How To Create a New World On Your StarRupture Server

Learn how to generate a fresh world on your StarRupture dedicated server without losing your existing saves.

This guide shows you how to create a new world on your StarRupture server. You can start fresh without doing a full server reset.

Creating a New World

Stop Your Server

Access the XGamingServer Panel and Stop your StarRupture server.

Set a New Session Name

Change the Session Name to something new (e.g., "World2"). This ensures your new world gets its own save folder and doesn't overwrite your old one.

Enable New World Generation

If your panel has a Start New Game toggle, enable it. If not, you can edit the DSSettings.txt file directly:

{
  "SessionName": "World2",
  "StartNewGame": "true",
  "LoadSavedGame": "false"
}

Start Your Server

Start your server. A brand new world will be generated.

Disable New World Generation

After the world generates, go back to Startup and disable Start New Game (or set StartNewGame to false in DSSettings.txt). Set Load Saved Game back to enabled.

⚠️ Warning: If you forget to disable StartNewGame, the server will create a new world every time it restarts, potentially overwriting your progress.

To switch back to your previous world, simply change the Session Name in Startup back to the original name and restart your server. All your saved worlds are stored in separate folders under StarRupture/Saved/SaveGames/.

💡 Tip: You can have multiple worlds saved on the same server. Just give each one a unique Session Name.