How to Add a Savegame to Your CryoFall Server

The complete world of a CryoFall server lives in the /Data/Saves/ folder. To use a different save you simply replace that folder – there is no world name to enter anywhere.

Note

This guide covers saves that come from a CryoFall server – for example a downloaded savegame or a world from another server you want to move over.

Caution

Only use saves that were created with the same game version your server runs. Saves from older versions are no longer compatible after an update.

Upload the savegame

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard. While the server is running it writes to the save regularly.

2. Create a backup
   Secure your current state before replacing it: Create Backup.

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

4. Open the directory
   Go to the following directory:

   /Data/

5. Remove the old save
   Delete the existing Saves folder including its contents.

   Caution

   This removes the current world of your server. So do not skip step 2 if you might want to switch back.

6. Upload the new save
   Upload your Saves folder with all of its contents into /Data/. The folder name has to be exactly Saves – your server runs on Linux and is case-sensitive.

7. Start the server
   Start your server. On startup it loads the existing save.

Manage multiple worlds with slots

CryoFall stores every world in a numbered slot. That lets you keep several worlds side by side and switch between them without moving any files.

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

2. Open the configuration
   Open the following file via SFTP:

   /Data/SettingsServer.xml

3. Change the slot
   Enter the slot number you want to use:

   <savegame_slot_id>0</savegame_slot_id>

4. Start the server
   Save the file and start your server. If a world already exists for that slot it gets loaded – otherwise the server generates a new world.

Important

When you upload a save from somewhere else, the slot number has to match that save. If an empty world is generated after the start, the wrong slot is usually configured. Stop the server, change savegame_slot_id and start it again – the uploaded save is not lost in the meantime.

Reset the world

If you want to start over completely, just delete the save – your server automatically generates a new world on the next start.

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

2. Create a backup
   Secure the old world in case you need it later: Create Backup.

3. Delete the save
   Delete the following folder via SFTP:

   /Data/Saves/

4. Start the server
   Start your server. It generates a new world.

Caution

A reset also removes all characters, bases and progress of your players. Announce a wipe well in advance.

Single-player worlds

For worlds you started locally in your game we have no documented way of transferring them onto a server. Work with saves that come from a server instead.

Settings managed by the dashboard

Server name, description, server list, maximum players, autosave interval and the number of saved states are written from the dashboard into SettingsServer.xml on every start. If you change these values inside the file they are lost on the next start – only change them in the dashboard.