Dota 2
1,442 ratings
[7.39d] Dota 2 Terrain Mods
By skau
In this guide I'll show you how to mod the default terrain in Dota 2
16
14
29
10
2
6
8
6
6
6
4
4
2
2
2
   
Award
Favorite
Favorited
Unfavorite
Step 1 - Downloading a modded terrain
First things first
If you want a custom terrain, you'll need to download a terrain that you like. You can pick one from the list below. These terrains are modified so you can replace the default dota terrain with them.

Terrains

[NOTE] All terrain files share the same password: terrain

TI5's Desert Terrain
https://sharemods.com/hnj04zzqn0od/dota_desert_739d.7z.html


TI6's Immortal Gardens
https://sharemods.com/3i0ftow6su34/dota_coloseum_739d.7z.html


TI7's Reef's Edge
https://sharemods.com/0hxilszv37d5/dota_reef_739d.7z.html


TI8's Emerald Abyss
https://sharemods.com/y90tfqm8h56d/dota_cavern_739d.7z.html


TI9's Overgrown Empire
https://sharemods.com/wo14jkqxkxkj/dota_jungle_739d.7z.html


TI10's Sanctum of the Divine
https://sharemods.com/3g5tslyvs8ag/dota_ti10_739d.7z.html


Crownfall
https://sharemods.com/nn4olqxxm3b4/dota_crownfall_739d.7z.html


The King's New Journey
https://sharemods.com/s5m9ojnax08x/dota_journey_739d.7z.html


Seasonal: Winter
https://sharemods.com/2mwy0rbtbv0g/dota_winter_739d.7z.html


Seasonal: Spring
https://sharemods.com/67bfiug0fxgn/dota_spring_739d.7z.html


Seasonal: Summer
https://sharemods.com/4tbv83ttkop6/dota_summer_739d.7z.html


Seasonal: Autumn
https://sharemods.com/d2lucrn0io8l/dota_autumn_739d.7z.html


[NOTE] You will need a file archiving program like WinRAR or 7zip to decompress the files.
Step 2 - Dota 2 files
Now we'll, browse to Dota 2's local files and go to:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\game
then you will need to create a new folder depending on your game language, if you're playing Dota 2 in english, you may name your folder:
dota_tempcontent
or else you will need to replace 'tempcontent' with the name of your language. Check the list in the bottom section of the guide if you're in doubt about the correct naming for your language
dota_[LANGUAGE NAME]
Depending on your language, the folder may already exist, then you may just use the already existing folder.

Inside the folder you just created (or not), you will need to create another folder, name it:
maps
Extract 'dota.vpk' from the .zip file you just downloaded inside the 'maps' folder. The password for all terrain files is "terrain".
Step 3 - Making Dota 2 load the new terrain
To make the game load the modded files, simply add this to your game's launch options if you're playing Dota in the English language:
-language tempcontent
If your Steam language is set to anything other than English then this launch option might not be necessary. But if you want to be safe you may still still use it, replacing 'tempcontent' with the name of the language of your choice.
Removing the command will make it load the default terrain again.
Valid Languages
Language
Name
English
tempcontent
한국어 (Korean)
koreana
简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)
schinese
繁體中文 (Traditional Chinese)
tchinese
Português Brasileiro (Brazilian Portuguese)
brazilian
Español latinoamericano (Latin American Spanish)
latam
Русский (Russian)
russian
Español (Spanish)
spanish
Français (French)
french
Italiano (Italian)
italian
Deutsch (German)
german
Ελληνικά (Greek)
greek
ไทย (Thai)
thai
日本語 (Japanese)
japanese
Português (Portuguese)
portuguese
Polski (Polish)
polish
Dansk (Danish)
danish
Nederlands (Dutch)
dutch
Suomi (Finnish)
finnish
Norsk (Norwegian)
norwegian
Svenska (Swedish)
swedish
Čeština (Czech)
czech
Magyar (Hungarian)
hungarian
Română (Romanian)
romanian
Български (Bulgarian)
bulgarian
Türkçe (Turkish)
turkish
Українська (Ukrainian)
ukrainian
Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
vietnamese
Have fun!
You may need to update your terrain file if Icefrog makes changes to the map in a future patch. I'll try to keep the links in this guide always updated so you guys don't have trouble with that.
Installation Video
914 Comments
Daizzy 10 hours ago 
Лучший
Funeral Service 13 Aug @ 6:33pm 
Seems its not working for me, followed every bit of detail too. Is it because of the update?
_Robalo 11 Aug @ 7:51am 
Immortal Gardens fail map! Not in this patch
Pixy 8 Aug @ 6:45am 
Worked, Yesss. Other than the restart language modal all rocks
$ 5 Aug @ 4:31pm 
7.39d :DDDD
llIIIIIlllIIIIII 5 Aug @ 8:18am 
It is not bannable as far as I am aware, I have been using this on and off for about 2-3 years now. For the restart dota 2 change language you dont have to do anything, just click off of the error, and it seems to only occur when going into settings.
ICON1K 2 Aug @ 5:38pm 
After i run dota within 2minutes it has an error showing "restart dota 2 change language" how can it be fix ?
Levi 2 Aug @ 11:40am 
is this bannable for ranked?
Mulaff der Zweite 30 Jul @ 10:07am 
it works nice :D, yes desert map , will be nice, ty you very much
điên lắm 30 Jul @ 8:09am 
Do you have desert terrain? Thanks