RA2 maps on Steam

[rouxthless]

hi fellow commanders i started playing red alert back in the late 90's when it first came out.
 

i just bought the collection on steam, but i can't figure out where to install maps for red alert 2. does anyone know which directory they should go in? i tried putting them in the root directory for the game. i also tried creating /maps/custom and putting them there. neither of which worked. i have the game installed here:
 

D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Command & Conquer Red Alert II

 

 

 

 

[Noble_Fish]

On 5/22/2026 at 8:23 PM, rouxthless said:

i also tried creating /maps/custom and putting them there.

This directory is correct, but perhaps you need to check your file extension? It should use .map as the suffix. If your map is .mpr/.yrm, just manually change them to the correct format.

Example:

My installation directory is D:\CNC\Lab\steam ra2\Command & Conquer Red Alert II, and the map selected by the client in the screenshot is D:\CNC\Lab\steam ra2\Command & Conquer Red Alert II\Maps\Custom\tem.map.

Tip:

A possible reason why you cannot find the map even though you are sure you have operated correctly: Check the GAME MODE. If the [Basic]->GameMode= in the custom maps file uses a value different from existing modes, then it will use a new MODE separately, like this.

In tem.map:

[Basic]
Name=TEM
Percent=0
GameMode=standard