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[dense flare]

I might try creating a rocksdb_v2 folder and copying things in there

[still trail]

what issue is that? so far I haven't noticed any issues with my server or anything duplicated

[swift ravine]

is the sailor backpack bugged now?

i lost the extra inventory space from it even tho its equipped

[bold pebble]

Some people got the issue of not loading their regular save file after updating the server files. Instead it created a new world on every server start

[bleak wing]

https://tenor.com/view/pc-man-crush-rage-gif-20192828

[still trail]

ah, that one. yeah that's been a recurring thing I've seen here. ty!

[bleak wing]

Wuhan’s you lied!!! Been on a call with vip and it does not work or at least for me even with us both following the dummy guide 😭😭😭

[halcyon yew]

LOL

i blame Nitrado and all thes other hosting services

[empty scroll]

is it running on docker? or a windows vm?

[halcyon yew]

TO ALL: HOST UR OWN SERVER IF U HAVE A SPARE COMPUTER ITS EASIER

[marsh glen]

I sent a DM to a mod to ask they pin zak's message

[still trail]

honestly I've been wondering. I self-host, as do the few I talk to, and we haven't seen those issues.

[bold pebble]

and its fun as hell

[bright edge]

I also cannot get it to work LMAO. Feels bad. Guess I'll just wait until the provider stops being stinky and just fixes it. Worse ping incoming 🙁

[still trail]

linux headless and I've had NONE of the problems like that

[dense flare]

NO IT'S NOT - I lost my world last update, and now my server won't start

[empty scroll]

my issue is my world got overwritten

[halcyon yew]

yea sail the internet high seas for reall. Arr(s).. 😉

[hollow raven]

what happens if u are not on a dedicated server?

[still trail]

is it piracy when they put it out there free?

[fresh oasis]

I went to dedi server for 5 min

now I cant enter my own world any lead ?

[still trail]

backup, backup, backup. 3-2-1. three copies, two media, one off-site.

[marsh glen]

I have a feeling the copy your dedicated server files to your local client, open game, then copy back is the key component fixing the issue. Again I suspect perms issues here

[halcyon yew]

exactly this, voodoo magic

[still trail]

that would absolutely work if the issue is resources used when 'fixing' the db to the new one.

[worldly panther]

Hey, we're playing on a dedi and it won't load in. Goes to loading screen, starts to play music then redirects back to home screen. Any advice?

Note: hosting one is fine and will load

[still trail]

youi're shifting the load to the more powerful machine

[topaz carbon]

Devs have been completely silent on the issue for 2 days now, doubt we'll hear anything anytime soon.

[still trail]

paid or self-hosted, and if the latter, linux or windows?

[halcyon yew]

we just fixed it for some of us....try

[worldly panther]

Was playing just fine yesterday 😭

[still trail]

and anything in your server logs?

[bold pebble]

right is after the fix

[marsh glen]

I know the game files are highly over written as the server runs, I see it in both my headless VM's on Windows VM, and my docker. IT makes sense, at least to me, that if the game cannot write to the Saved dir, or there in, including the .jsons, it's going to create new worlds every time you boot into the server.

I personally had non of these issues once I brought back a bare metal recovery, and turned off cloud saves before loading the patches on the VM, docker, and client.

[marsh glen]

yup

[worldly panther]

Paid on gportal , windows

[still trail]

for the docker one, make sure wine/proton is updated, I had an issue with ubuntu lts having wine 9.0 on the repo, crashed to main menu on load, updated manually to wine 11 and it started working

[marsh glen]

I'm still running WINE 10, no issues

[still trail]

hm, good to know - so anything past 9

[marsh glen]

funny thing, the windows VM is Windows 8.1 Enterprise, and it runs the most efficient 😵‍💫

[hazy pagoda]

I accidentally started a second copy of the dedicated server. One was running via the .bat file, then launched one in steam. This caused it to crash. I closed both windows.

Upon launch, had new world generated. Saw my old world was still there in the directory so updated the .json file to point at that. Booted up and world is back, but lost the last 3 or 4 hours of progress.

I'm looking through backup folders and not finding anytime timestamped between this morning around 8am when someone was playing, and when all that progress was made. It seems like maybe a corrupt file was created from launching two. I would have expected backups to be completed fairly often. Any ideas what may have happened? Am I confusing myself by referencing modified date on the files?

[violet glen]

hey after the new update my dedicated server is just gone now and i cant access it via the invite code it says server not found?

[still trail]

really? this thing doesn't even stress my linux machine, using 2% cpu and 8 gigs ram

[violet glen]

did they break ded servers already?

[marsh glen]

the auto backup is only at sever start or shut down, I can't remember which

[bold pebble]

did you try the 11 LTSC IoT? Ive got the best performance out of this windows since a long time

[marsh glen]

after the CPU / SSD patch (friday?) yes I see the same for all

[fresh oasis]

I think , went dedi for 5 min
now I cant even back to my own world

[violet glen]

smh

[hazy pagoda]

This makes more sense. I was trying to figure out how that process works.

[marsh glen]

I haven't booted up a server yet, plan to this weekend

[bold pebble]

gtg guys, good job and thanks for the help. gn 🙂

[frosty apex]

so just updated my dedicated server and my game and now none of my backpacks are adding space

any idea whats up with backpacks broken?

[violet glen]

anything i can try to do to get my server accessible again? any work arounds?

[mint magnet]

Can somebody in “dumb” simple terms explain in DM’s how to transfer a locally saved world with my friends to a dedicated one, don’t really fancy starting fresh.

[marsh glen]

who is your host? Self hosted or a service?

[violet glen]

self hosted

[marsh glen]

Windows, or docker?

[violet glen]

windows

[marsh glen]

were you set up via invite code, or Direct IP?

[topaz carbon]

well, we have a dedicated server and it's totally broken and we haven't been able to play for 2 days now so GLWT. They broke something in the Friday update

[mint magnet]

Ah, good

Going to stick to the local save for now until a hot fix has been brought out

[violet glen]

i figured it out. the json file was changed and the invite code was different than it was before

[marsh glen]

I was getting to that next, glad you found it.

[violet glen]

which is annoying :V but sure ig

[frosty apex]

is anybody else inventory hard locked to 16?

[marsh glen]

you may be coming back here soon, as undoubtedly your world save will have the same issue we just resolved over the past 3 hours.

[frosty apex]

backs packs arent adding space

[marsh glen]

are you running back pack mods?

[frosty apex]

no mods

[violet glen]

what was the issue?

[serene dome]

I followed the steps to a T...still generating a new world

[frosty apex]

that i am aware of, i havnt installed any mods

[marsh glen]

you can try dropping picking back up your back pack, possibly need to remake

[violet glen]

do i need to back it all up now?

[marsh glen]

I would advise doing so

[frosty apex]

i remade the pack, put it in staroage brought it out, equip unequip

nothing works

[marsh glen]

hmmm

[frosty apex]

i run a dedicated brocoli server that just updated

[violet glen]

yall have a guide for that?

[frosty apex]

self holsted

[lavish holly]

Hmm I have no issues with enshrouded though, which is also docker and steamcmd on the same box...

But to your point yes, my valheim instance is also broken.

Also appears that dragonwilds is still working.

I did find: https://github.com/valvesoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/13149

So I'll look into it.

[marsh glen]

I would start around here, and read through. pretty much lists where the save files are located, before/after the update today

#🚧│tech-support message

[coral niche]

Hello! Apologies if this has been spoken about already - a friend of mine and I have had server troubles - but unsure if its the same issue as others
Im hosing and he is joinin my server but also DCs and crashes every 10 to 15 minutes 2 days a go but before that the DCs were happening every 40 minutes and seemed much more stable - is there any fixes yall have or ran into, makes the game pretty much unplayable

[mint magnet]

I dm’d you mate.

[night vine]

My game just turns my computer off. If it doesnt happen when I hit play in Steam it happens after I try and load a save file. I submitted a ticket and have heard nothing. Looking in the eventviewer it shows multiple warnings that files related to windrose are causing the pc to run out of memory.
I've increased the amount of memory available and its made no change at all

[still trail]

how much memory does that machine have? and how did you 'increase' it?

[topaz carbon]

Dedicated servers have been broken since Saturday night, no word from the devs on it ... too busy counting money probably.

[night vine]

32gb of ram and gpu has 16gb. I increased the available in the page file settings

[violet glen]

thanks so far the server seems to be working. i had already updated the server before this so maybe im just lucky

ill be sure to backup the server regularly from now on lol

[still trail]

interesting. 32 is way more than enough, but page file won't really help that much. I don't think you're running out, unless you have some crazy workload in the backround while trying to play

[coral niche]

good to know dude thanks for that, hopefully theyre working on a hotfix for it, OCE servers are rough as right now

[still trail]

just checked, my client hasn't gone above 10gb, usually hovers around 8gb

[night vine]

only applications running are discord, steam and windrose. I've done a full uninstall and reinstall, verification of files, removed all display drives and fresh install, disabled hdr, dlss, fram generation, reduced fps cap to 60, reduced graphic settings to as low as possible. At this point my only thoughts are to update the bios or potentially replace the psu.
but i've had no issues with any others programs

[still trail]

interesting. what exactly is the event that seems to indicate a memory issue?

[empty scroll]

I could connect using the invite code before the update, but now after the update I can only direct connect with ip

[topaz carbon]

yeah, we can restart our server and play for about 10 minutes, then everyone gets kicked and nobody can connect until it is restarted. Zero communication from the devs about this problem, which is unfortunate becaues it looks like it is impacting 100,000 players based on the huge drop in player counts from SteamDB

[hardy dust]

Good evening i can not connect to my server after the update i am getting "The client server versions do not match" how do i fix this?

[empty scroll]

can you find the server persistant id that your world was using locally?

[still trail]

paid or self-hosted?

[mortal wren]

i have a problem with the dedicated server for some reason unless i restore to the 27th of april it will not show quest icons or player icons but the player icons will come back after i die in game but the quest icons still gone can anyone help me or has this happened to anyone else

[drowsy bane]

My server is giving an error at R5, no inventory found

[hardy dust]

@still trail i pay for my server

[drowsy bane]

Players are spawning in without inventory

[still trail]

your client files are in %localappdata%/R5

[still trail]

ah, if you don't have full control, you'll have to ask them unless someone here uses the same host and can answer - would need to know your host though

[empty scroll]

but thats the islandID whats the persistant ID

[drowsy bane]

My server is pushing an R5 error related to windrose plus

[night vine]

the event says run out of memory and then the friendly view stipulates replication issues for things such as ketch travel, brig travel, frigate travel, dodo etc

[hardy dust]

I have full control i can go to the web interface and i have stopped and restarted my server @still trail

[still trail]

the command to update then from steamcmd would be steamcmd +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType windows +force_install_dir (DIR) +login anonymous +app_update 4129620 validate +exit

where (DIR) is your install directory

[empty scroll]

im on headlesslinux

[marsh glen]

whos is hosting your server? Self hosted?

[still trail]

oh! client, not host? then /R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default/RocksDB_v2/0.10.0/Worlds inside your install directory

remove the _v2 if you haven't run it since the update

R5 has one of the json as well, the other is in the world.

[marsh glen]

windrose Plus is a mod, that for me caused numerous errors, and issues, I would start be removing WR+

[jaunty tide]

docker-ce 29.4.2 changed the security policy and broke a bunch of things. Append this to your docker-compose.yml service and the server will work fine again:

    security_opt:
      - seccomp:unconfined

[misty tapir]

game won’t start. Can select a game but just gets stuck on loading screen. Happens in solo/ multiplayer. Game worked fine yesterday

[mortal wren]

i have a problem with the dedicated server for some reason unless i restore to the 27th of april it will not show quest icons or player icons but the player icons will come back after i die in game but the quest icons still gone can anyone help me or has this happened to anyone else

[still trail]

event viewer mentions ship travel?

[topaz carbon]

Bisect Hosting

[still trail]

curious the exact message, because stuff in windows event viewer doesn't always mean what it sounds like it means

[frosty apex]

so my backpack issue is server side, Running dedicated brocoli in docker, just updated it today, windrose+. Backpacks dont work and inventory locked at 16 no mods

[marsh glen]

I would open a ticket with them, From what I've seen a lot of this is on the server side, and not necessarily the devs. (Though I will say the update implementation today did cause server hosts to do some thinking outside the box)

[still trail]

my money is on it being windrose+ causing it

[marsh glen]

Exactly, this was teh kinda of issues WR+ was causing

[fair vortex]

Hi everyone, I need help with a save issue.

