# Create & Load Maps

You can host lobby by going to:-

1. Play
2. Custom Game
3. Create Local
4. Select Playlist (If none then create a new one)
5. Create as a Player

You can select the maps/gamemodes not available normally by pressing `F1` and going to `Match` > `PlayList`

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After that you can just press `S` to start the game and Auto Loader will pop up and ask for which map to load (the ones you pasted in `Maps` folder). Just select `None` if you want to play normal map.

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After you've spawned in-game and prep phase has ended, you can now press `F1` to open console and toggle `Pause Timer` in `Match` and press `F1` again to close the console.

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Now press `F3` to open the Editor.

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You can select object to move it or do anything you want. After making changes to the map as you want now you can save the map.\
On top-left go to `Map` > `Save` to save the map.

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