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Primal Carnage: Extinction

Primal Carnage: Extinction

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Hunt humans, slay dinosaurs. It's chaotic prehistoric PvP, pick a side. Think fast, or you're extinct!

How to Change the Map on your Primal Carnage: Extinction Server

This guide explains how to change the map on your Primal Carnage: Extinction server. Maps determine the environment and layout where gameplay takes place, and switching them allows you to rotate between different experiences for your players. You can change the active map either through your server panel or in-game using administrator commands. --- Setting a Map 1. Access your Control Panel. 2. Navigate to the Config tab. 3. Locate the setting, and select the dropdown to set your desired map that your server will start on. Available maps depend on the selected game mode. 4. Save and restart your server to ensure the new changes apply. --- Changing the Map from In-Game Alternatively, you can change your map from in-game. You will need to be an Admin of the server in order to do this. ::ProseNote{title="Note" description="After changing the map in-game using an admin command, the server will revert to the map set in the panel the next time it restarts." appearance="default"} :: 1. Join your Primal Carnage: Extinction server. 2. Open the console in game ( key) and type . 3. Set your desired map with the following command: . 4. Enter the command to save the changes. --- If you need additional help, our support team is always happy to assist: https://shockbyte.com/contact

Shockbyte
March 14, 2026

How to Become an Admin on your Primal Carnage: Extinction Server

This guide explains how to assign yourself or other players as administrators on your Primal Carnage: Extinction server. Administrators have access to additional permissions and commands that allow them to manage the server, moderate players, and control certain gameplay features. The steps below will walk you through how to add an admin by updating the server’s configuration, and how to activate admin privileges in-game. --- Setting an Admin Password 1. Access your Control Panel. 2. Navigate to the Config tab. 3. Locate the setting, and set your desired password. 4. Save and restart your server to ensure the new changes apply. --- Using Commands In-Game 1. Join your Primal Carnage: Extinction server. 2. Open the console in game ( key) and type . Replace the with the password you set earlier in this guide. --- List of Useful Commands Some useful admin commands you can use in-game can be found below: | Command | Description | | -------- | ------- | | | Shows all players and their ID numbers. | | | Kicks a specific player. | | | Bans a specific player. | | | Changes the active map of the server. | | | Enables cheats for your server. This will allow you to spawn things in. | | | This will allow you to spawn in specific pawns. For example, to spawn in a NovaRaptor you would type: | --- If you need additional help, our support team is always happy to assist: https://shockbyte.com/contact

Shockbyte
March 14, 2026

How to Set the Game Mode on your Primal Carnage: Extinction Server

This guide explains how to change the game mode on your Primal Carnage: Extinction server. Game modes control the type of gameplay your server runs, and they can be adjusted through the server’s configuration settings. The steps below will show you where to locate the setting and how to update it so the desired game mode loads when your server starts. --- Changing your Game Mode 1. Access your Control Panel. 2. Navigate to the Config tab. 3. Locate the setting, and select your desired Game Mode from the dropdown. 4. Save and restart your server to ensure the new changes apply. --- If you need additional help, our support team is always happy to assist: https://shockbyte.com/contact

Shockbyte
March 14, 2026

How to Join your Primal Carnage: Extinction Server

When joining your Primal Carnage: Extinction server, you will need to use your Server Name instead of an IP address. This guide walks you through the steps required to configure your server name and connect to your server in game. --- Setting Your Server Name Before launching the game, make sure your server has a unique and recognizable name by following these steps: 1. Access your Control Panel. 2. Navigate to the Config tab. 3. Locate the Server Name option. 4. Enter a custom name that will appear in the in game server browser. 5. Click Save & Restart. --- Joining Your Server In Game Once your server is online and running, you can connect through the game client. 1. Launch Primal Carnage: Extinction. 2. From the main menu, click Multiplayer. 3. In the server browser, choose the correct tab based on your game mode: - Competitive - Cooperative - Custom By default, Shockbyte servers run Team Deathmatch, which appears under the Competitive tab. 4. Browse the list to find your server by the Server Name you configured earlier. 5. Click on your server name. 6. Click Join to connect. The game will begin connecting you to your server. --- Connection Help and Next Steps If you cannot find your server in the browser, ensure the server is fully online in your control panel and that you have restarted it after making any configuration changes. If you need additional help, our support team is always happy to assist: https://shockbyte.com/contact

Nuno Paiva
February 20, 2026
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