[REALMS-8562] cannot manage game settings such as mode, preferences, resource packs

After 1.17.10 update, gameplay preferences are missing from the Edit screen.

*Explanation by [MCPE Mod] Auldrick:*

With release 1.17.10, your Realms or Realms Plus subscription now lets you have 3 worlds loaded into your Realm server at the same time (of which only 1 is active at any given time). Previously, your Realm settings included settings for the Realm/subscription and for the (single) world loaded into it on the same screen, available by clicking the pencil icon next to your subscription. Now that there are 3 separate worlds, each with its own settings, the settings screen is broken into Realm settings and 3 World settings screens.

The Realm settings include the Realm name and description. From here you can also change your invite code, send invites, manage your member list and permissions, manage your subscriptions, manage your Xbox Live club feed, and open/close your Realm. The Realms settings are accessed by clicking the pencil icon, then choosing the Manage Realm button at the top.

The World settings include the world name, difficulty level, game mode, and backups. From here you can also activate cheats, download or upload (replace) the world, reset the world, restore a backup world, and manage the world's add-ons. The World settings are accessed by clicking the pencil icon, choosing the picture button for the world you want to edit, and clicking the Edit World button that appears.

Note: Currently, if you click the Edit World button for an inactive world, it activates the world instead of opening the world settings. That is, it functions exactly the same as the Active World button that also appears. This is probably a bug, but it's not the bug described in this ticket.

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MCPE-135950 cannot edit setting on bedrock realm Resolved

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[Mod] Umija5895M 2021-07-19T12:08:02Z

Please try the following:

Click on one of the 3 realms in the window
A button labeled "Edit World" should appear
Click that button to access the settings for that world

Please let us know if that does not work for you.

migrated 2021-07-19T12:52:57Z

I have tried that suggestion and the problem is that it overwrites the existing world, thankfully I did it on my oldest world that my friends and i aren't using anymore but it's still sad that that world is now gone...

Auldrick 2021-07-19T17:02:20Z

Each slot has its own set of backups. You should be able to reload your lost world from a backup.

migrated 2021-07-19T18:43:15Z

Yeah I looked at that and the only backups were of the new world that it overwrote the old one with. If I could just roll back the realm to a previous save that had the original world on it this wouldn't be an issue. Edit* as you can see by the pictures when I go to "manage realm" all I can do is edit the name and description, if I click on the world and choose edit I can upload a backup but the backup file is only a few mega bytes, the version I downloaded a few months ago is almost 1.5 gb!

migrated 2021-07-19T19:03:45Z

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Auldrick 2021-07-19T19:32:31Z

That's correct. There is no longer a 1:1 relationship of Realms subscriptions to worlds. Each subscription now has 3 slots for worlds, and you can load a different world into each one, but only one is active at any given time. "Manage Realms" lets you change the properties of your Realm (the subscription and/or server), which includes its name and description, subscription data, open/close state, invite code, and member data and permissions. To access the settings for a world you have to first activate one of the three worlds, then click Edit World.

Each of those worlds has its own backups. It's possible that during the conversion to the slot-based system, the backups might have been associated with a different slot than your current world; I think I had some mixup like that myself the first time I looked at my realm in 1.17.

Note that activating a world shuts down the currently active world, thus kicking all current players off. They can rejoin as soon as the new world is activated. The problem is that when you try to edit an inactive world, the game doesn't show you the edit settings screen. Instead, it activates it, kicking off your users. After it's active, you can then click the Edit World button again to change the settings such as world name (different from the Realm name), difficulty, default game mode, etc. I'm not sure this was how it was intended to work. While it does make some sense that you might only be able to edit the settings of the world that's currently active, it doesn't then make sense that on the screen that shows the three world slots, the inactive worlds have both "Edit World" and "Activate World" buttons, since they do the same thing for an inactive world. I'm waiting until I learn more about the intended behavior before possibly filing a bug report about it.

Edit: I realize I've just explained things, some of which you clearly already knew. Please be patient; I'm focused on multiple tickets and don't always get my head back in the conversation at the same point. If I'm not helping you, I apologize.

migrated 2021-07-19T23:35:42Z

Thank you, but the big problem I have here is that I do not want to activate a NEW world, we just started a new world a month ago and it is not an option to choose from on that 3 world menu... its great that once activated I can access the settings but the world I want to edit is the one I was already playing on. If activate a new world I lose all the progress my friends and I have made and because I cannot access the settings of my existing realm I cannot even download a copy to use as a replacement for the new world. I don't see why I need to lose all my builds and progress just because I could potentially have 3 more worlds on my realm account...

[Mod] Umija5895M 2021-07-20T11:42:58Z

You should be able to click / tap on an already activated world (the one with the green checkmark) and use the "Edit World" button to access the settings, download the world, etc. Unfortunately, the 3-world interface does not appear to provide a unique thumbnail for each world, so you would need to rename each of them to tell them apart. If the one that is already activated does not seem to be the one you want, you can try activating the other one(s) and look at their backups. If you somehow replaced / reset your original world and did not get any warning that this would happen, that would be a different bug.

migrated 2021-07-20T12:52:12Z

Ok, so the world my friends and I have been playing on is NOT on the list of 3 worlds... when I go to the edit realm screen. If I just go directly to play on it, without clicking the pencil icon to edit settings, I go straight into the realm we've been playing on. BUT if I go to the edit screen it prompts me to "activate" a world to use as the realm world, either my oldest single player world, a new blank one, or the celebration world. None seem to give me the option to "activate" the world that already exists as far as I can tell

[Mod] Umija5895M 2021-07-20T15:15:16Z

That actually seems like a different bug. If you report that as a new issue, please try to be extremely clear about the order of selections / actions / etc, and a video might help there too.

migrated 2021-07-20T19:05:51Z

Sooooo I feel like a heel.... umm.... I ASSUMED that the left most option that was labeled "my world" was my oldest single player world because it had the same name and thumbnail but I tried activating it just to see this morning and it was the world I was worried I had lost.... turns out the only bug was in my own competence...

Auldrick 2021-07-20T19:20:23Z

Well, that's pretty much what we thought was happening, because something like that happened to a couple of us mods, too. Thanks for letting us know this is resolved for you now!

[Mod] Umija5895M 2021-07-20T20:22:11Z

It's definitely confusing that the initial world name is not the same as the realm name. Per REALMS-8575, the developers are looking into the UI design to see if additional changes are warranted.