Rainbow Six Siege Server Switcher

A utility for quickly changing your Rainbow Six Siege matchmaking server. Includes both a Windows GUI (C) and a command-line Python script.

Features

• List and select available matchmaking servers
• Automatically detects all Rainbow Six Siege config files
• Easily switch servers via GUI or CLI
• Supports all official server regions

Components

• r6x-switcher.exe / r6x-switcher.c: Modern Windows GUI for server switching (C, Win32 API)
• r6x-switcher.py: Command-line tool for server switching (Python 3)
• Makefile: Build instructions for the C GUI
• appicon.ico, appicon.rc, appicon.res: Application icon resources

Download

You can download the latest release binaries from the Releases page.

Alternatively, you can clone the repository using Git:

git clone https://github.com/0xsweat/r6x-switcher

Usage

Python Script

1. Requirements: Python 3.x
2. Run:

   python r6x-switcher.py [options]

3. Options:
   • --servers : List available servers
   • --configs : List found config files and their current server
   • --server <name> : Set the matchmaking server (e.g. --server westeurope)
   • --data-dir <path> : Specify custom config directory

Windows GUI

1. Build:
   • Requires GCC (MinGW) and windres
   • Run:

     mingw32-make

2. Run:
   • Double-click r6x-switcher.exe

Notes

• The tool automatically finds all user config files for Rainbow Six Siege X
• Always restart the game after switching servers for your change to apply.
• You DON'T have to switch servers using this if you are just doing a custom game; this is only needed if you want to switch your matchmaking server.

License

MIT License

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by 0xsweat, 2025