How to Add a Savegame to Your The Lord of the Rings Return to Moria Server

A world in Return to Moria is a single file with the prefix MW_ and the extension .sav, for example MW_BAD1ED294904FE2C24A8ED8BC98145AB.sav. You upload this file to your server and then define in the configuration which world should be loaded.

Find your local savegame

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

   %localappdata%\Moria\Saved
   

2. Choose the folder of your platform
   Open the folder for your platform: SaveGamesSteam on Steam, SaveGamesEpic for the Epic Games Store.

3. Select the world file
   Your worlds are stored there as individual MW_*.sav files. Choose the file of the world you want to move to the server.

Upload the savegame

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard. The server saves while stopping and shuts down cleanly – as long as it runs it keeps writing to the world file.

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

3. Open the directory
   Change to the following directory:

   /Moria/Saved/SaveGamesDedicated/
   

4. Upload the world file
   Upload your MW_*.sav file into this directory. Keep the file name unchanged – if a file with the same name already exists there, rename one of the two beforehand.

5. Set the world in the configuration
   Open the file MoriaServerConfig.ini in the main directory of your server and define in the [World] section which world should be loaded:

   [World]
   OptionalWorldFilename=MW_BAD1ED294904FE2C24A8ED8BC98145AB.sav
   

   This makes the server load exactly that file – including the .sav extension.

6. Start the server
   Save the change and start your server. Your uploaded world is now loaded on startup.

Why you should not use the world name

The [World] section also contains a Name entry. A world can be selected through it as well, but for your server that is not the right approach.

Important notes