Creating a new world on a Vintage Story server allows administrators to implement major game updates or mod changes that require a fresh map to generate new ores and structures correctly. It provides a clean slate for the community, ensuring that all players start with equal resources and a world with new natural riches or surface copper. This process also allows you to adjust fundamental world-gen settings, such as climate distribution and geological upheaval, to create an entirely different survival experience.
How to Create a New World on a Vintage Story Server
1. Log in to the BisectHosting Starbase panel.
2. Stop the server.
3. Select the Config Files tab and choose Server Config.
4. Navigate to the "WorldConfig": { line.
5. Next to "SaveFileLocation":, enter a new .vcdbs name.
6. Configure any desired world changes.
7. Press the Save button.
8. Start the server.
How to Load a World on a Vintage Story Server
1. Log in to the BisectHosting Starbase panel.
2. Stop the server.
3. Go to the Files tab.
4. Find the following directory: /home/container/data/BackupSaves
5. Right-click the desired save and choose Rename.
6. Remove the date from the name.
7. Download the save.
8. Find the following directory: /home/container/data/Saves
9. Upload the file from step 7.
Note: Saves with the same
.vcdbsname will be replaced.
10. Select the Config Files tab and choose Server Config.
11. Navigate to the "WorldConfig": { line.
12. Next to "SaveFileLocation":, enter the .vcdbs name from step 9.
13. Configure any desired world changes.
14. Press the Save button.
15. Start the server.