The map editor can be used to create wide areas of terrain, from wide deserts to close-quarters urban environments. Return to the map editor at will to add more content or change things that did not work as expected.

The player is also invincible in this test mode (this can be changed in the Pause menu). 50 (that never runs out of ammo or jams ). The map can then be 'launched' to test it out directly in the game with nothing but an AK-47, an LPO-50 and an Eagle. The maps, once created, can be uploaded to the respective map server of the console. Hand held weapons are not available to put into maps, as multiplayer uses a class system akin to the more recent games in the Call of Duty series, although the player can add mounted guns such as the M249 and the M2. The player can add objects such as buildings, weapons, ammunition boxes and various types of vegetation. The terrain available ranges from desert, to savannah, to woodland, to jungle. The map editor of Far Cry 2 is a tool used to create customised multiplayer maps.