How to Reset the World on Your RuneScape: Dragonwilds Server

The dashboard has no button to reset the world. On startup, the server always loads the most recent .sav file from the RSDragonwilds/Saved/SaveGames folder. If it finds none, it automatically creates a new standard world. So you get a fresh world by emptying that folder.

Important

Resetting removes your current world for good: all buildings and placed objects and with them your entire progress in this world. There is no undo. So always create a backup first — without one there is no way back to your old state.

Reset the world

1. Create a backup
   Back up your current world before you delete anything: Create backup. You can also download the .sav file to your PC: Download savegame.

2. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard. A running server keeps writing to its save file — never delete the files while it is running.

3. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP and open the following directory:

   /RSDragonwilds/Saved/SaveGames/

4. Delete the saves
   Delete all files in this directory. Keep the SaveGames folder itself — only delete its contents.

5. Set the world name
   Optional: Open the Settings in the dashboard and enter the name the new world should get in the Server Name field. If you leave the field unchanged, the new world gets the name that is currently entered there.

6. Start the server
   Start your server via the dashboard. While booting up, it creates a new standard world with that name.

Warning

Only delete the contents of the SaveGames folder. The file DedicatedServer.ini in RSDragonwilds/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/ holds your server configuration — including the Owner ID, server password and admin password. Leave it untouched.

What is gone and what stays

Gone	Stays
The world with all buildings and placed objects	Owner ID, server password and admin password
Your entire progress in this world	The remaining configuration in DedicatedServer.ini
Everything you did not back up beforehand	The backups you created earlier and any downloaded savegames

Custom settings for the new world

The server always creates a world with standard settings. If the new world should run with your own rules, create it locally in the game and upload it: Create custom world.

Load a different world

If several .sav files are in the SaveGames folder, the server always loads the most recent one — the Server Name field alone is not enough to switch between existing worlds. The world you want has to be the only one in the folder.

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP and open the directory /RSDragonwilds/Saved/SaveGames/.

3. Remove the other worlds from the folder
   Download every .sav file that should not be loaded to your PC and then delete it from the folder. In the end, only the .sav file of the world you want remains.

4. Set the world name
   Open the Settings in the dashboard and enter the filename of this world without the .sav extension in the Server Name field. This keeps the world name in the dashboard in line with the world that is loaded.

5. Start the server
   Start your server. It now loads the remaining world.

Warning

Never rename .sav files. If the server starts with a renamed file, the progress stored in it is lost. Always keep the original filename.

Restoring the old world

If you created a backup before deleting, you restore it via the dashboard: Create backup. If you downloaded the .sav file to your PC instead, upload it again via SFTP: Add savegame.