Loading a save file and settings to server

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    Hi all,


    Checked the wiki on how to upload a save file to the server but the info seems to be dated maybe? The option no longer exists and I was wondering if anyone knew how to do this?


    Also any ideas on how to upload the settings from another save to the server?


    Cheers

    But how do you actually go about it? I uploaded the files from my wanted save game in my local save directory to the Saves folder in the File Browser, but when I join the server through the client, it's just a new map. And it didn't import the actual settings of the server into Settings > General. I tried changing the World name to the same name as my save, but still only a new map. How do you make the server load my pre-existing save?


    Cheers

    I managed to figure it out. All of these steps may not be necessary, but this is what I did to make it work:

    1. I saved my game as and made sure I had no special characters (only letters); let's say I named it SaveGame for the purposes of this explanation
    2. Using the File Browser (FTP should be fine too) I went into the spaceeng_profile > Saves folder and created a folder with the same name as my save (SaveGame)
    3. I uploaded the content of the SaveGame folder from my local hard drive to the SaveGame folder on the dedicated server
    4. I opened up SpaceEngineers-Dedicated.cfg located in the spaceeng_profile folder
    5. Fairly close to the bottom, there's a <LoadWorld /> tag. I changed this to <LoadWorld>SaveGame</LoadWorld>
    6. I changed the World name on the Settings > General page to SaveGame
    7. I booted up the game and joined the server and everything worked as expected (I had added a mod too that I used on the local save and it worked just fine)

    Hopefully this is of help to someone!



    Cheers,

    Döden

    Apparently, I'm not allowed to edit my post, so I'll just write another post.


    However, I didn't find a way to transfer the settings. The settings config file I found was in a different programming language than the one on the website, so the formatting was completely different and of absolutely no help, requiring me to enter everything manually anyway.

    The configuration file you download from their basic editor is written in JSON. I downloaded the file and then opened it with NotePad++ and the settings match the session settings in the Space Engineers server configuration file.
    If you want to upload your session settings I would recommend Exporting a copy of the JSON file editing the settings then importing the edited file.


    Thank you very much NotnamedDoden I found this thread very helpful.