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How to Add a Savegame to Your Icarus Server

Add a savegame to an Icarus server

1 min read
Apr 15, 2026

You can transfer a local prospect to your server to continue playing with an existing save.

Find the local savegame

  1. Open savegame folder
    Press Windows Key + R, enter the following path and confirm with Enter:

    %LOCALAPPDATA%\ICARUS\Saved\PlayerData
    
  2. Navigate to the Prospects folder
    Open your SteamID64 folder and navigate into the Prospects folder.

  3. Identify the prospect file
    Your save is a file named <YourProspect>.json. Note the exact file name.

Upload and apply the savegame

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

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

  3. Upload the prospect
    Upload the <YourProspect>.json file to the following directory:

    /ICARUS/Saved/PlayerData/DedicatedServer/Prospects/
    
  4. Adjust ServerSettings.ini
    Open the following file:

    /ICARUS/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/ServerSettings.ini
    

    Set the value of LoadProspect to the file name of your prospect (without .json):

    LoadProspect=<YourProspect>
    
  5. Start the server
    Start your server via the dashboard.

Written byEmeraldHost Team
Last updated on Apr 15, 2026 Edit on GitHub

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