When I launch the game, I get a message saying:

“Some of your save files could not be migrated to the new game version.”

It shows two damaged player records:

70740BA68264AF3F1ABEDAAE17AD966
F9B5A6863246469E499D53D2103F497

The game says they will be deleted if I confirm, so I haven’t clicked “Confirm”; I only exited the game.

I already backed up my full save folder and tried restoring older backups from 05/01 and 04/28, but the same error still appears.

My saves are located in AppData under R5\Saved\SaveProfiles.

Is there any way to recover or manually migrate these player saves without losing my progress?

Thanks in advance.

[dense flare]

Aaaaaand now I am stuck on the "creating a new save every time the game launches" problem, but I don't have a world file on my local machine, just accounts and players folders, and the strings of characters on those folders is not the same as my world ID

[drowsy bane]

!!! R5Check happens !!!
Condition: 'Class'
Message: Class of type '' doesnt exists. Asset: /Temp/Untitled_0
Where: UR5JsonAssetUtils::CreateUObjectFromJson::<lambda_2>::operator () [D:\Source\Build\work\gameRepoCheckoutDir\Plugins\Tools\R5JsonAssets\Source\R5JsonAssets\R5JsonAssetUtils.cpp:43]
[2026.05.04-23.10.44:818][ 0]LogOutputDevice: Error: === FR5CheckDetails::PrintCallstackToLog ===
[2026.05.04-23.10.44:820][ 0]LogOutputDevice: Error:
[2026.05.04-23.10.44:821][ 0]LogOutputDevice: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff68eca3c77 WindroseServer-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

This is my current error

[marsh glen]

running your own server?

[dense flare]

yes

[still trail]

your world file will be on the server, not the client, then

[marsh glen]

Start here
#🚧│tech-support message

[dense flare]

server on one PC, client on the other, but the instructions above say to copy the client folder's files to the server to fix the "creating new worlds" problem.

[still trail]

try the reverse. copy the world from the server to the client.

then run it locally and see if that works - if it does, try sending it back.

and of course, back it up first!

[marsh glen]

... hmm, is the guide missing the part to copy the server files to local, and back?

the fix is not the copy back and forth, it's the opening locally that's rewritting permissions.

[still trail]

windows servers having permission issues?

[marsh glen]

then those perms are transfered back to teh server on the copy fiels back

[still trail]

fun, fun. good to know!

[marsh glen]

all versions

but it's not effecting every scenario that I can tell which is .... interesting

[jaunty tide]

unlikely, but possible. The game server needs write permissions to R5/Saved so it can create the new database folder. Lack of write permissions makes it create a new world on each restart.

[fair vortex]

Hi, sorry to ask again. Is there anyone who could help me with this save migration issue?

I haven’t clicked “Confirm” because I’m afraid of losing my progress. I already made a full backup and tried restoring older backups, but the same error keeps showing.

Any guidance would be really appreciated.

[still trail]

yeah, I'm having trouble helping with some of these issues because I can't replicate them at all on mine

[halcyon yew]

i think its there

"Upload your entire local RocksDB_v2 folder to the server."

[marsh glen]

yeah but is the step to copy from the server to local in there?

and open / load save on local client?

this is ofc for existing saves on dedicated servers

[marsh glen]

dedicated server? self hosted or paid?

[halcyon yew]

ahh yes doesnt look like its there, ill let u change it if u want, im too exhausted from this LOL

[lavish holly]

this is a really bad way to fix this.. you'd be better off downgrading your docker version

[marsh glen]

I'll have to copy edit and paste. I'll get to it in a bit

[dense flare]

And I'm guessing in the meantime I need to disable cloud saves right?

[marsh glen]

I did, and seems it's been the better choice for most

[fair vortex]

Yes, it’s a dedicated server hosted through a paid provider.

[mortal wren]

i have a problem with the dedicated server for some reason unless i restore to the 27th of april it will not show quest icons or player icons but the player icons will come back after i die in game but the quest icons still gone can anyone help me or has this happened to anyone else

[marsh glen]

Bear with me long write up for both of you incoming

[fair vortex]

No worries, take your time. Thank you for helping.

[swift umbra]

Not sure if this is the place - but if anyone can help me figure out what's going on with my server, it would be much appreciated

[marsh glen]

You are both, (I believe) having the same problem which is the saves not being correctly migrated from today's update, and permissions not being transferred correctly.

The biggest indicator is if you look in your:

<\windrose\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\Default\RocksDB_v2\0.10.0\Worlds>

You will see that every time you start/resart the server a new folder (WorldID) is created.

The solution is:

one you need to have directory access to your servers saved directory, (Either FTP/SSH/ETC..)
If you do not have access to this, you need to contact your host, open a ticket, and basically wait.

If you do:

You need to copy the entirety of the:

\windrose\R5\Saved\

and import it into your local machine
(where you have Steam installed)

Open the game, load the save at least once, in single player.
This is the process that fixes the files, as it's rewriting permissions now missing on your Server.

then copy the entire directory back to your server, at the same original location.

(I am currently fixing the previous "guide" posted earlier, as it's missing some steps)

[jaunty tide]

well, it's also possible to inject the previous profile and make it work while keeping most restrictions: https://github.com/indifferentbroccoli/windrose-server-docker/issues/54#issuecomment-4362618775

[swift umbra]

Huh.. my friend just loaded in. Would there be anything specific if it's me hosting on my hardware, going thru playit, then joining off the same network?

[fair vortex]

Thanks a lot for the explanation. I do have access to my hosting files, so I’ll try copying the entire R5\Saved directory from the server to my local machine, load the save once through Steam, and then upload the fixed Saved folder back to the server.

Just to confirm: before doing this, I should fully back up both my server Saved folder and my local Saved folder, right?

[marsh glen]

back up everything, including local files

your localfiles are located in <%localappdata%\R5> BTW

and this is the destination for the server files you are bringing in / copying from after opening in single player

[torn haven]

My dedicated server isn’t showing on my recently played

[marsh glen]

same issues

[swift umbra]

Would this still be a part of it if my friend can still access my server, but it's giving me the error still when I try?

[marsh glen]

the .jsons get rewritten to default

@torn haven

[pseudo python]

Seem to be having the same issue as others we play for about 10-30mins and then the server just freezes and crashes, using bisect w 16gb of ram and 4 players. Is this a game issue or the hosting issue?

[marsh glen]

I do not know your error, that screen shot tells me nothing 🫤

[jaunty tide]

are you guys using direct IP or invite codes? The configuration is a bit messy and one mode excludes the other

[marsh glen]

☝🏼

[swift umbra]

Im using directIP through PlayIt

And a docker

[mortal wren]

so im confused is anyone having the same problem as i am im not sure what it is just when i spawn no icons on map and no player icons

[marsh glen]

The dockers, (as far as I've seen though one user claims different) are one or the other for connections, if you set direct IP, invite will not work.

[still trail]

not just dockers, the game itself won't run both. enabling direct IP disables the invites. happens on a non-dedi or bare metal too.

[swift umbra]

DirectIP has been fine and the server has been public and gotten traffic, just after this last update I've been getting issues

[torn haven]

I have restarted the steam deck and game so many times 😂

[marsh glen]

so you are able to load in game, and all progress is correct, is that correct?

[still trail]

using any mods?

[marsh glen]

you're running your own server correct?

[mortal wren]

yes i can load in and play but since the 27th of april unless i load a backup from earlier that day i am missing icons so no quest icons and no player icons unless i die then just no quest icons

no mods

[still trail]

loading world or player backup that 'fixes' it?

[marsh glen]

This is a new issue I'm not familiar with

[torn haven]

My husband is running it but I have access to it like I can put the code in and bam I’m on it’s just not popping up on my recently played

[mortal wren]

server backup im loading

[jaunty tide]

If USE_DIRECT_CONNECTION=true, set DIRECT_CONNECTION_PROXY_ADDRESS to your LAN IP. If it's false (using invite codes), set it to 127.0.0.1.

Some guides suggest you have to play with masquerade firewall rules, but try this first.

[vernal fjord]

I am stuck in an infinite load screen when trying to load into my world. Have reinstalled and verified integrity with no luck still.

[marsh glen]

ok so your only issue is the server is not in recents, but it connects and does play ok?

if you manually put in the code / direct IP

[torn haven]

I can’t get on to play if it’s not in my recent played

[hazy temple]

Does anyone know why the server returns to default settings when I start the game? Shared mission progress is not being turned off.

[torn haven]

When i put the code in it says doesn’t match

[still trail]

interesting, my experience has been the reverse. changing P2pProxyAddress to my local IP, but leaving the DirectConnectionProxyAddress as 0.0.0.0 works, for invites and direct connect respectively

[mortal wren]

server backup is what im loading

[swift umbra]

Connecting hasn't usually been an issue. I even played a bit earlier today. I just keep getting a "R5BLDalAsyncQueue: Detect Problems Slow Task"

[marsh glen]

#🚧│tech-support message

[marsh glen]

thinking...

[swift umbra]

It's only an issue for me since apparently my friend can still join the server. Anyone here could probably still join it as well, just not me ig lol

[marsh glen]

I have a feeling your in the same boat:
#🚧│tech-support message

and your server's Settings (the .json files) are reset to default settings as well

[prisma lily]

Same issue for me

[torn haven]

I’m on the steam deck I don’t know how too 😂

I’ll have to ask my husband when he gets home from work

[marsh glen]

I would start by double checking your ServerDescription.json file to make sure it's not been reverted

[swift umbra]

Nope

[marsh glen]

this, it's a server issue from the update, point him back to here when he gets frustrated

[swift umbra]

No extra worldIDs either

[marsh glen]

hmm

[still trail]

any chance you could post the .json, cutting out anything private like the password or invite?

[random falcon]

guys any chance somebody knows how to fix the melee weapon draw bug? cant use weapons on my friends multiplayer host game but in solo dont have problems

[marsh glen]

well you marked out the non important, and left open the important

delete that

[swift umbra]

Lmao

[marsh glen]

lol, cross out the invite code

[mortal wren]

good person there

[swift umbra]

Oh, the invite code doesn't work

On purpose

[marsh glen]

ah ok

[swift umbra]

It's a public listed server

[marsh glen]

the rest is safe to post 127.0.0.1 is just a loop back IP not exposed to the outside world

[frosty apex]

So disabled Windrose+ and my backpacks are working again. It was working prior to the udpate. Is this something that will be patched?

[marsh glen]

dependant on the WR+ guy

[still trail]

this,. but that goes for any IPs, all of them should be local in that file

your external IP doesn't go in that file at all

[swift umbra]

Yeah, so nothing got changed, my friend can join, but it just boots me out

Slow Task error still occuring, not giving any reason why it's booting me out

[marsh glen]

.json looks ok....

[still trail]

interesting, that's what it should look like. if you were using invites you'd want to change the p2p proxy to the server's internal ip, but pretty sure it's not even used for direct connect

[marsh glen]

wondering if it's something on the local client files

[marsh glen]

nah it's not

[still trail]

and this is a recent issue, you've been able to connect before within the same network?

[swift umbra]

I've defragged and checked the drive and everything seems fine. And with my friend playing the server itself should be fine

I played about 10 hours ago before I went to work

[marsh glen]

refresh my memory, what happens when you try to connect to your server, and how are you conecting? Invite code? IP?

[still trail]

are you using the internal or external IP when you're connecting via the direct connect?

[marsh glen]

☝🏼 good point

[still trail]

if you're on the same network, you SHOULD be using the internal, and I'm wondering if your router reassigned it and the machine has a different ip

[marsh glen]

https://tenor.com/view/eddie-murphy-aha-gif-5283284

[still trail]

if so, try checking that machine's ip and see if it changed

[marsh glen]

oh boy, ur using DNS connection, well that spices things up

[still trail]

playit? hm. try connecting directly instead.

[marsh glen]

yeah do you have the direct IP?

[still trail]

check ipconfig on the server and use that instead for yourself

[swift umbra]

I have a CGNAT and don't want to mess with the ISP

[marsh glen]

so your double nat'ed?

[jaunty tide]

Try setting P2pProxyAddress to your LAN IP instead of 127.0.0.1. You can get it with hostname -I | awk '{print $1}' on the terminal.

[dense flare]

loading my map on my local machine and trying to use it for a solo game did not work, map was covered in fog and i am on the starter island.

