ETS2 map combo load order for 1.61 and 1.62: the complete stack, step by step
A map combo is several map mods joined together, such as ProMods with RusMap and Poland Rebuilding. It only loads if every file sits in the right place in the Mod Manager, and every piece matches your game version. This page gives you the order, the reasons behind it, and a checklist you can tick off as you go. Every placement below comes from the map authors' own pages, which are linked.
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1. Before you start
- Map DLCs. Big combos expect every SCS map DLC. RusMap lists Going East!, Scandinavia, Vive la France!, Italia, Beyond the Baltic Sea, Road to the Black Sea, Iberia, West Balkans and Nordic Horizons. Poland Rebuilding lists the same plus Greece, and so does SibirMap ("ALL"). Iceland (out 10 November 2026, needs 1.62) isn't required by any of these maps; their pages don't mention it yet.
- Back up your profile. Copy
Documents\Euro Truck Simulator 2\profiles(andsteam_profilesif you use Steam Cloud). A profile that has loaded a map combo may not open without it again. - Want something smaller? Our ready-made sets do the thinking for you with 3 to 5 mods: the Poland map combo (Silesia Rebuild, Poland Rebuilding, ProMods) and the Russia map combo (SibirMap, RusMap). Each one adds to My mods in one click.
2. The 5 golden rules of Mod Manager order
In the Mod Manager, the mod at the top wins: when two files change the same thing, the higher one is used. A map combo works when the small, specific files sit above the big maps they change. Here are the five bands, from the top of the Mod Manager to the bottom:
- Background mapThe picture under the world map. Its author says: "Load it above map mods." A background made for your combo stops roads and borders from looking out of place.
- Your other modsGraphics, weather, physics, sounds, AI traffic, trucks and trailers. They rarely touch map files, and above the maps nothing in a map can override them.
- Road connections (connectors)Small files that join two map mods. A connector changes both maps, so it always goes above both of them.
- Regional add-ons and rebuildsWBPD, Silesia Rebuild, Poland Rebuilding: they redo one area of a bigger map, so they go above it. "Put Silesia above Promods" (Silesia's author).
- Base mapsProMods, RusMap, RoExtended and other big maps, at the bottom. Keep each one's own files in the order its author gives.
The same idea runs through Poland Rebuilding's own published order for big combos (top to bottom): Poland Rebuilding → ProMods (with its Middle-East Add-On) → EAA → Project Balkans → RoExtended → RusMap → Southern Region → The Great Steppe. The rebuild sits above ProMods, and ProMods above the maps further east.
Sources: ProMods High Quality Background Map (author's note) · Silesia Rebuild thread · Poland Rebuilding download page (checked 15 Nov 2026)
3. The master load order (checklist)
This is the full Poland + ProMods + Russia stack for ETS2 1.61, top to bottom. Tick each row once that mod is in place in your Mod Manager. Your ticks stay in this browser, so you can come back to it. Leave out the rows you don't use; the order of the rest stays the same.
