How to Set Up and Play Custom Maps on Rocket League

Last Updated: August 11, 2021

In this article you will learn how to set-up the prerequisites to play custom maps on rocket league with friends.

Method 1

Method 1 of 5:

Downloading the Textures

First and foremost you want to download the workshop textures to actually load custom maps without failure and bakkesmod to utilize Rocket Plugin to host/join your friends.

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Download the Workshop Textures.
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Install Bakkes-Mod here.

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Download Hamatchi or Port Forward.
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Navigate to your CookedPCConsole. While Rocket League is running, hit CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Task Manager).
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Locate "Rocket League" in task manager and right-click it.
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Select "Open File-Location" or other variant in this menu.
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Click on the up-arrow twice, or just click "rocketleague" in the folder address bar.
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Navigate into the TAGame directory.
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Navigate into the CookedPCConsole directory.

Method 2

Method 2 of 5:

Installing the Workshop Textures

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Open the workshop-textures you have downloaded. This will be a .zip file.
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Copy and paste/extract the file contents into the CookedPCConsole directory.
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Install the Rocket Plugin. Press F2 to bring up the Bakkes-Mod menu while Rocket League is running.
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Click on the plugins tab.
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Click on Open Plugin Manager.
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Type in the box "26" next to Install by ID.
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Click on Install by ID.

Method 3

Method 3 of 5:

Using Epic-Games

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Navigate to the steam workshop for Rocket League in your web browser here.
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Navigate to steam workshop downloader website in your browser here.
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Copy the URL of the workshop map you wish to download and paste it into the bar on the workshop downloader.
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Click download.
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Place the downloaded map. After downloading, navigate to your CookedPCConsole.
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Create a "mods" directory (folder) here, if you haven't already.
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Open the file you downloaded and copy the map file (*.udk).
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Paste/drag/extract it into the CookedPCConsole/mods directory.

Method 4

Method 4 of 5:

Using Steam

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Navigate to the steam workshop and just hit subscribe on the maps you want to play.

Method 5

Method 5 of 5:

Hosting or Joining a Lobby

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Press F2 to bring up the Bakkes-Mod window.
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Click the "plugins" tab.
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Open the plugin. On the left pane, click "Rocket Plugin" and "Open Rocket Plugin GUI"
- Use the right pane window when joining.
- Use the left pane window when hosting.
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Check the black-box to enable custom/workshop maps.
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Select the map and join/host respectively.