[swift umbra]

Yeah. It's a pain

[marsh glen]

yeah f that

[still trail]

for this, irrelevant, if it's the same network you should be able to go directly to that machine using the internal IP

[jaunty tide]

you can try using invite codes, then

[still trail]

other people can still connect the way they're used to, but I'm wondering if your issue is related to all that

[swift umbra]

I have my fiber CGNAT passing through my own ASUS router, which is double nat

[still trail]

you're basically going out and back in through all that nonsense, when you could just directly talk to your other machine

without ever leaving your network

[marsh glen]

responding give me a min

[swift umbra]

Where is this?

[still trail]

the server is windows, right?

[swift umbra]

Bazzite

[still trail]

if so, just do win+r and type CMD, then IPCONFIG

should see something like this:

that IPv4 address is what you want

[still trail]

linux? sec

[swift umbra]

I see it

Nmcli

[still trail]

that works, was writing up how to read ip addr lol

and actually, ip route get 1.2.3.4 | awk '{print $7}' should also work pretty easily too

[marsh glen]

you pulled the entirety of the

<\windrose\R5\Saved>

From your sever, and loaded into

<%localappdata%\R5>

Remember you need to go into your games install directory and in:

<\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Windrose\R5>

You need to update your ServerDescription.json and make sure the "WorldIslandID" matches the folder name in:

<\windrose\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\Default\RocksDB_v2\0.10.0\Worlds>
(from which you copied off your server)

[swift umbra]

Would I use the 7777 port I have set in the .json or just leave it blank?

[still trail]

use the port, it's still important

it's basically the way in and out, no matter whether it's lan or wan

[swift umbra]

Ope

I got booted again and for some reason my internet disconnected and reconnected on the server pc

[still trail]

that... was unexpected

and weird. no reason that should have restarted anything.

[swift umbra]

Still not even getting any errors

[swift umbra]

Wonder if it's just a coincidence

Is there anything I should try on the player PC instead?

[still trail]

honestly, not really. the client doesn't need any special configuration.

[swift umbra]

Im just so confused on how there's not even any logs

[still trail]

well, if the two computers aren't even talking, there's no reason the server would even know anything happened

which is what I'm expecting is happening

[swift umbra]

It happened when I didn't realize there was the overnight update, it gave me a log

[pastel totem]

So I have not fully seen this question so forgive me for asking if it has been, but my BF when he loads up the game you can hear the game menu and everything but can only see it when they press the windows key, if they tab into the game its nothing but a completely blank screen, is there any fixes for that?

[swift umbra]

First thing that comes to my mind is resolution, maybe see about forcing it to open in windowed mode?

[marsh glen]

I would start with GPU drivers, update / roll back

[still trail]

that was my thought too, some issue with exclusive fullscreen

have him hit alt-enter to force window mode when it's open

if he can see it then, go into settings and change to borderless windowed mode instead

[fiery needle]

can wez report bots DMing us that comes from this server here ?

[marsh glen]

actually start with their suggestions first

[marsh glen]

the mods are pretty fast about banning the bots, report via discord

if you report via the DM to discord, it' helps kill them at the discord level and not just this server

[fiery needle]

yeah but how can they know they are, if we don't tell them ? (i know there's mod for discord AND for the server)

[still trail]

yeah, logs would generate on any issue where they're talking but the server or client has a problem. but when they're not even communicating, the server doesn't even know it missed the call.

[swift umbra]

If the shortcut doesn't work, can also open Steam settings and add "-windowed" to the command line

[still trail]

think of it like dialing the wrong number, the person who 'missed' the call doesn't know there was something to miss

[marsh glen]

I've seen bots banned here in the past few hours faster than I could even report it.

[still trail]

automod catching some, funny seeing a tenth of a second pop up in this channel then BOOM Gone

[marsh glen]

it's a popular new server, getting hit hard with the bots.

[marsh glen]

bet

[swift umbra]

Huh. I think it worked by not using the typed out IP, but the actual number one, still via my PlayIt

[dark tundra]

I wonder if anyone knows if there is a way to extend bonfire range or if thats not changeable

[still trail]

weird, but hey! what works, works!

[marsh glen]

I have a mod that does it well

[marsh glen]

it's on nexus

[swift umbra]

Bruh. It worked. No idea how, but sure ig

[still trail]

that was something that they indicating they may be working on, but for now, by default no

[rigid tusk]

Any basic recommendations for people suffering far more crashes to desktop with todays patch? I play on a dedicated server, my friends seem to be having no issues. I can only make it 15-20 mins or less before the game completely crashes to desktop with no error displayed.

[still trail]

I've learned not to question the Tech Gods and their dark ways. when the magic works, I accept it and do not question.

[swift umbra]

Excerpts straight from the IT Bibble

[still trail]

alongside RNGesus Saves and you should too. Often and with backups.

[swift umbra]

I was about to switch the PC the server ran on until my friend joined the other one lol. I am planning on upgrading it, I should be able to download the server as normal on Steam and just swap out the R5 files, right?

[still trail]

yes, you can move the World folders between any server or client

[north basin]

My friends are trying to join my dedicated server, which is hosted through the windrose dedicated server tool. It says their version is out of date with mine. My steam had no update and I can't force the server into the new update version. Otherwise it breaks my server and makes it un-usable to even me. For now I am the only one that can connect with it.

[swift umbra]

Neato. My HTPC will be happy to not run 24/7 lmao

[still trail]

if you use an ftp program though, make sure the copy/download mode is set to binary

[still trail]

what build is your server running? can find that in the appmanifest_###.acf file in /steamapps/

the line should be "buildid" "23065343"

same for your client, you'd go to your \steamapps\ folder wherever you install steam games, and check appmanifest_3041230.acf for the same thing

[north basin]

one second i shall find try and find out

[manic mulch]

https://giphy.com/gifs/angry-tech-9ZOyRdXL7ZVKg

[still trail]

kk - one or more is out of date, that's the best way to find out which - then we just got to get them all on the same build

[swift umbra]

Digging into it, apparently it's just an ISP issue

[dense flare]

I did and I'm about to throw the computer out the window.

[still trail]

shocked. cgnat is a crime against all that is right and proper.

[swift umbra]

The price to pay for fiber in an apartment for $50/mo for gigspeed ig.

Thank you for all the help all

[marsh glen]

I'm at a loss for now, might be best to take a break and come back at it later. Perhaps a little time, and a better solution, or one more specific to your issue will be presented.

[marsh glen]

I was just kinda re-reading your posts, did your dedicated server ever update? you had mentioned your server didnt' have a RocksDB_v2 folder

[static parcel]

So, I haven't been around in a while. I'm running a docker windrose server. Everything was going great until today's update. I am getting this error when I attempt to run the update.

No username given. Using anonymous account with dedicated server subscription.

Do we now need to provide subscription for our servers?

[high matrix]

Hey there, I am part of JG's server. I have A LOT of manifests

My most recent is manifest 3041230. I also have a 4129620

[marsh glen]

4129620 is game ID you want to look at

[still trail]

there will be a manifest per game, the _### is the game's steam ID. windrose is 3041230, the windrose server is uh...

4129620

[high matrix]

So I am the Dedicated host. I can join the game but my fellow players cannot.

[dense flare]

It did, I did a force update

[high matrix]

My game was last updated on 4/30. theirs was updated on 5/4. I have all of my steam settings up to date about prompting updates but it says I have none. I have tried to use Steam CMD to force them, nothing yet.

[marsh glen]

ok I think I know what's going on, do you have full directory access to your server?

[still trail]

what is the build id on the server?

[high matrix]

Like in the server description?

[high matrix]

could you help me find that?

[still trail]

open appmanifest_4129620.acf in a text editor, look for the "buildid" line

[high matrix]

This is "target build id"

[still trail]

should be

[high matrix]

23016965

[still trail]

yeah that's out of date. it should be 23065343.

[high matrix]

Oh, actually Buildid is the same. I see it now

[still trail]

on both client and server

[high matrix]

Hm, okay. Next silly question, can I just edit the manifest? or do I need to update it another way?

[still trail]

don't update the manifest file manually

to update the server, you'll want to do something like steamcmd +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType windows +force_install_dir (DIR) +login anonymous +app_update 4129620 validate +exit

where (DIR) is your directory where you have it installed

if you're using steamcmd. if steam itself, hm, maybe validate the files?

[high matrix]

I have tried that. but I will try it again. I used an example script last time

I haven't tried validating, which seems silly but I will also try that.

[lavish holly]

Sorry I was on a connecting flight and took some time to get to a hotel.. I was working on a similar fix before I was told we were landing and to put my laptop away lol. I like this solution more and will give it a test right now.

[still trail]

validate on steamcmd and steam should force an update, I expect

idk, I use steamcmd for all my servers

[dense flare]

I do

[forest zephyr]

Is anyone experiencing a complete computer crash? My computer keeps randomly shutting down while playing and im out of ideas

[high matrix]

so interesting thing... on my steam, when I went to Preferences for my app, it has the buildid as 23016965

Isn't that correct? @still trail

[still trail]

so both are out of date

[high matrix]

oh ok, thank you.

[still trail]

explains why it works for you but not others, maybe. they're both out of date but on the same build

so they can talk to each other, where others with updated clients can't connect?

[high matrix]

correct.

[marsh glen]

on your sever:
Can you drill into
<\windrose\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\Default>

And list what folders you have in there pls?

[high matrix]

they are updated, they don't even handshake

[still trail]

so just got to figure out why your steam isn't updated and force that

[high matrix]

Thanks @still trail

[dense flare]

RocksDB
RocksDB_v2
RocksDB_v2_Backups

[marsh glen]

ok can you look in:
<\windrose\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\Default\RocksDB\0.10.0\Worlds>

how many worlds folders do you have in there?

hopefully you have one 🤞🏼

[dense flare]

none, it's empty

[marsh glen]

eesh... ok

[high matrix]

Thank you @still trail .... My game is currently updating. Verifying the game files forced the update.

[marsh glen]

what about in

<\windrose\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\Default\RocksDB_v2\0.10.0\Worlds>

[vivid spade]

any fix yet for charcter being corrupted and not being able to join servers without it crashing the server

[dense flare]

I have a newly created world

[high matrix]

have you launched the world yet?

[tidal gate]

Hello everyone!!

I'm having trouble starting a server in "Custom" mode. Every time I start the server, it changes the configuration to "Medium," and because of that, I can't disable shared missions. Any solution to this problem?

[marsh glen]

in RocksDB or RocksDB_v2?

We are looking for your saved world file from before today's patch

[hushed kite]

I asked earlier about not being able to get into my friends server, I wanted to try a new character to see if that would work and it did. How do I fix my old character so I can get in?

[stone plaza]

Still having trouble joining a friends hosted server through GPortal, is it WR having issues or the host?

[high matrix]

I had to force an update. Incompatible versions issue. Have you tried this yet?

[lavish holly]

looks like changing the seccomp profile to an earlier docker version does indeed fix the dedicated server infinite bootloop. It also fixed my valheim server.

[stone plaza]

Owner says he had, but just to be sure, how would this be done?

[high matrix]

For me, verifying the game files via steam helped.

[dense flare]

I have it in a folder I moved to the desktop

[high matrix]

I tried to run steam CMD and it didn't work.

[stone plaza]

Oh for your personal game? Veirfy integrity?

[dense flare]

RocksDB empty, RocksDB_v2 had new world, I can copy my old world folder in there

[marsh glen]

I shot you a DM

[leaden rampart]

Anyones Nitrado servers keep going down? The hell's goin on?

[high matrix]

Thank you all for your help. GOAT channel right here.

[still trail]

any time!

us pirates got to stick together!

[tidal gate]

Hello @marsh glen

I'm having trouble starting a server in "Custom" mode. Every time I start the server, it changes the configuration to "Medium," and because of that, I can't disable shared missions. Any solution to this problem?

[high matrix]

THIS is why we all play, for communities like this!

[pastel oar]

noticed all my custom keybinds reset after the last two updates.. is this intentinal ?

[still trail]

your server has a DedicatedServer.md file with examples. scroll down Example "WorldPresetType": "Medium": and the like

copy from WorldPresetType to the bottom of the example, then change it to "Custom" and edit the numbers within the acceptable ranges

acceptable ranges are listed above the Medium preset, like: 3. MobHealthMultiplier: Defines how much Health enemies have; Default: 1.0; Range: [0.2; 5.0]

if I had to guess, I'd expect it's resetting due to a syntax error or something outside the possible ranges, or Custom not being in properly (maybe the capitalization?)

