I currently have NewGame_0 I want to start NewGame_1 Then i want to be able to swap between them whenever i feel like playing on one or the other. Please help thanx
You have to change the game name in your dedicated.yaml file. To move freely between the two will require you to run either 2 servers or manual switch between the 2 save games
thanx, so to manually swicth between the two, i have to change the name in dedicated.yaml to the one i want to play?
im a little confused! i have a dedicated_config.yaml this is where i initially setup my server name and password, and i also changed blueprint class size. i now notice i have a dedicated.yaml file but ive never changed anything in it. it looks similar to dedicated_config.yaml but has more difficulty settings to change. My server has been working on the info i changed in dedicated_config.yaml. What do i do with this other "dedicated.yaml" file? Should i set it up like my "dedicated_config.yaml" file? Where they both have the same Server name, password, Seed, and difficulty settings?
Have you used the EAH tool? Its free and available on this (HWS) forum. https://eah.empyrion-homeworld.net/download It the official tool for EGS server management This tool will allow you to do what you want with ease. There is a learning curve, but we can help if you have trouble.
ALWAYS MAKE A BACK -UP OF YOUR SAVES! (sorry for yelling but its important.... you know, just in case.) All the files are in the main EGS folder : (your drive):\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Empyrion - Dedicated Server Copy your dedicated.yaml file, and paste it into the same folder....... Don't worry Windows will paste it with the name "dedicated - copy.yaml" change it to something like zdubdedi.yaml. This will help to preserve your settings in the event of a game update, and various settings for your server. Then open the above file by right clicking and selecting edit with notepad++...."zdubdedi.yaml" to your new game preferences.... (if you don't already have Notepad++, get it, its free and easy......) Remember to change the game name in the new config or it will over-write the previous game folder.... and may cause conflict when you want to switch between the two(or more). A good reason to make a back up of your current games. Now..... Take your server starter file: EmpyrionDedicated_NoGraphics.cmd located in the EGS main folder and open the above file by right clicking and selecting edit with notepad++.... you'll get this: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- @echo off EmpyrionLauncher -startDedi echo. echo Dedicated server was started as background process echo Enable Telnet (default port 30004) via dedicated.yaml and connect to it locally echo for configuration of the server (type 'help' for console commands) pause ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- You want to point the game at your dedicated server config by adding the following to the end of the pointer "-dedicated zdubdedi.yaml" (no quotes) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- @echo off EmpyrionLauncher.exe -startDedi -dedicated zdubdedi.yaml echo. echo Dedicated server was started as background process echo Enable Telnet (default port 30004) via dedicated.yaml and connect to it locally echo for configuration of the server (type 'help' for console commands) pause ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOW SAVE AS "EmpyrionDedicated_NoGrfx_zdubsdedi.cmd" or something like that, and now you have a new and easy server starter with unique settings from your other file....... These CMD files can be used with the EAH tool. The EAH tool actually does all this too with a nice interface. Check it out too!
