ETS2 Map Editor Tutorial #1 - The Basics | How to create a map [1.53]

[@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

[@Tomteninaction]

Never thought I would find this good of a tutorial on this subject!

[@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

[@AngryAvocado90]

Thank you! Best tutorial on this subject so far!

[@uplink_reborn34]

Thank you! Best tutorial ever ,so good explain ,cotinue the good work ,becouse of you ,now its possible i begin ,best regards

[@mildahardbasser]

nice tutorial, really helpfull!

[@antiqua3]

This is a very helpful tutorial, thanks!

[@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

[@poodablazc]

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

[@CryBite]

Nicely recorded !! I can clearly read everything its amazing

[@b7rle]

Thanks for this tutorial, well explained!

[@neil7813]

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

[@stefanxcz]

Thanks you

[@lajon1775]

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

[@stefanxcz]

Your welcome!

[@TheLostAngler]

Great tutorial, thank you !

[@TheLostAngler]

Great video, thank you sir!

[@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

[@unstoppable2180]

If you have all map DLC then ProMods has already done that (if you find the map editor too hard, that is!)

[@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 ❤️

[@aqalexor]

Great video, thxx

[@bryanvansaalt3287]

Damn! Thanks for help, dude! 💯👌

[@blackbs-senn6338]

Sa cresti mare sefu meu

[@unstoppable2180]

How would I add a custom fuel pump? I have done everything, but I can't find what trigger action it'd be to let the player fuel up. EDIT: My reply to the pinned comment is actually me starting my villain arc.

[@Matekones]

Nice one!

[@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)

[@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.

[@cleber7567]

Very god my friend, very god!

[@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 😉

[@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.

[@Samderali]

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

[@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

[@arexxik4687]

thanks tou so much i do you louda 😍

[@ReaPavlović-c5x]

Unbelievable tutorial thank you so much! There is a road over Djerdap Dam via Kladovo Romania - Serbia it is a nice patch, but ends nowhere could you connect it somewhere. it is a dead end one.

[@tutpanorama]

Cool!

[@gamingparty513]

Bravo 👉👉👉👍👍👍👋👋👋

[@labestianegra95x]

Very good video. I have a question: Can you dock the curve models like guard rails onto roads so that the distance to the road is always the same? Many guard rails are only available as curve models and you cannot select them as railings in the road properties

[@stefanxcz]

@labestianegra95x you cant tie them to roads. You have to put them manually. To unsure similar curvature, make sure the guardrails have nodes next to the road nodes and copy the road's rotation degree with node properties so that they have same rotation

[@labestianegra95x]

@stefanxcz Thank you for your very quick answer. I'll try it out. Merry Christmas

[@stefanxcz]

@labestianegra95x u too

[@labestianegra95x]

@@stefanxcz thx.

[@richa-cool]

Hey!!!! Did you release the tutorial on how to create a brand new map? (Not edit an existing one) I've been waiting for it!!!!

[@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 )

[@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

[@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!

[@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?

[@Sandje1976]

thank you :)

[@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

[@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!

[@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?

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@adept_wheel_drive]

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

[@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?

[@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.

[@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?

[@taylorjames184]

Is there a height limit? Thinking of mapping my local road which goes up to 700m

[@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 ???

[@Myylaa04]

merci beaucoup

[@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

[@ETS2ModyPL]

Hi, how to add icons for refueling etc. without using prefab?

[@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 connect proper buildings and make it to a city

[@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?

[@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?

[@Tucksgaming121]

When I open "Blue ?" and click on a road piece, it loads for 2 seconds and then closes out of the editor. I'm editing with ATS not ETS.

[@mosaabking8479]

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

[@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?

[@FantasticerYT]

What about the background map are the new roads shown?

[@LuigiCotocea]

Cum ai pus imaginile din satelit (aka aeriale) in ets2? adica ce sursa folosesti?

[@outlawsimulations1293]

Any guide on making a yard with working company triggers ?

[@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.

[@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

[@Jimasmr2]

I don't get the map in the top right and the europe map.

[@stefanxcz]

press f5

[@Jimasmr2]

@@stefanxcz Thx

[@Jimasmr2]

Can you use promods with it aswell? I wanna re do some bits of the uk.

[@stefanxcz]

@@Jimasmr2 yes

[@scipion34]

Should be pinned.