[static parcel]

I would love to play, instead I'm here with a dead server, because apparently, I'm being asked for a user/pass for Steam.

or some depot

[still trail]

are you trying to run the server on another pc than your main steam install?

[static parcel]

Yes I have a dedicated Docker

[still trail]

if so, you need to use steamcmd, not steam. steam requires a login, steamcmd can be logged into anonymously.

[static parcel]

it was working perfectly, went to update and now it won't upgrade

[still trail]

your client should use steam, the server steamcmd

hm

[static parcel]

I'm not using SteamCMD, I am using a docker

why all of a sudden it wants a user/pass I have no clue

[still trail]

your docker SHOULD be using steamcmd then, what's its update command?

[static parcel]

Never asked for one before

[still trail]

steamcmd does NOT need a user or password

[digital drift]

Hey peoples, to those on Bisect - please give the server a restart once more and see if that hang / crash at random still happens 🫶

Also yeah +1 anonymous works fine

[static parcel]

It's not using SteamCMD

It's using DepotDownloader

[digital drift]

ahh

[static parcel]

I think, which is annoying, cause THAT is probably why they've now decided to password it

[still trail]

interesting. that's an unnecessary complication.

[static parcel]

EXACTLY!

[digital drift]

Give the server a restart and let us know if this keeps up 🫶

[static parcel]

I would have never used this guys docker if I knew this would happen otu the blue

Just to update the game

[still trail]

my bare metal update script just uses the steamcmd api to check for update necessary, and steamcmd itself to update. super simple.

[cyan dune]

I JUST restarted it like 6 minutes ago after one of the hangups (40 minutes of uptime tho!). So I probably just missed the update.

[still trail]

u_available=$(curl -s "https://api.steamcmd.net/v1/info/${steam_id}" | jq -r ".data.\"${steam_id}\".depots.branches.public.buildid")```
to check if update is necessary (which is optional, just slightly quicker than validating every time)

then steamcmd +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType windows +force_install_dir /home/${user_name}/server +login anonymous +app_update ${steam_id} validate +exit > /dev/null 2>&1 to update (when needed)

[static parcel]

I think it has something to do with this goofy Windrose+ addition

[still trail]

you could easily install it bare metal and write your own start/stop/update script, then move your world files over

[static parcel]

which force user/pass onto updates if I am correct.

[still trail]

... windrose+ is a mod, it should have nothing to do with updating the game.

[halcyon glade]

Having an issue setting up a dedicated server. We started a local server yesterday and were trying to migrate it to a dedicated server today. We followed all the instructions, including verifying the WorldIslandId. Every start, the dedicated server would generate a new world. We loaded the server locally again since there was an update so that the world files could be updated. Then tried the dedicated server with the updated world save. Same issue. Every time it overrides the WorldIslandId and generates a new world. Edit: Using Steam Dedicated server launcher

[digital drift]

Yeah we pushed it like a minute prior ha

Try oneeee more time!

[static parcel]

So, I gather the depot just password protected it, and now I have to jump though 20 hoops

[still trail]

idk, I don't touch depotdownloader, it doesn't serve a purpose outside trying to download an older depot

and with windrose, you want to stay up to date so...

[static parcel]

Yeah, I'm not sure then, I don't get why it worked, and I've restart for multiple updates in the past, and now it doesn't work cause it states:

No username given. Using anonymous account with dedicated server subscription.
windrose | Connecting to Steam3...Connection to Steam failed. Trying again (#1)...

[willow arrow]

Hi, if anyone can help me with my dedicated server, I can't set it to not share missions. How do I fix this?

[static parcel]

It's the indifferent-brocolli build. I'll never use one of his builds again. Learned my lesson on this one.

[still trail]

sounds like the steam server it uses is down tbh

or something changed on the back end

[static parcel]

let me check

[tidal gate]

Is this configuration correct?
Custom mode and disabling shared missions?

[static parcel]

Yeah, it must be down, or something. Nothing is changed in the files

From the new files that updated today and the ones I have

[ivory heron]

I was using a dedicated server a friend and I setup. We were playing last night. Today we try to log on to the server, and I'm seeing a message like this.

"[2026.05.05-02.06.49:043][849]R5LogDataKeeper: Error: [022849] UR5DataKeeperForServer::VerifyAccount
DeploymentId mismatch."

Then it kicks my friend and I right back t o the main menu.

[still trail]

yeah you need to update the server or client, looks like?

[ivory heron]

I updated the server using "SteamCMD app_update", and I did a verify integrity file on my client to see if it helped. I'm getting the same issue.

[haughty niche]

Hey folks, Im getting a R5LogBLDa1AQ error? AsyncQueue. Anyone know what that means?

[ivory heron]

This is the exact output there.

[ivory heron]

It does definitely appear to be a client/server version mismatch. I see there was an update today for the client. I'm going to try updating the dedicated server again.

[novel mason]

anyone here having fps drop issues after the april 30 patch?

[static parcel]

Btw, I got it going a little further, but I am timing out at Steam's server, which I don't get why

Processing depot 1006
windrose | Already have manifest 6403079453713498174 for depot 1006.
windrose | Manifest 6403079453713498174 (11/25/2025 19:57:33)
windrose | Processing depot 4129621
windrose | Downloading depot 4129621 manifest
windrose | Got manifest request code for depot 4129621 from app 4129620, manifest 1153203975697038556, result: 9597096120733122531
windrose | Connection timeout downloading depot manifest 4129621 1153203975697038556. Retrying.

Now it's not able to get the depot. At least I figured out the last part.

[leaden rampart]

NITRADO WTF

[candid pagoda]

Pretty sure this is a windrose issue. Im on Bisect which i had zero isues before on enshrouded and its having issues since yesterday with windrose

[misty cypress]

I have two games going. One will load but the other seems to not even be there because when i go to load in, it makes a new game folder and puts me in it.

How do i get my other game to work?

[digital drift]

Pushed a fix for this as of like.. 45 min ago

Still having issues? (Would require a server restart)

*Assuming its related to what we've been on a goosechase all day for 🤣 *

[misty cypress]

are all game files now pulling from the RocksDB_v2 folder?

[halcyon yew]

try this

Preparation (Local PC)
• Close your local game completely to ensure the database files are not "in use".
• Go to your local save path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles[Your_Steam_ID].
• Locate the entire folder named RocksDB_v2.
• Crucial: Open your world folder inside .../0.10.0/Worlds/ and copy the folder name (the long string of characters). You will need this for the config files.
Server Preparation (FTP)
• Stop your Dedicated Server before making any changes.
• Navigate to the server directory: /R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default/.
• Delete the existing RocksDB_v2 and RocksDB_v2_Backups folders on the server to prevent conflicts with old data.
The Upload
• Upload your entire local RocksDB_v2 folder to the server.
• Important: Ensure your FTP client (like FileZilla) is set to Binary Transfer Mode. ASCII mode can corrupt the database files.
Synchronizing Configuration
• Open ServerDescription.json and WorldDescription.json on your server.
• Find the "WorldIslandId" field and paste the exact folder name you copied in Step 1.
• Save the files.
The "Patience" Phase (Booting Up)
• Start the server.
• Note: The server may crash during the first 2 or 3 attempts.
• Don't panic: This happens because the engine is indexing the new database and processing the migration.
• Simply restart the server again. It usually stabilizes and loads your world correctly by the 3rd or 4th attempt.
Summary Tip: The secret is moving the full parent folder (RocksDB_v2), not just the files inside. If the server keeps creating "extra" worlds, double-check that your WorldIslandId matches the folder name exactly

**its kinda missing a step, but tldr: take your server files > put it into ur local pc > log into it > take the local files and move it into your server **

[dense flare]

I'm wondering if I might be better off completely removing and reinstalling Windrose Dedicated Server and then dropping in my pre-update backed-up Saved folder....

But I am going to try that tomorrow.

[misty cypress]

I cant follow this there are multiple game files that are not making any since

all my games are on the server. so the local files dont make since

[granite ravine]

Alright so I'm on steamdeck, the game was working at least to where I could get into my private server but now after the update I hang on the map load screen for a morbillion years and then black screen and ends the game. Back to steam main screen.

Edit: I just loaded the game on local without running a private server and the game let me in. So this is crashing me whenever I play it as a private server. Sigh.

[halcyon yew]

perfect, now take those local files and move it into the server

[halcyon yew]

@misty cypress do this

[granite ravine]

Can you walk me through how? I am using Linux.

Also can I keep steam saves on yet?

[halcyon yew]

if u have a GUI to manually copy/paste files just use that, if u need cmd formulas u may want to check with @marsh glen

ive kept them off for now

[granite ravine]

I.. don't really know what that is v.v

Ohh I don't have a dedicated server. It's just co op private

[halcyon yew]

ohhhh ur playing/"hosting" directly on ur steam deck?

[granite ravine]

Yeps

[vagrant ravine]

Does COOP tether those that join to the hsot?

[misty cypress]

sorry fellas im lost

[granite ravine]

Not that I've noticed

[halcyon yew]

hmm if ur running the game locally im assuming people should just be able to join via invite code no? ive only done dedicated this whoel time so not too sure

[granite ravine]

It doesn't matter because everytime I try to host the game it crashes

But if I play solo- no one allowed to join it's fine

[fair vortex]

Hi, I tried the steps you suggested but it didn’t work.

I backed up everything first, including my local %localappdata%\R5 folder and the server R5\Saved folder.

Then I copied the server Saved folder into my local %localappdata%\R5, launched the game through Steam, and tried to load the save in single player. However, I still get the same migration error with the damaged player records.

I also tried older local backups from 05/01 and 04/28, but the same issue keeps appearing.

Is there anything else I can try? Could this be related to the player files, account permissions, or the world ID mapping?

[marsh glen]

I'm writing up the guide now, the previous guide written by someone else was not entirely complete, I''m almost finished and should have it posted shortly

@halcyon yew the previous guide is missing a few things, I'm rewriting it up now. Just a heads up

[fair vortex]

Got it, thank you. I’ll wait for the updated guide and won’t make any more changes for now.

[halcyon yew]

thank you on behalf of everyone for ur constant support today @marsh glen haha

[honest gale]

i'm having this issue for ages, checked graphic drivers/windows updates etc. but nothing helped. is there anyone took the same hit and found a way to cure?

[green dome]

is anyone else having issues with hit reg? playing with my friends and my hit reg is perfectly fine but for them their hit reg is really bad, their hits register almost a second after their attack, and enemies attacks are basically impossible to block/perfect block

is this a known issue or is there something going on lol (the closest mention ive seen from a brief search is specifically when boarding but this issue is the entire time we play not just boarding)

[willow raptor]

Since the new update i cannot connect , but my server on nitrado says its online . any news on what i should do please it says the client of servers doesnt match

[misty cypress]

This is the error I get...

[willow raptor]

anyone knows ?

[marsh glen]

you need to update your server

[willow raptor]

do you know how please ?

[marsh glen]

I'm wokring on a guide right now, for antoher issue, but your host should have a guide or proceedures

[tardy flame]

so me and my crew are hosting a pvt server, its fully updated as are we, but the server keeps crashing and kicking us all out. anyone else have that happen or got a fix?

[thorny lodge]

I just got kicked out of mine, during a fight with 2 enemies in the swamp. But was on farming materials almost all day just fine.

[granite ravine]

Are you self hosting because I'm self hosting for myself and another friend on private co-op and I can't even start it goes to black and crashes after load screen

[tardy flame]

im self hossting yes

we can get on.. move around for a little bit and then get booted off.. and i see the server rebooting

[green dome]

anyone? its honestly making the game unplayable for anyone besides the host, we've tried each of us hosting instead. was considering a rented server to see if the issue goes away but dont really wanna spend the money to rent a server just to find out its still an issue and makes the game unfun

[tardy flame]

were trying that "Force Relay Connection" and so far no ones crashed

[haughty niche]

Anyone know about this error? "R5LogBLDalAQ: Warning: [001838] R5BLDalAsyncQueue::DetectProblems [s: -1: 576: makebak] Slow task. Task was finished in 827 ms. DebugInfo"

[marsh glen]

Tags: World Import Fix , creates new worlds , world save gone , Update lost world save , Save Deleted , Missing World , Missing Save

THIS GUIDE IS TO REMEDY LOST/INABILITY TO LOAD WORLD SAVES AFTER TODAY'S UPATE. IT MAY ALSO SOLVE SOME CONNECTION ISSUES AS IT WILL RESET PERMISSIONS ON THE ServerDescription.json FILE AS IT GETS REWRITTEN AFTER EVERY SERVER RESTART.
YOU CAN TELL IF YOU NEED THIS GUIDE IF YOUR SERVER KEEPS GENERATING NEW WORLDS (WORLD FOLDERS) WITH EACH RESTART.

