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# Editor Basics and Map Creation

The first part of the Beginner’s Guide to Modding for games powered by GEM RTS

In the first part of our Beginner's Guide to Modding in Men of War II, you will learn how to use the basic tools found in the game's Editor, and all you need to start creating your own maps.

Learn the fundamentals of working with the GEM RTS Editor, demonstrated using Men of War II as an example. This episode covers the basic editor workflow, entity placement, terrain editing, water setup, and weather configuration used when creating maps for games built on the GEM RTS engine.

### Episode Breakdown

* Editor Basics — 0:00
* Entities — 1:41
* Land — 4:47
* Water — 8:28
* Weather — 9:02

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