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How to Change the Map on Your 7 Days to Die Server

You can choose between the hand-crafted map Navezgane, pre-generated maps (Pregen) and a randomly generated world (RWG).

Change map

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

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

  3. Open serverconfig.xml
    Open the file serverconfig.xml in the root directory of your server.

  4. Set the map
    Find the following line and change the value:

    xml
    <property name="GameWorld" value="Navezgane"/>
    <property name="GameWorld" value="Navezgane"/>
    ValueDescription
    NavezganeThe hand-crafted default map
    RWGRandomly generated world
    Pregen06k01 to Pregen06k04Pre-generated 6k maps
    Pregen08k01 to Pregen08k04Pre-generated 8k maps
    Pregen10k01 to Pregen10k04Pre-generated 10k maps
  5. Start the server
    Save the file and start your server.

Configure random world (RWG)

If you chose RWG as the map, you can further customize the world generation:

xml
<property name="GameWorld" value="RWG"/>
<property name="WorldGenSeed" value="MySeed"/>
<property name="WorldGenSize" value="6144"/>
<property name="GameWorld" value="RWG"/>
<property name="WorldGenSeed" value="MySeed"/>
<property name="WorldGenSize" value="6144"/>
SettingDescription
WorldGenSeedThe seed for world generation (any text)
WorldGenSizeMap size: 6144, 8192 or 10240

Note

The larger the world, the more resources the server requires. A size of 6144 is recommended for most servers.

Warning

Changing the map does not delete the existing world. If you want to switch to a new random world, change the WorldGenSeed or delete the existing world folder under /Saves/.