How to Change the Map on Your s&box Server

In s&box, maps are packages from sbox.game – just like gamemodes. You pass the map you want as the second value after the gamemode.

Find the package ident of the map

Every map on sbox.game has an address following the pattern sbox.game/<organisation>/<package>. You build the ident by replacing the slash with a dot.

Change the map permanently

1. Open dashboard
   Open the dashboard of your server.

2. Open settings
   Navigate to the Settings or to the startup parameters of your server.

3. Enter the map
   Extend the startup parameter +game with the package ident of the map. The first value is always the gamemode, the second one the map:

   +game facepunch.sandbox facepunch.flatgrass
   

4. Restart the server
   Save the setting and restart your server.

Switch the map while the server is running

You can also switch the map live via the server console in the dashboard. Pass the gamemode and the map together:

game facepunch.sandbox facepunch.flatgrass

If the map does not load