Flood Escape Crater for BeamNG.drive
Crater map for escaping a flood: you start at the bottom and have to climb to the top before the water catches you. Updated for BeamNG.drive 0.39.
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What this mod does
Flood Escape Crater is a map built for one very specific challenge: you start at the bottom of a crater and have to climb a winding road to the top before the water reaches you. Spencer Johnson created it as a commission for YouTuber Camodo Gaming, and it has become one of the most downloaded escape maps.
What you need
- The map alone doesn’t flood anything: the rising water is controlled by the Flood mod, which is installed separately and has its own keyboard shortcut.
- By adjusting the water’s speed and starting level in Flood, you can make the escape easier or harder.
How to play
The fun is in repeating the climb with different vehicles, from off-roaders to street cars. The road is very bumpy because of the terrain, so rally cars and vehicles with good suspension do better than low sports cars. With a force feedback wheel it can feel uncomfortable; several players say it’s more fun with a controller. You can also drive it without water, just for the scenery.
Release notes
Version 1.2 from August 14, 2026 updates the map for 0.39: it fixes broken textures, tweaks the atmosphere, rebuilds the ocean, improves the grass, makes wet asphalt more slippery and reduces the file size. One player says this version messed up textures on West Coast USA and that a lighting bug with a low sun remains; the author said he’d look into it.
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Highlights and things to keep in mind
- Highly replayable escape challenge
- Good performance for its level of detail
- Updated to 0.39 with a lighter file
- Needs the Flood mod for the flooding
- Very bumpy road
- One user saw broken textures on West Coast USA with 1.2
- Made for 0.39; may need an update for 0.40 (released October 19, 2026)
Requirements
- BeamNG.drive 0.39
- Flood mod for the rising water
- About 180 MB of free space for the .zip file
How to install it
- Open the Flood Escape Crater page on the official BeamNG Repository.
- Click Download to get the .zip, or subscribe from the in-game Repository (Subscribe button).
- If you download it manually, copy the .zip, without unzipping it, into the mods folder inside your BeamNG.drive user folder (Documents > BeamNG.drive > current > mods).
- Launch the game and check in the Mod Manager that it's enabled.
- Also install the Flood mod from the Repository if you want the water to rise.
- Pick the map in Freeroam, place your car at the bottom of the crater and start the rising water with the Flood mod's shortcut.
Version history
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1.214 Aug 2026Current
Fix for 0.39: broken textures fixed, atmosphere tweaked, ocean rebuilt, better grass, more slippery wet asphalt and a lighter file.
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1.12 Feb 2023
Initial release (commissioned by Camodo Gaming).
Common problems
The water doesn't rise, what's wrong?
The flooding is done by the Flood mod, which is installed separately and activated with its own keyboard shortcut.
Which car works best?
Rally cars or ones with soft suspension: the road is very bumpy and punishes low sports cars.
I see “No Texture” areas, how do I fix it?
Several texture bugs were fixed in 1.2; update and clear the cache. If it persists, let the author know on the mod page.
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