After doing some testing, the world save is not relocated. it's "split" between the original RocksDB and RocksDB_v2.
Throw in some perms issues, and that's where we are at.
(We are essentially "resetting" file/folder permissions by running the world save locally, then copying back to our server)

FULL DISCLAIMER:
BEFORE DELETING/REPLACING FILES YOU SHOULD ALWAYS MAKE FULL BACKUPS OF YOUR FILES
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE SHOULD YOU DELETE YOUR SAVES FOR YOUR FAILURE TO TAKE PRECAUTION

Shut down your Windrose server.

• From Your SERVER

• copy the entirety of the contents in:

• \\windrose\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\Default\

• On your LOCAL CLIENT

• (Where you launch and play Windrose through steam)

• Place these folders in:

• %localappdata%\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\YourSteamID\

• From Your SERVER

• Copy ServerDescription.json from

• \\windrose\R5\

• On your LOCAL CLIENT

• (Where you launch and play windrose from through steam)

• Place ServerDescription.json in:

• \steamapps\common\Windrose\R5

• This is where your steam installation of Windrose resides

• Open ServerDescription.json and make sure "WorldIslandId" matches the name of your world folder

• (as you've been running your own server you should know what this means and where to find it)

• Open your Windrose game, and launch either a hosted or solo game.

  • You should see your world already listed once you click either option.

  • Verify your save looks correct (ie look at your revealed map for progress)

  • If for some reason you DO NOT see your world listed when choosing Solo or Hosted close your game, and ensure your world save folder is in both the < \0.10.0\Worlds > folders in RocksDB AND RocksDB_v2 folders in:

  • %localappdata%\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\YourSteamID\

  • If you do not have a Worlds folder in this location, make one and place your world save folder copy inside

  • Your World save folder MUST be in both RocksDB AND RocksDB_v2

  • (You may want to reverify your ServerDescription.json is still correctly showing the proper "WorldIslandId", as well as other settings for your server)

  • Close the game, and reverse the copy process back to your server.

  • From your LOCAL CLIENT

  • Copy the RocksDB AND RocksDB_v2 folder from:

  • %localappdata%\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\YourSteamID\

  • On Your SERVER

  • Place these folders in:

  • \\windrose\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\Default\

  • Remove or Rename the current RocksDB RocksDB_v2 AND RocksDB_v2_Backups folders that may still be in this directory

  • From your LOCAL CLIENT

  • (Where you launch and play windrose from through steam)

  • Copy ServerDescription.json from:

  • \steamapps\common\Windrose\R5

  • This is where your steam installation of Windrose resides

  • On Your SERVER

  • Place ServerDescription.json in:

  • \\windrose\R5\

With the process complete you should be able to boot up your Windrose server, and continue where your previous saves left off.

Original Contribution, testing, and confirmation of this solution credited to @neat iron @sand radish @lone ermine @halcyon yew @bold pebble

could you please remove and replace this from between the guide 🙏🏼

[tardy flame]

sure

[misty cypress]

Im also getting this on the Windrose+ settings...

[marsh glen]

I found WR+ to not be a reliable mod on my servers, and had multiple conflicts with other mods, even the base game.

[rich vault]

I can't seem to find my Nitrado server on the list in game even though it's updated to the latest version, anyone knows about this issue?

[marsh glen]

Honestly I pretty much stay clear of any mods requiring UE4SS right now, as they all seem to be pretty unstable

[misty cypress]

can you still have mods on a server without it??

[marsh glen]

without WR+?

[misty cypress]

yes

[marsh glen]

I run around 15 mods on my servers with out WR+

it's just a matter of placing the mod files in the ~mod dir and matching them on the clients as needed per mod

[misty cypress]

So I tried all the steps and I still cant get my secondary world to work

[summer kernel]

Anybody with an AMD build frequently crashing? I can't figure it out.

[marsh glen]

what do you mean by Secondary world? Does this mean you have two world folders (Saves) you use?

[willow raptor]

how can i assign her ? i did put a bed down for her

[misty cypress]

yeah one world is the main the other is a messing around server.

[marsh glen]

go to teh alchemy bench assign there under workers

[misty cypress]

I was able to switch back and forth as I wanted untill this last update.

[marsh glen]

This is honestly outside my realm, i've not run two instances of worlds on my servers, at least not yet, and I have no idea how the .json's handle this

[misty cypress]

something changed where it updated the main world but it didnt update the side world

[marsh glen]

yeh, multi world saves is outside my realm for the night. I might perhaps do some testing tomorrow. i'm winding down for the night now.

I would likely start on it by looking at the ServerDescription.json and how it's possibly handling two world saves if at all

[misty cypress]

Thanks a ton for your help though

I really do appreciate it

[true cypress]

Guys, since yesterday something weird is happening to my dedicated server. Each time I launch it, the worldID keeps changing to a different world we don't play on. I know the correct ID, but every time I launch the dedicated server it changes to something completely different. Any idea why ?

[marsh glen]

#🚧│tech-support message

Could be your situation.

[frozen smelt]

question i buy a sever and for some reason it didn't update do yall know how to fix this

[cyan lagoon]

Have someone tried @marsh glen solution? Does it worked for you?

[marsh glen]

it not my solution, i just put it together properly, if you read the history today, you will find it worked for multiple people.

Note there are multiple issues reported here, so this is not the solution for everything

[cyan lagoon]

I'll try out later. So it's basically copying n pasting in right order, don't need to do anything with Read Only or making new folders, ya?

[marsh glen]

correct. main things is replacing / renaming the exsisting folders on the server when you bring them back

[cyan lagoon]

Thanks captain

[proper bramble]

was having stability issues with setting a hosted (locally on my LAN) dedicated server setting it to the 10 max player count, sometimes a pair of people would be on other ends of the map and the server would crash for everyone. an error log for the issue was never recorded. was this issue fixed in the latest 0.10.0.5.120-073042fb* patch that was released about 24h ago?

[cloud holly]

does anyone know why the game either puts me to start screen or freezes when i try to host a server ?

i would like to play with my friends again lol

[celest dove]

I spoke with Bisect yesterday and they did some stuff. The server didn't freeze for me anymore but i will do some more testing today, might be worth to shoot a ticket to your hosting provider

[prime gulch]

everythings borked for me.

updated server via steamCMD like I always do.

players cannot connect, their client crashes during loading.

after creating a fresh character they CAN login, but, the original world data is missing..

I also managed to get an old character in by using the character editor on NexusMod, the character retained its items, skills, equip, ship, etc, however had no map uncovered...

Have tried doing a full fresh reinstall, copying over world file data, making sure config files reference appropriate world etc. very strange

[cloud holly]

lol thx you but i think im hosting the server right from menu 🙂 i dont have more then 4 friends at any time 🙂 normally me an one other

[marsh glen]

#🚧│tech-support message

[prime gulch]

holllllly moly

[marsh glen]

<@&1354821664998817822> pin pls

This is a community driven help channel. If you are needing help please take the time to actually look into the solution(s) and references linked below. It is very cumbersome to answer the same question over and over again, especially if that question was asked 5 minutes ago, and it's been resolved for many users, many times.

IF you have taken the time to exhaust the guides below, and you're still having issues, please ask for help, but remember, no one here is a part of the Kraken Express team, and use good judgement following community advice.
Not all "Experts", are ... Experts.

START HERE:
If you are having issues, please check the official FAQ's from Kraken Express, they are updating these FAQ's with solutions to issues, and likely you will find your answer within:
(even some guides posted in this discord have made their way into the FAQ's
https://playwindrose.com/faq/
https://playwindrose.com/dedicated-server-guide/

Community Discussions / Support solutions:
Below are links to guides/conversations that have helped many users, likely in the same scenario(s) you are facing:

REMEDY LOST/INABILITY TO LOAD WORLD SAVES

A good reference point for restoring player data as well as Serverdescription.json files reverting to default settings, use your noodle and apply critical/logical application to your scenario.
#🚧│tech-support message

Kringle's Save World Steps (Discussion):
#🚧│tech-support message

Kringle's World settings not sticking:
#1501430959701098507 message

Another world settings fix (Discussion):
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[prime gulch]

Legendary, just did it, worked... no idea why lmao

[coarse schooner]

[marsh glen]

TY

[coarse schooner]

Very well written and comprehensive

[prime gulch]

bare in mind, i had absolultely zero faith in it working because im using the steamCMD dedi version, on a separate machine... so copying files from it onto a separate client seemed.........totally insane

but it worked

[marsh glen]

thanks now i can go to bed lmao

[prime gulch]

this is after 3 hours of trying every permutation of dedi server config files, verifying world directory names, bla bla bla bla bla... how is your fix the fix 😐

[marsh glen]

I'm very glad to hear it worked, but it's not my fix, but a group effort

[prime gulch]

i followed only the first 4 steps and it worked

so now what.. i gotta google drive files over to my friends so get them back on the server lol

anyway, thank you thank you thank you

[true cypress]

I keep bashing my head in, did everything possible but the server file keeps changing the worldID.

[prime gulch]

poor nitrados gotta be just flailing catatonically rn

[marsh glen]

I linked you a guide, which is now pinned, I'm almost sure this is your issue.

[true cypress]

Must've done something wrong then, no idea I'll try and figure it out again

[prime gulch]

@true cypress yea dude i bashed for 3 hours too... did the top 4 things on the guide and it fixed everything.

[marsh glen]

I'm not sure how the first 4 steps were all you needed, unless now you are just playing your server save locally, as the last steps move the files back to your server

[proper bramble]

i had this issue, check the version on client and verify on dedi that the R5/ServerDescription.json matches up

i spent hours too after the recent patch getting it sorted

[prime gulch]

i am absolutely 100% positively connecting 1 pc running the client, to another PC running the dedi via steamCMD.

I see server queries occuring on the server machine when I do stuff in the game on the client PC

[marsh glen]

interesting

[proper bramble]

i was in same boat; my server is about 20 feet from me

so on load screen on client up top should say build version

make sure that matches up with the json on dedi, restart dedi and thats what got it working for me

[marsh glen]

I believe Catfig is working now

aight folks I'm out, dream world is bekoning. If you are having save issues after the update, check the Pinned comments, and pass it along.

☮️

[prime gulch]

it had to be a mismatch in \steamapps\common\Windrose\R5 ServerDescription.Json on the client

thats the only thing from your guide that could have made any meaningful change

[marsh glen]

that could be, but that file "should not" effect client side

it's basically a pointer file for the server settings

[prime gulch]

because the \windrose\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\Default\ didnt exist on the client.... when i put it on the client in %localappdata%\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\YourSteamID\ it..like...felt like it didnt even belong there.. why wouldn't it be there already 😐

(and no i didnt use the placeholder names)

[marsh glen]

well, if you're not running a server locally on the same machine, you won't have those files

[prime gulch]

understood, so then thats not the issue. its the mismatch between the server and client ServerDescription.Json files...

[true cypress]

Any chance someone wanna lend a hand a bit later when I have a break ? I literally don't get where I'm making a mistake

[prime gulch]

and the problem is on the client side originally

[marsh glen]

yeah not the resolution response I expexted, but I'm gonna def look into that more later today

[proper bramble]

@prime gulch so did my experience with similar issue help you out?

[prime gulch]

shame I overwrote so I cant prove it, but it would appear theres probably a bad value in the client ServerDescription.json after the patch

[marsh glen]

and/or it's still a perms issue

[prime gulch]

that is true, i performed a clean install via steamCMD and had to approve perms

copied world from self made backup . duped ServerDescription.json to the client, violla

[proper bramble]

@prime gulch woo

[prime gulch]

thank you ever so kindly gentlemen

gentlepeople*

[proper bramble]

i hope our struggles help everyone else 😄

[marsh glen]

🍻

[prime gulch]

they'll hotfix it in an hour and our fixed variants wont be fixed by the hotfix rendering our games double borked

like some sorta...modded tarkov hellscape...

intense flashbacks

[proper bramble]

chin up kiddo

eat citrus, dont want scurvy 🏴‍☠️ ❤️

[prime gulch]

vitamin C deficiency can take up to 4 weeks to begin showing signs 😄

[true cypress]

There's gunna be a patch for the server ?

