Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

Originally posted by Faceplant8:

That sounds like a bug to me. Is that actually implemented in the server? Why would it make an independent save that it didn't reload after reset, and why wouldn't the server check to see if anyone is online before doing the reset?

My server restarts every night if/when no one is on to check for updates, but I've never heard of server resets.

By reset I meant restart.

The server I played on would just drop you and do the restart.

You even hear of people in an iron crypt for example... logged out at the wrong time and suddenly they get trapped inside because all the blockages got refilled.

I'm just telling you what happens and why. Some people might like the idea of being able to duplicate stuff so it's hard to say if it is a bug considering all the other things you can do with console.

Problem is world progress is saved on server and personal progress is saved on client. Not sure there is any way to prevent this kind of thing unless you lock characters to worlds.

Now, that makes sense. It's not the server doing a separate save, it's that the server is restarting while you're on it and your personal stuff doesn't get saved. I've had that happen with a client-side crash.

Pull something out of a chest, client crashes, item gone. Put something in a chest, server crashes, item gone.

FWIW, you don't need to exploit server restarts to duplicate stuff. You have your own client/server. You can easily copy worlds on your own machine to duplicate as much as you want.