The Forest

Make The Forest load an existing save instead of a new world

Set Init Type to Continue when you want the dedicated server to resume an existing save. The installed server configuration also offers New, so check this field before restarting a server with established progress.

Make the change

  1. Stop the server normally and download a backup of TheForestDedicatedServer_Data, including the forest save data.
  2. Open Startup and record the existing Init Type and Difficulty.
  3. Choose Continue for Init Type. Keep the current save files and difficulty unchanged for the first test.
  4. Start once and watch Console for save-load errors.
  5. Join and check a familiar building or inventory before the group continues playing.

Check the result

Continue cannot reconstruct a save that was never copied or saved successfully. If progress is missing, stop and inspect the backed-up save files before running New again.

Related guides

The Forest server not showing up or unable to connect · The Forest server settings: Startup and configuration

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