StarRupture
Before anyone can play on your StarRupture server, it needs a world to load. This guide shows you how to create a brand-new world, or load an existing save you already have. Both are controlled by a few settings in the Startup tab of your MintServers panel.
Creating a New World
[SERVER] Start new Savegame for the initial world creation, and disable it again immediately afterwards! If it is left on true, the server will create a brand-new world when it starts instead of loading your existing one.
- Log into your MintServers panel and Stop your server.
- Go to the Startup tab in the panel.
- Set
[SERVER] Load saved Gametofalse. - Set
[SERVER] Start new Savegametotrue. - Start the server and wait for it to finish loading. Then:
- Join your server using its IP address and port. If you have set a Player password, enter it as well. Need help? See our StarRupture Join Server guide.
- Press
ESCto open the menu, then select Save. This tells the server to save your world to theStarRupture/Saved/SaveGamesfolder, inside a folder named after your[SERVER] Session Namesetting. - Disconnect from the server.
- Stop the server.
- Set
[SERVER] Load saved Gameback totrue. - Set
[SERVER] Start new Savegameback tofalse. - Start the server. Your world will now load automatically every time the server starts.
Once your world has been saved, it lives in your server's save folder. If your Session Name is StarRuptureServer, it looks like this:
📁 Root directory (the first folder you see in the Files tab)
📁 StarRupture
📁 Saved
📁 SaveGames
Loading an Existing Save
Use this if you already have a StarRupture save that you want your server to run. A save is made up of a .sav file and a matching .met file. Both need to be inside a folder in StarRupture/Saved/SaveGames that is named after your Session Name:
📁 Root directory (the first folder you see in the Files tab)
📁 StarRupture
📁 Saved
📁 SaveGames
📁 StarRuptureServer (your Session Name)
📄 AutoSave0.met (its matching .met file)
- Log into your MintServers panel and Stop your server.
- Go to the Startup tab in the panel.
- Set
[SERVER] Load saved Gametotrue. - Set
[SERVER] Start new Savegametofalse. - Set
[SERVER] Savegame Nameto match your save file (for example,AutoSave0.sav). - Set
[SERVER] Session Nameto match your session folder name (for example,StarRuptureServer). - Start the server.
SaveGames. Changing [SERVER] Session Name points your server at a different folder, so it will not load the world from your old one. Download a copy of your save folder from the Files tab before you make big changes.
📋 Startup Settings Reference
[SERVER] Load saved Game:trueloads an existing save,falseskips loading saved data.[SERVER] Start new Savegame:trueforces the creation of a new world. Only use it for the initial world creation.[SERVER] Savegame Name:the file name of the save to load. It must exist inside your session folder.[SERVER] Session Name:the name of your session folder insideStarRupture/Saved/SaveGames.
🛠️ Troubleshooting World Issues
A new world is created every time the server starts:[SERVER] Start new Savegameis still set totrue. Stop the server, set it tofalseand set[SERVER] Load saved Gametotrue.My existing save does not load:Double-check that[SERVER] Savegame Nameand[SERVER] Session Namematch your file and folder names exactly, including capitalization and the.savextension.I cannot find the in-game Server Manager:This is expected. Create and load your world using the Startup tab settings in this guide instead.I cannot connect to the server:Make sure you are using Join Game and then Dedicated Server in the game, with your server's IP and port. If you set a Player password, you need to enter it too.
Once your world is created or loaded and your players can join, you are all set. If your world will not load or you are worried about overwriting a save, no worries! Just open a support ticket and our team will gladly jump in and help.