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How To Transfer A Singleplayer Or Co-op Host Character To Your Palworld Server - Host Save Fix

This guide explains how to migrate your Steam or PC Game Pass co-op host character data to your newly created Game Host Bros Palworld server after uploading your existing co-op save.

Danger

Any save modifications could possibly bring unintended consequences. Make a backup and do this at your own risk!

Please keep in mind that these tools may not function correctly after a Palworld update. Check when Palworld Save Tools was last updated before proceeding.

Solo/Co-op Host Character Transfers (Experimental)

Caution

This guide will likely change based on future updates, the most up-to-date details can be found here: https://github.com/deafdudecomputers/PalWorldSaveTools

After uploading an existing co-op save to your Palworld server from either Steam or PC Game Pass, follow this guide to transfer your host character data to your server.

Here's how to prepare the transfer:

  1. 1
    Connect to your Palworld server and create a new character.
  2. 2
    Wait for your server to save (4 minutes by default).
  3. 3
    After saving, stop your server.
  4. 4
    Using SFTP, download your Level.sav file and Players folder found in Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/YourSaveFile.
Pal
Saved
SaveGames
0
84B5E2264EC387DEDB43179D666031A1
Level.savDownload me!
LevelMeta.sav
Players/Download me!

Transferring Your Host Character

Required Tools

Install these tools before proceeding:

After following the steps above, here's how to use Palworld Save Tools to transfer your co-op host character to your new character. This process is also known as a host save fix.

Ensure your server is stopped before proceeding.

  1. 1
    Open the extracted Palworld Save Tools folder and delete the contents of the PalworldSave folder.
  2. 2
    Move your downloaded Level.sav file and Players folder into PalworldSave.
  3. 3
    Open PalworldSaveTools.exe and choose Fix Host Save.
  4. 4
    Click Select Level.sav File and select your Level.sav from the PalworldSave folder.
  5. 5
    In the left-field, select the host character with an ID of 00000001.sav.
  6. 6
    In the right-field, Select the new character you've created on the server, then click Migrate.
  7. 7
    Using SFTP, upload the updated Players and Level.sav from the PalworldSave folder to your server again, replacing any existing files.
  8. 8
    Start your server.
Pal
Saved
SaveGames
0
84B5E2264EC387DEDB43179D666031A1
Level.savPost Transfer Version!
LevelMeta.sav
Players/Post Transfer Version!
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