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RuneScape: Dragonwilds World Save Corrupted or Missing After 1.0

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October 15, 2026

Jagex's official 1.0.0.5, 1.0.0.6, 1.0.0.8 and 1.0.1 patch notes (Steam news) and Save Corruptions update ↗

Your RuneScape: Dragonwilds world is missing or gone from the world list, or a world save is corrupted after you exit a session.

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Your world missing or gone from the world list is a save-corruption bug on Jagex's side, which Jagex has acknowledged in its own patch notes. Jagex says the bug that corrupted world saves on exit was fixed in 1.0.0.4. Worlds that were already corrupted were a separate problem, which Jagex targeted with the 1.0.1 update.

Jagex's timeline: 1.0.0.5 (September 23) removed the Edit Appearance button as the most common cause and said it was still testing ways to restore missing saves. 1.0.0.6 (September 29) made some corrupted worlds visible in the menu again, which Jagex says is not a comprehensive fix. Its "Save Corruptions" update said it was targeting the recovery for the 1.0.1 update "in mid October".

1.0.1 shipped on October 14, 2026 with "a range of fixes targeting the disappearing world saves". Jagex also says "the occasional player" may still be affected, and a Jagex moderator lists "Corrupted World Saves are disappearing" as a known issue with a fix planned for "next week".

Jagex has not published a save-file location or a fix you can apply yourself. The same early patches also dropped crossplay for Nintendo Switch 2 and Jagex Launcher players until their platforms approved it.

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What to try

  1. 01

    Update to patch 1.0.0.4 or later

    Update to patch 1.0.0.4 or later. Jagex states this fixes world saves becoming corrupted specifically when exiting a game session. From 1.0.0.5 the Edit Appearance button is removed, which Jagex called the most common cause of save corruption.

    Confirmed
  2. 02

    Update to patch 1.0.0.6 or later and check your world list

    Update to 1.0.0.6 or later and check your world list again. Jagex's 1.0.0.6 notes say "Some corrupted World Saves were no longer visible in the menu for players", and that for some users this may also let you rejoin the world. Jagex says it is not a comprehensive fix, and some users may still not be able to access their world.

    Confirmed
  3. 03

    Update to patch 1.0.1 and check your world list

    Update to 1.0.1 (live October 14, 2026) and check your world list. Jagex's announcement calls the save work "the big headline" and describes "a range of fixes targeting the disappearing world saves we've seen reported". The notes do not say previously vanished worlds are restored; the 1.0.0.8 notes (October 8) said they "will still not be visible - until 1.0.1" and "should hopefully be restored". We have not found player confirmation yet that a missing world came back.

    Reported
  4. 04

    Corrupted character saves get a catch-up mechanic in 1.0.1

    For corrupted character saves, Jagex says 1.0.1 adds "a catch-up mechanic" that "will let you drop in with aggregated stats and Tier 4 gear to get you back in the fight". This is Jagex's description of the patch; we have not seen player reports on how it plays out.

    Confirmed
  5. 05

    Jagex says some players are still affected and a further fix is planned

    The 1.0.1 post says "there may still be the occasional player affected by other, extraneous instances of save issues that we're still collecting data on", which it calls "very, very small numbers of affected players". In a comment under Jagex's own 1.0.1 post on r/RSDragonwilds, the Jagex moderator JagexDoom listed known issues "we're working on towards submitting a fix next week", including "An issue where some Corrupted World Saves are disappearing for players". That is a Jagex staff statement; the fix is still to come and has no published date or patch number.

    Confirmed
  6. 06

    Nothing to apply yourself if your world is still missing

    If your world is still missing after updating, there is still no local fix to apply. Jagex's own timeline put the recovery in 1.0.1, and its moderator now lists a further fix for disappearing corrupted world saves as upcoming. Nothing we found points to a workaround that restores a world.

    Confirmed
  7. 07

    Don't uninstall, delete saves, or start a new world to fix it

    Don't uninstall, delete local save data, or start a new world to "fix" a missing one — Jagex's stated plan is recovering the existing worlds, and nothing points to a local workaround actually restoring one.

    Reported
  8. 08

    Crossplay loss on Switch 2 or Jagex Launcher after this patch is expected

    If crossplay stopped working for you on Nintendo Switch 2 or the Jagex Launcher right after this patch, that's expected and temporary — those platforms have to individually process and approve 1.0.0.4 before crossplay resumes. It isn't the same bug as the missing-worlds issue.

    Confirmed

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