Moved world to a dedicated server: fresh world or old progress
Symptom
You moved a local world to a dedicated server. A fresh world loads, or the progress is hours old.
Steps marked “changes files” delete, rename or overwrite something. Back up the whole save folder first.
Name the files with the server slot ID (
3ad85aeafor slot 1). Keep the suffixes (-3,-index,_info). Put them directly insavegame/.Copy ALL files that start with the world ID. An old
-indexfile can point to a numbered copy you didn't upload.Stop the server. Back up the existing server world. Delete its
3ad85aea*files, upload yours and start the server.changes filesCheck: The server loads your world with the right progress.
Check that the game and the server are on the same build. If your PC save looks old, Steam Cloud may hold the newer copy.