Non-Clustered Personal Servers?

[Veeshan]

Hey need to be pointed in the right direction, all the Google results for multiple servers are for Nitrado or clustered.

I run a personal server on a second pc. Steam installed and running, run a batch file and server starts, etc.

But how do I have a separate map, i.e. how can I swap to play Ab or Scorched, with a different character, no transfers between, etc? Not concurrently, just a single map at once.

Am I just plopping a different name in the batch file? Separate folder with separate install?

[Veeshan]

Tested - it works to simply replace the server map name with whatever map you want; TheIsland_WP > ScorchedEarth_WP.

However I have yet to test whether it keeps my characters for each map.

Edit - whoops, I mean that it DOES force new character creation upon changing map. In just unsure if loading island again will restore that character.

[ChaosCluster]

only if you have saves for each map.

[Steve]

Originally posted by Veeshan:

Hey need to be pointed in the right direction, all the Google results for multiple servers are for Nitrado or clustered.

I run a personal server on a second pc. Steam installed and running, run a batch file and server starts, etc.

But how do I have a separate map, i.e. how can I swap to play Ab or Scorched, with a different character, no transfers between, etc? Not concurrently, just a single map at once.

Am I just plopping a different name in the batch file? Separate folder with separate install?

1) Upload character at obelisk/wherever.
2) Switch map.
3) Download character onto new map.

ALWAYS MAKE BACKUPS

[Veeshan]

Originally posted by ChaosCluster:

only if you have saves for each map.

What are "saves?" Does the server create those? Do I? I've seen that the folder structure seems to create a folder for each map, are my characters in those?

[Veeshan]

Originally posted by Steve:

1) Upload character at obelisk/wherever.
2) Switch map.
3) Download character onto new map.

ALWAYS MAKE BACKUPS

I use separate character for each map, no transfers, no cluster.

Also "switch map" is the issue I'm asking about.

[Rocket_Rob]

Saves are the transfer of the current game state to a file on your hard disk. These automatically occur at the default time set in your settings. This file is overwritten each time the save occurs. Occasionally a second copy is created each few hours and timestamped with British time. Older copies greater than about half a day are deleted.
It is a simple process but should not be considered a backup.
Saves can also occur manually using the command console like "cheat saveworld" or when closing a world using "cheat doexit"
Depending on the risk of "game progress loss" you wish to avoid you should also consider backing up those files regularly.

[Veeshan]

Originally posted by Rocket_Rob:

Saves are - snip -.

I've taken to simply copying the entire Saved folder to a USB after each session. I've restored them successfully in Evolved so probably fine.

I did notice however that the Saved file now contains BOTH maps, Island and Scorched (the two I've set up servers for). That's handy.

I'd heard the file also contains character and configuration data so less work to restore at the expense of a few gigs.

[Veeshan]

Investigation has finished.

Backing up your Saved folder backs up all maps, the characters that you used on those maps, and your configuration file which probably stores things like rates.

So the final answer is this.

You can change which map your dedicated server is running by simply changing the name in the bat file (when off obv), and it will bring along your characters from that map, if previously created. Switching between maps successfully switches characters as well. This is for unclustered dedicated servers.

Would someone mind reposting the bolded part of my post so that I can mark it as the answer.