Starting a Fresh World (Reset and Wipe) on Your Abiotic Factor Server

 

    Maybe a patch calls for a fresh start, or your group just wants to run the facility again from scratch. On gamever you have a few ways to start a clean Abiotic Factor world — and one rule that comes before all of them: back up first. This guide covers your reset options and the safe order to do them in.

 

Back up before you wipe

 

    A wipe is permanent. Before you do anything, pull a copy of your current world so you can change your mind:

 

• Check My backups in the panel sidebar for a restore point, and
• Download your current world over FTP for an off-server copy.

 

    The full steps are in backup & restore. Do this with the server stopped so you copy a clean save.

 

Option 1: Change the World name

 

    The simplest fresh start is a new World name. On the Settings page:

 

 

1. Set World name to something new.
2. Click Save, then Restart from Overview.

 

    The server loads a new, empty world under that name while your old one stays on disk — a clean start you can reverse by switching the name back. See server settings for the field.

 

Option 2: Reset server from the File Manager

 

    The File Manager tab has a Reset server button:

 

 

    Use this when you want the server itself returned to a clean state rather than just pointing it at a new world name. Because it's destructive, only do it after you've backed up.

 

Option 3: Delete the save over FTP

 

    For a hands-on wipe, Stop the server, connect over FTP, and remove the old world/save files from the Abiotic Factor save tree, then Start. The server generates a fresh world. This is the most manual route — use the World name change or Reset server unless you specifically need it.

 

Additional Tips

 

• Always back up first — a wipe can't be undone (see backup & restore).
• World name change is the gentlest reset — your old world stays on disk.
• Reset server (File Manager) returns the server to a clean state.
• Stop the server before deleting save files over FTP.
• Restart after any reset so the fresh world loads cleanly.

 

Conclusion

 

    Starting over in Abiotic Factor is straightforward on gamever: back up, then either point the server at a new World name, use Reset server in the File Manager, or clear the save over FTP. The World name route is the safest because it keeps your old world intact — but whichever you choose, take a backup first and restart to load the clean slate.

 

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