{"id":15452,"date":"2025-04-23T18:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=15452"},"modified":"2025-04-23T18:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:58:13","slug":"how-to-change-the-world-size-in-your-terraria-server","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-change-the-world-size-in-your-terraria-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change the World Size in Your Terraria Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Whether you’re preparing for a big multiplayer session or looking for a compact experience, adjusting the size of your Terraria world can significantly shape gameplay and exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u26a0\ufe0f Important Note<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Changing your world size requires generating a brand-new world. Existing worlds cannot be resized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Steps to Modify World Dimensions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To set a different world size, you\u2019ll need to adjust your server settings through the configuration panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Log into your server\u2019s control panel and STOP your server<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Go to the Files<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Open up the serverconfig.txt<\/code><\/strong> file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Locate the Autocreate<\/strong> setting and select your preferred world size.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    The autocreate<\/code> flag tells the server to generate a new world automatically when no existing world file is found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can specify the world size using these values:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 1<\/code> for a small world<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2<\/code> for a medium world<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 3<\/code> for a large world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Click Save<\/strong>, then proceed to generate or reset<\/strong> your world.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        If you’re not sure how to reset a world, check out our step-by-step world reset guide.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Start the server<\/strong> to apply the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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          That\u2019s it! Your Terraria server will now launch with a new world that matches your selected size. A larger world provides more room for structures, biomes, and exploration, while a smaller one can keep gameplay tight and fast-paced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          Whether you’re preparing for a big multiplayer session or looking for a compact experience, adjusting the size of your Terraria world can significantly shape gameplay and exploration. \u26a0\ufe0f Important Note Changing your world size requires generating a brand-new world. Existing worlds cannot be resized. Steps to Modify World Dimensions To…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[1149,36],"ht-kb-tag":[1272,1263,1278,1269,1265,1276,1264,1270,1267,1266,1275,1268,1239,1271,1273,1274,1262,1277],"class_list":["post-15452","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-terraria","ht_kb_category-gameservers","ht_kb_tag-adjust-terraria-world-size","ht_kb_tag-change-terraria-map-size","ht_kb_tag-create-new-world-terraria","ht_kb_tag-generate-new-terraria-world","ht_kb_tag-how-to-resize-terraria-world","ht_kb_tag-reset-terraria-world","ht_kb_tag-resize-terraria-server","ht_kb_tag-serverconfig-txt-terraria","ht_kb_tag-terraria-autocreate-setting","ht_kb_tag-terraria-large-world","ht_kb_tag-terraria-map-customization","ht_kb_tag-terraria-medium-world","ht_kb_tag-terraria-server-settings","ht_kb_tag-terraria-small-world","ht_kb_tag-terraria-world-dimensions","ht_kb_tag-terraria-world-generation","ht_kb_tag-terraria-world-size","ht_kb_tag-world-size-terraria-server"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/15452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15452"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/15452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15455,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/15452\/revisions\/15455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=15452"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=15452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}