefanxcz]

@@Sir_Crash ahh, okay, am înțeles )

[@marcuskhuekhue7742]

What software can I use to edit the ETS 2 map? Can I edit the carck version as well? Please help me.

[@stefanxcz]

I explained briefly in this tutorial how to edit ETS2 maps.

[@Lord.b1516]

how to fix the inverted mouse?

[@stefanxcz]

close and reopen editor

[@photo_._capture]

One more also I want to say How to add service centers spanner in another location eg 42:51 camera symbol

[@stefanxcz]

Making a service/company/gas station icon without materials (buildings, models) added to it requires Blender Tools, in which you have to load a service model and remove it's textures for example. Or you can try to download and implement FLD's prefabs in your map, which contain service, gas and weight icons.

[@photo_._capture]

@@stefanxcz Okay

[@stefanxcz]

@@photo_._capture Just curious, in what area would you like to build?

[@B24Gaming]

How to change the time scale to make one minute irl to one minute in game

[@stefanxcz]

In the map editor, click the ⚙️ icon and change UI time scale to 1 and 1

[@B24Gaming]

There is a mod that makes the time scale 1:1 the guy who made the mod is not updating it anymore so I was wondering how hard it is to make the mod

[@music-channel69]

I sadly don't have the time at the moment to get started. I want to revamp the areas that SCS hasn't yet. Hopefully a lot of my questions will be answered (like how to open console on Windows 10 because ` does nothing).

[@stefanxcz]

You will have to go to Documents/ets2/config.cfg, search for g_console and replace value "0" with "1", same with g_developer: replace value 0 with 1.

[@music-channel69]

@@stefanxcz I have them both set to 1. I'm aware how to turn them on. But when i use ` (which is the button to open the console), i can't type "edit" or "goto city_name". Nothing happens when pushed. Just like how g_traffic can have a value of 0 for no traffic and 10 for max traffic.

[@stefanxcz]

@@music-channel69 so the console IS opening.. Hm, did you try to click on the console textbox before typing?

[@yshish5286]

Hi thabks for this tutorial. If I want to create a new map from scratch do I need to add -edit Europe? and also how can i choose the map scale? for example I want to create a 1:1 map scale? 👍

[@uPouco]

-edit e o nome do seu mapa

[@Akayu73]

Salut Stefan ! Mie imi da crash programul dupa ce il deschid , adica eu il deschid se incarca putin si dupa se opreste Ai vreo idee cum pot rezolva ???

[@fox76yt]

Thank you for this tutorial, but is possible use map editor with promods?

[@stefanxcz]

yes

[@user-ob8bo8xb4w]

hello sir can we make vechile mod in it

[@ryanairadventuresandmore231]

Is it possible to spawn at another location, im trying to get to the UK but i cant find any map or teleporter?

[@stefanxcz]

open console with ~ between tab and esc, write: goto cityname

[@ryanairadventuresandmore231]

oh so its just like in the game

[@trevorphilips-ek6se]

hello is there a way to switch the traffic road side, example is indonesia map is on the left side traffic i want to switch to right side of the road 😂

[@stefanxcz]

Use UK prefabs

[@trevorphilips-ek6se]

@@stefanxcz i will try it i hope its not complicated

[@szoszon4076]

Good video! But I have a problem. The saved map works in the map editor but it don't show in the game, what cen be a problem?

[@stefanxcz]

You have to go to Mod manager and enable your .zip map

[@ergolab006]

Hi, I want to ask some questions. When I use ETS2 editor , I want to adjust the view distance of item ,but I click the Blue[?] or purple[?] , nothing happened , what should I do that the window of model item properties can appear again , thanks !!

[@stefanxcz]

Delete "editor" and "cache" folders from documents/euro truck simulator 2

[@ergolab006]

@@stefanxcz I delete editor and cache ,then I click the properties , the window of properties still don't appear , is there another way?

[@ArshanRAYAN]

Please can you can make a tutorial video of how to make an interchange

[@stefanxcz]

51:00

[@lennertvervaele1217]

Hey, I have learned a lot from you but I want to make a standalone map but I try and try but doesn’t work I can create the map but then I don’t know how to make it work on ets 2 . Can you help me please ? Thank you

[@stefanxcz]

Just write "-edit" (without Europe) so that you open an empty map module, build anything you want, Save As > set any name you want. Then, if you close the map editor, you have to put "-edit MAPNAME", where MAPNAME is the name you picked when saving.

[@lennertvervaele1217]

@@stefanxcz but it is to get it in euro truck to Play on it I can select a city

[@Piromania-boom]

Salut când ii dau aplica îmi zice :specificat in caseta ținta nu este valid Verificați dacă numele de fișier și calea sunt corecte

[@MarcosMSarmento]

Existe maneira de editar apenas um país? Queria editar Portugal por exemplo, mas tenho que carregar sempre todo o mapa? Que depois quando exportar as alterações vai ficar pesado devido ir com todo o mapa.

[@stefanxcz]

english

[@MarcosMSarmento]

@@stefanxcz Is there a way to edit only one country? I wanted to edit Portugal for example, but I always have to load the whole map? That later when exporting the changes it will be heavy due to going with the whole map.

[@mascatul.masked]

How to set that mini map on the top right? I do not have it

[@stefanxcz]

Same way you see it in the standard game

[@clipsfdrive]

Been searching for tutorial like this for months! thanks a lot bro +1 sub from me. do you know how to make skyboxes?

[@Matzman1970]

how can i set or change the Speed Limit on a Road ??

[@stefanxcz]

By placing a speed limit sign.

[@finroads-roadvideosfromfin912]

Can you please make tutorial in English how to play in your edited map

[@Samderali]

Can ı play truckersmp?

[@alanjajuga1517]

How to build Zakopane city in Poland in promods 2.61 maps new version ets2 1.44?

[@stefanxcz]

Please use English

[@alanjajuga1517]

@@stefanxcz Fixed to english translator

[@balazskiss3677]

Thanks, everything works except that when I open the content browser, everything freezes! Thanks in advance for your answer!

[@stefanxcz]

Do you have any other maps in the mod folder?

[@balazskiss3677]

@@stefanxcz No, only the user map

[@SAKTHIVEL-lz3gl]

How to use traffic tool I can click a tool but didn't respinsed Registration 25 time error show Help

[@stefanxcz]

click on traffic tool and then go to Acces&Spawning.

[@SAKTHIVEL-lz3gl]

@@stefanxcz Please tutorial video upload today bro full clear explanation

[@SAKTHIVEL-lz3gl]

I will click traffic tool register 25 error terminal show bro please how to solve....

[@ASRIANAS20]

Great my map have went into google maps mode now and i dont know how to fix it

[@stefanxcz]

press A a few times

[@captaincamel1025]

what sjould i do if x-axis are not there?

[@stefanxcz]

press c

[@matthewtrainsandlifts]

Multumesc mult! Acum pot sa incerc sa fac A10...

[@stefanxcz]

Mică notă, nodul rutier Sebeș A1-A10 l-am făcut eu deja (daca te interesează), dar in orice caz iti urez succes! Poate colaborăm dacă vrei să faci A10 full pentru RO-Rebuild. 😄