diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/PlayerBuilderTestSubject1.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/PlayerBuilderTestSubject1.kt
index 08cec1897..1835c8643 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/PlayerBuilderTestSubject1.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/PlayerBuilderTestSubject1.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ object PlayerBuilderTestSubject1 {
 //        p.setPosition(3.0 * TILE_SIZE, 3.0 * TILE_SIZE)
 
 
-//        PlayerBuilderSigrid.fillTestInventory(p.inventory)
+//        PlayerBuilderSigrid.fillTestInventory(p.inventory) // commenting out: test is over
+        p.actorValue[AVKey.GAMEMODE] = "survival"
+
 
         //p.actorValue[AVKey.LUMR] = 0.84
         //p.actorValue[AVKey.LUMG] = 0.93
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/serialise/PlayerSavingThread.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/serialise/PlayerSavingThread.kt
index 14aff08e8..ebe37f641 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/serialise/PlayerSavingThread.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/serialise/PlayerSavingThread.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net.torvald.terrarum.modulebasegame.serialise
 import net.torvald.gdx.graphics.PixmapIO2
 import net.torvald.terrarum.App
 import net.torvald.terrarum.TerrarumAppConfiguration
+import net.torvald.terrarum.gameactors.AVKey
 import net.torvald.terrarum.modulebasegame.IngameRenderer
 import net.torvald.terrarum.modulebasegame.TerrarumIngame
 import net.torvald.terrarum.savegame.*
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ class PlayerSavingThread(
         disk.saveOrigin = disk.saveOrigin and 15 // remove flag "imported" if applicable
         disk.capacity = 0L
         disk.snapshot = TerrarumAppConfiguration.VERSION_SNAPSHOT
+        disk.saveMode = VDSaveMode(ingame.actorGamer.actorValue.getAsString(AVKey.GAMEMODE))
 
         WriteSavegame.saveProgress = 0f
 
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/savegame/VirtualDisk.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/savegame/VirtualDisk.kt
index cda6a4830..4f336fe02 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/savegame/VirtualDisk.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/savegame/VirtualDisk.kt
@@ -296,6 +296,13 @@ object VDSaveOrigin {
     const val IMPORTED = 16
 }
 
+object VDSaveMode {
+    operator fun invoke(actorvalue: String?) = when (actorvalue?.lowercase()) {
+        "survival" -> 1
+        else -> 0
+    }
+}
+
 object VDFileID {
     const val ROOT = 0L
     const val SAVEGAMEINFO = -1L