Changing Your Map

Change the active map by updating the Map field in the Startup tab of your Server Panel, then restarting the server.

Default BeamNG.Drive Maps

These maps are built into BeamNG.Drive and require no mod upload:

Map	Path
Grid Map V2	`/levels/gridmap_v2/info.json`
Automation Test Track	`/levels/automation_test_track/info.json`
East Coast USA	`/levels/east_coast_usa/info.json`
Hirochi Raceway	`/levels/hirochi_raceway/info.json`
Italy	`/levels/italy/info.json`
Jungle Rock Island	`/levels/jungle_rock_island/info.json`
Industrial Site	`/levels/industrial/info.json`
Small Island	`/levels/small_island/info.json`
Small Grid	`/levels/smallgrid/info.json`
Utah	`/levels/utah/info.json`
West Coast USA	`/levels/west_coast_usa/info.json`
Driver Training	`/levels/driver_training/info.json`
Derby	`/levels/derby/info.json`

Copy the path, paste it into the Map field in the Startup tab, and restart.

Get the map

Open the Mods tab, set the dropdown to Client, and search for the map. Or download a map ZIP manually from a trusted source.
Upload the map (skip if using the Mod Installer)

Go to Files → Resources → Client and upload the map ZIP.
Find the map path

Open the map ZIP with 7-Zip or Windows Explorer and navigate to the levels/ folder inside. Copy the name of the subfolder - that’s your map name.
Set the Map field

In the Startup tab, set Map to:
```
/levels/MAPNAME/info.json
```
Restart the server

Players who join will automatically download the map ZIP and load into the custom map.

Directorycustommap.zip
- Directorylevels/
  - Directorymy_custom_map/
    info.json
    main.level.json

The subfolder name inside levels/ (my_custom_map here) is what goes in the map path.

Lighter maps (gridmap_v2, smallgrid, small_island) handle higher player counts better. See Performance Optimization.
Map paths are case-sensitive - double-check spelling if the map doesn’t load.
The map ZIP must be in Resources/Client/ - the Startup field alone is not enough.