[prime gulch]

i was being cyncical

just follow the guide and it'll work. prommmiiiisee

[proper bramble]

i was gonna say facetious

[prime gulch]

and if that dont work, throw in the extra fresh install of the dedi via steamCMD

i did notice 'directconnectionserverport' got updated to 7777, it was simplye "," pre-patch

i wonder if thats actually what fixed everything

[proper bramble]

basically, verify your R5/ServerDescription.json on dedi matches your client

if it doesnt, change it on dedi to be the matching version

[prime gulch]

after so much headbashing my desire to game is effectively nullified. i desire now only unconsciousness, good day

[proper bramble]

then restart dedi, verify it didnt eff off, and then should be good to go

[marsh glen]

you can't/should not just change your version numbers in the .json file. you need to fully update your server files

This update fully adjusts/relocates save directories

[proper bramble]

trust me i did all the variations of uninstall, reinstall, check, verify, and it was overwriting the server dedi from steam isntall to a previous version

but this latest update, the one im on, seemed to fix it

[marsh glen]

your uninstall/reinstall updated your server files to the new version. I 100% if you only edit your version number in the .json you will be stuck in the same place

[proper bramble]

but when that new patch was released the other day things borked off

[true cypress]

I'm gunna have to bang my head a bit more it would seem

[proper bramble]

mine is running fine now

[proper bramble]

i can help maybe? are you dedi local hosting?

[true cypress]

Yep

[prime gulch]

seriously, avert your attention from the server side of things to the client

copy the servers serverdescription.json character for character into your clients one

in %localappdata%\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\YourSteamID\

[marsh glen]

cat ,.. that directory is not where the ServerDescription.json goes.

again, that file has nothing to do with conecting to a remote or dedicated server from your local client files

it is a file that resides on the server, and is referenced by the server, and the server only.

if your server was local to where your client is installed, it would have an effect.

[prime gulch]

derb sorry, im bacwkards

whati meant to say was do the \steamapps\common\Windrose\R5 thing

From Your SERVER
Copy ServerDescription.json from
\windrose\R5\

On your LOCAL CLIENT
(Where you launch and play windrose from through steam)
Place ServerDescription.json in:
\steamapps\common\Windrose\R5
This is where your steam installation of Windrose resides

as says Jedi's guide above. This is the only meaningful change i had to make to get everything working again

if thats not enough, fresh install the dedi and move the backed up world file folder into your dedi , in my case C:\windrose new\R5\Builds\WindowsServer\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\Default\RocksDB\0.10.0\Worlds

[astral patio]

Yesterday my inventory slots removed. I guess system cannot see item slot.

[prime gulch]

yea whatever patch they just released was catastrophic, i suspect they'll have to roll back the whole thing and reimplement with better migration tolerance

<3'em tho, <3'em forever

[astral patio]

i play with dedicated server i cant have chance to rollback

because dont get a any backup before the patch

[prime gulch]

should be hiding somehwere... full of SST files

looks like this

[keen fog]

Is there a way to recover a save, as in roll back? I recently logged into my world - grabbed some silver from a chest, then fast travelled to Tortuga. However Tortuga never loaded and game froze on a black screen for more than 10 minutes - no crash. Forced to restart the game, but now my save doesn't load at all.

[prime gulch]

borked patch, give it a day

[marsh glen]

are you running a dedicated server, (self hosted or paid) ?

[keen fog]

solo play.

[marsh glen]

ah, you should have a folder buried in
< %localAppData%R5\Saved\SaveProfiles >

It'll be named YourSteamID_Backups

In this folder everytime you start (or Stop) your server, I can't remember which it makes a copy of your world folder.

[keen fog]

You're a legend, thank you!

[marsh glen]

Just copy which every backups world folder you want to restore into \0.10.0\worlds folder under the folder that is your steam ID without _backups *** inside the RocksDB AND RocksDB_v2 folders

rename or delete the one thats in there ofc..

you may even have a more recent backup in the RocksDB_v2_Backups folder inside the SteamID folder, but that one may put you in the same situation, so trial an error on your part.

[proper bramble]

i dont have that folder and my server is running fine

[marsh glen]

you are on a DEDICATED SERVER

he is hosting locally

[proper bramble]

yes i is

oh right

[marsh glen]

there is a difference

you are dangerously close to spreading miss information, it's great and all you want to help, but please confirm your offered assistance is correct. You could inadvertently cause someone a big headache further than the one they already have coming here, which I'm sure is not your intentions.

[cyan lagoon]

For a hosting, dedicated server solution should be same?

[marsh glen]

for what issue?

[sleek storm]

same location btw

[marsh glen]

you need to restore a backup?

[cyan lagoon]

For a new world, every restart. Sorry.

[marsh glen]

check the pin

[cyan lagoon]

Sure thing

So it's the same for hosting?

[gusty turret]

Hello, Is there an issue connecting to shared servers? When I open Windrose its saying we have no server when we do with 5 people using it

[marsh glen]

define hosting, i'm not clear we mean the same.

Are you on a dedicated server, (a separate machine) or is your game running on the same box the game is (Steam)

[marsh glen]

are you running your own dedicated server (self or paid) ?

[gusty turret]

its run by a friend not a paid server

[tender spruce]

guys do ye know why i cant join me game?

[marsh glen]

it's likely the update that went live yesterday morning, your server admin will need to investigate, likely the pinned guide will be the solution

[marsh glen]

need more details

[cyan lagoon]

Like Nitrado or similar ones

[gusty turret]

Ty 🙂

[tender spruce]

i try to enter my world but i am stuck on a loading screen for 10 min

[marsh glen]

Local or dedicated server?

[tender spruce]

local singelplayer

[marsh glen]

not an issue I've tracked yet, have you updated your game and server?

[tender spruce]

yes

[marsh glen]

yes the guide will work for your hosted server as long as you have file access

[true cypress]

Well, I got somewhere.

The world is correct, but the state of the world is at least a day or two old.

[marsh glen]

I would start by verify the ServerDescription.json is still correct for your server

you should be able to locate that file in:

\steamapps\common\Windrose\R5
This is where your steam installation of Windrose resides

[marsh glen]

sounds like you have backup restored. you can look at your backup directories and check the modified dates to see if you can pull a more recent.

It would be the same process of copying the world folder into the respective RocksDB AND RocksDB_v2 folders

[proper bramble]

any idea about this @marsh glen

[tender spruce]

aye i foundt it

[marsh glen]

The game is VERY CPU intensive. I personally cap my servers at 6 players, and this is on very powerful hardware.

10 players is really pushing some Ghz, and for that I would be running a Ryzen Epic damn near 5Ghz

[true cypress]

Now, my question is

Which file does the server draw information from ?

[marsh glen]

Even with the new optimization updates, it's still a CPU hog.

[marsh glen]

I would almost be certain your CPU is struggling if you get 10 concurrent players

[proper bramble]

was only with 4 with the 10 limit set in the json

[marsh glen]

Please clarify

[proper bramble]

and i monitored the CPU usage and it never peaked 30%

[marsh glen]

Often times, when running dedicated game serves, the CPU monitor does not give the entire scope of what's going on

[proper bramble]

not my first rodeo for hosting games off this machine, and i know this game is not full release yet.

[marsh glen]

it's documented in the server docs, runing 8 player servers is "punishing" even to the highest end hardware

[true cypress]

I have a lot of different folders and whatnot. But I think I understand the logic

[proper bramble]

but if it doesnt push 30% with 4 and then crashes...what is the deal there

[marsh glen]

well then you would understand server tick rate and how it associates to Ghz/Mhz capacity of a processor

[true cypress]

The dedicated server draws info from RocksDB_v2

And respectful world tied to server file

[marsh glen]

It actually appeares to be drawing from both the RocksDB, and teh RocksDB_v2 folders

[true cypress]

Lets just hope I find the right timeline of the server state

[marsh glen]

this is why you want to have your world folder in both locations, at least since yesterdays update

[proper bramble]

well obviously 3.5 Ghz ~= 3500 Mhz

[true cypress]

Because the save I managed to link up seems to be 2-3 days old, and we actually played yesterday, so. No idea where that went

[marsh glen]

your crash could be from variables not even discussed, you could have memory error, are you running mods,.. etc

[marsh glen]

The auto backup only procs at server restart or shutdown, I can't remember which

[proper bramble]

only mod, which should be tied to the size of the server not hard limit, is bells. 10 server limit? can support 10 ppl, so why not have 100 bells (10 per user)

[true cypress]

Is said backup located in the R5 of appdata ?

[marsh glen]

one sec let me reverify becuase with yesterdays update it's now got two locations

[proper bramble]

8 users? 80 bells

4 users? 40 bells

even if one user places all the bells on the instance. should be based on population of server. 40 min, or X per Y

[foggy fern]

%LOCALAPPDATA%/R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/{UNIQUE_ID_NUMBER}_Backups

[proper bramble]

and by users i mean the player count in the json config

[marsh glen]

you should have a set of backups in:

%AppData%\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\YourSteamID_backups

And

%AppData%\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\YourSteamID\RocksDB_v2_Backups

The one in RocksDB_v2_Backups is part of the new update, and may take trial and error seeing if those are stable, meaning, copying, replacing, testing several times.

[true cypress]

Well, it didn't seem to cause any crashes. Just a server rollback if I can say it like that

Hopefully I can find the right timeline from last time we played yesterday for instance

[marsh glen]

always make sure to check your ServerDescription.json between restarts of the server to make sure the WorldID stays set correctly

[true cypress]

It is, because it is the world we play on

The only problem is, the state of our base is not as advanced as to what we left it yesterday, per say

[marsh glen]

best thing I can say is look at the files dates, and work backward

[true cypress]

A lot of buildings are missing, so to say

[marsh glen]

in those folders*

[marsh glen]

it is not about what mod is "tied to server size" ANY one mod can cause issues. Windrose + is for example NOTORIUS for issues,.. ANY UE4SS dependent mod is NOTORIUS for causing server stability issues.

Piling on Mods is a sure way to cause server issues and any one mod and break another and kill a server.

I offered you insight, you asked. I'm not going to fight you on who's right. You have the answers it seems, so I'm moving on.

[tender spruce]

it has bean 15 min and it das not chance

[marsh glen]

I would Alt F4 and tray again to load in

[tender spruce]

it das not react i need to restard my pc if i want to close the game

[marsh glen]

task manager?

[tender spruce]

nope

[marsh glen]

end task?

[tender spruce]

i cant chance tab

[marsh glen]

sounds like a nasty hard lock

[tender spruce]

aye

[proper bramble]

all good, that is the only mod i have on my server. not gonna press it further other than saying adjusting the bell limit per server size, that is all. thank you for your time

[marsh glen]

I also run the bell mod, with about 15 other mods, all pak files manually placed in the ~mods dir.

With only that mod, I would be looking at server population size as the next factor, as every doc I've seen specifically calls out not to over populate a server even on the best hardware. It simply does not perform well, and I've specifically seen what a full 8 person populated server with thousands of entities does. For lack of better words, the server's not happy. I now limit to 6 concurrent max. Servers sit at 30fps and never drops. Players never complain.

hope this helps.

I would start by turning on Game play statistics in the settings, and keep a close eye on the server fps

[proper bramble]

i had it set at 10/10 with the MoreFastTravelPoints_50_P.pak for the 50 (they offer 20/30/50 iirc) at most i had 4 with the 10 limit, but changed the json to 4 after issues

[tender spruce]

well my game only freeze when i join my singelplayer world

[marsh glen]

how many fast travel points are on your map currently? total from all players combined?

[marsh glen]

you may want to restore a back up

[tender spruce]

i just made a new avatar and a new world i can join with out problem

[marsh glen]

yea, your current save may be "slightly" corrupted. I would back it up, then try bringing back the last backup made

[tender spruce]

how can i do that?

[marsh glen]

where is your server, the same box (local) as your steam game, or a dedicated server?

[tender spruce]

local

[marsh glen]

#🚧│tech-support message

[proper bramble]

i think 17 ill have to double check

[marsh glen]

ok that's nothing, its' not the mod

[marsh glen]

basiaclly copy the world folder in those dirs to the respective RockDB & RocksDB_v2 sub directories

[marsh glen]

#🚧│tech-support message

[true cypress]

This is probably going to sounds silly, but

Other people that have played with me. Would they have a print of the game world ?

