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The Forest

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November 7, 2026

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.

The ForestGame managementGame panel

November 7, 2026

The Forest server settings: Startup and configuration

Use Server Name, Difficulty and Init Type in Startup to configure The Forest.

The ForestConfigurationGame panel

November 7, 2026

The Forest server not showing up or unable to connect

Use The Forest’s dedicated-server browser, not Sons of the Forest. This template labels the query allocation as the connection port for browser discovery; use the connection details supplied for this service.

The ForestTroubleshootingGame panel

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