Enshrouded 1.0: how to update your server

Update an Enshrouded dedicated server to 1.0 with Auto Update on berrybyte or SteamCMD app 2278520. Back up first, because 1.0 converts Early Access saves to a new format and resets the skill tree. Match client versions, wait for HostOnline, and verify the save.

Last updated 2 November 2026

Enable Auto Update in Settings → Game Settings, then start the stopped server. berrybyte checks for the current dedicated build before launching Enshrouded.

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Stop and create a backup

Ask players to leave, stop the server, and wait until it is offline. Back up the world and enshrouded_server.json through Backups.

Enable Auto Update

Open Settings → Game Settings and enable Auto Update.

Start and wait

Press Start. Read Console for update errors and wait for [Session] 'HostOnline' (up)!.

Update the client and test

Let Steam finish updating the player's game, then join. Check the expected world, building access, and inventories before announcing that the server is ready.

What 1.0 changes for servers

Enshrouded 1.0 released on October 15, 2026. Keen's 1.0 changelog and launch FAQ confirm:

Question	Answer
World wipe?	No. Early Access saves work in 1.0
Save format	New and smaller. An older save is backed up, then converted the first time 1.0 loads it
Skill tree	Resets on the first 1.0 load. Every player re-spends their points
Roles and passwords	User groups and their passwords work as before on dedicated servers
In-game promote or demote	Not available on dedicated servers. Use group passwords
New server settings	Automatic enemy amount, and reworked enemy damage values. See settings
Cross-platform play	Not at launch. PS5 players can't join a PC server

The conversion is one-way. Keep your own backup of the Early Access world from before the server's first 1.0 start. Keen hasn't published separate dedicated-server notes, so how the server converts a world on its first start isn't documented yet. Expect that start to take longer than usual.

Keen encourages starting a new world, because the early game was reworked. It isn't required. If your group starts fresh, archive the old world first.

If your 1.0 world didn't convert

Keen's Patch 1.0.1.0 notes came out on November 2, 2026. They fix "several cases that could cause a save data migration to trigger an error." Keen also says: "please try the migration again with this update." The fix is listed under PC changes, and Keen doesn't say whether the dedicated server build includes it. Treat a retry on a server as a test.

Stop the server

Stop it and keep the Console log from the failed start.

Restore the Early Access backup

Restore the backup you took before the first 1.0 start, through Backups. Keep the whole world-save family together, as the migration guide explains.

Update and start

With Auto Update on, start the server so it installs the latest dedicated build. Wait for HostOnline in Console, then check a familiar base.

If it fails again, ask support and include the log.

Update a self-hosted server

Stop the server and back up the folder named by saveDirectory, plus the config. Run SteamCMD against your existing installation:

SteamCMD

force_install_dir C:\EnshroudedServer
login anonymous
app_update 2278520
quit

Replace the directory with your actual install path. Start enshrouded_server.exe after SteamCMD finishes. The dedicated tool is separate from the player app; see Keen's installation guide. Setting one up for the first time? Follow our Enshrouded dedicated server setup guide.

If players cannot rejoin

Compare client and server versions, wait for HostOnline, and copy the allocated address again. After 1.0, have each player close Enshrouded and let Steam finish the update. Follow connection troubleshooting.

If a world fails to load, stop and keep the failed-start log. Ask support about compatible recovery before replacing the save.

Frequently asked questions

How do I update Enshrouded on berrybyte?

Stop the server and back it up. Enable Auto Update in Settings → Game Settings, then start. Wait for HostOnline and join with an updated Steam client.

Does Enshrouded 1.0 require a new world?

No. Early Access saves work in 1.0. Keen's notes say an older save is backed up and converted to a new, smaller format the first time 1.0 loads it, and the skill tree resets. Keen encourages starting over for the reworked early game, but it isn't required.

Can I roll an Enshrouded world back after 1.0?

Only with a backup taken before the update. The conversion to the 1.0 save format is one-way, so keep your own copy of the Early Access world before the first 1.0 start.

My Enshrouded world failed to migrate to 1.0. What now?

Keen's Patch 1.0.1.0 (November 2, 2026) fixes several save migration errors and asks players to try the migration again. Keen lists that fix under PC changes and doesn't say whether the dedicated server build includes it. On a server, restore the Early Access backup, update to the latest dedicated build, and start it again.