Download a Savegame in DayZ
This guide explains how to secure your players’ progress on your DayZ server. In DayZ, persistent progress is not stored in a single file, but in the respective mission folder under mpmissions.
- FileZilla: https://filezilla-project.org/
Important: Set the transfer mode to Binary in FileZilla. To do this, click Transfer → Transfer type → Binary. - WinSCP: https://winscp.net/eng/index.php
Download the savegame
Stop your server and wait until it has completely stopped. Its status must be Server not running. This ensures that all current savegames have been written.
Connect to the Gameserver FTP using your FTP program. You can find the login details in the FTP overview by clicking FTP.
After connecting, you are already in the root directory
/. Open the following folder:/mpmissions/Download the complete
mpmissionsfolder to your computer. This secures all missions and savegames on your server.If you only want to secure the savegame of a specific mission, download the corresponding mission folder instead, for example:
mpmissions/dayzOffline.chernarusplus/mpmissions/dayzOffline.enoch/mpmissions/dayzOfflineCustom.chernarusplus/
Important notes about additional backups
Our daily backup runs independently of this guide. The following points are only recommendations for an additional backup that you can create on your computer if needed.
- The
storage_Xfolder is generally the most important folder for the actual persistent DayZ savegame.Xstands for a number, for examplestorage_1. This is where DayZ stores player and world progress. - If you have made your own changes, also back up the affected files and folders. These may include files in the
dbfolder or other customized mission and configuration files. - Download the mission folder completely and do not change its folder structure. To restore it later, the files must be placed back in their original location.
- Optionally, create an additional backup before major changes to mods, maps or configuration files and keep several dated backups. This allows you to return to an older state if necessary.
- The
profilefolder mainly contains server and mod configurations. If you also want to back up these settings, you can download it separately from the Gameserver FTP.
After the download, you can disconnect from the FTP server and start your server again.