Is it possible to transfer old stuff from alpha 20.7 to alpha 21?

[Nomado-Coyote]

So let's separate this question:

a) can I transfer my base from old alpha to new alpha by using a prefab export/import? will it work correctly between alphas?

b) can I somehow transfer the items from the base's containers too somehow? or is it virtually impossible to transfer/save/export or somehow IMITATE that transfer inbetween two different alphas of the game? would the only way to imitate that progress-transfer be generating same resources and items by console into a new game?

c) is it possible to transfer or *imitate* transferring old chars (and their inventories) between alphas as well? or is that broken in a lot of ways because the char progression and levelling and skills and even some items itself were changed in the new alpha?

so, anyways, is any of this possible? and if yes, then how? prefabs I know, but that's it.
and I guess you could just give your new character free cheated levelups to imitate old progress, but that's kinda stinky and also won't carry over your blueprint progress (which changed a lot in the new alpha, yeah? so that would also be a problematic data to transfer?)

I mean I'll start over if I need to. but it's just that we have a coop savegame with my gf that we invested into and we would both be more content with saving at least some parts of our work

[Khissi]

No, there were too many changes. But, what you can do is keep your old game, and, when you wish to play in alpha 20, just switch to it in the beta tab, and switch back to a21 for any game you start in this alpha.

The new stuff is fun and you may very well enjoy starting again. Your old game will be safe, in the meantime, but I do recommend that you use the backup feature and store your old game in a separate folder, then TOTALLY clean your game of all old data and mods before downloading and enjoying alpha 21. It's worth the effort!

EDIT: and, it's always possible to go into god mode and just GIVE yourself stuff you want.

[Nani Sore]

I have not tried it, but sometimes you can pull over certain save file data to a new map and it pans out. Sometimes it doesnt pan out. Like one time they made a change and when I tried to pull over my save file some of my items turned into unreleased items, like armor mods that let you jump higher similar to the parkour perk, but it wasnt too hard to figure out. Mess around and try to pull over your save data, try to only pull over the region data your base is on.

[seven]

For B and C I think you're stuck with creative menu and console commands to give your self items, schematics, and books to rebuild your character.

For A it may be possible to export your base as a prefab, convert it to A21 and then place it in a new world. There is a console command prefabupdater used to "update prefabs for newer game builds". I've meant to try it sometime on an A19 base I built but documentation is almost non-existent. Here is a short topic about converting A20 to A21, https://community.7daystodie.com/topic/32011-convertingupdating-a20-prefabs-to-a21/