How to Add a Savegame to Your Eco Server

The save of an Eco server consists of two files located in the folder /Storage/ that always belong together:

File	Content
Game.db	Database containing the world and all objects
Game.eco	State of the world, including players, economy and laws

Important

The two files reference each other. Always transfer them together – a single file does not make a valid save.

Find your local savegame

If you want to move over a world you hosted yourself, you can find the files in the installation folder of the game:

…\Eco\Eco_Data\Server\Storage

It contains a .db and an .eco file as well. You need both of them for the upload.

Upload the savegame

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

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

3. Open the directory
   Navigate to the following directory:

   /Storage/

4. Secure the old files
   Download the existing files Game.db and Game.eco or create a backup in case you want to switch back later. Delete them afterwards.

   Warning

   This step removes the current save of your server. Secure it beforehand – see Download savegame.

5. Upload the new files
   Upload both of your save files into the same directory.

6. Rename the files
   Rename the files exactly like this:

   Game.db
   Game.eco

   Why exactly these names?

   On startup the server loads the save that is entered under SaveName in /Configs/Storage.eco. By default this is Game – which is why the files have to be named Game.db and Game.eco. Alternatively you can enter the name of your files there.

7. Start the server
   Start your server. The uploaded save is now loaded.

Reset the world

If you want to start with a freshly generated world, remove the existing save:

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

2. Create a backup
   Secure the current state in case you need it again – see Create backup.

3. Remove the save
   Delete the files Game.db and Game.eco in the directory /Storage/. Alternatively you can rename them, for example to Game.db.old and Game.eco.old.

   Note

   If the server does not find files with the expected names on startup, it automatically generates a new world. Also delete or rename the folder /Storage/Backup/ – it holds the automatic snapshots of the server the old state can come back from. Download the snapshots beforehand if you still need them.

4. Start the server
   Start your server. Generating the world can take a few minutes on the first start.

World size and seed

The settings for a new world are located in /Configs/WorldGenerator.eco. They only affect newly generated worlds – an existing world does not change because of them. Both dimension values have to be identical and divisible by 4.

Further save settings

The file /Configs/Storage.eco controls how and where the save is stored:

Setting	Meaning
SaveName	Name of the save file that is loaded on startup
StorageDirectory	Folder the saves are placed in
SaveFrequency	How often the server writes to disk, in seconds
NewGameTemplate	File a new world is created from. If nothing is entered, the world is generated

Warning

Changes to the configuration files only take effect after a restart of the server.