Okay! So, here’s how to install custom maps!
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You will need:
- WinRar
- An Administrator account or the administrator’s password for your computer
Right, once you’ve downloaded and installed WinRar, we can begin. In this example, I am using the Jülicher Börde map, my favourite one.
So, here we go. As you can see, we’ve downloaded our mod, and it is in an archive format:
Next, we want to extract the archive:
In this example, there was an additional archive inside the extracted folder, which we must also extract. This won’t always be the case, but I include it here to demonstrate that each publisher packages his files a bit differently, so we need to be able to cope with whatever we see when we extract the first archive.
Right, now the important bit. Extract or Open each layer presentted until you have this in front of you. There might be some slight variation in the name or quantity of folders, but you will know you’re in the right place because you’ll see the .i3d files, as well as lots of folders like this:
Good, now we’ve found the new map data. Minimize that for now, it’s time to find the old map data, and make way for the new stuff.
Open “Computer” or “My Computer” (depending on your operating system). You will either find it in the start menu, or many people will have an icon for it on the desktop. Either will do:
Again, don’t be startled by some differences between my pictures and yours. As long as you can find the same general places, we’re doing alright. No two operating systems look or act perfectly identical, but they have strong similarities. Don’t worry
Find your way to the data folder of farming simulator’s program folder, by doing the following:
Double click “C:”
Double click “Program Files” (Note, you may receive a blue window that warns you to leave these files hidden. If you do, click to show the files.) (Note: If you have a 64 bit OS, then you will want to choose ‘Program Files (x86)’. If you don’t see an (x86) after Program Files, then you’re fine, you don’t have a 64 bit OS)
Find “Farming-Simulator 2009″ or your language equivalent and double click on it
Double click “Data”, and you should be looking at something like this:
Double click “maps”. You will now see a familiar sight: Most of the folders are the same as what we extracted earlier from our download:
Go ahead and bring them both up on the screen, like in the picture, just make sure you remember which one is which. Near the top of the screen, you’ll be able to see which you downloaded, and which is the program folder one.
Note:Before the next step, you may choose to back up the original maps data. This is useful if you want to restore the original map later, though this can also be done by reinstalling the game. You can back this folder up wherever you want and however you want, or if you don’t feel like it, you don’t have to.
Now highlight all the folders and the 2 files in the ‘maps’ folder on the program folder side (Make sure you double check which window you’re in, again, check near the top to see for sure) and right click to delete them:
Now the program folder side should be empty. Bring the window with the downloaded file on top, highlight everything, and drag it over to the now-empty window, like so:
You will likely receive some type of security notice, or a prompt for a password, if your account is not an admin. Just hit ‘Continue’ or ‘OK’ or key in the password:
Now the program folder side should once again have all the map files back in it, but now, they are the new files that we downloaded!
You’re done!! Start up the game now, and enjoy your new map!!
Guide by: tech_9
115 comments
Semir
September 4, 2010 at 8:29 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOU ARE THE BEST!!!
Alex
September 11, 2010 at 9:02 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
When you install the map like this don’t you have to delete your savefile to make the map work?
rob allen
September 14, 2010 at 11:30 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
have downloaded maps from this site. followed instructions but they dont seam to install and the original map big virgin island installs instead. am i doing anything wrong or do they not install on fs2009 gold. can someone please help. many thanks
andrea
September 14, 2010 at 9:53 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
chi mi puo tradurre tutto in italiano place??
Redgie
September 17, 2010 at 11:28 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
it wont start up the game its annoying it pauses
Stron
September 28, 2010 at 5:25 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Found it very easy with these instructions, thanks!
lewiiiii
October 9, 2010 at 9:01 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
thank you. worked a treat. much better than some you tube vidoes.
BOB
October 14, 2010 at 9:07 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
WTF!! i downloaded it and everything but when i ress start new game it wont stop laoding and freezes!! hepl please
riggin
October 26, 2010 at 7:50 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
how to install map to LS 2011? like as LS 2009?
Anthony_it
October 28, 2010 at 7:57 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hello, your site is great there is everything! Even these wonderful maps! You are the best! Keep it up!
PUD69
October 30, 2010 at 2:16 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
pda map still shows my old my, and i do not have any soybeans. any ideas please.
