Migrating from PrismaCore

ServerCore is the continuation of PrismaCore 2.5. It’s built to replace it with nothing else to change: same commands, same output, same data files.

Before you start

• Game version. ServerCore 3.1.0 targets game 3.3.0 b18. PrismaCore 2.5 was built for game 3.2.0 b10, so update the game and swap the mod at the same time.
• Other mods. Anything that worked with PrismaCore 2.5 should work with ServerCore. The one exception is PrismaCore itself: never run both.

Steps

1. Stop the server.
2. Back up your PrismaCore data. ServerCore keeps using the same files, but take a copy anyway. None of them are in the mod folder:
   • In the save game root (the Saves folder): PrismaCoreSettings.xml, PrismaCoreStrings.xml, PrismaCoreDonorSlots.xml, PrismaCorePermaDeath.xml
   • In each world’s save folder: the PrismaCore*.db files (players, claims, waypoints, teleports on spawn, group colours, and vehicle and drone owners)
3. Remove Mods/PrismaCore.
4. Install ServerCore: extract ServerCore-<version>.zip so you have Mods/ServerCore/.
5. Start the server and check the log for ServerCore loading. Run pc-help in the console to confirm the commands are there.

Your settings, claims, waypoints and other data are read from the same files as before.

Server managers and modules

• Takaro: nothing to change. The 7 Days to Die server type with “Use PrismaCore/CPM” turned on keeps working, because the commands and log lines are unchanged.
• CSMM: nothing to change, for the same reason.
• Community modules that call PrismaCore commands keep working unchanged.

See Compatibility for what carries over from PrismaCore. For common questions about this migration, see the FAQ.