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Do Early Access saves carry over to Enshrouded 1.0?
Short answer
Yes. On PC, Enshrouded 1.0 migrates Early Access characters and player bases, with a few exceptions. The first time you load an existing save in version 1.0.0.0, the skill tree resets, so you spend your skill points again. Hotfixes 1.0.0.2 (16 October) and 1.0.0.3 (21 October) changed how some characters and bases migrate.
What carries over
Your Early Access characters and player bases come with you, with the exceptions listed below. Enshrouded 1.0 converts Early Access saves with a save data migration step, and Keen’s hotfix notes describe characters and bases going through it.
What resets
The skill tree. Keen’s 1.0 changelog warns that loading an old save in 1.0.0.0 for the first time resets the skill tree, and asks you to spend the skill points again.
If something didn’t migrate
Hotfixes 1.0.0.2 and 1.0.0.3 changed how three kinds of saves migrate:
- Corrupted character saves. Hotfix 1.0.0.2 (16 October 2026) started skipping them during migration, so those characters were left out of the character list. In those notes Keen said it was working on a fix that would migrate and repair them, and asked players missing a character to be patient.
- A character with invalid entries in the extra backpack slots stopped the migration. Hotfix 1.0.0.3 (21 October 2026) improved the migration: those characters now migrate, without the items that caused the problem.
- A base whose Flame Altar sat outside the voxel grid. Hotfix 1.0.0.3 moves the altar back during migration, but the water in that base can’t be loaded and has to be re-added.
The same hotfix made missing Early Access rewards redeemable in the pause menu.
Version and platform notes
Checked against version 1.0 and hotfixes up to 1.0.0.3 (21 October 2026). The save notes above are Keen’s changelogs on Steam, for the PC version; they don’t say whether PlayStation 5 saves migrate the same way. Enshrouded 1.0 came out on 15 October 2026 on PC and PlayStation 5, after Early Access.
Related questions
Do you lose your skill points in Enshrouded 1.0?
Your skill tree resets the first time you load an existing save in version 1.0.0.0, and Keen's 1.0 notes tell you to spend your skill points again. Open the skill tree and assign them before you head out.
Why is my Early Access character missing in 1.0?
In hotfix 1.0.0.2 (16 October 2026) Keen started skipping corrupted character saves during migration, so those characters were left out of the character list. In the same notes Keen said it was working on a fix that would migrate and repair them, and asked affected players to be patient.
Why is the water gone from my base after the update?
In some bases the Flame Altar sat outside the voxel grid. Hotfix 1.0.0.3 moves the altar back into place during migration, but in those bases the water can't be loaded and has to be re-added.
Where are my Early Access rewards in 1.0?
In the pause menu. Hotfix 1.0.0.3 (21 October 2026) made the rewards redeemable there for players who were missing them.
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