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. Connect to your Palworld server and create a new character.
2. Wait for your server to save (4 minutes by default).
   • Alternatively, type save into your server console under System > Console of the Game Host Bros Game Panel.
3. After saving, stop your server.
4. Using SFTP, download your Level.sav file and Players folder found in Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/YourSaveFile.

• VerzeichnisPal

  • VerzeichnisSaved

    • VerzeichnisSaveGames

      • Verzeichnis0

        • Verzeichnis84B5E2264EC387DEDB43179D666031A1

          • Level.sav Download me!
          • LevelMeta.sav
          • VerzeichnisPlayers/ Download me!

            • …

Transferring Your Host Character

Required Tools

Install these tools before proceeding:

• Palworld Save Tools

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. Open the extracted Palworld Save Tools folder and delete the contents of the PalworldSave folder.
2. Move your downloaded Level.sav file and Players folder into PalworldSave.
3. Open PalworldSaveTools.exe and choose Character Transfer.
4. Select your Source Level File Level.sav from the PalworldSave folder.
5. In the top field, select the host character with an ID of 00000001.sav.
6. In Source Target Level File, select your Level.sav from the PalworldSave folder.
7. Select the target player to whom you wish to transfer the host data, and click Transfer, then Save Changes.
   • Optionally, enable Keep old Guild ID after transfer.
8. Using SFTP, upload Players and Level.sav to your server again, replacing any existing files.
9. Start your server.

• VerzeichnisPal

  • VerzeichnisSaved

    • VerzeichnisSaveGames

      • Verzeichnis0

        • Verzeichnis84B5E2264EC387DEDB43179D666031A1

          • Level.sav Post Transfer Version!
          • LevelMeta.sav
          • VerzeichnisPlayers/ Post Transfer Version!

            • …