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(Incomplete) Moving game Save Windows to Linux or Linux to Linux

  • Windows to Linux 
  • Linux to Linux 
  • Windows to windows ( not tested or working)


Windows/Linux To Linux

Programs used WinSCP. Its a windows program to transfer files from windows to Linux. save file World ID B699DCF848A43BCBEF2B81AD62E95E4C  and user pwserver will be use in examples. Please replace with you own info. 

  1. Find save World ID that you want to move serverfiles/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/B699DCF848A43BCBEF2B81AD62E95E4C(Win/Linux)
  2. copy to new server in serverfiles/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/
  3. Navigate to cd serverfiles/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/
  4. Change permissions  sudo chmod 777 B699DCF848A43BCBEF2B81AD62E95E4C 
  5. Change Owner sudo chown pwserver:pwserver B699DCF848A43BCBEF2B81AD62E95E4C
  6. Start server and connect. Create new player and exit the server.
  7. Stop server and navigate to serverfiles/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/ . There will be another World ID. Copy all data from B699DCF848A43BCBEF2B81AD62E95E4C  to new World ID. Start Server.
  8. Connect and you will see the starting video but will load with all items and world save.
WinSCP (testing)
  1. Find save World ID that you want to move serverfiles/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/B699DCF848A43BCBEF2B81AD62E95E4C(Win/Linux)
  2. copy to new server in serverfiles/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/
  3. Navigate to cd serverfiles/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/

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  4. Change permissions as shown in picture above. Might not have permission to do so.
  5. Start server and connect. Create new player and exit the server.
  6. Stop server and navigate to serverfiles/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/ . There will be another World ID. Copy all data from B699DCF848A43BCBEF2B81AD62E95E4C  to new World ID. Start Server.
  7. Connect and you will see the starting video but will load with all items and world save.
Command Line
  1. Find save World ID that you want to move serverfiles/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/B699DCF848A43BCBEF2B81AD62E95E4C(Win/Linux)
  2. copy to new server in serverfiles/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/
  3. Navigate to cd serverfiles/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/
  4. Change permissions  sudo chmod 777 B699DCF848A43BCBEF2B81AD62E95E4C 
  5. Change Owner sudo chown pwserver:pwserver B699DCF848A43BCBEF2B81AD62E95E4C
  6. Start server and connect. Create new player and exit the server.
  7. Stop server and navigate to serverfiles/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/ . There will be another World ID. Copy all data from B699DCF848A43BCBEF2B81AD62E95E4C  to new World ID. Start Server.
  8. Connect and you will see the starting video but will load with all items and world save.

Windows to Windows

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