How to import Wild Life save files (.wlsave)
A .wlsave file is a Wild Life save container. Creators use it to share things the game itself can export: character presets, sandbox scenes, maps, outfit setups, animations and prop collections. Importing one puts that content straight into your own game.
The one-click way: Minervha Studio
Minervha Studio (free, Windows, no account needed) detects what kind of save a .wlsave contains and routes it to the right game folder automatically.
- Download Studio if you don't have it yet.
- Browse the Workshop — the Saves tab lists every
.wlsave, filterable by what it is for: Character, Scene, Outfit, Animation or Prop. - Click Install on the save you want. Studio places it in the correct import folder.
- Launch Wild Life. The game picks up new files on startup and imports them.
The manual way: AutoImport folders
Wild Life watches two import folders inside your local app data. Press Win + R, paste the path, and drop the .wlsave file there:
Character presets:
%LocalAppData%\WildLifeC\Saved\CharacterPresets\AutoImport\
Sandbox scenes, maps and collections:
%LocalAppData%\WildLifeC\Saved\SandboxSaveGames\AutoImport\
Restart Wild Life afterwards: the game imports everything found in AutoImport on launch. If you're not sure which of the two folders a file belongs to, check its category on the workshop page you downloaded it from — that's exactly what the Character/Scene/Outfit labels mean.
Where the content shows up in game
- Character presets appear in the character selection / customization screens.
- Scenes, maps and collections appear in the sandbox load menu.
- Some saves bundle custom meshes with the preset so they work as a self-contained package — those behave like presets once imported.
Troubleshooting
- Nothing was imported. The game only scans
AutoImportat startup — close Wild Life completely and relaunch it. Verify the file kept its.wlsaveextension (some browsers rename downloads). - The file went to the wrong menu. It was probably dropped in the wrong folder — a character preset in
SandboxSaveGameswon't show as a preset. Move it to the otherAutoImportfolder and restart. - The save needs a mod I don't have. Some scenes and presets reference modded content. The workshop page lists required products when the creator declared them — install those mods first.
- The download is locked. Premium and Mythic saves require a Patreon membership linked to your account.