State of Survival: State Transfer and Migration Guide

To successfully transfer states in State of Survival, calculate your required Transfer Passes based on your Chief's Battle Power, scout prospective destination states for stable leadership, and coordinate timing with your alliance before the migration window closes. Migrating without verifying local rules or securing necessary passes risks stranding your settlement in an unstable warzone or leaving you behind while your teammates move.

Calculating Transfer Pass Requirements and Brackets

State Transfer pass costs scale directly with your account's Battle Power and progression tier. Accounts with higher combat power require substantially more passes to relocate, while the highest-tier accounts face strict state-level caps.

Transfer Passes must be acquired ahead of the event through alliance stores, event reward exchanges, or targeted packs. If you are close to a higher pass bracket or power threshold, lower your displayed power before applying by unequipping hero gear or managing active troop counts. Ensure every alliance member calculates their exact pass cost in advance so the entire roster can move during the same window.

How to Scout and Vet Destination States

Before spending passes, deploy an alternate account to the target server to inspect its political and competitive health. Shifting whale alliances alter the balance of power across states ahead of Doomsday and State vs. State (SvS), making advance reconnaissance necessary.

Evaluate target states using four core criteria:

• Non-Aggression Pact (NAP) Rules: Confirm whether the state observes a server-wide NAP or a top-alliance agreement (such as NAP 10), or if it allows unregulated attacks. Stable states enforce NAP rules during gathering and non-kill event phases.
• SvS Coordination and Governor Rotation: Review the state's past SvS records and check if the Governor title rotates among leading alliances. States that share the title and coordinate SvS defense typically offer better stability than those locked in ongoing civil wars.
• Fortress and Bunker Distribution: Inspect the world map to see whether control of Facilities, Bunkers, and Fortresses is shared across multiple active alliances or monopolized by a single ruling group.
• State Chat Activity: Monitor the global state chat for 24 to 48 hours. Frequent griefing reports, unresolved drama, and open alliance warfare signal internal instability.

Coordinating Alliance Relocations and Special Invites

Destination states have strict population limits and power ceilings for incoming players. High-power rally leads who exceed the destination state's standard battle power cap cannot enter through standard registration; they require an official Special Invite issued by the destination state's reigning Governor.

Alliance leadership must contact the target Governor before registration opens to negotiate entry terms. Confirm that your leading players have reserved Special Invites, clarify where your alliance hive will be placed on the map, and confirm access to local resource zones and event facilities. Migrating a large group into a state unannounced is generally treated as a hostile invasion, triggering preemptive strikes from established local alliances.

Next Steps if You Must Remain in Your Current State

If incoming whale alliances enter your state and you do not have the passes or agreement to leave, take defensive measures immediately:

1. Relocate to Hive Territory: Pull all settlement locations close to your alliance headquarters and reinforce surrounding watchtowers.
2. Shield Resource Gathering: Avoid sending gathering marches to contested wilderness tiles during transition periods, and activate Peace Flares if hostile scouting begins.
3. Open Diplomatic Channels: Contact incoming alliance leadership to establish peaceful coexistence terms. Migrating groups preparing for SvS often prefer cooperative local alliances to maintain state readiness rather than zeroing active resident settlements.