How to Add a Savegame to Your Smalland Survive the Wilds Server

The complete savegame of a world is stored in a single file with the .wld extension. The file name matches the world name you enter in the dashboard of your server exactly: if your world is called MyWorld, the server loads the file MyWorld.wld.

Find your local savegame

If you want to transfer a world from your PC to the server, you find it here:

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

   %LOCALAPPDATA%\SMALLAND\Saved\SaveGames\Worlds\
   

2. Select the world
   This folder contains one <worldname>.wld file per world. Select the file of the world you want to transfer.

Upload the savegame

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard. While the server is running it writes to the world file itself and would overwrite your upload again.

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

3. Open the directory
   Change to the following directory:

   /SMALLAND/Saved/SaveGames/Worlds/
   

4. Upload the world file
   Upload your .wld file into this directory. If a file with the same name already exists there, delete it first or rename your uploaded file.

5. Set the world name in the dashboard
   Open the dashboard of your server and enter the file name without the .wld extension in the world name field (World Name).

6. Start the server
   Start your server. On startup it now loads your uploaded savegame.

Create a new world

If you want to start fresh without deleting your current savegame:

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

2. Enter a new world name
   Enter a world name in the dashboard that has not been used yet.

3. Start the server
   On the next start the server creates a new world with that name. Your old .wld file stays in the Worlds folder – you can switch back at any time by entering the old world name again.

Reset a world