Abiotic Factor: Managing Abiotic Factor Savegames
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(Details may vary with products from different providers but the main concepts remain the same)
Introduction
In this guide, we will explore how to manage your Abiotic Factor Gamesaves on your game server, including backing up your local and server savegames as well as uploading it to your server.
Prerequisites
In order to access your server files, you will require an FTP Client such as WinSCP or FileZilla which are both open-source and free to download.
You will have to connect to your server through an FTP Client using the credentials that are found under Tools->FTP-Broswer on your game server's webinterface. Please use our Access via FTP as further assistance to connect to your server.
Backup Savegame
Local Savegame
Local Savegames are ones which you have created whilst hosting a multiplayer game locally on your device. These can be found within your Windows Local AppData, specifically in the following path:
../AppData/Local/AbioticFactor/Saved/SaveGames/[your_steamid]/Worlds
You can easily access this path directly by pressing CTRL + R at the same time and searching for the following path in the run dialog: %userprofile%/AppData/Local/AbioticFactor/Saved/SaveGames. Simply press OK and you will be taken to the folder.
Make sure to navigate to the subsequent Steam ID folder followed by the Worlds folder. At this location, you will be able to find all of your local Savegames.
Accessing Savegame via FTP
Backing up your Savegame from the server is simple. Once you have connected to your game server through an FTP Client, head over to the following path:
../abiotic-factor/AbioticFactor/Saved/SaveGames/Server/Worlds
At this location, you will be able to find your Savegames. Simply right-click on the folder and use the Download button to save it locally to your device.
Automatic Backup
We also provide an option to automatically backup your Savegame (and configuration file) directly through our webinterface. Simply head over to your game server's webinterface and go to the Tools->Backups section. Here you can configure a variety of options to schedule automatic backups for your server. We provide you with 10gb free backup storage which your backups will be stored in. For further information regarding backups, have a look at our dedicated Backups guide for this topic.
Uploading Savegame
Similarly to backing up, uploading your Savegame is simple. First ensure that you connect to your game server through an FTP Client. Once you are ready, head over to the following path:
../abiotic-factor/AbioticFactor/Saved/SaveGames/Server/Worlds/world
Currently, Abiotic Factor dedicated servers don't support switching between Savegames, therefore you must upload the contents of your Savegame folder into the main world folder.
Now get the folder of the Savegame you wish to upload opened up. Simply drag and drop all of the inner contents of your Savegame folder into the main world folder on the server. This will upload your Savegame onto your server.
If the main Savegame world folder is missing, attempt to shut down and start the server. If this doesn't help, use the Revalidate Steam Files button on the main gameserver dashboard to restore the default files.
Activating Savegame
Unlike usually having to edit a configuration file to activate your Savegame, you don't have to here since Abiotic Factor dedicated servers don't support Savegame switching yet.
Instead, simply restart your server and on next launch the server will load the Savegame contents that you have uploaded into the main world folder.