How to change servers in Rainbow Six Siege

Rainbow Six Siege , Ubisoft’s tactical first-person shooter originally released in 2015, is a game that can keep you glued to the screen for a long time. For example, there are players who continue to play it since its release. You too have been fascinated by Ubisoft’s title, but you would need a little tweak to improve the gaming experience.

In particular, you wonder how to switch servers on Rainbow Six Siege , because you are having trouble with the one you currently use. I can understand it: making a “switch” of the virtual room can be useful from several points of view, which among other things I will explain in detail later. In any case, if this is your goal, I’d say you’ve come to the right place!

In fact, this tutorial fits your needs perfectly and all you need to do to reach your goal is to take a few minutes of free time and follow the quick instructions below. That said, there is nothing left for me to do, except wish you good reading and have fun!

Index

• Preliminary information
• How to change servers in Rainbow Six Siege on PC
• How to switch servers in Rainbow Six Siege for PS4

Preliminary information

Before going into the details of the procedure on how to change servers on Rainbow Six Siege , I think it may interest you to know more about this possibility.

Well, making a change of this type can allow you to obtain a better latency (expressed in ms). In other words, the character you are using will respond more quickly to your commands, allowing you to “hit the shots” at the right time , effectively improving the game experience.

Another reason you might want to switch servers is the number of players connected . In fact, trying to play on the default server set by the Ubisoft title (usually the one with the lowest ping, which is closest to where you are) sometimes it may be difficult to find playable games .

In particular, some users who, perhaps for work reasons, can only play in certain time slots say that in some cases it may take several minutes to start an online game on Rainbow Six Siege.

For this reason, learning how to switch servers can come in handy. However, there is no option in plain sight to carry out this operation and we need to understand how to solve this “inconvenience”: which we are about to do together.

How to change servers in Rainbow Six Siege on PC

The PC version of Rainbow Six Siege (which exists only for Windows) is the one that allows you to change the server more precisely. In fact, all that needs to be done is to modify a parameter within a configuration file.

More precisely, you just need to open the Windows File Explorer (the yellow folder icon on the taskbar) and go to the path C:\Utenti\[nome utente]\Documenti\My Games\Rainbow Six – Siege\[ID Uplay].

Inside this folder linked to your Uplay account , or the profile you registered to play Rainbow Six Siege on PC, you will find a file called GameSettings.ini : open it with any text editor (e.g. Notepad ) and scroll down, almost at the end of the file, until you find DataCenterHint = default .

Above the text in question you will notice several server names (eg northeurope ), presented as a list. Perfect: at this point, all you have to do is change the default writing to the one relating to the server you want to set, by first adding playfab / . For example, using DataCenterHint = playfab / centralus you will play on servers located in the center of the United States of America .

If, on the other hand, you want to switch to those from Western Europe , you must use the DataCenterHint = playfab / westeurope writing . Once the writing has been changed correctly according to the servers you want to play on, save the changes made to the file (by selecting the Save item from the File menu located at the top left) and start Rainbow Six Siege (if you already have it open, close , also terminates Uplay and restarts everything).

To see if everything has worked correctly, press on the gear icon present at the top right of the main game screen and you should see that the data center has changed. Perfect, you have now correctly learned how to switch servers in the PC version of Rainbow Six Siege.

In case you were wondering, this method does not pose any problems, as it is designed directly by the developers. In fact, Ubisoft itself talked about it on its official website .

How to switch servers in Rainbow Six Siege for PS4

You are probably wondering if it is possible to switch servers on Rainbow Six Siege for PS4 and other consoles, as clearly in this case it is not possible to go and modify the game files.

Well, in reality, fans have managed over the years to find a method allowed directly by the game. In fact, Rainbow Six Siege allows you to create custom games in which you can manually select servers.

This means that it is essentially possible to “switch” in this version as well, but if you want to play online against other unknown players you will not be able to do so , as the server will be reset to the default one as soon as you exit the custom game.

In any case, if you still want to take a look at the manual settings related to the servers, I’ll tell you how to get there. I’ll take the PS4 version of the game as a practical example , but in reality the method is also valid for other consoles (eg Xbox One).

Once the game has started, press on the hamburger icon at the top left, select the CUSTOM GAME item and go to the path CREATE ONLINE> CREATE A NEW LIST OF SCENARIOS . Now, choose between Normal and Tactical Realism mode , name your play list and hit the Add a game button .

Then press the X button on the controller first above the Save playlist button and then above the name of the playlist you created. Excellent, now among the various options available there will also be the Data Center , which will show you the ping (expressed in ms). Using the directional arrows of the controller you can switch servers .

Then, just hit the Create as Player button and invite other users . Perfect, you have now learned how to switch servers in the console version of the game. Unfortunately, as I told you earlier, the datacenter seems to revert to the default once you exit the custom game, so you probably won’t be able to use this feature with unknown users.

Either way, you might find this option useful for playing against people on the other side of the world. If you are wondering how to see which server you are playing on, just go to the main game screen and press the Options button .

For the rest, if the problem is the difficulty in finding games, I remind you that it could be your Internet connection . For this reason, I recommend that you use a wired (and not Wi-Fi) network . Also, you may be interested in my guides on how to improve connection on PS4 and how to lower ping on PS4 .