V Rising: Server Recovery & Backup Restoration
Restoring a V Rising backup is mostly a file-discipline task. The important part is choosing the correct autosave, preserving the current broken state, and making sure the server loads the replacement world from the right directory before players log back in.
How V Rising Saves Work
| Item | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Autosave files | V Rising keeps rotating .save.gz snapshots so you can roll back to a point before corruption, griefing, or a bad configuration change. |
| Session-specific folder | Always restore inside the active world directory for the server you are actually running. |
| AutoSave_0.save.gz | This is typically the current active save name the server expects to load first. |
Manual Restore Workflow
- Stop the server completely before touching any save files.
- Open the file manager and navigate to the active V Rising save directory under your server's save path.
- Find the numbered autosave from just before the problem occurred.
- Rename the current
AutoSave_0.save.gzto something likeAutoSave_0_OLD.save.gzso you still have the most recent state available. - Rename the older autosave you want to recover to
AutoSave_0.save.gz. - Restart the server and verify the rollback before reopening the world to players.
Verification Checklist
- Confirm bases, servants, and map progress match the point in time you intended to recover.
- Check that the server did not generate a fresh empty world by mistake.
- Make sure you restored inside the correct session folder and not a different shard or test world.
- Keep the renamed backup copy until players confirm the rollback is good.
Common Recovery Mistakes
| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| The server starts a new world | Double-check the filename, active save folder, and whether the restored save was placed in the current session directory. |
| Nothing changed after restart | You probably restored a save taken after the event you wanted to undo. Choose an older autosave slot. |
| Only part of the world looks correct | Verify you did not mix files between two different session folders or overwrite the wrong world profile. |
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