Can't import sectors

[alikka]

Every time I try to import a sector it tells me:

sector importing failed: IOException: NullPointerException: null

 

[MossyStone48]

We had this problem on a production server. The only fix we found for it was a fresh universe. Make a backup of your current universe and use a fresh one. Try the imports in the new one. If you still have issues then the sectors you are importing might be corrupted. The only option then is to go into the last universe they worked in, put a build block on the largest entity you need to save and use the /save command. Then /load them into your new-new-new universe.

 

[Bobby Bighoof]

we have had this on our server we found that is you check the sector-export folder for the server, if you find a folder in there named "temp" delete it. There should be no folders in there just the sector export files. That might do the trick to get your imports back.

The problem is that if StarMade encounters any problem with the sector it is trying to import that StarMade wont always remove its temp folder it created and the files it made in trying to import. So in a sense you are stuck until you manually remove the temp folder from the last attempt to import that failed.

 

[boomchacle]

How do you import a sector anyways?

 

[Batavium]

export_sector
DESCRIPTION: exports the whole sector. be sure to use /force_save before
PARAMETERS: X(Integer), Y(Integer), Z(Integer), name(String)
EXAMPLE: /export_sector 2 3 4 mySavedSector

mySavedSector is the file name. Choose a name you can remember or write it down.

/export_sector x y z purpleplanet

import_sector
DESCRIPTION: make sure that the target sector is unloaded
PARAMETERS: toX(Integer), toY(Integer), toZ(Integer), name(String)
EXAMPLE: /import_sector 2 3 4 mySavedSector

Move yourself a few systems away of target with your admin teleport.

Double check target sector to overwrite everything in it will be lost!

/import_sector x y z purpleplanet