How to Set Up a Map Cycle on Your Insurgency: Sandstorm Server

With a map cycle your server automatically rotates through a list of scenarios (map + game mode) that you define. The list is stored in a text file and loaded via a launch parameter.

Step 1: Create the map cycle file

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

3. Create the folder
   Go to the folder Insurgency/Config/Server/. If the Config and Server folders do not exist yet, create them.

4. Create the file
   In this folder, create a text file, e.g. MapCycle.txt. The name is up to you — you can also create several lists (e.g. Coop.txt, Versus.txt).

5. Enter the scenarios
   Enter the desired scenarios — one scenario per line:

   Scenario_Refinery_Checkpoint_Security
   Scenario_Hideout_Push_Insurgents
   Scenario_Crossing_Firefight_West

   A full list of scenarios can be found in the Change Scenario guide or in the official Server Admin Guide.

Step 2: Load the map cycle

1. Open settings
   Open the Settings in the dashboard.

2. Adjust the parameter
   The Additional Parameters field defaults to -Mods -Mapcycle=ppMapCycle. Change the -Mapcycle= value to the name of your file (without .txt) and keep -Mods — only one -Mapcycle= may be active:

   -Mods -Mapcycle=MapCycle

3. Start the server
   Save the setting and start your server.

Note

The structure of a scenario name: Scenario_<Map>_<GameMode>_<Team>. The game mode Checkpoint is co-op, Push/Firefight/Skirmish are versus modes. For the Skirmish mode the team part is omitted.