[marsh glen]

if you're the host it's in your server directory.

now there is a chance their world folder on their machine is identical, but I can't verify that 100%. you'd have to have them give you a copy of that folder, load it on your server, and test.

it's worth trying, and I'd be curious to hear the results

chances are they don't have a worlds folder tho..

[true cypress]

I've gathered that my most recent DB copies of the world are corrupted.

No matter what I do, it keeps changing to a different instance. But if I pull up more backwards compatible world saves, it's the same world but with an older world progress

[marsh glen]

hmmm.. your more recent saves could be vicitm to the update issue yesterday..

[true cypress]

Weird part about the whole situation is that. The state the base is in is at least 3 days away from our current progress

And I'm slightly worried a few people might get edgy about the situation

[marsh glen]

your issue could also be due to cloud save, see here:

#🚧│tech-support message

[marsh glen]

when you say it loads a different instance, is it loading a fresh new world, (fogged out map) or ?

[true cypress]

No

It loads MY world.

[marsh glen]

hmm... interesting.

[true cypress]

It loads me right infront of the base. But the base is literally like... in it's oldest shape possible

Crafting area is in the front with grass roof and whatnot. That was moved off to the side and the crafting area is with stone support and whatnot.

[marsh glen]

did your server restart in the past 3 days, or have you guys been going hard, non stop?

[true cypress]

I've shut down the server multiple time

[marsh glen]

ok so backups should've been made, but you're saying they all appear corrupted, or not correct, and you have to dive back further and lose up to 3 days of progress?

[tender spruce]

i did it but i lost my world

[true cypress]

Great. World server ID is constantly changing again now

[marsh glen]

when you start the server, is it creating new world folders each time?

[marsh glen]

check the ServerDescription.json and make sure your worldID is matching your world folder name

[true cypress]

That is what I did

Lemme try again

[marsh glen]

my last message was to Captain

[marsh glen]

if your server is creating new world folders every time it starts up, this is the issue we were having on dedicated servers. The fix in the Pin will resolve this, however you will have to adjust to your setup as you are running locally.

the key point is to clear out the RocksDB & RocksDB_v2 folder, (preferably rename, or make sure you make a backup and delete them), and re import your entire back up of those folders from a previous version.

I am not 100% sure this will reset the permissions on those folders though.

[true cypress]

I'm at a loss. Same result again

Rolled back server progress, idk. I'll have to talk it through and see if someone has a recent save

[marsh glen]

I'm pretty sure your progress is still recoverable, it's jsut as matter of getting the steps right. Maybe we'll get lucky and the devs will patch this back to working again before then

[minor hornet]

I think they just pulled a bethesda. Did the update really break people's games? Think i lost 120+ hours, and my pueblo 🙁

[plush fossil]

My game will launch, I pick the character and select play, and it bricks my computer, locks it up completely and I have to force restart my computer after the last update.

[alpine aspen]

anyone else getting crashes with nvidia broadcast? broadcast also periodically fails to apply effects and claims "high gpu usage" when its not high

[true cypress]

I think imma quit for now and see if any friends have saved files of the server. I've tried various backup saves and all of them lead to the same point of progress to the game.

[plush fossil]

Yeash I think I am too. Only tech support I see here is players providing tech support. Game is bricked after the last update and I am not feeling the mood to start over.

[fallow zinc]

My server feels funny after the update. Feel like there's a heavy latency going on with a delay. The server was running fine up until I had to update. It honestly can't be me, can it be the new update? I run my own dedicated server on a separate computer that is fully capable of running multiple servers. Running one now has become a bit weird with Windrose

[drifting lark]

Any mods installed that could cause a conflict ?

[foggy fern]

Working on a full guide for non-technical people who have issues, but this is the first part...

Step 0: Official Support

Support and FAQ Links

Official FAQ
Windrose Support

Common Problems:
My Game Won't Start
"Lost" World Progress After Joining A Different Server
I Cannot Connect To My Friend(s)
Trouble Transferring Save Data Between Games -- Solo to Host, Solo to Join, and vice-versa.

Try all of the above for long/infinite/crashing loads

Once you have tried these links, if your issue is still not fixed, you can submit a ticket to Windrose Support via Submit A Ticket

[elder crow]

Does anyone have latest server build (0.10.0.5) and could share with me? Because I can’t find on official sites and my gamepanel amp is broken on hostinger so I can’t create new build with new version, but I can create server through SSH Terminal if I get those files with my old world

[viral anchor]

my friend in games screen went black and right before it happened he grabbed 3000 piastre and 300 guinea to head to tortuga to buy some blue prints. only to come back into the game after the crash to find it missing out of his inventory. thats permanent progress missing as the items sold came out of chests i can never open again on this character. Is there anything that can be done to fix this ?

[drifting lark]

You could use a save editor from nexus mods and give yourself the missing items

[elder crow]

We had this changed to different host provider even more problems now.

[viral anchor]

how to get nexus mods ?

just off the internet ?

[drifting lark]

https://www.nexusmods.com/windrose/mods/251

read the description and it should be very clear, if not feel free to ask

[viral anchor]

cheers mate

[true cypress]

I guess I understand where I'm going wrong.

I'm trying to override world progress from my single-player hosting days, where as the dedicated server back-ups seem to be at fault.

[pulsar wing]

getting on the game this morning my middle mouse wheel will not work in game. works out of game and it worked for the last 3 days of playing. its a single player world.

[foggy fern]

patch reset keybinds

[pulsar wing]

yeah thats the default. i went in first to look and it will not let me click it to bind it or anything. but i can alt tab out to my pc and it works fine

[foggy fern]

tried turning off and on again? (as in close and relaunch game)

[pulsar wing]

yeah. im going to restart my pc now brb

[fair vortex]

Thanks for the updated guide. Just to confirm, does this also apply to the “damaged player records” migration error?

In my case, the world does appear, but when I launch the game I get a message saying some save files could not be migrated, and it lists two damaged player records. I haven’t clicked Confirm.

Should I still follow the same RocksDB/RocksDB_v2 world folder process, or is there a different step for fixing damaged player/account records?

[pulsar wing]

restarting my pc fixed it. thanks for the help 🙂

[foggy fern]

in theory, same process. In practice, potentially won't work

[topaz carbon]

how many weeks is going to be until Kraken Express fixes the completely broken dedicated servers? Trying to decide if I should just cancel my service or not because this lack of communication about the problem is a huge red flag.

[errant mantle]

Another of those that are getting DX disconnect errors in logs 🙁 can't play the game for more than about 10 mins before it crashes and I can't get back to desktop without a hard reset 🙁

[topaz carbon]

my dedicated server has been doing this since Saturday night and Kraken Express is completely silent on the issue. My host (Bisect Hosting) says they contacted the devs, but apparently they don't seem to be too interested in communicating to us or server hosts about the problem. I understand that Early Access comes with these kinds of problem, but this lack of communication is a huge red flag.

[hidden hemlock]

We pushed out a fix on our end that has fixed the issue as far as I am aware. #📡│hosting-providers-chat message

[topaz carbon]

ok, I will give it a try this morning, thanks!

[hidden hemlock]

Let me know if you still have any issues!

[floral fable]

I play on a solo server and after i entered today i saw that my progress got basicaly wyped can someone tell me how to fix it?

[sand flax]

Hi, I have a question.
I play with a few friends on our own server.
I logged out of our “Main Base” yesterday.
I just logged back in and find myself in a completely different location.
My map isn't revealed anymore, and I can't see the fast-travel points either.
Restarting the game several times hasn't helped.
Can anyone help me fix this?

[topaz carbon]

I just played for about 15 minutes doing combat and other stuff without any problems, so it looks like it is probably fixed now. Thanks! Was this a new dedicated server build from the devs or a config issue?

[wary ledge]

Same issue here, dedicated server is creating new worlds every time it starts up and setting the server description file to that new world Id. It will not load the correct world save from before the update, it is as if it doesn't exist.

[hidden hemlock]

@digital drift made a change on our end but it seems to have been something that was introduced in a recent update. Brief explanation here: #📡│hosting-providers-chat message

[hidden hemlock]

Did your file migrate to the new folder correctly? How is the server being hosted?

[wary ledge]

The world folder is in the new rocksdb_v2 folder yes, server is running on windows installed from steam library tools, execution is by the bat file.

[floral fable]

PLS someone help me get my world and progression back im not a tech guy so i dont know wtf im doing

[flat tiger]

backup files

[floral fable]

be more specific how to i get to them

[wary ledge]

Looks like a widespread issue with dedicated servers running from steam, I have same issue. I am technical and it will not load the correct world files just makes new ones. The update broke something bad.

[floral fable]

so basicaly we need to wait until they fix it?

[median silo]

Did you guys try this
Preparation (Local PC)
• Close your local game completely to ensure the database files are not "in use".
• Go to your local save path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles[Your_Steam_ID].
• Locate the entire folder named RocksDB_v2.
• Crucial: Open your world folder inside .../0.10.0/Worlds/ and copy the folder name (the long string of characters). You will need this for the config files.
Server Preparation (FTP)
• Stop your Dedicated Server before making any changes.
• Navigate to the server directory: /R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default/.
• Delete the existing RocksDB_v2 and RocksDB_v2_Backups folders on the server to prevent conflicts with old data.
The Upload
• Upload your entire local RocksDB_v2 folder to the server.
• Important: Ensure your FTP client (like FileZilla) is set to Binary Transfer Mode. ASCII mode can corrupt the database files.
Synchronizing Configuration
• Open ServerDescription.json and WorldDescription.json on your server.
• Find the "WorldIslandId" field and paste the exact folder name you copied in Step 1.
• Save the files.
The "Patience" Phase (Booting Up)
• Start the server.
• Note: The server may crash during the first 2 or 3 attempts.
• Don't panic: This happens because the engine is indexing the new database and processing the migration.
• Simply restart the server again. It usually stabilizes and loads your world correctly by the 3rd or 4th attempt.
Summary Tip: The secret is moving the full parent folder (RocksDB_v2), not just the files inside. If the server keeps creating "extra" worlds, double-check that your WorldIslandId matches the folder name exactly!

[flat tiger]

right click the game on steam, select properties, it should say something like “files” or “browse files”, Click browse files, it should go to your location where u downloaded the game, go profiles, 0.10.0 whatever the version is, then Worlds and characters, go to worlds first it should say something like 7916/839;6823773_backups let me know when u get there

[flat tiger]

^ what he said

[wary ledge]

Server runs on a different pc then what I play on, I will check this when I get home from work.

[floral fable]

i guess im gonna try this and im just gonna ask when i dont know how to do something

[floral fable]

i dont have ServerDescription or at least i cant find it

[median silo]

I believe this is referring to the string of letters and numbers with the associated folder

oh you mean the .json file?

[floral fable]

ye

[median silo]

okay a couple of things, are you in the appdata folder?

[floral fable]

yes

[median silo]

You're in the RocksDB_V2 folders and have checked the main and the backup?

[floral fable]

yep i just checked every single possible folder

in those two

[peak mesa]

hi is there a fix for infinite loading screens when trying to play mutiplayer? have no problem playing single player

[median silo]

This is what Google is saying, it's the best I can provide at this time
File Locations:[ServerDescription.json] (General server settings: Port, Password, InviteCode)Location: /R5/ServerDescription.json or /R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default/ServerDescription.json[WorldDescription.json] (World settings: Name, Difficulty)Location: /R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default/RocksDB/<version>/Worlds/<world-id>/WorldDescription.jsonKey Details:Generation: Run the StartServerForeground.bat file once to create these files.Editing: Stop the server before editing, otherwise, the changes may be overwritten.ID Match: Ensure the WorldIslandId in ServerDescription.json matches the ID in your WorldDescription.json folder name.Invite Code: Your server join code is found inside ServerDescription.json

[floral fable]

i give up im so F lost im gonna wait for some hotfix

[brittle elbow]

gg lost my 60 hrs progress >.<

[elder crow]

up

[sand flax]

my problem with the server seems fixed
theres been a uuid mismatch somewhere which spawned new server at start

[dense flare]

Can you elaborate?

My issue is that while I am finally able to get my pre-update backup world folder to load to a local game and it's not spawning a new world folder, I load to a blank map -- fog of war covering it, no fast travel points. My boat appears on the map, as does my baby boat, but they don't seem to be where I last had them (notably they're not in the same place and they were both with me at my base when I logged out). The icon for the last quest marker appears to be in the approximate location it should be based on looking at the windrose map website.

