How to Check and Set the Seed on a Vintage Story Server

Last updated: March 24, 2026

This guide shows you how to check the seed of your current Vintage Story world and set a custom seed before generating a new one. The world seed is a number or word that determines how your world is generated - two worlds using the same seed will look similar.

Checking the Current Seed

Log in to the NolimitHost Game Panel at https://panel.nolimithost.cc/ and select your Vintage Story server. Then go to the Console tab.
Run the following command:
```
/info seed
```
The console will display the current world seed. Make a note of it if you want to share or reuse it.

Setting a Custom Seed

Setting a seed creates a new world - the current world save will remain on the server as a backup but will no longer be loaded automatically.

Log in to the NolimitHost Game Panel at https://panel.nolimithost.cc/ and select your Vintage Story server. Stop the server first so it doesn't overwrite your changes while you edit the file.
In the left sidebar, go to Management > File Manager and open data/serverconfig.json (the main configuration file for your server).
Locate the "WorldConfig" block and update the "Seed" value:
```
"WorldConfig": {
    "Seed": "YourSeedHere",
    ...
}
```
Update the "SaveFileLocation" field to a new filename so a fresh world is generated (e.g. change Saves/default.vcdbs to Saves/newworld.vcdbs).
Save the file, then start the server. A new world will be generated using the seed you set.

Warning: The same seed does not guarantee an exact copy of a world - it produces a similar one. Minor differences in terrain and structures are expected.

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