Jack
November 7, 2010 at 3:22 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
This doesn’t work for 2011 !!!!
mongool
November 15, 2010 at 3:03 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
how its work to ls 2011 like as 2009 doe’snt work who can help me please
imakeeper
November 19, 2010 at 1:15 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
i think for 2011 you just download it to mods folder but im not completely sure
mongool
November 20, 2010 at 3:59 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
kopie ur downloaded map to mods end u can play
later:D
hamish
November 23, 2010 at 4:12 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
dont understand how to get the map up on game help me someone!!!!!!!!! for ls2011
hamish
November 23, 2010 at 4:26 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
can u keep original map and have a mod map? so have 2 maps?
brilliant fArmer
November 23, 2010 at 6:40 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
i need help to be able to put the map on the game please help somebody??????/
RxR
November 25, 2010 at 6:06 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
in farming simulator 2011 you put the map you download in the game just like you would a mod……..put it in the mod folder then when you start a new game you can choose which map you wanna play
abdu
December 4, 2010 at 3:33 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
How to install the map to the PDA?????
pda map still shows my old . my old farm is still there and it wont go away Thanks
abdu
December 4, 2010 at 3:36 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
how to install the map to the PDA?????
pda map still shows my old . my old farm is still there and it wont go away
Please help somebody??????/ I need it
guggy
December 11, 2010 at 6:18 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
i don’t know it eigther
hetkar
December 14, 2010 at 9:01 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
hey how i can expand my land ?????
George
December 21, 2010 at 11:55 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Hi people.
It looks to me that you are now copy and paste “the new map” over the basic one.. Can anybody confirm me that the basic map won’t will be overcopyd.? (sorry 4 bad english)
Grtz
www
January 2, 2011 at 5:17 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
tell me how to install ls2011 maps
Vegard
January 3, 2011 at 3:01 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
What to do when i am missing the “maps” folder?
francesco pace
January 3, 2011 at 10:14 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
disistalla il gioco e ristallalo
John
January 10, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Maps are installed in 2011 just as you would a mod. Put the zip file in the mods folder. Do not extract the zip file unless it contains other zips. The game will extract them as needed.
Peter
January 13, 2011 at 11:44 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Map 2011:
Put the zip. file in the “mods” folder,
start the game, and play!
Philip
February 19, 2011 at 7:04 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I can’t have it to work
((
nikos
February 27, 2011 at 3:24 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
in the ls 2011 how install mods??
marc
March 10, 2011 at 9:26 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
how to instal maps in ls 2011
Agge19
March 14, 2011 at 6:18 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Ciao a tutti!! per installare le maps 2011:
- mettere il file zip della mappa nella cartella MODS (mentre nel 2009 si doveva sostituire la cartella maps in C:programmi ecc…)
- quando avviate il gioco selezionate un’altro salvataggio libero e vi appariranno tutte le mappe installate e selezionate quella che volete usare
- le mods installate vi restano lo stesso solo i soldi partono come se aveste appena installato il gioco ma basta cambiare i parametri e il gioco è fatto
buon divertimento a tutti
matti boi
March 18, 2011 at 4:09 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
hi ive put the a map mod on my ls 2009 it runs the game but it stays on the loading map like its crashed HELP PLEASE
matti boi
March 18, 2011 at 4:11 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
sorry last message was wrong it loadsthe game up but when u click career it stays on the loading screen help me please
twanny manny
March 18, 2011 at 6:54 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
hey
thanks
but my computer is a slow computer
in from toe nederlend (holland) the dutch but i ken sie dat you like landwirschaft-simulator.
agge19
March 22, 2011 at 8:10 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
FOR MATTI BOI:
-> for LS2009: you must be watch pag n.1 ( unpatch the mods .zip e put the folder map in C:program file/farming simulator/data/maps overwrit the olredy folder maps
-> for LS2011 put the zip file into the mods (document/my games/mod)without unpatch the file e run the game but select a new caree so you can select all map you install
hazzer
March 27, 2011 at 4:13 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
how do you make your own map
ryan
March 30, 2011 at 3:35 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
how can i make it work i do everything and put it in the data but dosent work do i have to delete the first save
dave
March 30, 2011 at 11:57 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
um, can you use winzip insted of winrar? cause i have winzip
qwqwq LS
April 7, 2011 at 1:59 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
how to install mods
federico97
April 7, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
salve a tutti,io ho provato a fare come dice Agge19 ma la mappa nn me la legge
killer21
April 26, 2011 at 10:01 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
how do u do it on windows xp and if u do know e-mail me on: brett0912@hotmail.co.uk
henning
May 1, 2011 at 1:09 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
ein bisschen besseres deutsch häts auch getan aber naja
jordan
June 6, 2011 at 4:45 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I stall can not get it to work can’t find file Farming-Simulator in program files….!!!!!!!!????????????? HELP ME PLECES TREID OF OLD MAP!!!!!!!!!!!!
kevin
July 19, 2011 at 6:16 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
hijos de puta solo ablan ingles
daniel
July 23, 2011 at 8:09 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
My com. show not the same like this
briote
August 3, 2011 at 8:42 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
this isnt work in ls11.
error cr8….
sean
August 12, 2011 at 12:21 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
i did everthing right but the files just wont go into the map folder . i am using the gold version plz help !!!
marius
August 22, 2011 at 1:54 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
hei je elskar deto spilet som dera har logd. a love dis game.
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