Port Pre 0.10.x map to new 0.10.x features?

[silman]

I just recently got 0.10.12 after being told countless times that this branch is far from "experimental" and i started my first (and only so far) map on 0.9.8, but when i load into it it says that i cant generate a map exchange string because its a 0.9.8 map. Is there any way i can port my map to update it with the 0.10.x features, i plan to play on this map for a while and i dont want to miss out on anything because its pre 0.10.x

[Phillip_Lynx]

a guess

do not go direct to 0.10.12. Try an older version. 0.10.9 is also up for download.

Maybe the devs could provide downloads for 0.10.1 and up

[ssilk]

Moved from General. - The chances are higher, that it is read here.

[cube]

Map exchange string depends on save format from 0.10. So if you want exhange string of 0.9.8 map, just save it to a different save and use exchange string from that.
We try to make all versions backwards compatible as much as possible, but sometimes practicality wins over a perfect solution :-)

[silman]

Map exchange string depends on save format from 0.10. So if you want exhange string of 0.9.8 map, just save it to a different save and use exchange string from that.
We try to make all versions backwards compatible as much as possible, but sometimes practicality wins over a perfect solution

Ahh so if i do a new save-as it should be updated to 0.10.12? I was just hoping that there are no features that are permanently off-limits to me since the map started as a 0.9.8 map.

[Gammro]

While to my knowledge the 0.10 series added no really new terrain features, the map generator will generate new chunks with the newer version. For example if you had a pre-oil game, the game would still generate oil in newly explored areas.