Game fails to load, dedicated server

[SneakyWoolCloth]

So after the last update my my world on the dedicated server wont load. When i use old backups they work once but also get destroyed. Its seems to be when the world is saved in the new format, it get less.

Exception while loading world : Unable to read beyond the end of the stream

World load failed mid-file

Failed to place all Grave1, placed 170 out of 200, swampruin2, fireHole ect ect ect

World db couldent load correctly, saving has been disabled as its not supported on this platform

Shuting down
Skipped world save
unloading unused assets
sending disconnect msg

This is just a small portion but ya

5000 hours...... gone

[SneakyWoolCloth]

Ya just tested with an older backup again. Worked was in with my character, went out. Closed down dedicated server CTRL + C. Said it was saving on new format, all good, end batch job "yes". Restard game...

Checking for duplicates...
Failed to place all Grave1, placed 170 out of 200, swampruin2, fireHole ect ect ect

World db couldent load correctly, saving has been disabled as its not supported on this platform

Shuting down
Skipped world save
unloading unused assets
sending disconnect msg

Thank you soooo much Iron gate.... Hey lets fix the save games to be smaler.... kills save games

[Horemvore]

Rollback to previous stable version of Valhiem (under Betas) or disable your mods. Then troubleshoot said mods until you find the ones breaking your game. Mods are not IG's problem, they are yours.

[SneakyWoolCloth]

Originally posted by Horemvore:

Rollback to previous stable version of Valhiem (under Betas) or disable your mods. Then troubleshoot said mods until you find the ones breaking your game. Mods are not IG's problem, they are yours.

I dont use mods, never used one

[GinsengSamurai]

Originally posted by SneakyWoolCloth:

Thank you soooo much Iron gate.... Hey lets fix the save games to be smaler.... kills save games

I know you're frustrated with your issue, but I also run a 10 player server and haven't had any issues you're having. The server was already updated with the latest patch, and my players logged in without any issues. In fact, I just shut down the server, restarted my computer, then turn the dedicated server back on, and logged in without any issues.

It is good practice for server administrators to back-up their world saves. I have daily back-ups of my world saves using Task Scheduler.

the issue

Make a copy of your server world: both fwl and db, and copy it to your own computer's Valheim save location. That would be in C:\Users\me\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim\worlds_local - now run Valheim and try loading that game. Run around for a bit, manually save it, exit the game, and copy the game world files back to the server and try loading it again. See if that resolves your issue. Make sure to make back-ups of your game world files beforehand!

Also, in the future, you can use https://pastebin.com/ to save log files for sharing.

[SneakyWoolCloth]

Went back the the older version, now it works again, but cant have the new update

[L1m3r]

Originally posted by SneakyWoolCloth:

Went back the the older version, now it works again, but cant have the new update

If you want to keep that version until after the next update/patch (which I expect to arrive in ~1-2 weeks) I recommend: How2Keep VH from updating indefinitely.