[nimble swan]

Hello, is there a way to make the map I've already started, my local dedicated server map? being able to have it running in the back ground would be very useful. Thank you in advance!

[cyan lagoon]

@marsh glen Thank you so much! You really made my day with tutorial!

[dense flare]

I have my games saved to a separate hard drive from where my player saves are. The server JSON file is saved where the game is installed, not in in the AppData folder.

[floral fable]

k and i realised it was not the world that got reseted but my character progress

[tulip hollow]

so the ServerDescription.json is being automatically rewritten when i run the StartServerForeground.bat.
In the RocksDB_V2 folder there is only my world folder.
I have removed all the new worlds teh server keeps automatically creating.

in the ServerDescription.json i have added the world ID for my original world No back ups exist because i have deleted them. I have a back up on my desktop of my original world.
So i logically copy my original world into the worlds folder.
Now when i run the StartServerForeground.bat and run the server... ServerDescription.json gets over written and a new world ID is added that world didn't exist seconds ago but the server creates a totally new world and ignores the instruction to use my original world.

[floral fable]

like my level, items and all the thing i found completly gone or hidden again

[nimble swan]

Heard Ty, I am just struggling to find my saved worlds. all the paths i follow online lead me no where. About to give up and just let it run lol

[dense flare]

Dumb question but when WIndrose loads do you see a "Create new character" screen, a different character than the one you progressed, or your character with a lower level?

[floral fable]

my character with lvl 1

and when i enter it is on level 1

with the started gear

quest got reseted

and all the points on the map i found are hidden again

it would not hurt me that much getting the level but my items got deleted and i dont feel like grinding them all to lvl 10 again

[dense flare]

I lost my entire world and base, for the second time, I know how you feel.

[tulip hollow]

the simplest direct route to the problem here is the dedicated server tool does not allow us to directly select the world and is always looking for a backup and if it doesn't find a backup it creates a new world

[dense flare]

Not sure you can recover if you didn't back up your saved folder

[floral fable]

thats the thing my base and the people i hired are there

just my character basicaly got reset

[dense flare]

Because the world and character are saved in different files. I lost my base but not my character progress. You lost your character progress but not your base.

[tulip hollow]

im the same as you. lost my world but all my progess is there

[dense flare]

Well, I'm finding it VERY strange that it will finally load my world save (doesn't give me a new folder number) but the map is covered in fog of war and I am on noob island. I might try putting down a map marker and calling my boat and traveling to where my boat is showing on this map now, and see if my base is there. I just don't have the time right now. I would be fine with having to re-open the map, even with re-grinding faction, if my base was still there with all my stuff.

[tulip hollow]

so your world folder is working then? mine is just there and gets ignored

but all the quest markers etc are there on the map and its a random layout

[midnight arrow]

Getting a version mismatch between players and hosted dedicated server as of this morning. All updated and verifies on server and clients.

See no pins related to this.

Am I correct assuming we need to wait for a dedicated server update a this point to bring it up to where the clients are?

[floral fable]

personaly im gonna wait for a bit and let them fix this

[tulip hollow]

i had the dedi server update yesterday

[halcyon yew]

Guys and gals pls do a search for JediWabbits post, on my phone right now so hard to copy paste it but he did a write up of the test instructions a bunch of us went through to get the game working if you’re seeing multiple worlds being created

[midnight arrow]

Same, and a client update today.
All players are getting the mismatch warning.

[tulip hollow]

i have searched his name done see anything from him

[gilded burrow]

Anyone had the problem of getting the world data corrupted too ? I don't wanna lose my whole progression

[tulip hollow]

make sure and back it up mate

[halcyon yew]

#🚧│tech-support message

[gilded burrow]

I put it on my desktop but the game won't load it, it just wanna erase it

[halcyon yew]

Oh that works

Refer to that

[gilded burrow]

Ok will try that, thank you

[true hare]

My bagpack slots are gone?? Does anyone have the same problem?

[dense flare]

I only had one quest marker left and it is still there and approximately where it was before, but the map is covered so I can't tell if the map was reset or just got rehidden from me.

[fair notch]

I seem to be having an issue where the prefab Peir wants to build in the middle of me, and is refusing to snap to other build pieces.

[halcyon yew]

Try pressing P

[dense flare]

HEY CORT!!! Try using V to zoom back

[fair notch]

I want it to snap, and snapping is on

[dense flare]

Is there anything else under it like a rock?

Sometimes I have to place individual pier squares to get around terrain

[gilded burrow]

that's just server related ?

[grand trail]

can someone help me with SteamDeck version of Windrose, after update i cannot even enter the main menu

[halcyon yew]

Yea to fix dedicated server issues where server restart was generating multiple new worlds

[gilded burrow]

oh that's not my issue though

I'm hosting the game

[halcyon yew]

That was more for dingbatdave

[gilded burrow]

okidok

[halcyon yew]

Where’s are u hosting? Just local computer with invite?

[gilded burrow]

yup

[halcyon yew]

Check ur world files to see if there’s only one world?

[gilded burrow]

After getting the infinite loading, after the update I tried to start the game, now everything is corrupted it seems, profiles & world

So it just wants me to remove everything and start anew

[halcyon yew]

Character gone too?

[gilded burrow]

everything is corrupted

for what reason idk

[halcyon yew]

Is there anything in the backups folder?

[halcyon yew]

U could try a different version of Proton

[grand trail]

which one have you used? I am at 11 atm

[halcyon yew]

Try all? Haha I haven’t played this on my steam deck yet

[gilded burrow]

yes lots of numbered folders

[grand trail]

I played all the way on my steam deck before yesterday with the 11.0 version

[dense flare]

So I'm wondering. If I uninstall the server files and reinstall them completely, then start the server, then stop the server, then replace the generated world folder with my saved world folder...... would that work?

[fair vortex]

hello, I have a question:
I was able to load the save locally after forcing the migration with Steam Cloud disabled.

Before I upload the fixed RocksDB and RocksDB_v2 folders back to my paid BisectHosting server, I want to confirm something:

If I replace those folders on the server, will it preserve the progress of all players, as long as the local files came from a full copy of the server R5\Saved folder? Or could other players’ progress be lost?

I will fully back up the server before replacing anything.

[halcyon yew]

U may just need to play around with moving the files/folders in and out if you’re hosting locally

[halcyon yew]

It should, but yes always backup everything lol, I’m preeettybsure character progress is stored locally and not on the server

Oh wait progress, from what I remember the faction I think is the only world tied progression, not too sure about quests though

[dense flare]

Faction is world, level and anything you already unlocked form the factions stays with your character save

[marsh glen]

@halcyon yew the guide is now linked in the pin comments, so you can easily grab the link to it there.

[sand flax]

sadly not, my friend did all the stuff, his server

[gilded burrow]

I tried so many things already I feel like instead of buying a pirate game I bought a "movingyourfile simulator"

prob is I'm hosting for other people so it's not only my progression am losing :/

[dense flare]

Same here, my friends are pissed at me like it's my fault.

[gilded burrow]

wuuut

[halcyon yew]

tell them its an early access game, deal with it

they know what they bought

[marsh glen]

This I cannot confirm. The fix is particularly aimed at resolving incorrect world saves , or loading into fresh worlds that should be showing progress.

Your player files are stored locally in the RocksDB & RocksDB_v2 folders (specifically in the Players, and Accounts sub folders)

I'm going off of memory, so don't quote me on this, but I do believe those folders back themselves up similar to the server files on a dedicated. If you look around those directories, you should find *_backups directories.

Before you do anything backup your current directories so you can always revert back, after that replacing the folders in the Players & Accounts directories in both the RocksDB & RocksDB_v2 from the *_backup directories (if they indeed are there) would be the starting point to finding a non corrupted save.

After backing up, and before swapping files to check, go into steam and turn off cloud saves.

JUST A NOTE: All of these "save state" errors/loss originated from the devs trying to resolve cloud save issues. Its my opinion there are permission issues and conflict of file versions directly because of the cloud saves. I have personally turned off and recommend turning off cloud saves in steam, until at least your game and save states are back to normal.

[cursive iron]

hello! I'm wondering if anyone knows the fix for not being able to connect to a dedicated server. I've been trying to connect to my friend's server multiple times and had the server restarted as well, but I still couldn't connect. Thank you in advance!!!!

and I'm the only one having this problem as well

[halcyon yew]

any error messages or just kicked back to menu?

you'll prob want to get them to monitor the logs to see what happens when u join

[cursive iron]

just getting kicked to the menu, no error messages

[halcyon yew]

see if theres any yerrors that come up server side

[cursive iron]

this was the code i saw: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host.
' [D:\Source\Build\work\gameRepoCheckoutDir\Source\R5DataKeepers\Private\R5DataKeeperForServer_Account.cpp:547

[mossy yarrow]

Whenever I try to change WorldIslandId in ServerDescription.json it resets why is that

[marsh glen]

Dedicated server or local

[mossy yarrow]

Dedicated

[marsh glen]

Dedicated as in on a different machine

[mossy yarrow]

No it's on same machine

Just copied World Save

[marsh glen]

So you're running the server through the steam server?

[mossy yarrow]

Yes

It just keeps resetting WorldIslandId field to something else

[marsh glen]

Are your cloud saves turned on?

[mossy yarrow]

Yes

It shouldn't matter?

[marsh glen]

Your issue likely starts there, the guide pinned in this room is a good reference to likely resolving your issue, but you will have to compensate some steps with restoring backup files vs server files

As with anything backup before changing

[mossy yarrow]

Stop your server, upload your world folder (e.g: 04A4F36F41134855B3AD6FFA08FD11A1) to /R5/Saved/SaveProfiles/Default/RocksDB/[GameVersion]/Worlds/ on your server.
Open the /R5/ServerDescription.json file.
And set "WorldIslandId": "04A4F36F41134855B3AD6FFA08FD11A1" to match the ID of your uploaded save (It's the folder name).
Start your server.```

[marsh glen]

Check the pins

You most likely need to wipe out your current server files and replace with backups.

As you are a local dedi expect some progress loss, b/c local typically doesn't tend to restart servers as much as dedicated server hosts do, just a behavioral thing, so the auto backup typically doesn't kick off as much

[mossy yarrow]

Trying now from Client > Server

[heady tide]

My English isn't very good. Is there anyone here who speaks German and can help me?

[mossy yarrow]

Hmm seems we cannot connect to the server

Using code

The game crashes or just keeps loading

[marsh glen]

Did you verify the settings in the .json are correct, and your backup files are copied to their correct folders?

[mossy yarrow]

Yes

    "Version": 1,
    "DeploymentId": "0.10.0.5.120-073042fb",
    "ServerDescription_Persistent":
    {
        "PersistentServerId": "C7F50F3549A570969CCDE48A2B236DA5",
        "InviteCode": "a9053026",
        "IsPasswordProtected": false,
        "Password": "",
        "ServerName": "Windrose Server",
        "WorldIslandId": "1AF8DDD3F8764CA436A57833FB18ADE0",
        "MaxPlayerCount": 4,
        "UserSelectedRegion": "EU",
        "P2pProxyAddress": "127.0.0.1",
        "UseDirectConnection": false,
        "DirectConnectionServerAddress": "",
        "DirectConnectionServerPort": 0,
        "DirectConnectionProxyAddress": "0.0.0.0",
        "AutoLoadLatestBackupIfHasBroken": true
    }
}``` stays the same

Its the correct one

[marsh glen]

Outline what steps you took in And since
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[mossy yarrow]

From your LOCAL CLIENT
Copy the RocksDB AND RocksDB_v2 folder from:
%localappdata%\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\YourSteamID\

  
On Your SERVER
Place these folders in:
\\windrose\R5\Saved\SaveProfiles\Default\
Remove or Rename the current RocksDB AND RocksDB_v2 folders that may still be in this directory

  
From your LOCAL CLIENT
(Where you launch and play windrose from through steam)
Copy ServerDescription.json from:
\steamapps\common\Windrose\R5
This is where your steam installation of Windrose resides

  
On Your SERVER
Place ServerDescription.json in:
\\windrose\R5\

This is what I did

[marsh glen]

Alright... to get help you have to be offering of information. I'm not going to coerce you into revealing it. The more information you can offer the better your chances of success.

Did you do exactly what my guide says, or did you restore backup files like I said. *for your scenario

[mossy yarrow]

I did exactly what I posted. It seems it worked for me now