How to Add a Savegame to Your Craftopia Server

The worlds of your Craftopia server are stored in the folder DedicatedServerSave in the main directory of your server – the same place where the ServerSetting.ini is stored. The actual world files are located in its subfolder Worlds.

Important

In addition to uploading the file you have to enter the world name in the ServerSetting.ini. If the name does not match the uploaded world, the server will simply create a new, empty world on startup.

Where is the data stored?

Path on the server	Content
/DedicatedServerSave/Worlds/	The world files of your server
/ServerSetting.ini	Server settings, including the world name

Note

Where the save is stored is controlled by the value savePath in the [Save] section of the ServerSetting.ini. By default it is set to DedicatedServerSave/. If you changed the value, the folder you entered applies instead.

Find your local savegame

1. Open the savegame folder
   Press Windows key + R on your PC, enter the following path and confirm with Enter:

   %userprofile%\AppData\LocalLow\PocketPair\Craftopia\PPSave

2. Open the Worlds folder
   Open the subfolder Worlds. It contains one database file per world.

   Note

   PPSave is the save format used since the Seamless update. The folder Save next to it contains old saves from before that update – those cannot be transferred to a current server.

3. Note down the world name
   Remember the name of the world you want to transfer – exactly as it is shown in the game. You will need it for the ServerSetting.ini in a moment.

Upload the savegame

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard. While the server is running it constantly writes to the save files itself.

2. Create a backup
   Save your current state in case you want to switch back: Create backup.

3. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

4. Open the directory
   Navigate to the following directory:

   /DedicatedServerSave/Worlds/

   Note

   If the folder does not exist yet, start your server once so the folder structure is created. Stop it again afterwards before uploading any files.

5. Upload the world file
   Upload the file of your world from your local PPSave\Worlds folder into /DedicatedServerSave/Worlds/.

   Note

   The Worlds folder can hold several worlds next to each other. The server loads the world whose name is entered in the ServerSetting.ini.

6. Enter the world name
   Open the file /ServerSetting.ini and enter the name of your world in the [GameWorld] section at the value name:

   [GameWorld]
   name=MyWorld

7. Start the server
   Save all changes and start your server. Your uploaded world is now loaded on startup.

The world name has to match exactly

Upper and lower case as well as spaces have to match exactly. If the server cannot find a world under the name you entered, it silently creates a new one – your uploaded world then stays on the disk but is never loaded.

Always make changes in the ServerSetting.ini

Only make your changes in the ServerSetting.ini. A DefaultServerSetting.ini next to it is just the template shipped with the server and is not used as your configuration.

Transferring a single player world

There is no official procedure by the developer for moving a single player world to a dedicated server. The steps described here come from host and community guides and can differ depending on the game version. Only work with copies of your saves and create a backup beforehand.

Tip

Switching between two saves works most reliably when both of them come from a dedicated server – for example when moving to another server. To do so, download and re-upload the complete DedicatedServerSave folder: Download savegame.