How To Change Your Ark Survival Evolved Server Map

This is how to change the map on your Ark Survival Evolved server, this guide will walk you through all of the ARK Survival Evolved maps and how to select them, DLC maps included!

Danger

Like any major change, we recommend creating a Backup before proceeding

Things to note:

• Player data will reset by default, to keep your character first connect to your server, then you must travel to an Obelisk (Tribute Terminal), where you will then be able to upload your character, creatures, and stash your items.

• Upload your Creatures to Creatures and your items to Ark Data.

• Things such as saddles will need to be un-equipped and then uploaded to Ark Data, uploading creatures will also remove them from your current map.

• Upon changing map and loading in, click Create Character > Download character, your items and creatures can then be retrieved from an Obelisk on your new map.

Changing Map

Follow these steps to change the map on your ARK Survival Evolved server, follow the above note if you’re looking to continue with an existing character.

1. Log in to the Game Host Bros Panel and stop your Ark server.
2. Go to Configuration > Startup Parameters.
3. Find the Server Map setting and enter the Server Map ID of your desired map, found below.
4. Start your server.

Here are all of the current maps available in ARK Survival Evolved, DLC and Non-DLC included.

Map Name	Server Map ID
The Island	TheIsland
The Center	TheCenter
Scorched Earth	ScorchedEarth_P
Ragnarok	Ragnarok
Aberration	Aberration_P
Extinction	Extinction
Valguero	Valguero_P
Genesis: Part 1	Genesis
Crystal Isles	CrystalIsles
Genesis: Part 2	Gen2
Lost Island	LostIsland
Fjordur	Fjordur