# Problem with Map rotation while modding

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problem-with-map-rotation-while-modding/20077>\
**Category:** The Toolbox\
**Created:** [May 16, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problem-with-map-rotation-while-modding/20077 "2019-05-16T22:10:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![VinnysH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/vinnysh/32/3072_2.png) [@VinnysH](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/VinnysH)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problem-with-map-rotation-while-modding/20077/1 "2019-05-16T22:10:29Z")

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So , i’ve been modding cataclysm and i added a motorcycle club thing to the mapgen

The thing is that sometimes it spawns the way i want , and sometimes it doesn’t (it has to do with map rotation).

The way i want it to spawn is that both the club itself and the garage end up facing a road north , like this:

 ![MAPACERTO1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/4/45b923770d25078fba7e289ab81e8172278109cb.png)

![MAPACERTO2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/c/c8b1bb7a0be134490e7fedecb79e4e9d5b8d4ef2.png)

While in some parts of the overmap it spawns in the way i want to , sometimes it doesn’t and end up broken , like this:

 ![MAPAERRADO1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/4/469a6745c3fddd5b045cc1db29cb4ef834c28821.png)

![MAPAERRADO2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/6/6e990deb16419d4d99b7f4024c81c92dd29b1b5b.png)

What i actually want is both the club and the garage to either rotate while facing a road that isn’t on the north so it fits OR make it so that the map only spawns with a road facing up north. I’ve already tried removing the “NO\_ROTATE” flag on the specials json , but when i do that the motorcycle club mapgen end up not getting recognized by the game , making it crash.

So , i would like to know if anyone with map modding experience could help me solve this ? I would be very grateful 🙂

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**Author:** ![Zhilkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zhilkin/32/3749_2.png) [@Zhilkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zhilkin)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 12:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problem-with-map-rotation-while-modding/20077/2 "2019-05-17T12:20:43Z")

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Upload your mod or json files somewhere.

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**Author:** ![Bence](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/bence/32/10041_2.png) [@Bence](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bence)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problem-with-map-rotation-while-modding/20077/3 "2019-05-17T12:52:44Z")

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You probably forgot to add a “\_south” or “\_north” to the specials.json file. After that you should remove the NO\_ROTATE flag.

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**Author:** ![VinnysH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/vinnysh/32/3072_2.png) [@VinnysH](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/VinnysH)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/problem-with-map-rotation-while-modding/20077/4 "2019-05-17T14:08:48Z")

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That was exactly what i was looking for , now it works perfectly. Thanks alot for the help , i appreciate it 😁