[7.39b] Dota 2 Terrain Mods

In this guide I'll show you how to mod the default terrain in Dota 2

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/65x6uo3giv4f/dota_desert_739b.7z.html


TI6's Immortal Gardens
https://sharemods.com/kxpo6remzm9a/dota_coloseum_739b.7z.html


TI7's Reef's Edge
https://sharemods.com/j705jc29r2bg/dota_reef_739b.7z.html


TI8's Emerald Abyss
https://sharemods.com/bxhlbltlvjrf/dota_cavern_739b.7z.html


TI9's Overgrown Empire
https://sharemods.com/3z7qgrznxbxg/dota_jungle_739b.7z.html


TI10's Sanctum of the Divine
https://sharemods.com/9hhy1t0m8f53/dota_ti10_739b.7z.html


Crownfall
https://sharemods.com/zqmhx51wxvvo/dota_crownfall_739b.7z.html


The King's New Journey
https://sharemods.com/ucal0e0ggu0e/dota_journey_739b.7z.html


Seasonal: Winter
https://sharemods.com/onjxjos5r1ji/dota_winter_739b.7z.html


Seasonal: Spring
https://sharemods.com/8xo6jhuabbr1/dota_spring_739b.7z.html


Seasonal: Summer
https://sharemods.com/l1ce3okpwfwa/dota_summer_739b.7z.html


Seasonal: Autumn
https://sharemods.com/1lfder6v6s3h/dota_autumn_739b.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

[Pawis Ng Aso]

is this updated already?

[yep]

I just crash when I load in with this enabled

[R34]

thanks. please do custom tower and creeps mod as well.

[Sup bro?]

Yeeeeh there are some map changes :((

[٨ـﮩﮩミ★ ✪ـﮩBØŁ1F]

Game crash occurs before 5/24/2025 👎

[MMR Allergy]

Last update would mess up Tree positions so I can't tango a tree or even juke properly, but I will try the newly uploaded file on May 30. Thanks for the great work!

[P R O P H Y L A X I S]

Actually worked. Havent tried MM yet but custom worked :O

[Yajirobe]

thumbs up

[Th erapist]

Tysm, nice work!

[ELBALA]

7.39b Please