[@splxtz8970]

hello, can you please make a new tutorial to explain new features and file structure perhaps license plates thanks

[@randomvideos-pl6nn]

When I try to create a tamplate for a sign an save it it gives me an error. What can I do?

[@stefanxcz]

what error

[@randomvideos-pl6nn]

@@stefanxcz Error when saving the tamplate. Even if I insert it in the map and edit after

[@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

[@DT12comgaming]

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

[@djslimlazer6798]

How do make a city or even expand the terrain

[@RedemptionGabeYT]

How do you connect buildings to the road

[@fox76yt]

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

[@stefanxcz]

yes

[@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

[@dutch_champs3552]

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

[@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

[@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

[@AngryAvocado90]

Idk, what I pressed, but all city gone. Only few objects remained

[@stefanxcz]

Press A

[@AngryAvocado90]

@@stefanxcz I'll try next time! Also, - if I can ask it - Roads have green and red dots. For some reason the roads not wanting to attack to prefabs and vica versaThe road I want to attack to a prefab has green dot, while the prefab's dot is red. What I did wrong?

[@stefanxcz]

@@AngryAvocado90 try connecting it the opposite, like, connect the prefab with the road instead of road with prefab. You can also try holding ALT while trying to connect them, that helps me in some cases.

[@AngryAvocado90]

@@stefanxcz Can't connect green square to red circle, but alt worked perfectly! Thank you! Sorry, but one, last question: If I modify the city, how should I use it, after I finished? It's going to overwrite the entire Europe map, or I can specify what areas I defined? I only want to rework one city, the entraces and exits will be the sam,e but I want to rework everything else to reflect the real life counterpart.

[@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?

[@Jamie-vw8mb]

verry nice but how do i change my location?

[@hunorbaksai]

What i need to do if the main roads not load?

[@hunorbaksai]

@stefanxcz

[@isackibrahim-t7i]

hello bro!! how do i switch all roads be like uk roads..!? i mean Left side driving

[@stefanxcz]

use proper roads and prefabs marked with "UK" in the name

[@isackibrahim-t7i]

@@stefanxcz so i have to edit all country "sii." file to uk left driving. is it bro..!?

[@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?

[@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

[@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....

[@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

[@twegamesofficial]

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

[@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

[@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

[@imranshehzad2127]

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

[@Friendly_fire1]

but how did you turn on the minimap?

[@stefanxcz]

@@Friendly_fire1 as you do in normal game f5

[@Beamng_Driver856]

hi, can you make a video where you explain how to make a bridge?

[@stefanxcz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHXcXp-redVliNE

[@Beamng_Driver856]

@@stefanxcz I tried to do as in that video, but I can't understand how I can build a base underneath (for example a piece of land) and then build the pillars on top.

[@stefanxcz]

@@Beamng_Driver856 then you didn't watch the 1st turorial

[@Beamng_Driver856]

@@stefanxcz ok, thank. But, how can I run the map?

[@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

[@martinsk8088]

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

[@derickwhiting9754]

how do you put it into the game as a mod

[@capybaraguy]

I cant turn of the map creator

[@adamszoke]

Hi, if i made a map how could i save it as a scs mod? I got same files like you in the saving method but how can i create scs file then?

[@stefanxcz]

Make a .zip file of all the files and name its extension as .SCS. Keep CTRL pressed, click on the Def, Map folders (and manifest.sii, description.txt and icon.png(?) model/prefab too if applicable), right click and then 7Zip/Winrar -> add to archive. Make sure the method is .zip and that the compression method is Store. As a name, I repeat, you can select everything but replace .zip with .scs

[@adamszoke]

Ah thx, I realized I wanted to put the map mod in a profile that already running the europe map, then i created new profile put in the map mod and choose "mapname".mbd and i think its works but i didnt choose any town cuz i didnt make town lol

[@stefanxcz]

@@adamszoke if it is an Europe extension you must use Europe.mbd

[@adamszoke]

@@stefanxcz Nono, I made a totally new map, I didnt use anything of the europe map

[@stefanxcz]

@@adamszoke oh, okay

[@heedam6343]

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

[@boredskullheadcs2]

salut stefane, cum adaug practic un oras sa arate pe harta numele orasului?

[@stefanxcz]

Salut, forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=310121