New here? Just click one map to start — that's all you need. Then hit the steps above to tweak it and download your .rms.
Optional: click more maps to blend features from them — we'll suggest ones that fit.
💡 You can mix maps! Each row below is one part of the map — Player Setup, Land Generation, Terrain, Objects and more. Add another map above, then pick a different source map for any part to build your own hybrid.
🎚️ Mix map sectionsHover any row or ? to preview a section — the badge flags compatibility issues.
Start & biome
How players begin, which of the game's 22 biomes the map wears, and prizes to fight over.
Resources & wildlife
Wood scales the map's real forest. For animals, fish, gold, stone & relics, Scarce/Less scale down what the map already has and More/Lots/Max add extra groups. Below, pick the exact animal species.
Structures & bridges
Pre-built walls, buildings, bridges and decorations, added on top of the map's own objects.
Select maps to begin
🎚️Customize it →
Generated Script
📁 How to install & play it
Three quick steps and you're in the game.
Click ⬇ Download .rms below — it saves to your Downloads folder.
Move the file into this folder (paste the path into Windows Explorer's address bar; create the last folders if they're missing):
%USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 2 DE\<your-steam-id>\mods\local\map\resources\_common\random-map-scripts
The long number is your Steam ID — it's the only all-digits folder in there.
Launch AoE2 DE → Single Player / Lobby → Skirmish, set Map Style = Custom, then pick your map under Location.