New SA server - better latency but harder to find players :|

[Gideon404]

I’ve never used the feature but this is in the patch 12 notes in August 2023:

@FatsharkQuickpaw

Advanced Mission Board Options
The mission board now has an advanced options menu:

• Private games have been relocated to this menu
• You can select the server region used for matchmaking purposes in this menu.
  Dev Note: The latency from your location to the servers is also displayed giving you information when making a choice. By default, Darktide has always selected the server region that has the lowest latency.

So select whatever region you want.