| # | Done | Mod (top of the list first) | Game version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ProMods High Quality Background Map v1.11Optional. Any background made for your combo; it goes above every map. | Author: 1.62Also for older versions | |
| 2 | Your other modsGraphics, weather, physics, sound, AI traffic, trucks, trailers: keep their own order (see our load order guide). | Check each mod's page | |
| 3 | WBPD West Balkans Path-Breaker's Direction (one file)Optional. Its author: "position it above other (add-on) maps". With ProMods, its thread links a separate ProMods fix: check that the fix matches your ProMods version. | v5.7: 1.61v5.8 (13 Nov) is for 1.62 | |
| 4 | ProMods – RusMap – Poland Rebuilding Connector v1.12Only if you run Poland Rebuilding. It needs the connector below as well, so it goes above it. | 1.61ProMods 2.84, RusMap 2.59, PR 3.0.1 | |
| 5 | ProMods – RusMap Connector v1.61.1Joins ProMods and RusMap, so it sits above both maps. | 1.61ProMods 2.84, RusMap 2.59 | |
| 6 | Silesia Rebuild v1.7.6Optional. Use the PR file with Poland Rebuilding, the NOPR file without it. "Put Silesia above Promods." | 1.61With ProMods 2.84 | |
| 7 | Poland Rebuilding 3.0.1Optional. A ProMods add-on: it goes directly above ProMods, as in its own order. | 1.60–1.61ProMods 2.83–2.84 | |
| 8 | ProMods Europe 2.84 (all its files)Keep ProMods' files together, in the order on ProMods' own setup page. Its Middle-East Add-On belongs with them. | 1.61 onlyNo 1.62 version yet | |
| 9 | SibirMap 2.13.1Optional. It needs VolgaMap, Southern Region and KirovMap as well as RusMap (those three aren't on our site). Its thread lists them: follow it for their places. | 1.61Updated 18 Sep 2026 | |
| 10 | RusMap (all its files)At the bottom. Its author just says to switch on all its files; keep them together. | v2.62: 1.62The connectors list RusMap 2.59 for 1.61 |
Core maps only shows the three rows every ProMods + RusMap combo needs. Hide optional leaves out the background map and the regional add-ons.
Versions must match each other, not just the game. The connectors name exact versions (ProMods 2.84, RusMap 2.59, Poland Rebuilding 3.0.1). If you use a newer RusMap than a connector lists, check the connector's page for an update before you load your profile.
Sources: each mod's official page, linked from its page on this site · WBPD thread · RusMap thread · SibirMap thread (all checked 15 Nov 2026)
4. Staying on 1.61 or updating to 1.62
As of 15 November 2026 this stack needs ETS2 1.61: ProMods 2.84, Poland Rebuilding, Silesia Rebuild, SibirMap and both connectors are 1.61 releases. Only RusMap (2.62), WBPD (5.8) and the background map are ready for 1.62. See every mod ready for 1.62.
To keep Steam from updating a working combo, set the game to 1.61:
- Open the game's propertiesIn your Steam Library, right-click Euro Truck Simulator 2 and choose Properties.
- Pick the 1.61 versionOpen Game Versions & Betas and choose the 1.61 version if it's listed. Steam downloads it.
- Check before you driveThe game's main menu shows the version. Load the profile you backed up. Switch back to the default version once ProMods and the connectors announce 1.62.
TruckersMP's downgrade article shows the same steps with pictures. What changed in the update: our ETS2 1.62 guide.
5. Troubleshooting map combo crashes
game.log.txt (in Documents\Euro Truck Simulator 2) names the file it was reading when it stopped.game.log.txt is still growing, the game is still working.Check my game.log.txt Select or paste your game.log.txt into our crash-log checker. It points to the mod and file behind the crash, and your log never leaves your browser.
6. Quick questions
Where do graphics, physics and traffic mods go in an ETS2 map combo?
Above all the map files: under the background map, but above every connector, add-on and base map. They rarely change map files, and up there nothing in a map can override them. Among themselves, follow each mod's own notes.
Does ProMods go above or below RusMap in the Mod Manager?
Above. Poland Rebuilding's published order puts ProMods above RusMap, and the ProMods – RusMap connector goes above both of them.
Why does my map combo crash right after an ETS2 game update?
Steam updated the game, but some maps in the combo are still made for the old version. As of 15 November 2026, ProMods 2.84 and the ProMods – RusMap connectors are for 1.61, so a 1.62 game can't load the full combo. Set the game to 1.61 in Steam (Properties, Game Versions & Betas) until they're updated.
Do I need to extract .scs files or keep .zip archives?
Put ready-to-use .scs files (and .zip mod packages) in the mod folder as they are: don't unpack them. Only unpack download archives (.zip, .rar or .7z) that contain separate .scs files, then move those .scs files into Documents\Euro Truck Simulator 2\mod.
More on maps: the best ETS2 map mods, which map DLCs to buy, and every map mod on the site.