Roleplay and Warfare
Hydrate is two realms on one server: Roleplay, the city, and Warfare, competitive PvP. How to pick one, what each keeps, and how to move between them.
Hydrate is one server with two realms. You connect the same way for both, then choose where to play.
| Roleplay | Warfare | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A living city: characters, jobs, businesses, police, EMS and crime | Competitive PvP: matchmaking, playlists, ranked and Hopouts |
| Who you are | A character you create and play as | Yourself. There is no character |
| Progress | Your character's money, property, vehicles and story | Level, rank, prestige and the battle pass |
| Store currency | Droplets | Gems |
| Store | Roleplay store | Warfare store |
Choosing a Realm
Follow How to Play to get connected. Once you've loaded in, you're asked to pick Roleplay or Warfare before anything else.
- Roleplay takes you to character selection, then into the city.
- Warfare takes you to its lobby, where you queue for a match, set up your look and loadout, or try guns on the firing range.
Switching
You aren't locked in. In Warfare, open the menu and choose Switch realm to go back to the choice. From Roleplay, reconnect and pick Warfare.
What Stays Separate
Nothing carries between the two. Your Roleplay character, money, items, vehicles and clothing stay in the city. Your Warfare level, rank, unlocks and cosmetics stay in Warfare. Droplets are spent in the Roleplay store and gems in Warfare.
Bans
A ban can cover Roleplay, Warfare or both. If you're banned from one realm you can still play the other. Your Warfare standing shows whether a ban is in force on Warfare and what your options are. To dispute any ban, see Ban Appeals.
Find Out More
- Warfare: the trailer and everything in it.
- City Guide: how life in the Roleplay city works.