How to Add a Savegame to Your StarRupture Server

A StarRupture save consists of a folder named exactly like the session of your server, containing two files with the same base name: AutoSave0.sav and AutoSave0.met. In addition you have to enter the session name in the configuration file DSSettings.txt so the server finds and loads the save.

Structure of the savegame

The DSSettings.txt file

Which session the server uses and whether it loads an existing save or creates a new world is controlled in the file DSSettings.txt in the main directory of your server:

/DSSettings.txt

Its content uses JSON format:

{
  "SessionName": "MyServer",
  "SaveGameName": "AutoSave0.sav",
  "SaveGameInterval": "300",
  "StartNewGame": "false",
  "LoadSavedGame": "true"
}

Find your local savegame

You can find your own save from your PC under:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<SteamID64>\1631270\remote\Saved\SaveGames\

Upload the savegame

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

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

3. Open the directory
   Navigate to the following directory:

   /StarRupture/Saved/SaveGames/
   

4. Create the session folder
   Create a folder there named exactly like the SessionName value in your DSSettings.txt. The name may be up to 20 characters long.

5. Upload the files
   Upload the .sav file and the matching .met file of your save into that folder.

6. Rename the files
   Rename both files so they match the SaveGameName value:

   AutoSave0.sav
   AutoSave0.met
   

7. Adjust DSSettings.txt
   Open the file /DSSettings.txt and set the following values:

   "SessionName": "<your folder name>",
   "SaveGameName": "AutoSave0.sav",
   "StartNewGame": "false",
   "LoadSavedGame": "true"
   

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

Create a new world

If you want to start with a completely new world instead, proceed as follows:

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

2. Enable a new world
   Open the file /DSSettings.txt, enter the desired SessionName and set:

   "StartNewGame": "true",
   "LoadSavedGame": "false"
   

3. Start the server
   Start your server. It now creates a new world.

4. Join the server
   Connect to your server, see Join server.

5. Save the world
   Press ESC in game and select Save. Only this actually writes the new world to the server as a save.

6. Disconnect and stop the server
   Leave the server and stop it afterwards via the dashboard.

7. Reset the values
   Set both values in /DSSettings.txt back again:

   "StartNewGame": "false",
   "LoadSavedGame": "true"
   

8. Start the server
   Start your server again. From now on your new world is loaded on every start and progress is kept.