How can I change my ARK server map?

Your ARK server's map is a setting on the Startup tab of your server in the control panel.

1. Sign in to the control panel at panel.chicagoservers.co and open your ARK server.
2. Open the Startup tab.
3. Choose the map in Map.
4. Click Save startup, then Restart at the top of the page. The server starts on the new map.

Each map keeps its own save, so you can switch back to an earlier map and carry on where you left off.

Maps that come from a mod

For a map from the Steam Workshop (such as a community map), add the mod on the Mods tab and click Play this map next to it. That fills in Map from a mod on the Startup tab for you. To go back to the map chosen under Map, click Back to (followed by that map's name) on the Mods tab, or empty Map from a mod on the Startup tab and click Save startup. Then restart the server.

Below is the list of official maps and the name each one has on a dedicated server (the name you see in the Map list):

If the server doesn't come back up after a map change, check that the map name is spelled exactly as above, with the same capital letters.

Need help? Open a support ticket and we'll take a look.