Ark offers a variety of maps with unique environments, resources, and creatures, providing players with a diverse and exciting gaming experience. Switching maps can offer a fresh and new gaming experience for players who may have exhausted their options on their current map or want to explore a different world. Each map presents additional challenges, making adaptation to new environments and creatures necessary and enhancing the game's replayability.
Note: For custom Ark maps, see here.
1. Log in to the BisectHosting Starbase panel.
2. Stop the server.
3. Go to the Startup tab.
4. From the Load Map field, click the field to choose a default map or input a custom map value.
| Map | Map Value |
| 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 |
5. Start the server.