Foundry: Managing Foundry 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 Foundry 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 guide 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 LocalLow AppData, specifically in the following path:
../AppData/LocalLow/Channel 3 Entertainment/Foundry/save
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/locallow/Channel 3 Entertainment/foundry/save. Simply press OK and you will be taken to the folder.
At this location, you will be able to see 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:
../foundry/saves/save
At this location, you should be able to see folders which are each a Savegame. 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:
../foundry/saves/save
Simply drag and drop any of your Savegames into this folder through your FTP Client and it will be uploaded to your server.
It may be useful to copy the name of the Gamesave folder that you have uploaded, as you will need this if you wish to activate it in the next section.
Activating Savegame
In order to use a specific Savegame, you will have to edit a configuration file. There are a few methods of doing this, we will cover doing this through the webinterface since this is the most user-friendly. If you wish to see other methods of editing the file, please see our Server Configuration which covers this.
Simply head over to the Settings section on your game server's webinterface and find the Savename setting.
Change this setting to the name of the savegame folder that you uploaded in the previous step. Once ready, ensure that you save at the bottom using the green Save button and then restart your server.