1 min readUpdated Oct 4, 2026

How To Change The Start Map On Your Natural Selection 2 Server

The start map is the map your server loads when it starts. After the first round, the map rotation takes over.

Changing The Start Map

  1. 1
    Log in to Bropanel and select your server.
  2. 2
    In the sidebar, go to Settings.
  3. 3
    Under Gameplay, enter the map name in Start Map, for example ns2_veil.
  4. 4
    Click Save & Restart to apply your changes.

Leave Start Map empty to start on ns2_summit (or co_core in NS2: Combat).

Natural Selection 2 maps
ns2_ayumi, ns2_biodome, ns2_caged, ns2_derelictns2_descent, ns2_docking, ns2_eclipse, ns2_kodiak
ns2_metro, ns2_mineshaft, ns2_origin, ns2_refineryns2_summit, ns2_tanith, ns2_tram, ns2_unearthed, ns2_veil

NS2: Combat maps are co_core, co_kestrel, co_legacy, co_nest, co_p33, co_pulse and co_sava.

Tip

To start on a Workshop map, add the map's mod id to Workshop Mods and enter the map name in Start Map.