How to add a user made custom map

[TouriStarr]

You can add a custom island/map manually to your world map.

• Download a custom map
  
• Extract file into folder: \..\Documents\Stranded Deep\Data\Editor\Maps
  
• Place the custom island In the World Map, save changes and play.

SD Basics by Skarmo:
If you don't know how to find your Stranded Deep folder:

• Right-click Stranded Deep in the Steam library
  
• Choose "Properties"
  
• Go to the "Local Files" tab
  
• Click "Browse local files"

An explorer will open the \..\Steam\steamapps\common\Stranded Deep\ directory.
Click through the rest of the file path given above.


Details by lucyrocketdog:
Click on the link shown at the bottom of the map-makers posting. This should take you to a "download site" service where you will find the file for the island. You should not have to log in or anything, if they ask I say "no thanks, please continue".

Once you click on the download, you will get a compressed file. It will end in either .zip or .rar or possibly other things as well. So now you have to un-zip (un-compress) the file. This will take special software that is available for free.

Once you have the uncompressed file, just place it into the folder where the islands data is kept.

Some downloads links are 'masked'. Please remove the brackets [ ] (e.g.) before downloading. (TouriStarr)

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Mac OS:
1. find game in location: /Users/"your username"/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Stranded Deep
2. show package content of "Stranded_Deep_x64"
3. extract custom island files into folder: /Contents/Data/Editor/Maps


Detailed instruction by jmhKY:
Another approach to adding a Custom Map to OS 10.11.6

Download a custom map (onto desktop—the folder inside the folder is the one you will later drag into the Stranded Deep Maps folder)
Right click Stranded Deep in the Steam Library
Choose “properties”
Go to the “local files” tab
Click “browse local files”
On a Mac a Stranded Deep folder will open—you will see the game icon in the SD folder
Select (don’t double-click) the Stranded Deep game icon
and on the toolbar (top of the SD folder) select the action tool (looks like a gear) to
access a pull down menu: select “show package contents”
Open the “Contents” folder
Open the “Data” folder
Open the “Editor” folder
You will now see the "Maps" folder
Drag the Custom Island folder (within the Custom Game folder on your desktop) into the Maps folder (you’ll see what is meant here)
Play!

[TouriStarr]

Save path for custom islands updated in OP.
User made islands are stored under: \..\Documents\Stranded Deep\Data\Editor\Maps

[ZeTrashMan]

I have put the map folder into the maps folder, now how do i play it like how to i add it to cartographer etc?

[deez]

there is a map folder for experimental and one for stable. make sure you have it in the right one. if you have it in the right one it should show up in your cartographer. open up the cart and move the map to a grid square on the map

[ZeTrashMan]

It worked thank you, i was indeed in experimental

[deez]

your most welcome friend

[Synthesis]

I've tried putting the custom islands I've downloaded in both the old path (In the game's files) and the new path (in documents) and yet it's not showing up in the cartographer for me to place still? Any ideas? I've only got the experimental branch installed.

[Hantacore]

Hi guys, is there a way to convert our old maps to the new format or are they lost forever ? the game says format is outdated

[Kyuubi9110]

I do not have the Editor/Maps folder, even if I made a map already. Does it work if I create that path of folders myself?

[MrBook]

mine says Steam\steamapps\common\Stranded Deep\Stranded_Deep_Data\Data\Editor\World. It doesn't have a folder for maps after editor. Can I just add it??

[MrBook]

I have all my Steam/Vive stuff on one drive. I thought that is where I saved my downloaded maps. It's not. I have to go into my C: drive and then to users/username/documents/strandeddeep/data/editor/maps. After I saved there it showed up in my cart. screen.

[Butterfly Slayer]

i think the editor folder is missing

[TumbleDryer]

I get an error message saying 'Not all Map files were found'.

[Death42042]

Every map I add says that it doesnt contain all of the files.

[TouriStarr]

Regarding problems to add user created maps due to game development progress and updates, please find help in the Bug Reports section: https://steamcommunity.com/app/313120/discussions/8/

[WOLFHORS3]

Place the custom island In the World Map, save changes and play.
so how do I do this? is there an option in the game settings/options? been awhile since I played but custom islands sounds cool