Switching Maps on a 7 Days to Die Server

7 Days to Die offers two map types: the hand-crafted Navezgane and procedurally generated Random World Generation (RWG) maps.

Map Types

Switching to Navezgane

1. Stop your server
2. In the XGamingServer Panel, click Files and open serverconfig.xml
3. Set:

<property name="GameWorld" value="Navezgane" />

4. Save and start your server

Switching to Random World Generation

<property name="GameWorld" value="RWG" />
<property name="WorldGenSeed" value="myawesomeseed" />
<property name="WorldGenSize" value="6144" />

RWG Size Guide

⚠️ Crossplay limit: If crossplay is enabled, world size cannot exceed 8192.

Using a Custom World

If you have a custom world (from a prefab editor or another server):

1. Upload the world folder to Data/Worlds/<YourWorldName>/ via Files
2. Set GameWorld to the folder name:

<property name="GameWorld" value="YourWorldName" />

3. Restart the server

Changing the Game Name (Save Slot)

The GameName property controls the save folder name. Changing it creates a new save without deleting the old one:

<property name="GameName" value="Season2" />

This is useful for starting a fresh save on the same map.

Generating a New Random World

To generate a completely new RWG world:

1. Change WorldGenSeed to a different value
2. Optionally change GameName to a new save name
3. Restart the server — a new world generates automatically

💡 Tip: Write down your seed — you can share it with other players or recreate the same world later.

Related Guides

• Server Configuration
• Wipe & Reset Server
• Import an Existing Save